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Mark Schofield

F1 Sprint format and rules, explained for 2025

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The F1 grid heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix, and the first F1 Sprint of the season

The 2025 Formula 1 season is up and running but there is no rest for the weary, from the drivers, to the teams, and even the fans who stayed up late — or woke up early — to take in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The grid heads to Shanghai for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, as a double-header kicks off the F1 season. Beyond the quick...

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Mark Schofield

Chinese Grand Prix 2025: F1 coverage from SB Nation

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The F1 season continues with this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, and we’ll have it covered at SB Nation

Last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix delivered a chaotic start to the 2025 Formula 1 season, as Lando Norris held off Max Verstappen, and the elements, to begin the season with a victory.

While heart rates have finally returned to normal for all involved, they are set to go racing again in Shanghai at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix,...

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James Dator

NIT 2025: Bracket, schedule, and scores

Here’s everything you need for the tournament.

The NIT tips off on Tuesday night with seven games crammed into a four hour period. This year’s field is pretty fascinating, with SMU currently being the odds-on favorite to cut down the nets when it’s all said and done.

A move to the ACC has transformed the SMU basketball program, which is already making serious headway in major athletics. The Mustangs finished higher in the standings than North Carolina who made the NCAA...

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RJ Ochoa

Happy Gilmore 2 releases trailer featuring Adam Sandler returning to iconic role

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Happy Gilmore is returning to our lives later this summer!

As a principle, I am heavily against any kind of remake or sequel well after the fact. In my personal opinion, the only one that has ever worked out has been Top Gun: Maverick, and that is some pretty elite territory.

Someone tell Tom Cruise that he might have company at the top soon enough in Adam Sandler because on Tuesday morning, Netflix dropped the teaser trailer for Happy Gilmore 2, and it looks amazing.

The...

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Mark Schofield

Toto Wolff praises a ‘flawless’ Mercedes driver ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was full of praise for his drivers ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix

Mercedes saw their 2025 Formula 1 season get off to an incredible start at the Australian Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing third to secure the team’s first podium of the season and rookie Kimi Antonelli finishing less than two seconds behind him, placing fourth in his F1 debut.

Now the team heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix level on points...

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Jack Milko

Despite weather delay, TV ratings for Players Championship final round up from 2024

Rory McIlroy holds the trophy after winning The. 2025 Players Championship. | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Getty Images

Sunday’s final round at The Players saw a slight uptick in television ratings compared to last year.

The PGA Tour did a remarkable job navigating around a front of storms that ripped through Northeast Florida on Sunday and earned a nice prize because of it.

Final round ratings for The Players on NBC averaged 3.6 million viewers, up from 3.5 million last year, when...

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Mark Schofield

Nico Hülkenberg and Sauber head to F1 Chinese Grand Prix with ‘positive momentum’

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Fresh off points at the Australian Grand Prix, Sauber is looking for more in Shanghai

Formula 1’s 75th campaign delivered some surprises in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The drivers on the podium were largely in line with expectations, as Lando Norris held off Max Verstappen to claim victory while George Russell finished third. But the rest of the top ten delivered some surprises.

Perhaps the biggest? Nico Hülkenberg finished seventh...

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Ricky O'Donnell

Dylan Harper on picking Rutgers over Duke, lessons from Kobe and MJ, and his love for Ace Bailey

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An interview with Dylan Harper reflecting on his decision to go to Rutgers, what his dad told him about Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and much more.

Basketball runs through Dylan Harper’s blood. His father Ron Harper was a five-time NBA champion who remade his game from takeover scorer to caretaker point guard while playing alongside the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Scottie Pippen, and Shaquille O’Neal. Harper’s mother Maria could...

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Eli Lederman

Belichick flips 4-star Ruffin from A&M to UNC

Four-star defensive tackle Trashawn Ruffin, No. 238 in the ESPN Junior 300, flipped his commitment from Texas A&M to North Carolina on Monday, marking the Tar Heels' highest-rated new pledge since coach Bill Belichick took over the program.

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Ryan Clark

Preds, Pens to play games in Sweden next season

The Predators and Penguins are going to play two regular-season games in Sweden next season.

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Brink 'icked out' by replies to Sparks' male tryouts

Sparks forward Cameron Brink said she was unsettled by the response she saw online to a call by the team for men to try out for the practice squad.

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D'Arcy Maine

Players file suits vs. ATP, WTA: 'Tennis is broken'

Multiple lawsuits were filed Tuesday by the PTPA and 22 players against the ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA, alleging anticompetitive business practices, monopolizing of professional tennis and systemic abuse.

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Tim Keown

Ohtani 'nervous' in Tokyo but gets 2 hits, runs

Shohei Ohtani said it had been "a while since I felt this nervous playing a game," but manager two hits and two runs Tuesday as the Dodgers won their Opening Day game in Tokyo.

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Brooke Pryor

Steelers' Heyward fed up waiting on Rodgers

Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward said on his podcast Tuesday that he has no plans to recruit Aaron Rodgers and that he just wants Pittsburgh's quarterback situation settled.

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German Lopez

The Deportation Rationale

We cover President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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Julie Turkewitz

Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison

They were American tourists hoping for a good time, they said. Then they became captives of an autocratic government.

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Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Why Did Israel Resume Airstrikes on Gaza? What to Know About the Attacks

The deadly airstrikes shattered a period of relative calm and raised the prospect of a return to all-out war.

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27 Things From Walmart That Will Keep Your Kids Entertained During Spring Break

Whether your spring break is filled with warm weather or you're still locked inside from the cold, we have you covered.

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Apple AirPods Max are on sale for $70 off at Best Buy

SAVE $70: As of March 18, the Apple AirPods Max (USB-C) are on sale at Best Buy for $479.99. That's 12% off their list price of $549.99.

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Materialists trailer: Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson fall into a love triangle

Celine Song has come to tangle us up in an enticing love triangle all over again. The celebrated writer/director of the critically acclaimed Past Lives returns with Materialists, a tantalizing three-way romance starring Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson.

The logline from A24 teases: "A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex."

Johnson stars as this matchmaker, described by friends as the "eternal bachelorette."...

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