Month: March 2022

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke began retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament with minimal stress, beating Cal State Fullerton 78-61. Freshman Paolo Banchero scored 17 points to lead the Blue Devils. The West Region’s No. 2 seed jumped to an early double-digit lead and played with

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — George Paton was so convinced that Randy Gregory’s troubles are behind him that he ponied up $70 million for the pass rusher with a suspension-filled seven-year stint in Dallas. “We talked to a lot of people within the Cowboys organization, people who have been

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina has fired women’s basketball coach Jaida Williams after nine seasons. The school announced the decision on Friday. Williams went 15-11 overall this season and 4-9 in the Sun Belt Conference. She was 129-127 during her time with the Chanticleers. School vice president for intercollegiate athletics Matt Hogue thanked Williams

By THERESA SMITH Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — It was a day of firsts for the revamped Oakland A’s, under first-year manager Mark Kotsay. But the defensive highlight was something familiar — a powerful throw from the warning track by center fielder Ramón Laureano to veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus, whose relay to catcher Sean

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Iga Swiatek rallied from a break down in each set to beat Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4 and reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open. Swiatek saved two set points in the first-set tiebreaker when she overcame deficits of 3-1 and 5-3. She

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least two weeks with a sprained ligament in his left foot. The team says reigning scoring champion underwent an MRI exam that revealed the injury and he is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks. A two-week absence for Curry would

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kennady McQueen scored 20 points and Utah unloaded a barrage of 3-pointers to bolt to a big early lead and coast to a 92-69 win over Arkansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The seventh-seeded Utes built a 20-point lead in the first

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Southern California coach Andy Enfield says the officials got it wrong when they awarded the ball to Miami on an out-of-bounds play with just over two minutes left in their NCAA Tournament game. Enfield said it was clear to him the ball went off Miami

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Top-seeded Baylor is the defending national champion in a blue-blood bracket that began with the three teams that have the most national titles. North Carolina and UCLA are the tradition-rich programs with multiple titles still playing in the East Regional. Eight-time champ and second-seeded

STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 20 points and top-seeded Louisville never looked back as the Cardinals routed Albany 83-51 in a first round women’s NCAA Tournament game. Louisville (26-4) used runs of 13-0, 14-0 and 9-0 in the first half to build a 48-20 halftime lead. The Great

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed veteran left-hander Tyler Anderson to a one-year contract. Los Angeles also acquired minor league pitcher Tanner Dodson from Tampa Bay in a trade for outfielder Luke Raley on Friday. The 32-year-old Anderson split last season between Pittsburgh and Seattle. Anderson could be a candidate for

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — To say the Buffalo Bills are happy to have landed a prized free agent like Von Miller would be an understatement. With one notable exception, nearly everything has gone swimmingly for the Bills in an unexpected and surprising spending spree to open free agency. Even

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — UCLA faces Saint Mary’s on Saturday in a second-round East Region game. The contest will reunite Bruins coach Mick Cronin with Gaels guard Logan Johnson. Cronin recruited Johnson to play for him at Cincinnati. But after just one season together in 2018-19, Cronin took

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk has the Sooners hosting NCAA Tournament games in her first year. The former Drake coach leads No. 4 seed Oklahoma into Saturday’s first-round matchup with IUPUI. While Oklahoma has a long, storied NCAA Tournament history, it is IUPUI’s first trip. In

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The second-round matchup between No. 1 seed Gonzaga and No. 9 seed Memphis is also a clash between two likely NBA lottery picks. Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Memphis’ Jalen Duren are both high on the list of NBA executives looking for players in the upcoming

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say Jets assistant coach John Benton has been charged with driving under the influence in New Jersey after being pulled over for a vehicle violation. A New Jersey State Police spokesperson says Benton was suspected of being under the influence late Thursday while driving a Lincoln Navigator in Morris County.

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New to the New York Mets, outfielder Mark Canha has already drawn praise from manager Buck Showalter. In his first spring training with the Mets, Showalter says he likes Canha’s approach to the game. The 33-year-old Canha signed a two-year contract with the Mets

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Teddy Allen picked up the “Teddy Buckets” nickname as a freshman at West Virginia for his deft scoring ability. It took him five stops in five years to finally feel at home at New Mexico State. Allen’s roundabout journey began at West Virginia and then

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Jones scored 21 points, Marcus Carr beat the halftime buzzer with a shot from well beyond halfcourt to put Texas ahead for good, and the Longhorns beat Virginia Tech 81-73 for their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2014. The sixth-seeded Longhorns advance to a second-round

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ashley Owusu scored 24 points and Diamond Miller added 23 to lift fourth-seeded Maryland to a 102-71 rout of 13th-seeded Delaware. Jasmine Dickey led the Blue Hens with 31 points, but they couldn’t keep up with a Maryland team that looked healthy and ready

