LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 17: A “Welcome to Dodger Stadium” sign is displayed before the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Here are the results and details of every Los Angeles Dodgers game for 2026, from the beginning of the regular season through however long they last in the postseason.
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Now, there’s a couple reasons for the harsh reaction.
For starters, the crowd during the first game at the Final Four was overwhelmingly favoring Illinois. Not only is Champaign a roughly two hour drive away from Indianapolis, but the Illini were playing in their first Final Four since 2005. Illinois fans showed out, and it was very noticeable throughout the broadcast. So with Illinois losing, it makes sense that Illini fans weren’t too happy to have to listen to Hurley give his postgame interview.
But also, Hurley is not the most likeable coach in college basketball. He’s an emotional coach who frequently screams at officials or players throughout games, is incredibly animated and at times out on the court trying to make his point — which is something he did repeatedly during UConn’s 71-62 win over Illinois on Saturday night. Even during their wild comeback win against Duke in the Elite Eight, there was a moment where Hurley actually went head-to-head with referee Roger Ayres and didn’t receive a technical foul.
Hurley is very aware of the backlash he receives for his behavior, too, and he’s not looking for anything.
“I’m not a victim,” Hurley said on Friday before UConn’s Final Four game, via ESPN. “I’ve done everything. I did what I did. We don’t allow victims in our program, and I’m not a 53-year-old man sitting up here like I’m some victim.
“I don’t want to waste a lot of time with it because it takes away from the team. But for me, the way I view what we’re going into, in the game, when some people, again, view it as a game, just my family, how I was raised in the sport, where I’m from in Jersey, we look at it more like a battle.”
Regardless of how he’s perceived, Hurley has gotten the Huskies back to the national championship game for the third time in the past four seasons. They’ll take on either Michigan or Arizona in the title game next on Monday night. If he can pick up one more win, it’ll mark the third championship Hurley has won over that span.
While the boos and harsh fan reactions are likely continue for Hurley, whether that’s on Monday night or beyond, he keeps winning. Clearly, his coaching style is working out just fine.
No. 7 Tennessee (32-6, 9-6 SEC) defeated South Carolina (23-17, 3-9 SEC), 4-2, Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
The Lady Vols won the three-game SEC series against the Gamecocks.
Tennessee led, 3-0, after scoring three runs in the second inning. Tennessee scored its first run of the contest after Maddi Rutan recorded a RBI when she reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Meredith Barnhart.
The Lady Vols extended their advantage to, 2-0, after Gabby Leach reached on a fielder’s choice and Saviya Morgan scored on the play.
Tennessee added one run in the third inning after Alannah Leach hit a solo home run, making the score, 4-0.
South Carolina scored both of its runs in the fourth inning.
Alannah Leach went 2-for-3. She hit one home run, recording one RBI and one run, while Dodge went 1-for-3. She hit one triple.
Karlyn Pickens (10-4) earned a win in relief. She pitched 3.2 innings and allowed two hits. Pickens recorded five strikeouts, while totaling 51 pitches, including 36 strikes.
Sage Mardjetko started for the Lady Vols and pitched 3.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and two hits. She recorded three strikeouts, while totaling 49 pitches, including 32 strikes.
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That’s how you leave a lasting impression. One half of a slugfest for the ages, Derek Chisora could not have given his adoring fans much more in his farewell fight, assuming it was to be that.
It wasn’t the fairytale ending, with Deontay Wilder edging out victory by split decision after 12 rounds of spine-tingling, back-and-forth brawling. But Chisora isn’t the fairytale type. He’s a loveable brute with a maniacal smile and, after an up-and-down career, victory on this night didn’t feel imperative for “Delboy” to deliver. Chaos was all we asked for, and that’s what we got.
“I’m going to go home with the boss lady and see,” Chisora said, staying a bit coy over whether his 50th fight would be his last before suggesting this has to be his last fight. “I’m going to go home and drop the kids, do the school run.
Derek Chisora seemed to finally retire after his defeat by Deontay Wilder (Getty Images)
“Thank you very much, I really appreciate it. Thank you very much, United Kingdom I really appreciate you. I was born in Zimbabwe, I came over when I was 16, I got in trouble and then got addicted to boxing. I didn’t know I was going to get addicted. Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.”
