March Madness: Miami gets 21 from Pack to rally past Drake
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 21 points to rally No. 5 seed Miami past Drake 63-56 in the first round of…
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Gonzaga wears down Grand Canyon 82-70 in March Madness
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Slow-starting Gonzaga finally shook off the first-round jitters, then wore out Grand Canyon 82-70…
Continue Reading Chargers re-sign TE Donald Parham, P JK Scott
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Tight end Donald Parham Jr. and punter JK Scott agreed to terms Friday to re-sign with the Los Angeles Chargers. Parham…
Continue Reading Georgia ousts Florida State women from March Madness 66-54
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Diamond Battles scored 21 points and Audrey Warren added 11 points as Georgia defeated…
Continue Reading Tippett’s hat trick leads Flyers past Buffalo 5-2
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett had his first career hat trick, Carter Hart made 34 saves and the Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Notre Dame women beat Southern Utah 82-56 in March Madness
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Forward Maddy Westbeld scored 20 points and led No. 3 seed Notre Dame to an 82-56 win over No. 14 seed Southern Utah in the…
Continue Reading No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson defeats No. 1 seed Purdue in historic March Madness upset
By Jacob Lev and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Fairleigh Dickinson University achieved a feat on Friday that has only been done once before. The Knights, who…
Continue Reading Analytics expert says portal hurting some major programs
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer A University of Illinois professor who runs an analytics website thinks the transfer portal has hurt some power…
Continue Reading Jockey Jaime Rodriguez rides 7 winners on Laurel card
LAUREL, Md. (AP) — Jaime Rodriguez rode a record-tying seven winners at Laurel. The 32-year-old jockey tied two others for the most wins on a…
Continue Reading Fairleigh Dickinson stuns No. 1 seed Purdue in March Madness
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fairleigh Dickinson brought down a giant. Pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA…
Continue Reading Beckie out of World Cup and NWSL season with knee injury
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie tore a ligament in her right knee and will miss the National Women’s Soccer…
Continue Reading Brown’s Pichardo pinch hits; 1st woman to play DI baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown freshman Olivia Pichardo became the first woman to appear in a Division I baseball game when she pinch hit in a 10-1…
Continue Reading Rybakina routs Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 to reach Indian Wells final
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Elena Rybakina routed top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final. She’ll play Aryna…
Continue Reading Penn State-Texas 2nd-round matchup carries plenty of meaning
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Penn State and Texas will present one of the most intriguing and meaningful second round…
Continue Reading Sanogo, UConn send Pitino, Iona packing from March Madness
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 10 of his 28 points in the first five minutes of the second half…
Continue Reading Jayhawks’ March Madness star gets basketball genes from mom
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas freshman star Gradey Dick can thank his mom for all the basketball talent he…
Continue Reading Donovan says Ball faces ‘long rehab’ with another surgery
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls coach Billy Donovan wasn’t sure when or even if Lonzo Ball will play again for Chicago,…
Continue Reading PSU’s Funk lands on list of great March Madness shooters
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Penn State found out quickly in preseason workouts that newcomer Andrew Funk was a sharp…
Continue Reading Princeton making another memorable March Madness run
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Mitch Henderson took over as coach at Princeton in 2011, he wanted to give his…
Continue Reading March Madness: Top-seed Virginia Tech routs Chattanooga
JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Georgia Amoore scored 22 points, Elizabeth Kitley added 12, and top-seeded Virginia Tech…
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