15-year-old Texas native is one of the brightest young hockey stars in the country, led Team USA to Youth Olympics gold medal

JP Hurlbert led Team USA to a gold medal victory in South Korea earlier this year, and has his sights set on the NHL ALLEN, Texas — Right outside the American Airlines Center, home of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, stands a statue of the legendary Mike Modano – arguably the greatest American-born hockey player ever. … Read more

Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

The audience for the game between the number one seeds peaked at 24.1 million during the final 15 minutes. WASHINGTON — South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game has achieved a pair of milestones. It is the first time the women’s title game outdrew the men. It … Read more

UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60

The Huskies are the first team to win back-to-back national championships since the Florida Gators in 2006-07. This is the sixth national title in school history. GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn delivered the latest of its suffocating basketball beatdowns Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture … Read more

NAIA bans trans athletes from women’s sports at its 241 colleges across the US

According to the transgender participation policy, all athletes may participate in NAIA-sponsored male sports, but female sports will be restricted by birth sex. WASHINGTON — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. … Read more