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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Chris Francis |Joey Nunez |Lawrence Banton
The Senegal women’s basketball team is canceling a planned training camp in the United States after several team members had their visa applications rejected by the U.S. State Department. The camp was scheduled to start on Sunday, June 22. The team had planned 10 days of practice and scrimmages in preparation for the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Ivory Coast next month.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Joey Nunez
It took more than 60 games and a run through a gauntlet of the best teams in college baseball, but the College World Series final is set for its weekend showcase. The LSU Tigers and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will battle in a best-of-three series. The two teams went unscathed through the College World Series, each winning three games, and it should come as no surprise that they are both in the top four in hitting and pitching in the tournament.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Brent Jabbour |Chris Francis |Heath Cary |Kaleb Gillespie
It’s become a rite of passage this time of year in cities, towns and suburbs across the country. Complaints, arguments, confrontation and lawsuits over the cacophony created by pickleball, the fastest growing sport in America. While the sport’s expansion shows no signs of slowing, there are definitely growing pains. A persistent demand to build more courts has intensified the pushback from neighbors who say the noise is driving them crazy.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Joey Nunez |Oly Noneza
[CHRIS FRANCIS, SPORTS REPORTER]The battle for the bottom in Major League Baseball has primarily been a fight between five or six teams in 2025. There are the usual suspects: the White Sox, the Marlins, the A’s, and of course, the historically bad Colorado Rockies. But in the last couple weeks, the Washington Nationals entered the fray. The Nats were mired in an 11-game tailspin, the last three of those losses coming at home to, of all teams, the 17-win Rockies.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Cassandra J. Buchman |Chris Francis |Joey Nunez
[CHRIS FRANCIS | SPORTS REPORTER]The first rule of Fight Club is “You do not talk about Fight Club.” But in the case of the WNBA, it needs to be talked about. The league has an issue with physical play escalating into something more violent after the whistle — and superstar Caitlin Clark seems to be at the center of a lot of the extracurriculars. The latest incident went down during Tuesday’s Sun vs. Fever game.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Cole Lauterbach |Joey Nunez |Lawrence Banton
One of the most iconic franchises in professional American sports, the Los Angeles Lakers, is up for sale. Owner Jeanie Buss has agreed to sell her majority stake in the team to Mark Walter, the CEO of diversified holding company TWG Global. ESPN is reporting the Lakers sale could top $10 billion, which would mark the largest-ever sale of a U.S. professional sports team — a record set just three months ago.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Joey Nunez |Matt Bishop
The National Hockey League (NHL) is structured to promote parity. The salary cap and free agency are designed to give each team an equal shot at the Stanley Cup every season. The Florida Panthers are using those same rules to build a dynasty. Losing good players each year is part of the cycle, and the Panthers have mastered that transition. Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk did not mince words when asked about a three-peat. “Hell yeah.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Joey Nunez
We’re a long way from the stretch run of the Major League season but some contending teams are getting even better here in June. We’re talking some big-time star power as the summer heats up. Perhaps no star is bigger than Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani and though his bat continues to be a force, leading the National League with 25 homers you can add pitcher to his resume once again.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Devin Pavlou |Joey Nunez
The 125th U.S. Open had its usual drama – unbelievably tough golf course, terrible conditions and a leaderboard with more than half a dozen players in contention midway through the final round. To add some flavor at Oakmont Country Club, throw in a comeback by 34-year-old journeyman J.J. Spaun, who nearly quit the game, and his “walk-off” 64-foot putt to win the championship on the final hole. What happened Sunday, June 15, may one day be a Hollywood movie script.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Chris Francis |Cole Lauterbach |Joey Nunez |Lawrence Banton
The United States Golf Association had one thing in mind when they chose a golf course to host its most prestigious championship. Make it as difficult as possible for the best players in the world – at least, that’s what it seemed like most years. This weekend, the course at Oakmont Country Club will be the clear winner, along with the lone player who does just enough to survive. With two rounds in the books on Friday, June 13, you can count the number of players under par on one hand.
