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Osborne scores career-high 36 to lead UCLA into Sweet 16
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne has taken a lot on her shoulders during her four years at UCLA. With her team down four points late in the third quarter after blowing an 18-point deficit, the senior guard wasn't about to let a trip to the Sweet 16 go away. Osborne's three-point...
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can't get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the Legislature passed Monday with a veto-proof majority. Firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs...
Austin Reaves rising to challenges in Lakers' playoff push
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Los Angeles Lakers reached the final minutes of a tight game they desperately needed to win, the player with the ball in his hands on every possession Sunday night wasn't one of their superstars, but an undrafted second-year reserve guard who has made a career out of...
Experienced Sooners face young Bruins in second round Monday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oklahoma and UCLA on paper seems to be the quintessential matchup of experience versus youth. The Sooners have three players with at least 1,500-point career points while the Bruins have five freshmen who play pivotal roles. Sooners coach Jennie Baranczyk isn't...
Indiana, Miami preparing for Holmes' return in March Madness
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Top-seeded Indiana needs All-America center Mackenzie Holmes to carry a heavy burden — if the team intends to fulfill its championship hopes. It appears the Big Ten's defensive player of the year will be back Monday night. One day after watching...
Oklahoma St. earns 71-60 victory over E. Washington in NIT
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson had 22 points in Oklahoma State's 71-60 victory over Eastern Washington on Sunday in the NIT. Thompson was 8-of-16 shooting (6 for 11 from 3-point range) for the Cowboys (20-15). Tyreek Smith scored 11 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the...
Oklahoma has big 3rd quarter to advance over Portland, 85-63
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oklahoma is best known for having the nation's second-highest scoring offense. It was the Sooner's physicality on defense and ability to control the paint though that allowed them to advance over Portland in the NCAA Tournament. Fifth-seeded Oklahoma outrebounded...
Cornell's Diakomihalis wins 4th title; Penn State wins again
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis became the fifth Division I wrestler to win four national titles and Penn State won its 10th team title in 12 years on Saturday at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, with former President Donald Trump in attendance for the evening...
First round of March Madness features double-digit comebacks
No lead seemed safe on Saturday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Baylor, Miami and Ohio State all rallied from double-digits deficits to advance to the second round. The Bears trailed by 18 points against Alabama early on and overcame it for a 78-74 win. It was tied...
Miami opens March Madness with 17-point rally over Cowgirls
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — When Miami coach Katie Meier reached the locker room at halftime Saturday, her players were already discussing solutions. When they returned for the postgame celebration, Meier was teary-eyed and reflective. In 22 seasons as a head coach, she...
