There is no greater team in college sports than Oklahoma softball. The eight-time national champions hit the ground running this season on the road against Arizona State. While the Sooners did not ...

The Division I college softball season is back, and there are over 3,200 games available to watch from home. ESPN will lead the coverage with nearly 150 matchups across five networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ...

The 2026 college softball season is finally here. When the games begin Thursday, Feb. 5, all eyes will turn to the reigning national champion Texas Longhorns as they look head back to the Women's ...

Led by All-American pitcher NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech enters the season as the No. 1 team in the nation. Brett Rojo / Imagn Images Well, college softball fans, it’s that time of year again. Back in ...

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Coming off an impressive 17-0 win in the season opener, No. 16 Alabama will play two more games on Friday at the Buzz Classic in Atlanta. The Crimson Tide will face East Carolina at 12:15 p.m. CT and ...

Novels by Daniel Kehlmann, Olga Ravn and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara are among the 13 titles nominated for the renowned award for fiction translated into English. By Alex Marshall From George Saunders to ...

In 1986, Don Winslow was a 33-year-old New York-born, world-traveling private investigator who, during stakeouts, read crime fiction by authors such as Elmore Leonard, James Ellroy and Joseph Wambaugh ...

Admired for his ability to create scenarios and characters that are instantly recognizable yet vividly fresh, Don Winslow emerges from a self-imposed retirement with a half-dozen new stories in “The ...

For C. Thi Nguyen, rock climbing brought joy and satisfaction—until he started chasing scores and focusing on “leveling up.” The following is an excerpt from The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody ...

Point systems are everywhere. Ready for movie night? Consult Rotten Tomatoes. Vetting a new pediatrician? See how many stars they have. At work, it can be even more pervasive: There’s KPIs and ROIs ...

Bestselling author Don Winslow has returned to crime fiction with a new book, “The Final Score,” a collection of six short novels available for purchase as of January 27, 2026. Winslow, whose previous ...