When the rain finally lifted after a 90-minute delay and the St. Louis Cardinals^[1] opened their season in front of 47,395 red-clad fans at Busch Stadium, two long-familiar sights were a bit of a surprise to anyone who followed the offseason rumor mill: ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- UConn^[1] guard Azzi Fudd^[2] dribbled to her left toward the top of the key with just over two minutes remaining in the first quarter of Friday's national semifinal against UCLA^[3]. Her teammate Sarah Strong^[4] stepped out of the lane to set...