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‘Game has never been better’: Bettman breaks down NHL’s success, growth
UConn, 2025-2026 Player Of The Year Sarah Strong Top Big East Preseason Polls
UConn was in its familiar place — atop the preseason poll in the Big East. The Huskies have won the regular-season conference title 25 times and the Big East Tournament 24, including both each year since UConn returned in 2021. Geno Auriemma's team, which was a unanimous choice, is led by preseason Big East Player of the Year Sarah Strong. The junior won the conference's Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year last season. She was the AP Player of the Year last season. UConn went 38-1, including a perfect 20-0 mark in conference play last season. Villanova was picked second as the Wildcats are coming off their fifth consecutive 20-win season in which they reached the Big East Tournament title game. They are led by Jasmine Bascoe, who averaged 18.9 points and 4.0 rebounds last season. The Wildcats open their season against Notre Dame in Rome as part of the Eternal City Tip-Off. Creighton, St. John's and Seton Hall rounded out the top five. Marquette was sixth with Providence, Georgetown and Xavier next. Butler, led by new head coach Maria Marchesano, and DePaul rounded out the poll. Here are the full Big East rankings: The Big East held its annual media day at a local New York hotel instead of Madison Square Garden, which has hosted the event every year since 2014. The event was presided over by new conference commissioner Tim Brosnan, who took over for Val Ackerman. Ackerman, who was the head of the conference from 2013-26, retired at the end of August. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ipl-cricket.in
Vikings KR Myles Price named the NFC special teams player of the month
Myles Price was named the NFC's special teams player of the week on Wednesday and Thursday brought another award for the Vikings wideout.
Price has also been named the conference's special teams player of the month. Both awards were firsts for the second-year player.
Price's biggest play in September came last Sunday when he returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown in Minnesota's 23-16 win over the Buccaneers. It was Price's first NFL touchdown and the first kick return for a touchdown of any kind in the league this year.
Price is averaging 21.4 yards per punt return and he also leads the league with 353 kickoff return yards.
Coretta Scott King Classic: UCLA vs Oklahoma, UConn vs Seton Hall
UCLA, the 2024 NCAA champion, will face Oklahoma in the opener of the third annual Coretta Scott King Classic on Jan. 18. The 2025 champion UConn Huskies will take on Seton Hall in the second game.
The doubleheader, to be played in Newark, New Jersey, and televised nationally on FOX, continues to honor the legacy of Coretta Scott King. UCLA coach Cori Close expressed pride in returning to the event, while Dr. Bernice A. King emphasized how the celebration of excellence through women's basketball encourages leadership and community commitment among young people.