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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 23 points and No. 2 seed Texas shut down sharpshooting Colgate…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nikola Jokic deferred to teammates early before looking for his shot and finished with 30 points to…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an empty-netter, and Igor…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 21 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings clinched their first…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer An independent law firm investigating a fatal shooting by a New Mexico State basketball player recommended the…

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…