Can Minnesota hockey win its first title in 20 years?
Editor's note: This story was originally published March 23, before the start of the NCAA men's hockey tournament. Minnesota will play in the national championship game Saturday.
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Gushue takes down Sweden at men's curling worlds, setting up quarterfinal rematch
Brad Gushue's busy start to round-robin play was bookended by a run of split shifts at the world men's curling championship in Ottawa.
Expert picks and best bets: What are the best plays for UFC 287 and PFL 2?
Middleweight champion Alex Pereira goes for his first UFC title defense as he takes on former division champ Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. The event takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+).
Rory McIlroy's Masters bid in tatters, Brooks Koepka powers clear at Augusta National as weather has its say
Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete the career grand slam will have to wait another year as his Masters challenge imploded on Friday, a day when Brooks Koepka took charge and wild weather brought an early end to play. The Northern Irishman arrived at Augusta in confident mood, but he struggled to find his game on Thursday and it did not improve on Friday. Ad While he drove the ball excellently in the main, his usually impeccable iron play was badly off colour.
Friday 5: Is a Cup crew chief’s place still atop the pit box?
Denny Hamlin sees a day “not far” in the future when a crew chief doesn’t go to the track but calls the race from the team’s race shop. Brad Keselowski says such a moment would just be a part of the sport’s evolution.
Exclusive: Casper Ruud explains why Rafael Nadal is almost unstoppable on clay ahead of French Open
Casper Ruud has explained why he thinks Rafael Nadal is so difficult to beat on clay on the Eurosport podcast, Ruud Talk. Nadal is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player ever, with an unprecedented 14 French Open titles, 11 Monte Carlo titles, 10 triumphs in Rome and is a five-time champion at the Madrid Open.
Turkey win first-ever game at Men's Curling World Championships beating New Zealand before win over Korea
Turkey earned a first-ever win at the World Men's Curling Championships as they defeated New Zealand 8-5. Ugurcan Karagoz's rink then won a second game of the day as they defeated Korea, with Italy the only other team to record back-to-back wins in the first two sessions.