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 29 points and 11th-seeded Notre Dame recovered from a grueling First Four win and late-night flight to beat sixth-seeded Alabama 78-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ryan, a senior guard, was 10 of 13 from the field

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey needed only one season at LSU to bring women’s NCAA Tournament games back to Baton Rouge for the first time since 2014. Mulkey says she didn’t envision where the Tigers would be now when she left a powerhouse

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty will miss the start of the season and there’s no timetable for his return after he received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his ailing right shoulder. The Cardinals are hopeful Flaherty could be ready by May, but haven’t ruled out

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Charlie Moore made two free throws with three seconds left and finished with 16 points to lift 10th-seeded Miami to a 68-66 win over No. 7 seed Southern California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Moore drove the lane in the final moments

PARIS (AP) — Ten-time champion Saint-Etienne and Troyes both remained in danger of relegation following a 1-1 draw in the French league. South Africa striker Lebo Mothiba put Troyes ahead early on from close range following a cross from Abdu Conte. Ryad Boudebouz equalized midway through the second half with a penalty. Troyes is 15th

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 27 points and 10 assists and Monika Czinano added 18 points as Iowa defeated Illinois State 98-58 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game Friday. Gabbie Marshall and Tomi Taiwo each had 13 points for the Hawkeyes. They are the No. 2 seed

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Striker Enes Unal has scored his 14th goal in the Spanish league to help 10-man Getafe draw at Athletic Bilbao 1-1. Only Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema with 22 has more league goals this season. Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior has also found the net 14 times. Unal struck three minutes into the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had 21 points and 14 rebounds, Jordan Lewis scored 23 and the Baylor women won their 19th consecutive first-round game in the NCAA Tournament, overwhelming Hawaii 89-49. Smith and Lewis combined to score the first 27 Baylor points in the third quarter. The

ROME (AP) — Domenico Berardi scored twice and achieved his 100th goal in Serie A as Sassuolo beat Spezia 4-1 to keep alive its chances of securing a Europa League spot. Sassuolo moved up to ninth place and just five points from the Europa League spots amid a six-match unbeaten run. Berardi converted a penalty

By The Associated Press North Carolina and first-year coach Hubert Davis got themselves off the NCAA Tournament bubble and now hope to make trouble for defending national champion Baylor in a featured matchup of the second round. The Tar Heels have won seven of eight and beat Marquette by 32 points Thursday. Baylor beat Norfolk

DETROIT (AP) — Penn State moved closer to its ninth NCAA wrestling championship in 11 years, widening its lead in the team race as five of its six semifinalists advanced. The Nittany Lions had 108 points. Michigan was second with 84.5 and two finalists competing Saturday night. Arizona State had 63.5 points and Iowa 62

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have finalized their trade for All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, giving quarterback Derek Carr the top wideout that had been missing from the offense. The deal was agreed to on Thursday and announced Friday with the Raiders sending the Packers first and second-round picks in

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Creighton sophomore center Ryan Kalkbrenner will miss the rest of the NCAA Tournament with a left knee injury. Coach Greg McDermott says the injury isn’t as significant as had been feared when  Kalkbrenner got hurt in the Bluejays’ first-round win. But the Big East defensive player of the of the

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the deal says the Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran tight end Austin Hooper. The Titans announced new contracts with veteran cornerback Buster Skrine and running back Jordan Wilkins on Friday. The person confirming Hooper’s new contract

STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) — Kayleigh Truong scored a career-high 20 points to lead Gonzaga to a 68-55 victory over Nebraska in the first round of NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Truong, a junior guard, scored 15 of her points in the second half, and those came after she landed awkwardly in a

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the move says the Seattle Seahawks are reuniting with defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. Seattle also announced it

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — A Bundesliga game between Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach has been called off after a linesman was struck in the back of the head by a plastic beer cup thrown by someone in the crowd. The match was already noteworthy for being the league’s first to be

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins is out indefinitely after tests revealed a plantar fascia tear in his right foot. The Hawks say tests conducted Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, also confirmed a right finger sprain. Collins was given an anti-inflammatory shot

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Moore scored 21 points and second-seeded Villanova had little trouble with 15th-seeded Delaware, winning 80-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Big East Player of the Collin Gillespie added 14 points for the Wildcats. Villanova advances to play seventh-seeded Ohio State in the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It may look a little weird for a few days, but Freddie Freeman is officially wearing Dodger blue and Kris Bryant is donning the purple and black of the Colorado Rockies. A few miles away in Mesa, Japanese star outfielder Seiya Suzuki is in camp,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed with former Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on a $10.75 million deal for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract is

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Karli Seay made a 3-pointer from the corner with 26 seconds remaining, and 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast ousted fifth-seeded Virginia Tech 84-81 despite a career-high 42 points by Elizabeth Kitley. Kierstan Bell scored 22 points for FGCU, which was ranked in the AP Top