For a man who was allegedly on the precipice of retirement, Chisora felt like he was allowing himself to properly enjoy the last build of his career. He was romanticising the “scumbag” world he was about to step out of, and used his final media duties to tick off something of a Delboy bucket list; whether that was arriving at his press conference on a tank with controversial Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, or calling Piers Morgan a specific profanity to his face on air.
But Chisora also didn’t feel desperate to sell his boxing farewell as legacy-defining. His mantra in fight week was “f*** it, let’s go”; he was done with the talk and was at peace with leaving everything between the ropes. Maybe that’s why London’s O2 Arena wasn’t completely sold out for what proved a fight-of-the-year contender.
Chisora (left) arrived to his press conference with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a tank (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)
Wilder, meanwhile, was hardly a pillar of composure in the days and weeks leading up. His future after fight night was far less clear and, whether it was his blow-up in front of TalkSport host Simon Jordan, 58, over the topic of the Tyson Fury trilogy – one which required security to step in – or his bizarre rant on Morgan’s show where he made allegations about the conception of his child, he didn’t seem like a man with his mind particularly in check. This felt more like a boom-or-bust for Wilder’s career after seeing his force fade in recent years, and his emotions were indicative of that.
Circumstances created a perfect storm for a fight that seemed guaranteed to bring a finish. Wilder, needing a huge performance, had lost four of his last six but of course once boasted the reputation as arguably the hardest-hitting heavyweight to ever live. Chisora promised to empty the tank for better or worse in his last hurrah.
Chisora, right, and Wilder entertained the O2 Arena (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)
The expectation of a knockout was entrenched from the outset, with Wilder unloading on Chisora before toppling into Delboy on the ropes, refusing to separate. Chisora’s coach darted into the ring to remedy the situation. This was the first round, a sign of the carnage to come.
Chisora knew he had to survive the early attacks, with Wilder’s optimum time to finish expected to come in the first three or four rounds. But Chisora began to turn the tide, starting to pummel Wilder before the end of the fourth. Wilder came back with counter-punches but the Briton was getting his American foe to the corners and unloading serious punishment. The home crowd were vociferous, as “Oh, Derek Chisora” rang from stand to stand.
To Chisora’s dismay, Wilder’s chin stayed strong and soon the 42-year-old began to tire. Then came the round of the year so far; the eighth. Wilder responded to a stiff shot with two clean crosses before punching Chisora through the ropes, scoring the fight’s first knockdown. “I’m sorry, I love you,” said Wilder before unleashing what he thought would be a legend-killing blow, channelling his inner Shawn Michaels for some pro-wrestling-esque cinema.
Literally and figuratively, Chisora was looking ropey. He beat the count but appeared there for the taking, only for Wilder’s next move – a push – to cost him a point. Chisora was given a crucial few extra seconds to regain his composure and survive the round.
Chisora was knocked down in the eighth round (Adam DAvy/PA) (PA Wire)
Each man gassing but still throwing bombs, they seemed to trade knockdowns in the 11th, only for both to seemingly be ruled trips after the fact. Their war of attrition, somehow, now looked set to go the distance.
As their battered skulls kept spraying sweat, the final 10 seconds of the final round sent the crowd to a fever pitch one last time. Both searched for a Hail Mary knockout that didn’t come, and the bell sounded on a barnstormer and surely Chisora’s storied career. The result keeps Wilder’s career alive but it didn’t really matter when it came to the hero of the hour. This was the climax Chisora’s journey warranted; an unadulterated firefight.
Doubt will still hover over the definitiveness of his boxing departure, because of Chisora’s unpredictable and sometimes irrational character. But this should answer his retirement question once and for all. He’s made his money and Delboy, despite his true love for the game still burning, just couldn’t really deny that this is how his time in the ring was meant to end.
INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA President Charlie Baker is under no illusions that a recent move from the White House will solve every one of the myriad problems facing his membership.
Baker is hopeful, though, that the executive order signed by President Trump on Friday can act as what it was perhaps intended to be from the beginning: A firm hand in the back of Congress to find a reasonable solution to those problems through legislative action.
