Laine Higgins

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How to Build a Final Four Team—Without the Fancy Facilities

By: Laine Higgins

Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May built a culture of success, despite lacking resources.

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What a Dramatic Buzzer Beater Reveals About San Diego State’s NCAA Title Chase

By: Laine Higgins

A strong culture fueled by selflessness is behind coach Brian Dutcher and the Aztecs’ run to the championship.

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UConn Wins the NCAA Men’s Basketball Title

By: Laine Higgins

UConn beat San Diego State to win the school’s fifth men’s basketball championship.

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The Greatest Marathoner Faces a New Challenge: The Boston Marathon’s Hills

By: Laine Higgins

After breaking his own world record, Eliud Kipchoge takes aim at winning all six World Marathon Majors.

Boston Marathon hills halt Kipchoge in nightmare run

By: Laine Higgins

Eliud Kipchoge came into Monday’s Boston Marathon riding a seemingly endless series of astonishing successes that have earned him a label as the greatest marathoner of all time. Then the Kenyan superstar — whose biggest milestones have come on flat courses — got his first nasty taste of Boston’s notorious hills.

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Deion Sanders Launches College Football’s Loudest and Most Extreme Makeover

By: Laine Higgins

Coach Prime is attempting an extreme overhaul at Colorado. Excitement is sky high for a team that won a single game last year.

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The Rapid Rebuilds That Made the Rangers and Devils Playoff Rivals Again

By: Laine Higgins

Both New York and New Jersey are ahead of schedule in their turnaround efforts. Their first-round NHL playoff series is tied 2-2.

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The Painful Hockey Skill Behind the Seattle Kraken’s Surprise Playoff Run

By: Laine Higgins

Blocking shots isn’t glamorous, but Jamie Oleksiak of the Seattle Kraken shows how it can boost a team in the postseason.

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How Vegas Got to the Stanley Cup Final With Chaos in Net

By: Laine Higgins

An unusual pileup of goaltender injuries could have doomed the Golden Knights championship hopes. It didn’t because of Bruce Cassidy’s system.

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California Moves Toward the Next College Sports Disruption: Sharing Revenue With Athletes

By: Louise Radnofsky, Laine Higgins

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would require schools to pay players, setting off alarm bells for college sports officials around the country.