Lou Holtz too the Notre Dame VS USC rivalry seriously, and he gave his players a test to prove to him that they did too.

Clippers advance to 4-1 on season

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It’s easy to look at the scoreline in Wednesday’s game — a futile 1-0 Chelsea victory thanks to a stoppage time goal, in a game in which they needed to score twice — and say Arsenal were comfortable. But Arsenal had several nervy moments throughout this tie: in the first 15 minutes at the Emirates when Chelsea twice hit the woodwork at 0-0, in the last 15 minutes at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea were denied by some outstanding Daphne van Domselaar saves, and various other moments in between. A vi

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns nearly took a different path in their coaching search last summer, almost bringing a two-time NABC Coach of the Year to the Valley. Tom Izzo, head coach of Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball, spoke on The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday and recalled a conversation he had with a colleague.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Claire Dalton broke a tie 57 seconds into the third period with her first PWHL goal and the Toronto Sceptres beat the Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Wednesday night in a Takeover Tour game that drew 16,150 fans to the Saddledome.

Dalton also assisted on Maggie Connors’ first-period goal. Connors set up Dalton’s goal, and captain Blayre Turnbull assisted on both goals to help Toronto move past Ottawa into fourth place.

Raygan Kirk made 28 saves, allowing only Fanuza Kadirova’s tying goal late in the first period. Gwyneth Philips stopped 22 shots for Ottawa.

Up next

Sceptres: Host Ottawa on Saturday, April 11.

Charge: Host Montreal on Friday night.

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Aubrey Curry is just a freshman, but the midfielder has experience playing on some big soccer stages that prepared her to step in and make an immediate impact for Providence. In addition to spending two years in the Olympic Development Program, Curry was also a part of a team that won a 3-on-3 national championship in 2023. “The 3v3 tournament was in Alabama,” Curry said. “I was playing with …

Marcus Pettersson scored with 5:39 remaining, Brock Boeser had a hat trick and the last-place Vancouver Canucks blew a four-goal lead before beating the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 8-6 on Wednesday night. The Canucks, who entered the game 58 points behind the Avalanche, scored in all sorts of ways, including 29 seconds into the game, short-handed, on the power play and into an empty net to snap a six-game slide. Just 23 seconds later, Pettersson knocked in his first goal since November.

As WNBA free agency gets set to start, Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu said they’ll re-sign with New York.