If the order does that, it will have managed what nothing else has, in beginning to ease the turmoil plaguing college sports through the last half-decade. Which makes that outcome possible, but difficult to imagine.
“I think part of the message from him,” Baker, referring to President Trump, said, “is, can we find a way to push this a little harder through the legislative process, and get something on the books that represents what most people are looking for at this point? Which is a much simpler eligibility process.”
Eligibility sat at the center of the executive order signed Friday. It sets a range of parameters on that issue — from barring professionals from returning to college, to setting athletes’ eligibility window at five years, to limiting those athletes to one penalty free transfer in their careers.
There are other concerns discussed in a directive many, including those within the executive branch itself, expect to be challenged legally. The order directs the NCAA, per a report from Yahoo! Sports, to “update its rules” accordingly by Aug. 1, which at least allows runway for any potential changes and does not immediately affect college sports’ day-to-day operation.
Baker acknowledged the difficulties associated with some aspects of the order. Not least the directive to bring the association’s rules in line, understandable in theory but difficult in practice when the NCAA is already facing varied challenges to its eligibility rules in the courts.
Still, the NCAA’s fourth-year leader expressed optimism at the potential for President Trump’s order to shake loose enough congressional action to make meaningful progress toward national legislation.
“There are a number of Democrats who said what I would describe as some reasonably positive things about some key elements of it,” Baker said, adding with a smile, “not a lot of people say nice things about much of anything” at the legislative level right now.
“That’s helpful,” he said.
What Baker will want it to help specifically is the SCORE Act, legislation introduced in July and still working its way through the House.
Widely supported by NCAA membership, the SCORE Act would carve out a limited antitrust exemption for the association while creating federal standards around issues including name, image and likeness. Both the Big Ten Conference and Indiana University individually endorsed Friday’s executive order as a means of driving the legislative process forward around the SCORE Act specifically.
It has drawn criticism from both sides of the political spectrum, including concerns over everything from athletes’ rights, long-term financial concerns, congressional overreach and more.
Struggling for the required votes in the House, the SCORE Act would almost certainly face an even steeper road in the Senate, where legislators have introduced bipartisan bills on the issue as well.
Whether the President’s executive order can trigger meaningful progress in a process currently struggling for it remains to be seen. Baker’s hopeful comments might not amount to much more than that — hope.
For his membership, it at least represents fresh support for movement in a stalled process, as the NCAA continues to search for better legal and regulatory footing. If it does shake the trees to the point that something finally falls out, it will have accomplished progress nothing and no one else has to this point. Which is another way of saying: Believe it when you see it.
Brazil U17s thrash Bolivia in South American opener
Kauê Furquim celebrates his second goal of the matchCredits: Nelson Terme / CBF
Brazil’s Under-17 National Team got off to the best possible start in the South American Championship for the category. In a match played this Saturday (4) at Estádio Ameliano Villeta, in Villeta, Paraguay, the team coached by Carlos Eduardo Patetuci defeated Bolivia 5-0. Eduardo Conceição, Kauê Furquim (3) and Eduardo Pape scored the goals.
With the result, Brazil’s Under-17 National Team reached three points and sits at the top of Group B. Their next match is against Peru on Monday (6) at 8 p.m., once again at Ameliano Villeta.
Eduardo Conceição and Kauê Furquim celebrate Brazil’s first goal of the matchCredits: Nelson Terme / CBF
THE MATCH
Just four minutes in, Brazil opened the scoring. After a good attacking move, Eduardo Conceição found the back of the net.
The goal put Bolivia on alert, and they tried a few attacks, but ran into goalkeeper Vitor, who was always attentive.
Calmly, Brazil imposed its rhythm and managed to extend the lead in the 27th minute through Kauê Furquim, who combined well with his teammates before celebrating his goal.
And it was all Brazil in the match. In the 31st minute, Eduardo Pape met a good cross from the left and headed it firmly into the back of the net.
There was still time for another goal in the first half. Kauê Furquim struck powerfully to score his second of the match. Brazil went into halftime with a 4-0 lead.
