BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Goalie Jeremy Swayman and the league-leading Boston Bruins had unfinished business to address before entertaining thoughts of finally going home following a week on the road. In a five-game trip that began with losses in Detroit and Chicago to mark Boston's first ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 23 of his 27 points after halftime, and Kansas State overcame a horrid start from outside by hitting a couple of clutch 3-pointers while topping Kentucky 75-69 in Sunday's second round of the NCAA Tournament. The win sends the third-seeded ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Catilin Clark admits she didn't have her best game, but it was enough to get Iowa to the Sweet 16. The unanimous AP All-American had 22 points and 12 assists to help the Hawkeyes defeat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women's NCAA Tournament game Sunday. Clark was ...
STORRS, CONN. (AP) — Nicki Collen says she had a blackout moment in the locker room and can't remember exactly what she told her Baylor Bears at halftime, but knows the impassioned speech involved a lot of challenges. Ja'Mee Asberry scored 26 points, including three key foul shots in the ...
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma was a bit concerned about how this group of Huskies might respond to the pressure of the NCAA Tournament. He needn't have worried. Few teams can match the strength and athleticism of Connecticut's front court and Vermont was not one of those ...
TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors extended their season-high home winning streak to seven by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-107 on Saturday night. Jakob Poeltl had 14 points and 11 rebounds, matching his career high with his fourth ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 31 points and Tobias Harris added 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Indiana Pacers 141-121 on Saturday night to match their season high with an eighth consecutive victory. In a matchup of teams missing All-Stars — ...
No. 1 INDIANA 77, TENNESSEE TECH 47 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Sydney Parrish scored 19 points and had eight rebounds to lead Indiana past Tennessee Tech. All-American center Mackenzie Holmes cheered on her Indiana teammates from the bench while resting a sore knee. Grace Berger had 17 ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas' national title defense ended in the second round of NCAA Tournament on Saturday when Arkansas' Ricky Council IV made five free throws in the closing seconds and the eighth-seeded Razorbacks beat the No. 1 seed Jayhawks 72-71. Davonte Davis scored 25 points and ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deja Kelly had a go-ahead three-point play with 2 seconds left and No. 6 seed North Carolina hung on for a 61-59 win over 11th-seeded St. John's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Tar Heels faced their first deficit of the game when Danielle ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sebastian Aho had a hat trick, including the winning goal 28 seconds into overtime after Martin Necas tied it with 0.3 seconds left in regulation, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Saturday. Brady Skjei also scored for the ...
Minnesota hired West Virginia head coach Dawn Plitzuweit on Saturday to a six-year contract, turning to another leader with strong regional ties to try to lift up the lagging program. Plitzuweit, who replaces Lindsay Whalen, has 16 years of experience as a head coach with a career record of ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — San Diego State had little trouble ending the run of March Madness darling Furman, getting 16 points from Micah Parrish to pace a balanced scoring attack and pulling away for a 75-52 win on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Darrion Trammell had 13 ...
DULUTH, Minnesota (AP) — Ohio State defender Sophie Jaques won the Patty Kazmaier Award on Saturday, given to the top player in women's NCAA Division I hockey. Jaques, who is from Toronto, is the first Buckeye to win the award and the second-ever defender. She helped Ohio State to a 33-5-2 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 24 points in his return from a left foot injury, leading the New York Knicks to a 116-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Brunson had 16 points in the first quarter to get the Knicks off to a quick start, then finished strong to help them ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Sergio Romo will retire as a member of the San Francisco Giants after helping the franchise win three World Series titles. The 2013 All-Star was an integral part of the team's bullpen from 2008 to 2016; the Giants won titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He also pitched for the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 49 points, Zach LaVine finished with 39 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-131 in double overtime on Friday night. DeRozan and LaVine joined Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as the only Bulls duo with 39 points or more ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense on Friday night. The shortest team in the tourney, the Knights (21-15) ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nicholas Boyd drove to the basket through traffic and converted a floater with 2.5 seconds left to make history for Florida Atlantic. The play by the second-year guard off an inbounds pass from Johnell Davis will go down in Florida Atlantic lore as it secured the first ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis made staying up late worthwhile for Indiana fans. The All-American did it all with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and five assists as Indiana defeated 13th-seed Kent State 71-60 Friday night to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament ...