RICHARDSON, Texas – After 23 seasons, Terry Butterfield is retiring in October as the UT Dallas head men’s basketball coach. Hired as just the second coach in school history in 2000, Butterfield shaped the Comets into a regional and national contender. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately. During his 23 seasons, […]
Txema Olazabal: “I’m envious of youngsters”
Txema Olazabal: “I’m envious of youngsters” (Provided by Tennis World USA) It was the dream setting for a tournament that many already consider a ‘major’ on the PGAe Spain Golf Tour Circuit. The double champion of the Augusta Txema Olazábal Masters, now enrolled in the Legends Tour and in the Champions Tour, but whenever he […]
A Dream Complete – Equalizer Soccer
Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports “If I don’t make this World Cup team, do I feel fulfilled in my career?” Kristie Mewis pondered on the Snacks podcast back in May. Flash forward to June 21st, and Mewis no longer needed to wonder. She is going to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. “I think I […]
Cabrini University to be sold
One of Cabrini’s moments of Division III athletics excellence came in 2019, when the Cavaliers won the D-III national title in men’s lacrosse.2023 Cabrini athletics photo By Pat Coleman, Dave McHugh,D3sports.com Cabrini University is being sold to Villanova University and will cease operating as a separate entity after the 2023-24 academic year and sports season, […]
Amateur Championship to Christo Lamprecht
Amateur Championship to Christo Lamprecht (Provided by Tennis World USA) The South African Christo Lamprecht beat the Swiss Ronan Kleu by 3&2 and won the 128th edition of the prestigious The Amateur Championship, a Major for amateurs played on the Hillside Golf Club (par 72) and Southport & Ainsdale (par 71) courses in England. In […]
Rocky Rodríguez details her journey to the US, Costa Rican pride on NBC Podcast – Equalizer Soccer
Moving 3,000 miles away from home isn’t easy. Raquel “Rocky” Rodríguez experienced that firsthand when she came to the United States, from her native Costa Rica. Now a veteran within the National Women’s Soccer Leagueand 2022 NWSL champion with the Portland Thorns FC, Rodríguez spoke about her journey to the US, attending college at Penn […]
Tom Watson, the letter written weighs a ton
Tom Watson, the letter written weighs a ton (Provided by Tennis World USA) The letter written by Tom Watson to the CEO of the Pga Tour, Jay Monahan, really weighs a ton. Reason for the dispute? Obvious: the agreement signed in complete secrecy between the American circuit and the PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of […]
How the USWNT can survive the World Cup without Becky Sauerbrunn – Equalizer Soccer
Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The moment has already curdled into a dark memory–the numbed, yawning vacuum, devoid of rational thought, that was last week’s news of Becky Sauerbrunn’s absence from the 2023 Women’s World Cup due to a foot injury. The 38-year-old defender has been the cornerstone of the US Women’s National Team defense […]
Novak Djokovic set to play top-10 player at Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic next week
Novak Djokovic set to play top-10 player at Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic next week (Provided by Tennis World USA) Novak Djokovic has signed up to play at the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic in Hurlingham the week before Wimbledon. Djokovic, ranked at No 1 in the world, opted not to play any ATP grass tournaments leading […]
USWNT players ‘heartbroken’ that Becky Sauerbrunn will miss 2023 World Cup – Equalizer Soccer
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports “I can’t talk about it much because I’ll probably start crying,” admitted a choked-up Kelley O’Hara when asked about Becky Sauerbrunn’s injury and subsequent exclusion from the United States roster for the upcoming World Cup this July in Australia and New Zealand. Heartbreak was the overarching sentiment from head coach Vlatko […]