Brazil did not take its foot off the gas. Five minutes into the second half, the team coached by Carlos Eduardo Patetuci put together another fine move down the right, and who was there to find the net? Him again: Kauê Furquim, who scored his third goal of the match.
Even with a comfortable lead, Brazil did not stop attacking. The team created good plays down the flanks, both through Samuel and Arthur Monteiro, but goalkeeper Ronald Roel made good saves and prevented Brazil from adding to the score. And the match ended with a 5-0 win for the Seleção.
Brazil made an emphatic start in the South American U-17 ChampionshipCredits: Nelson Terme /CBF
Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds and dominated in the first half, while teammate Braylon Mullins had a big opening half to give UConn the high ground, and a clutch 3-pointer in the game’s final minute to hold off Illinois.
“The start to the game and then the finish to the game …” UConn head coach Dan Hurley said. “He (Mullins) got us here and then he got us off to a great start.
“There’s nothing like the bus ride on Monday night over to the stadium, and you’re one of the last two teams stannnnding.”
Jaylin Stewart gave UConn its biggest lead at 57-43 with 9:44 left in the second half on a 26-foot 3-pointer. That gave the Huskies 11 made 3s in the game’s first 30 minutes.
UConn committed its first turnover of the game on its 40th possession with 14 minutes left. The Huskies went cold, missing seven straight shots over nearly five minutes late in the second half.
Illinois capitalized, and got the game down to 57-53 with 5:01 left when Andrej Stojakovic cleaned up a second-chance layup.
UConn took a timeout, and counter-punched coming off the break to restore its lead to eight on a layup by Reed Jr., a defensive stop, and a big dunk by Solo Ball for 61-53 with 4:08 to go.
Again Illinois battled back and got within 63-59 on a layup by Keaton Wagler with 1:37 left.
UConn missed 10 of 12 shots during those late minutes. But Mullins – who had been scoreless in the second half – shook UConn out of it with a 3-pointer from the left wing for a 66-59 lead with 52.1 seconds left.
“We’re so ready for the national championship game, this is what I came here to play for,” Mullins said.
UConn raced out to an 18-9 lead in the game’s first 6:30, riding big man Reed Jr. The 6-foot-11, 265-pounder poured in seven points and grabbed four rebounds in that opening stretch.
The Illini, who opened 0 of 5 from 3-point range, came all the way back to a 22-21 lead with 7:40 left when Tomislav Ivisic picked up a deflected ball and fired in a long 3 from straightaway.
UConn went five minutes without scoring until Reed put in a short turnaround hook for 23-22 lead with 4:40 left. Alex Karaban got his first points on a 3-pointer for a 34-24 lead with two minutes left, giving UConn its largest lead of the game.
The Huskies parlayed a 13-2 run into a 37-29 lead at halftime.
Four Score
UConn did not have a turnover in the first half. Illinois did not record an assist in the first half. … UConn’s 37 points were the most allowed in the first half by Illinois in the 2026 March Madness tournament. … Michigan head coach Dusty May and his assistants were on hand watching the game.
The Los Angeles Lakers produced a strong effort following the NBA All-Star Game to reach the third seed in the Western Conference standings.
The Lakers were looking like a true playoff contender, having won 13 of their last 15 games. The only two losses during that stretch came against the Detroit Pistons and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both teams are the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences.
While LeBron James began to settle in as the No. 3 option behind Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, it could be up to the 22-time All-Star to serve as the leading man for Los Angeles during the first round of the playoffs.
Coach JJ Redick felt confident throughout the season that his team would all come together at the right time for a strong finish.
The Lakers’ roster dealt with various injuries early in the season, making it hard to put out a lineup featuring its top three stars.
The four-time NBA MVP did not play until mid-November, leaving the guards to lead the way early.
Reaves and James are already ineligible for awards, and Doncic will have to appeal for an Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge if he doesn’t play in one of the final five games of the season.
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Redick will have to piece together an effective lineup built around James.
Marcus Smart would be an option to fill the role of either guard, but he’s also dealing with his own injuries.
Smart has an ankle injury that will keep him out against the Dallas Mavericks on April 5. He has not played since March 21, when he played 31 minutes against the Orlando Magic.
Rui Hachimura and Luke Kennard may move into the starting lineup.
