Freelance sports writer Marty James covers various people and topics with ties to the Napa Valley sports scene.

All 23 members of the USA women's ice hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics played college hockey. Here's what you need to know.

The UTEP women will win games this year with their gritty defense and that played a role, particularly in the second half, in ...

Betts is considered a traditional big due to her height and ability around the basket. She was last year's Naismith Defensive ...

Chit-Chat Wright scored 24 points, Hannah Stuelke made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Iowa beat 20th-ranked Nebraska 80-61. Wight made 11 of 12 from ...

Mikayla Blakes had 35 points, a career-high tying eight assists and three steals, Sacha Washington added 13 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, and No. 13 Vanderbilt beat Arkansas 88-71 in the ...

It was one to remember at OU in 2025 with the football team making a run to the College Football Playoff and women's ...

Texas Tech reportedly has signed Stephanie Okechukwu, who at 7-feet would be the tallest player in women’s college basketball ...

Competition for University of Tennessee athletics concluded Tuesday for the 2025 calendar year. Tennessee softball pitcher ...

A new year and the start of the spring semester bring a variety of fresh opportunities for athletes across Kansas’ 16 varsity ...

Two years after Shohei Ohtani signed a $700 million contract in Los Angeles, it has become abundantly clear that the Dodgers’ investment in baseball’s best player has been wildly successful. Ohtani’s ...

Greg Thayer's journey to the big leagues was a long one — metaphorically, not literally. After being drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 32nd round of the 1971 MLB Draft, Thayer pitched ...