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Current rivals meet

COLUMBUS (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge and Hannah Hidalgo were teammates on the USA Basketball Under-17 national team in 2022. On Monday, they will be on opposing sidelines trying to get their teams into the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Cambridge and third-seeded Ohio State (27-7) face Hidalgo and sixth-seeded Notre Dame (23-10) in a matchup featuring both guards, who were AP All-America second-team selections last week. “Two great guards are going against each other, so I’m excited to play,” Cambridge said before the Buckeyes practiced on Sunday. Hidalgo — a ...

Badgers edge Buckeyes

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Claire Enright scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Sunday, Ava McNaughton had 34 saves, and No. 2 seed Wisconsin beat top-seeded Ohio State 3-2 at the women’s Frozen Four to win its second consecutive national championship Sunday in front of 3,785 fans at Pegula Ice Arena. Wisconsin (35-4-2) leads all NCAA programs with nine NCAA titles — which includes four of the last six (the 2020 Frozen Four was canceled due to COVID) — and 21 Frozen Four wins. The Badgers and Ohio State have faced off in each of the last four championship games and ...

Brackets are all busted

(AP) — Well, that’s that. No perfect NCAA Tournament brackets remained among the 26 million-plus of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the NCAA’s official website. The end came Sunday night when No. 6 seed Tennessee beat No. 3 seed Virginia 79-72 in the 44th game of the tournament — and before No. 9 seed Iowa pulled the biggest stunner of the weekend by knocking off No. 1 seed and defending national champion Florida 73-72. The day started with two perfect brackets left in the ESPN contest and four on the NCAA’s site, which tracks the ESPN ...

Ohio State doesn’t want to disappoint home fans

COLUMBUS — Home court has not been an advantage for Ohio State in its recent appearances in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes have been eliminated in the second round the past two years even while playing in the friendly confines of the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State’s quest to at least get back to the Sweet 16 begins Saturday when the third-seeded Buckeyes face No. 14 seed Howard. The winner will face either No. 6 seed Notre Dame or 11th-seeded Fairfield on Monday for the right to advance in the Fort Worth 1 Regional. Coach Kevin McGuff hopes his squad’s steady ...

Guards won’t pay pitchers

NEW YORK — The Cleveland Guardians won’t have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball’s investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers. Ortiz was placed on paid leave last July 3 and Clase on July 28, and they received their salaries while they didn’t pitch for the remainder of the season. They were indicted on federal charges on Nov. 9 and a trial is scheduled for May 4 but could be delayed. “As the legal proceedings involving Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz continue to move ...

Miami’s dream season ends

PHILADELPHIA — 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 for a teammate in a game where even little slip-ups resulted in points for the Vols. Gillespie hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points as sixth-seeded Tennessee ended a fabulous season for Miami (Ohio) with a 78-56 win on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “When he starts making shots, he’s unstoppable to ...