By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cormac Ryan and Notre Dame have just one thought going into their third game in five days: Bring it. The Fighting Irish will face the bigger, stronger, higher-seeded Red Raiders in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame guard Cormac Ryan says the
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Anthony Edwards scored 25 for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 138-119 win against the Milwaukee Bucks, who were playing without star Giannis Antetokounmpo due to right knee soreness. Naz Reid added 14 points off the bench for a
Continue ReadingBy JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored third-period goals to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday. Malkin broke a 1-1 tie with 7:24 to play. He was stopped on a drive to the net against Scott Wedgewood, but finally corralled the puck
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have been seeking a big bat, and they’re hoping reigning World Series MVP Jorge Soler fits the bill. A person with direct knowledge of the situation said Saturday the Marlins and Soler have agreed on a three-year, $36 million contract. The person spoke
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer March Madness is finally part of the women’s NCAA Tournament vernacular and the first round has so far aptly fit that phrase. Six double-digit seeds have already advanced to the round of 32. That’s just short of the record seven set in 1998. And that doesn’t include two near
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Kacper Przybylko scored two goals and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. The Fire are now 2-0-2 after the win and Sporting KC fell to 1-3-0.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gus Nyquist, Patrik Laine and Emil Bemstrom each had a goal and an assist, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets over St. Louis 5-4 and sending the Blues to their third straight loss. Sean Kuraly and Jakub Voracek also scored, and Eric Robinson and Oliver Bjorkstrand each
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Mastering the art of marathon running is a lifetime pursuit for some, but it seemed to take Molly Seidel roughly two-and-a-half hours on one windswept morning in Atlanta a couple of years ago. That was during the US Olympic trials when Seidel, competing in her first ever marathon, stunned the field
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan booked the most surprising of its five straight trips to the Sweet 16 by beating No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Eli Brooks put Michigan ahead for good with a three-point play and delivered four critical points in
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Destinee Wells knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:02 left in double overtime, and the Belmont Bruins knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon 73-70 for their second straight win as a 12 seed to open an NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won their
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Destinee Wells knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:02 left in double overtime, and the Belmont Bruins knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon 73-70 for their second straight win as a 12 seed to open an NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won their
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins strengthened their blue line as they make a push for the playoffs. They acquired defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran from the Anaheim Ducks for John Moore, Urho Vaakanainen and a package of draft picks. The Bruins will send a first-round pick this year and second rounders in 2023
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Continue ReadingSTEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Abby Meyers set a career-high with 29 points to lead No. 11-seed Princeton to its second-ever women’s NCAA Tournament win with a 69-62 victory over sixth-seeded Kentucky. The Tigers (25-4) have won 18 straight games and never trailed after the first quarter. They led by as many
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! As this winter weather system comes to a close, we should expect a cooler but calmer day on Sunday, the first day of spring! Temperatures will struggle to break out of the 40s, but winds will be calmer than on Saturday. Clouds will start building again by the evening, however, and
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Khayla Pointer capped a 26-point performance with a tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute, and No. 3 seed LSU rallied from 10 points down in the final 4:42 to outlast Jackson State 83-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jailin Cherry scored
Continue ReadingBy Laura Studley, CNN Virginian-Pilot newspaper reporter and former CNN news assistant Sierra Jenkins was among the individuals shot and killed in an early Saturday morning shooting that left one more person dead and three others injured, Norfolk, Virginia, police said. She was 25. Jenkins was leaving a downtown Norfolk restaurant, Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, when
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Más de dos décadas después de que Mike Tyson le arrancara un trozo de oreja a Evander Holyfield en la pelea por el campeonato de peso pesado de la AMB de 1997, el legendario boxeador lanzó una línea de comestibles con forma de orejas. Las gomitas con infusión de
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — When three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, some saw a message in them wearing the colors of the Ukrainian flag. They shot that down on Saturday. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev says each crew picks the color of the flight suits six months before
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — Officials in northern Nevada say a man convicted of torturing, killing and dismembering seven dogs is eligible for possible release years earlier than originally believed. The Nevada Department of Corrections had expected 32-year-old Jason Brown would not have a chance for parole until 2025 but now says that was legally incorrect
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