Paul Juda is celebrating more than one win from this past weekend! The Olympic medalist, 23, proposed to his girlfriend, Reyna Guggino , shortly after helping secure the men’s gymnastics national championship for the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, April 19. After clinching the victory alongside his teammates, Juda got down on one knee at the school's Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and asked Guggino — a fellow gymnast — to marry him. He shared a look at the moment on social media, in a video captioned, "Me thinking winning an...

A college football player in Missouri has died after suffering a gunshot wound that authorities said may have been “accidental” and “self-inflicted.” He was 21. Todric McGee, a safety for the Missouri State Bears, died on Saturday, April 19, after he was hospitalized the previous day for injuries he sustained at “his local residence,” Missouri State University (MSU) Athletics Communications said in a news release . Police told that, in response to a wellness check call, officers located McGee in the morning of Friday, April 18, with a “possible accidental...

Livvy Dunne is saying goodbye to gymnastics. After the LSU Tigers finished third in the NCAA semifinals on Thurdsay, April 17, Dunne — who couldn't compete in the meet due to injury — shared a message on X as she leaves her sport behind. "Couldn’t have asked for a better 5 years! Thank you, LSU," the gymnastics star, 22, wrote shortly after the meet. In a second post, she said, “️ out gymnastics it’s been real… and of course forever LSU!" The replies to Dunne's goodbye were filled with admiration...

Livvy Dunne is bouncing back. The LSU gymnastics star was optimistic about her return to the sport after suffering an avulsion fracture in her kneecap on March 6, informing PEOPLE exclusively of her hopeful plans to return to competition in the near future. With sights set on securing a back-to-back victory at the NCAA women's gymnastics championships with the LSU Tigers, Dunne says that there's potential she'll compete despite her ongoing recovery. "I'm doing everything I can to be able to," the 22-year-old athlete says. "I'm not sure what the...

A former standout college soccer player and her family were among the victims of a deadly upstate New York plane crash on Saturday, April 12, as they reportedly were taking a trip together to celebrate her 25th birthday. Karenna Groff, who was named the NCAA Woman of the Year in 2022, died in the plane crash Saturday, according to the Associated Press , , and Boston.com . Groff’s parents Dr. Michael Groff and Dr. Joy Saini, and her brother Jared died in the crash, according to the outlets. Groff’s partner...

It would have been hard for Oregon to script a better start than what it had in its first-round game against Liberty in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The No. 5 seed Ducks began the game on an 18-2 run, and the outcome was never in doubt after that as the Ducks defeated the 12th-seeded Flames 81-52 on Friday night in the last of four games at Climate Pledge Arena. Oregon (25-9) figures to get a much tougher challenge Sunday against No. 4 seed Arizona (23-12), its former Pac-12 rival,...

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. The Spartans are 16-0 against MEAC opponents and 13-4 in non-conference play. Norfolk State is 25-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.2 turnovers per game. The Bison’s record in MEAC action is 14-2. Howard ranks third in the MEAC with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Zennia Thomas averaging 3.0. Norfolk State makes 43.9%...

An unexpected moment was caught on camera at a college baseball game — and now a video of the moment is circulating on social media. During the March 8 matchup between the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the Eastern Carolina Pirates at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C., an ESPN+'s broadcast captured two women in all-black outfits and sunglasses pulling out their phones in the third inning. Broadcasters Patrick Johnson and Mike Mullis could be heard commentating during the moment. "Selfie time for some Chanticleer fans," one remarked, as one of the...

The Pittsburgh Panthers football team is mourning after an 18-year-old cornerback died in a car crash in Indiana over the weekend. Freshman recruit Mason Alexander was killed on Saturday, March 1, in a crash in his hometown of Fishers, located northeast of Indianapolis, according to reports from , FOX 59 and WRTV . Per the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Alexander was a passenger in the car, a BMW, heading south on Florida Road, when the car’s driver tried to pass another vehicle from the northbound lane. The BMW veered off...

Nebraska is hiring New England Patriots director of pro personnel Patrick Stewart as the football program's new general manager, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Current Nebraska general manager Sean Padden -- who oversaw top recruiting classes in this cycle in both high school recruiting and in the NCAA transfer portal -- will move to a new role of assistant AD for strategic initiatives, sources told Thamel. Padden's role will include ties to the salary cap, contract negotiations and analytics, while Stewart will run the personnel department. Under second-year head coach...