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Unranked Vanderbilt stuns No. 1 Alabama in historic college football upset

Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores danced onto the field, jumping up and down as they tore down a goal post, carried it out of the stadium and rang out sweet sounds of victory. Their school's historic win over No. 1 Alabama deserved to be celebrated this way.
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U.S. survives upset scare against France to win 8th straight women's basketball Olympic title

A'ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic gold medals with a 67-66 win over France at the Paris Games on Sunday.
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U.S. to meet France in women's basketball final, repeating men's gold-medal matchup

Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday.

WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner says

The WNBA plans to commit $50 million US over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season, the league's commissioner announced Tuesday in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns.

Titans fire head coach Mike Vrabel after back-to-back losing seasons

Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk wants a fresh approach to compete in the NFL, so she fired coach Mike Vrabel on Tuesday morning after six seasons and losing 18 of the past 24 games.

Former NFLer Frank Wycheck, who threw lateral in 'Music City Miracle,' dead at 52

Three-time Pro Bowler Frank Wycheck, who threw the lateral that started the "Music City Miracle" launching the Tennessee Titans' run to the franchise's lone Super Bowl appearance, has died. He was 52.

American Diana Taurasi in new basketball role as she chases history, 6th Olympic gold medal

Diana Taurasi is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. The last couple she played basketball with her peers and now "I'm doing it with players that I'm not that familiar with."

Tuohys accuse ex-NFLer Michael Oher of 'shakedown' attempt as he fights conservatorship

A lawyer for a prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher says that they want to end a conservatorship that he's challenging in court.

Ex-NFLer Michael Oher, known for movie The Blind Side, alleges adoption was a lie

Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie The Blind Side, filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents nearly two decades ago.

NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for latest social media incident involving a gun

Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and Commissioner Adam Silver made clear Friday the star must stop his "alarming" habit of flashing guns on social media.