Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State clamped down defensively on No. 10 seed Southern California in the second half for a 72-62 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s …
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By TOM WITHERS
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3/17/23
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Ratings for women's college basketball are at their highest levels in years. ESPN is putting the women's NCAA Tournament national title game on network television for the first time since 1995. The …
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By JOE REEDY
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3/17/23
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The New York Jets have signed former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard to a four-year contract. Lazard reunites with Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who worked with the …
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
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3/17/23
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The Big Ten has been a big disappointment when the women's NCAA Tournament has rolled around the past few years. Only once since 2005 has the league gotten a team to the Final Four, and that was …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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3/17/23
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Stephen Curry has a simple answer for the drama between his four-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the upstart Memphis Grizzlies over the past two seasons. For Curry, it's not a feud or a …
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By TERESA M. WALKER
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3/17/23
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From the First Four to the Final Four, the women's NCAA Tournament captivates sports fans for more than three weeks every year. How well do you think you know it? Do you know the teams that finished …
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By HANK KURZ Jr.
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3/17/23
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Losses by second-seeded Arizona and fourth-seeded Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament won't help their March reputations. The Wildcats lost for the fifth straight time to a team seeded …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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3/17/23
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All-American Marcus Sasser is a big question mark in the NCAA Tournament. Houston's star guard tried to play against Northern Kentucky, but an ailing groin began acting up again. Sasser spent the …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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3/17/23
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With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Chants of “NKU!” and …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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3/17/23
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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. Next up for Swiatek is 10th-seeded Elena Rybakina, who beat Karolina Muchova, 7-6 (4), …
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3/17/23
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NCAA Tournament brackets were busted early Thursday. No. 13 seed Furman beat fourth-seeded Virginia and No. 15 Princeton defeated second-seeded Arizona. The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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3/16/23
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Longtime coaching stalwart Homer Drew has not one, but two sons working the sidelines at the NCAA Tournament this week. Scott is coaching Baylor, Bryce is coaching Grand Canyon and Homer has an …
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By PAT GRAHAM
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3/16/23
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Ryan Brehm was having a solid round in the Valspar Championship. One swing made it a memorable round. Brehm made a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. That led to a 66 and gives Brehm a three-way share of …
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3/16/23
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Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school’s first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55. The 15th-seeded Tigers scored the final nine points …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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3/16/23
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Matt Bradley scored 17 points, including two free throws in the final minute, and No. 5 seed San Diego State held on to beat 12th-seeded College of Charleston 63-57 in the first round of the NCAA …
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By MARK LONG
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3/16/23
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Holy Cross found out Sunday it would face second-seeded Maryland in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Then the more immediate challenge began — figuring out how to travel there. The Crusaders …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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3/16/23
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Major League Baseball is heightening in-game inspections by umpires for banned grip aides. League officials are concerned that use of foreign substances by pitchers increased again as time passed …
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By RONALD BLUM
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3/16/23
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Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65. Brown hit three 3-pointers in a span of just over three minutes …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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3/16/23
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Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas in a 96-68 victory over Howard. The Jayhawks allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest …
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
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3/16/23
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Five of South Carolina's players are known collectively as “the Freshies.” And the tight-knit group is looking ahead to one last run through the NCAA Tournament. The undefeated team has been led …
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By PETE IACOBELLI
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3/16/23
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