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By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice in Florida’s franchise-record, seven-goal first period and…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — All-America guard Marcus Sasser started for top-seeded Houston in its opening NCAA Tournament game after being sidelined…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 14 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn’t just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and star freshman Brandon Miller faced a new round of questions about connections…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SailGP brings its high-adrenaline racing to yachting-mad New Zealand for the first time and wouldn’t you know it,…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer The New York Giants have reached agreements to retain wide receiver Darius Slayton and linebacker Jihad Ward, while…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Saul Álvarez says he was determined to fight at home again in Mexico this year, and the massive…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Longtime coaching stalwart Homer Drew has not one, but two sons working the sidelines at the NCAA…

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks remembers feeling special, and lucky. He was in Atlanta watching an AAU basketball…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The story of LSUs turnaround under Kim Mulkey continues with the third-seeded…

NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington has been suspended two games for throwing a punch at Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman.…

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Brehm was having a solid round in the Valspar Championship. One swing made it a memorable round. Brehm made a…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will have a cartilage transplant in his left knee. The team…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mitch Henderson’s victory leap that punctuated Princeton’s famed upset over UCLA in…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots added some depth on the offensive line with the signing of tackle Calvin Anderson. The team also released…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Southern California’s film work before the NCAA Tournament included watching highlights…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — General manager Ryan Poles acknowledged the temptation to wait and see if the Chicago…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Holy Cross found out Sunday it would face second-seeded Maryland in the women’s NCAA…