SPORTS

She became the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly two decades. BOSTON — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the appreciative roar from a sellout crowd reminded her why she had returned to the sport following a nearly two-year … Read more

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson and Tennessee’s Rick Barnes will face off in the Elite Eight, continuing a relationship that spans more than 40 years. INDIANAPOLIS — In a matchup steeped in friendship and mutual respect, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson and Tennessee’s Rick Barnes will face off in the Elite Eight, continuing a relationship that spans more than … Read more

Adam Stanley joins Baylor after growing a successful eSports program at Brewton-Parker College. WACO, Texas — Esports, one of the newest and fastest-growing type of sport, is about to expand in Central Texas after Baylor University named Adam Stanley to be its first eSports director and coach on Monday.  Stanley joins Baylor after developing Brewton-Parker … Read more

A trip to the Final Four is on the line when the Coogs and Volunteers go head-to-head Sunday in a game you can watch on KENS 5! HOUSTON — If you like defense, this NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final is for you. No. 1 seed Houston (33-4) gives up the fewest points in the nation. No. … Read more

Marshall has been the district’s AD for nearly two decades. It comes as she is set to be inducted into the THSADA Hall of Honor later this year. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Longtime Corpus Christi Independent School District athletic director Brenda Marshall was named one of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 10 Influential Women in Texas … Read more

The United States is heading into the Olympic year with its most decorated and deepest pool of figure skaters in decades. BOSTON — The United States is heading into the Olympic year with its most decorated — and deepest — pool of figure skaters in decades. Perhaps ever. After winning three titles at the world … Read more