By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nicolas Timberlake of Kansas swears he got fouled. If he did, Samford's A.J. Staton-McCray insisted, then "I guess Casper hit him."
The fourth-seeded Jayhawks took advantage of what looked like a phantom foul in the waning seconds ...
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March Madness is on.
The beloved annual tradition that is the NCAA Tournament opened this week with bracket busters and overnight stars — Oakland's Jack Gohlke and Oregon's Jermaine Couisnard, anyone? — emerging out of nowhere.
Who will win it all? UConn is the No. ...
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami won the World Cup season title in super-G for the fifth time on Friday, doing just enough by placing seventh in the final race won by the 2018 Olympic champion Ester Ledecka.
The 32-year-old Gut-Behrami needed to finish eighth or better ...
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers added their second tight end during free agency with the signing of Hayden Hurst on Friday.
Hurst was released by Carolina in a salary-cap move on Wednesday. He had 18 receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown last season, but missed the ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — North Carolina State is getting a little tired of being asked if it's tired.
The way the Wolfpack are playing, it's hard to blame them.
Ben Middlebrooks scored a career-high 21 points and 11th-seeded N.C. State surged past sixth-seeded ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
Caitlin Clark has been a mainstay on The Associated Press All-America team the past few seasons.
The NCAA's all-time scoring leader from Iowa was honored for the third straight year Wednesday, becoming the 11th player to earn the distinction three ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer
Oklahoma State wrestler Daton Fix is positioned to finally win an elusive national championship, and Penn State is poised to win the team title again with two potential four-time champions.
Fix has placed in the top four at the NCAA Division I Wrestling ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was in the posted lineup for Wednesday night's game against Pittsburgh after sitting out nine days with an abdominal injury.
Judge hadn't played since March 10, when he struck out in both at-bats against Atlanta. He had an MRI the ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer
Purdue had just fallen unexpectedly in the Big Ten Tournament last week and Braden Smith sat down alongside star Zach Edey and coach Matt Painter to meet reporters.
It took three questions to conjure a March Madness specter: the Boilermakers' improbable ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are re-signing veteran kicker Nick Folk after he made an NFL-leading, career-best 96.7% of his kicks last season.
The Titans announced Wednesday they agreed to terms with Folk and defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph.
Tennessee traded a 2025 ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Joel Scott scored a season-high 23 points and had 11 rebounds as Colorado State won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 11 years, blowing out Virginia 67-42 in the First Four on Tuesday night.
Nique Clifford added 17 points and ...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers to lead Iowa over Kansas State 91-82 on Tuesday night in the NIT.
Sandfort added 12 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (19-14). Ben Krikke scored 24 points while going 9 of 15 and 5 of 8 from ...
By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes raced to a three-goal lead in the first period on the way to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Trade-deadline acquisition Jake Guentzel had a three-point night ...
By JACOB BENGE Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Wagner kicked off March Madness with the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, getting 21 points from Melvin Council Jr. and holding off a late rally by Howard to win 71-68 in the First Four on Tuesday night.
The Northeast ...
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Wagner kicked off March Madness with the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, getting 21 points from Melvin Council Jr. and holding off a late rally by Howard to win 71-68 in the First Four.
The Northeast Conference champion Seahawks ...
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DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane scored 48 seconds into overtime as the Detroit rallied to beat Columbus 4-3.
Kane scored from the left circle after Lucas Raymond tied the score with his second goal of the game with 12.6 seconds remaining in regulation.
Raymond has ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz 114-104 on Monday night.
Edwards scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half to help the Timberwolves pull away late. It was his second consecutive ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Lowry hustled after a loose basketball and launched himself over the scorer's table and into the lap of the public address announcer.
Lowry turns 38 next week and joked that at his age, he has "no brakes." But his feet flying in the air is just the way the 76ers' ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night.
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each scored 23 points and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers fended off a late push from the Indiana Pacers for a 108-103 win on Monday night.
Cleveland played without three regular starters, including star guard Donovan Mitchell, as the ...