That those in red were found wanting, utterly spent from Tuesday night, will barely qualify as a footnote to history on Tyneside, the first major trophy most in Wembley's scarf-aloft West Stand will have seen Newcastle win. It was done so in the fashion that makes this team such a hellacious opponent for the Premier League's best.

The hottest team in college basketball is one casual fans might not know too much about. Grand Canyon, which owns the nation's best record (32-2) and the nation's longest active winning streak (30), just clinched its first berth to the NCAA Division I tournament in program history. Led by head ...