By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners switched things up in the American League West last season, and got as close as they ever have to making a World Series. After winning their first division title since 2001, the Mariners are looking to do it again ...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a new contract with quarterback Carson Wentz on Thursday, bringing back the 11th-year veteran for more depth after a problematic season at the vital position. Wentz started five games in 2025 after J.J. McCarthy was sidelined by a ...
By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Jalen Brunson scored 17 points and OG Anunoby finished with 16 for the Knicks, ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja'Kobi Gillespie confessed, yes, he was trying to reach 30 points when he attacked the lane late in Tennessee's March Madness rout, only for somebody to smack his arm. Gillespie's wayward shot attempt turned into a lob and a basket ...
By JEFF LATZKE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday in the ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Mark Kellogg has made a huge impression in his first three seasons at a major college. All that's missing is a deep run in the women's NCAA Tournament. No. 4 seed West Virginia (27-6) is a tournament host for the ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Amari McCottry added 13 points and nine rebounds, while ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. felt he just wasn't himself in the first half of Thursday night's first round NCAA Tournament game. When he returned after the break, he was nearly unstoppable. Hill made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Davis Fogle added 17 points for the Bulldogs, who will ...
By TIM WILLERT Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game. The Cougars (29-6), the second seed in the South ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rookie VJ Edgecombe scored a career high 38 points with 11 assists, Justin Edwards was 7 of 11 from 3-point range and finished with 32 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Sacramento Kings 139-118 on Thursday night. Quentin Grimes scored 27 points as the ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Lyon made 23 saves for his 10th straight road victory as the Buffalo Sabres scored three times in a span of less than two minutes in the second period to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Thursday night. Sam Carrick scored twice, ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rashaun Agee had 22 points and nine rebounds, and No. 10 seed Texas A&M beat seventh-seeded Saint Mary's 63-50 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ruben Dominguez added 11 points for the Aggies (22-11), ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126 win over the Miami ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Towering ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — James Harden scored 36, Evan Mobley added 26 points and 14 rebounds and Cleveland hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-110 on Thursday night even though Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell missed the game because of a bruised left ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players' union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning. Specifics still need to be ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Illinois' Brad Underwood knows all about the traps awaiting a favored team in March Madness. He remembers springing two himself as a double-digit seed while coaching Stephen F. Austin. "It's what we talk about all year," ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Eian Elmer scored 23 points and Miami (Ohio) beat SMU 89-79 on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years. Elmer went 6 of 9 from 3-point range as the 11th-seeded RedHawks (32-1), undefeated ...