The Portland Trail Blazers started five rookies Saturday night against Denver, only the second time that has happened since starters were first tracked on NBA box scores more than 50 years ago. Scoot …
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3/23/24
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DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA …
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By WILL GRAVES
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3/23/24
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For this weekend, the University of Idaho marching band is calling itself the “Van-Dogs Marching Band.” Why? Because after Yale was unable to pull together a band to travel to the Pacific …
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By TIM BOOTH
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3/23/24
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RJ Davis scored 20 points to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping them unbeaten in March Madness against Spartans …
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By AARON BEARD
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3/23/24
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Keith Mitchell found a little separation at the Valspar Championship. All it required was one of the best finishes ever through the famed “Snake Pit” at Innisbrook. He went birdie-birdie-eagle. …
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3/23/24
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The NCAA changed one of the officials at the half of the Chattanooga-N.C. State game on Saturday because of a background conflict. Tommi Paris was removed from the game and replaced by Angelica …
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3/23/24
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Gonzaga played a nearly perfect second half, busting open a back-and-forth game with a 15-0 run to pull away from Kansas for an 89-68 win and extend its nation-best streak of trips to the Sweet 16 to …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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3/23/24
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James Madison’s moment in the college sports spotlight has been years in the making. The Dukes’ NCAA Tournament victory against Wisconsin was not so much a singular seismic event but the …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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3/23/24
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Caitlin Clark struggled to make shots early, but finished with 27 points and 10 assists as Iowa defeated Holy Cross 91-65 in an NCAA tournament first-round game on Saturday. Kate Martin also had a …
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By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
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3/23/24
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LSU coach Kim Mulkey is sharply criticizing and threatening legal action against The Washington Post. Mulkey says the newspaper has spent two years pursuing a “hit piece” about her and gave her a …
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By BRETT MARTEL
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3/23/24
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Caleb Love scored 19 points and second-seeded Arizona reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons, beating No. 7 seed Dayton 78-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The …
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By JOHN COON
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3/23/24
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Max Verstappen not surprisingly clinched pole position for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. More surprising was record eight-time Australian pole winner Lewis Hamilton not making it into the final …
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3/23/24
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Five races into NASCAR’s 2024 season and Ford is in a funk. Ford cars have been fast, just not quite fast enough to produce any wins yet. At the race in Atlanta, the razor-thin margins at the …
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By JIM VERTUNO
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3/23/24
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Kellie Harper always knew she wanted to coach college basketball, but never thought it would be at her alma mater Tennessee. That’s because she thought Pat Summitt would be there forever. Harper is …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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3/23/24
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Dusty May was frazzled Sunday afternoon. It was a few hours before the NCAA tournament selections would be unveiled and the Florida Atlantic coach was seriously worried that the Owls weren’t going …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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3/23/24
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Tyon Grant-Foster scored 22 points, and Grand Canyon earned its first NCAA Tournament victory as the 12th-seeded Antelopes knocked off No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s 75-66. Grand Canyon became the second …
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By TIM BOOTH
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3/23/24
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Zach Edey finished with 30 points and 21 rebounds to become the first player in 29 years in the NCAA Tournament with a 30-20 game, leading top-seeded Purdue to a 78-50 rout over 16th-seeded Grambling …
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By MICHAEL MAROT
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3/23/24
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Freshman Audi Crooks scores 40 as No. 7-seed Iowa State beats 10th-seed Maryland in NCAA first round
Freshman Audi Crooks scored a career-high 40 points on 18-for-20 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in her sensational NCAA Tournament debut, and No. 7-seed Iowa State hit all the big shots in the …
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By JANIE McCAULEY
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3/23/24
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Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points and James Madison pulled off the first 12-5 upset of the NCAA Tournament by beating Wisconsin 72-61. The 12th-seeded Dukes will face fourth-seeded Duke on Sunday …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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3/23/24
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A person familiar with the negotiations says the Tennessee Titans are finalizing a deal to send a pair of draft picks to Kansas City for cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. The person spoke to The …
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By TERESA M. WALKER
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3/22/24
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