By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Julian Reese had 18 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded Maryland pounded No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 81-49 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 points for the Terrapins (26-8), who will ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bruce Pearl sent a message to Auburn fans not to take the Tigers' second-round game in the NCAA Tournament for granted. He even pitched them on turning Saturday night's game against Creighton into a two-for-one deal. Auburn is ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sean Pedulla maintained his belief in himself and his team even as Mississippi let most of a 22-point lead slip from its grasp. He responded by delivering a shot that helped send the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament victory in a ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — With every player who's signed, every name, image, likeness deal that's cut, every athlete, or coach, who moves from Team A to Team B without even saying goodbye, college basketball takes one more step toward something that feels an awful lot ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Aaron Rodgers might still want to play football. He might even do it in Pittsburgh. The four-time NFL MVP met with the Steelers on Friday, a person with knowledge of the visit told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity ...
By JOSH KIRSHENBAUM Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kyan Evans made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead No. 12 seed Colorado State past fifth-seeded Memphis 78-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. "Whatever Kyan was feeling tonight, I just want ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Vladislav Goldin and Michigan proved a bit too much for UC San Diego when the Russian center scored 14 points Thursday night and the fifth-seeded Wolverines overcame Tyler McGhie's 25 points to escape with a 68-65 win in the first round ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz understood time was winding down on him Thursday night. Ben McCollum was frantically waving his arms at him on the sideline, and the Drake fans sitting behind the Bulldogs' coach were doing the same thing. They ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rick Pitino and John Calipari will be renewing their Bluegrass rivalry in the Ocean State. Pitino returned to the city where he first hung a Final Four banner and picked up a March Madness victory with yet another school on ...
By GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Skyy Clark and Eric Dailey Jr. each scored 14 points and No. 7 seed UCLA routed 10th-seeded Utah State 72-47 on Thursday night to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five seasons. Aday Mara, a ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State is well-positioned to claim its fourth straight national championship after having a perfect opening day Thursday at the Division I Men's Wrestling Championships. It was the first time the Nittany Lions went a perfect 20-0 on the first day of action and sent ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — No need to overthink this one. Texas A&M was never in danger of letting the Ivy Leaguers from Yale pull another March Madness upset. The Aggies sent Yale back to class Thursday with an 80-71 victory behind a career-high 25 points along ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — John Calipari got past a familiar foe to put himself — and the coach's new school — back on the winning side in March. Jonas Aidoo scored 22 points to help 10th-seeded Arkansas to a 79-72 opening-round NCAA Tournament ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino took over the U.S. men's national team last year with the goal of getting it ready to thrive at its home World Cup in 2026. Six months into Pochettino's project, the Americans don't appear to be any closer to ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 29 points on 11-of-22 shooting in his NCAA Tournament debut, and No. 2 seed Tennessee never trailed in a 77-62 victory over Wofford on Thursday night that sent the Volunteers to the second round for the fourth ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff berth by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night and getting some help from around the ...
By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for his 49th career shutout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ron Rivera spent more than three decades in the NFL and had opportunities to return to the sideline as an assistant when a more intriguing option came his way. Rather than mentor a first-time NFL coach, Rivera leaped at the chance ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss hacked into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes seeking intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed Thursday. Weiss, who worked for ...
By TIM REYNOLDS and JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writers BOSTON (AP) — Private equity mogul William Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a deal that values the NBA's reigning champions and the most-decorated franchise in league history at a minimum of $6.1 billion — the ...