Hachimura is having one of the best seasons of his career from the three-point line, shooting .430 on the season. He’s also started 36 of the 63 games he’s played.
Kennard, a former sixth-man of the year candidate, made his debut with the Lakers on Feb. 7.
Lakers’ remaining regular-season schedule
The Lakers have five games remaining in the regular season. It could prove to be beneficial for Redick and his staff to try different lineups and rotations before the postseason.
at Dallas Mavericks (Sunday, April 5, 4:30 p.m. PT)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (Tuesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. PT)
at Golden State Warriors (Thursday, April 9, 7 p.m. PT)
vs. Phoenix Suns (Friday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. PT)
vs. Utah Jazz (Sunday, April 12, 5:30 p.m. PT)
Lakers’ playoff matchup scenarios
The Lakers are currently the third seed in the Western Conference standings with a 50-27 record. If the season ended on April 4, the Lakers would play the No. 6-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs.
The Lakers must continue to stay afloat without their guards to remain the third seed. The Denver Nuggets are just half a game behind the Lakers and the Houston Rockets are two games back.
If the Nuggets move ahead of the Lakers, Los Angeles could be matched up with the Rockets in the West’s 4 vs. 5 matchup.
CLEVELAND, OH – JANUARY 27: Max Strus #1, Sam Merrill #5 and Evan Mobley #4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the game against the Detroit Pistons on January 27, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be starting the first round of the playoffs in two weeks. There isn’t much left to prove in the regular season. Their number one focus is making sure they’re healthy for the playoffs. As a result, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they will be without multiple key players for their game against the Indiana Pacers on Easter.
Cleveland will be missing starting center Jarrett Allen for what the injury report labels as right knee injury management. Allen hurt his knee during the Cavs’ March 3 victory over the Detroit Pistons. This caused him to miss 10 games after the injury.
Allen has performed well after returning to the lineup for the team’s March 27 win over the Miami Heat. However, he is still paying through pain. Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor reported last week that Allen is still in pain and not quite 100%.
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Additionally, Evan Mobley will also be out due to left calf injury management. Being without both starting bigs will likely force Thomas Bryant into the lineup. It could also allow two-way forwards, Olivier Sarr and Riley Minix, some playing time with the team after the Cleveland Charge’s season concluded this past week.
The Cavaliers also won’t have the services of Sam Merrill. He’s been dealing with and playing through various injuries throughout the season. Merrill is being held out on Sunday with the designation of left hamstring injury management.
The Cavs will still be without Dean Wade (ankle) and Jaylon Tyson (toe). The team hasn’t released an update on those injuries since saying they both would be missing the team’s recent three-game road trip that wrapped up on Friday. We’ll likely get some sort of update from head coach Kenny Atkinson on their injuries before Sunday’s game.
The Pacers, meanwhile, will be down several key players. They will be without Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles), Pascal Siakam (ankle), Johnny Furphy (ACL), T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Andrew Nembhard (back), Aaron Nesmith (neck), and Ivica Zubac (rib).
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 12: Landen Roupp #65 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the first inning of a major league baseball game at Oracle Park on July 12, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
After a very good series opener on Thursday, and a very bad follow-up on Friday, the San Francisco Giants will look to take the lead in their four-game set with the New York Mets this evening.
Taking the mound for the Giants is right-hander Landen Roupp, who will look to reprise his phenomenal season debut last week. Against the San Diego Padres, Roupp pitched six shutout innings, while allowing just four baserunners and striking out seven. Last year, in 22 starts, the 27-year old went 7-7 with a 3.80 ERA, a 3.91 FIP, and 102 strikeouts against 45 walks in 106.2 innings.
For the Mets, it’s righty Clay Holmes, a 33-year old veteran who is also making his second start of the year. In his season debut, Holmes gave up seven baserunners and two earned runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, while striking out five batters in 5.2 innings. He made 31 starts last year (plus two relief appearances), and went 12-8 with a 3.53 ERA, a 4.11 FIP, and 129 strikeouts against 66 walks in 165.2 innings.
Enjoy the game, everyone. Go Giants!
Game #9
Who: San Francisco Giants (3-5) vs. New York Mets (4-4)
