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So was the result in the championship game after regulation, then one overtime and part of a second. MORE: Best UNC players of all time | Check out this third grader’s handles When Kansas junior Wayne Selden grabbed the ball with four seconds remaining and threw it deep into the stands at Dongkang College Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea, there was no doubt the U.S. had won the basketball gold for the first time in a decade....

Bruce Weber’s Kansas State squad knocked off No. 12 Iowa State, 70-69, in Manhattan on Saturday thanks to a furious second-half comeback by the Wildcats and a last-minute mistake by the visiting Cyclones. MORE: Kansas’ Alexander out due to NCAA issue | Wichita State still kings of Missouri Valley Trailing by one point without the ball with 18 seconds left, Kansas State’s Wesley Iwundu stole a risky in-bounds pass from Iowa State and threw down what would be the game-winning basket....

“We spanked that ass,” Dieng said. He was referring to his alma mater Louisville’s 73-70 win against Towns’ Kentucky Wildcats. MORE: 10 greatest Kentucky players ever “He’s got the bragging rights for now,” Towns said. “It’s only once a blue moon they beat us. I let him talk his talk. But I’m going to light him in practice every chance I get now.” Last season’s Rookie of the Year isn’t resting on old accomplishments or allowing current setbacks to stop him....

Karnataka started strongly and took the first two sets before its opponent launched a fightback. The Telangana women played some enterprising volleyball to win the third and fourth sets. The decider was a close one with the team going neck to neck before Karnataka clinched it 15-13 to secure a 25-20, 25-12, 16-25, 17-25, 15-13 victory. In another women’s encounter, West Bengal made short work of Haryana, winning 3-0 in Group A....

The 24-year-old, who made his debut against Assam on Thursday, smashed two sixes and 10 fours during his 55-ball knock as Karnataka chased down the modest target of 132 in 15.5 overs. Giving him company was wicketkeeper-batsman BR Sharath, who got out after completing his 50 off 37 balls with the help of nine boundaries. The duo laid down a solid opening partnership of 117 runs in 14.3 overs for Karnataka....

The tournament, inspired by the state’s franchise-based cricket competition called the Karnataka Premier League, could be held before or after the Cricket World Cup. The Cricket World Cup will start on May 31 and go on until July 14. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) are already learnt to have given their nod for the tournament. All matches of the tournament will be held at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Ashok Nagar, part of Haris’ constituency....

Karnataka will be pinning hopes on Mayank Agarwal, R Samarth, Mir Kaunain Abbas, Abhishek Reddy and Pawan Deshpande, to contribute with their bats, in the absence of Manish Pandey, Rahul and Karun Nair. The trio might not be available for most matches due to national duty. In the bowling department, Karnataka will be pinning hopes on captain Vinay Kumar and leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal. The newly appointed head coach PV Shashikanth will be eyeing to bring back glory days to the state....

However, the Herald of Doomsday was put in a fever dream by the WWE with his gladiator persona. Mark Henry bluntly chastised WWE for giving Karrion the gladiator gimmick in a session with Busted Open Radio. He stated that he found it difficult to believe that a spectacular athlete like Karrion would be given such an act. Mark Henry expressed his disdain for the downfall of such a bright talent....

The driver announced Tuesday on Twitter that he has not been medically cleared to resume racing in the Monster Energy Cup Series, bringing a premature end to his final season on the circuit. Kahne, 38, announced in August that he would step away from full-time racing after the 2018 season, with health issues a prominent factor in his decision. He said at the time he suffered from heat exhaustion at several races last year, and the situation came to a head at Darlington this September....

The former magazine editor’s new biography The Palace Papers, released on April 26, charts how every high profile royal wife in modern times has faced the wrath of the media. Meghan acknowledged in her Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021 how other royal women had experienced rudeness but suggested her own treatment was different because it was racist. However, Brown highlights how some of the hostile coverage Kate and the Middleton family experienced spoke to their social background and class....

I’ve been very self conscious about it, because I sound a little bit like Minnie Mouse now and I have to explain it to the audience every time I do stand up. Some people think I’m joking, but I really did get diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2021, without ever smoking, and the surgery to remove the cancer gave me pretty extensive nerve damage. But it’s funny, I’ve been getting so many people saying that they like this voice better....

Kavita Devi kicked off her career in former World Champion The Great Khali’s Continental Wrestling Entertainment, on February 24, 2016. She was revealed as one of the participants in the 2017 Mae Young Classic tournament, where Devi was eliminated in the first round by Dakota Kai. She signed a contract with WWE soon after, and began training at the WWE Performance Center. The biggest moment of her pro-wrestling career came in April 2018, when she competed in the first-ever WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal....

The deal includes a $50,000 bonus if Crow is an All-Star, which he was in 2011. Crow had asked for $1.7 million and the Royals offered the same $1.28 million he made last year. Crow went 7-5 with a 3.38 ERA in 57 games last season. The former first-round pick is 14-10 with a 3.19 ERA in his three-year career. Holland, coming off his first All-Star appearance, asked for $5....

State Representative Steve Huebert insisted that gerrymandering was a normal part of “the process” during a Kansas House hearing about redistricting on Tuesday. The map drawn by the GOP-controlled state legislature was passed on Wednesday. It includes controversial district changes for parts of Kansas City and the liberal college town of Lawrence, moves that state Democrats maintained were overly partisan efforts to weaken the voting power of people of color....

Republican Mark Samsel reached the agreement with a local prosecutor after being accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles back in April. At the time, the prosecutor said Samsel had “rude, insulting or angry” interactions with two high school students. According to one of the students, Samsel had manhandled and kicked him in the testicles. The students are both minors, according to court documents where they are referred to only by their initials....

The Blues star has already seen his efforts this season recognised in England, and could be about to receive similar acclaim from his homeland. Kante’s lifetime of being ignored is over Kante has been named on a four-man shortlist for the Trophees UNFP du football prize alongside Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Borussia Dortmund teenager Ousmane Dembele. Griezmann is the current holder of the award, which was handed out for the first time in 2016....

The Chelsea midfielder was forced off in the first half of Saturday’s 1-0 win in Bulgaria with what appeared to be a hamstring problem. Italy 11/2 to beat Albania 2-0 Head coach Didier Deschamps is unsure of the severity of the injury but will certainly not risk him at Stade de France. “No, I can’t count on him for the next game,” he told a news conference. “When you go out with a muscular issue… it’s something behind his thigh....

Karnataka got off to quick start by taking an early lead in the contest. Forward Anil Kumar took the bulk of the scoring load for Karnataka along with Sashi. But late in the second quarter, the game turned after Karnataka centre Arvind Arumugam caught an inadvertent elbow from Delhi forward Gopal Ram that forced him out of the game. The second half was a completely different affair with Delhi’s big men scoring easily in the paint with no defensive presence for Karnataka on the inside....

As per Cricbuzz, a top Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) official confirmed the news but kept mum on the exact reason for taking such a bold step. It was also learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had earlier sent an e-mail to KSCA to inform about the shift in venue. Also read: 5 things to look forward to in the upcoming Ranji season The ground in Greater Noida hosted the matches of the recently concluded Duleep Trophy last month....