By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are one of the NBA's feel-good stories this season, having much more success than many anticipated after rebuilding their roster over the summer. Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein says the best part is it's a team he actually enjoys ...
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. The Razorbacks ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyler Tanner nearly sent Nebraska's boisterous fans home in stunned silence. Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left to put Nebraska in front, and Tanner's heave from beyond half court rimmed out at the buzzer as the ...
By The Associated Press Forty games into the NCAA Tournament, fans hoping to fill out a perfect bracket were a respectable 2 for 26,587,885. No. 11 seed Texas all but wiped out the remaining unblemished entries in the annual March Madness contests with its 74-68 upset of No. 3 seed Gonzaga ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — VJ Edgecombe had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Quentin Grimes scored 26 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Trendon Watford had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Adem Bona and ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic transferred to Illinois following a standout sophomore season at California because he believed in coach Brad Underwood's program and the Fighting Illini's team chemistry. That decision has paid off for ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each won their second individual championship on Saturday to help Penn State win its fifth consecutive team title at the NCAA men's wrestling championships. Penn State, which clinched the team title during the consolation matches earlier ...
By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Dyson Daniels scored a season-high 28 points and CJ McCollumn had 23 points as the Atlanta Hawks bounced back after having their 11-game win streak snapped with a 126-110 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Zaccharie ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James set the NBA record by playing in his 1,612th regular-season game and Luke Kennard made a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to send the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-104 comeback victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday ...
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each scored 17 points, Camden Heide hit a game-sealing 3-pointer and Texas became the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament's First Four to the Sweet 16, beating Gonzaga 74-68 ...
By TIM WILLERT Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Houston rolled past Texas A&M 88-57 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday to reach the Sweet 16 for the seventh consecutive ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 29 points and finished 7 of 14 from 3-point range to help lift the Charlotte Hornets to their third straight victory, 124-101 over the struggling Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Brandon Miller had 22 points and Moussa Diabate had 14 rebounds and ...
By PETER FINNEY Jr. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and James Harden, held scoreless in the first half, added 20 second-half points to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-106 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rick Pitino and Bill Self have racked up a combined 1,769 victories with consistent excellence at every stop in their long college basketball coaching careers. They're also two of only three active coaches to win multiple national ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady started out like the GOAT of flag football before Team USA dominated the day. Brady fired a perfect touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs in the corner of the end zone on his first play in a competitive football game in more than 1,000 days. The ...
By The Associated Press The pursuit of the perfect NCAA Tournament bracket continues, but for far fewer people than when Saturday's second-round games tipped off. By Saturday evening, after wins by top seeds Duke and Michigan and third-seeded Michigan State, the number of unblemished ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Boozer shook off a quiet first half to finish with 19 points and No. 1 overall seed Duke shot 61.5% after halftime Saturday to pull away from TCU for an 81-58 win in a physical second-round game at the NCAA ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored 3:06 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday in what could be a first-round playoff preview. Bobby Brink also scored and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for the Wild, ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in a 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zach Benson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres continued their white-hot play with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Tage Thompson, Sam Carrick and Rasmus Dahlin also scored for the Sabres. Carrick and ...