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Brown scores 31 points, White gets 1st career triple-double in Celtics' 119-94 win over Detroit

Mar. 18, 2024 23:05 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points in three quarters, Derrick White posted his first career triple-double and the NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94 on Monday night. Boston star Jayson Tatum missed the game because of a right ankle injury, but the...

DeRozan scores 28 points as the Bulls edge the Trail Blazers 110-107

Mar. 18, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Nikola Vucevic made a key hook shot with 9.3 seconds left, helping the Chicago Bulls edge the Portland Trail Blazers 110-107 on Monday night. Vucevic had 22 points and nine rebounds in Chicago's third win in four games. Ayo Dosunmu...

Alabama gives DeBoer 8-year, $87 million deal; AD Greg Byrne, hoops coach Nate Oats get raises

Mar. 18, 2024 19:29 PM EDT

New Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer has received an eight-year contract worth at least $87 million, and the school also gave basketball coach Nate Oats and athletic director Greg Byrne raises and extensions. The 49-year-old DeBoer, who replaced seven-time national champion Nick...

Top-seeded Boilermakers return to March Madness with new look thanks to stronger backcourt

Mar. 18, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer can already sense a difference this March. His legs feel stronger, more rested and better conditioned for NCAA Tournament play. It's a welcome change for the top-seeded Boilermakers. A year ago, their weary...

Is there a way to slow Caitlin Clark in March Madness? Here's how some have tried

Mar. 18, 2024 10:15 AM EDT

Many have tried to slow down Caitlin Clark. Few have succeeded. The numbers bear that out. Opposing coaches will try again in the NCAA Tournament to come up with schemes to defend Division I's all-time leading scorer but know it's hopeless to completely shut down the Iowa guard. The...

UAB steamrolls Temple 85-69 to win AAC championship, berth in NCAA Tournament

Mar. 17, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Alejandro Vasquez sank five 3-pointers on his way to scoring a career-high 29, Yaxel Lendeborg finished with his 19th double-double of the season and UAB cruised to a wire-to-wire 85-69 victory over Temple on Sunday in the championship game of the American Athletic...

Bam Adebayo hits buzzer-beating 3 as the Heat topped the Pistons 104-101

Mar. 17, 2024 18:18 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Bam Adebayo made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Miami Heat to a 104-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Cade Cunningham missed a 3-pointer for Detroit with 9 seconds left and Terry Rozier sprinted up the court with the rebound. He couldn't get to the...

Miller beats buzzer and Drake women win Missouri Valley Tournament in dramatic fashion

Mar. 17, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 on Sunday for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs made it...

Knowling's buzzer-beater lifts Yale over Brown 62-61 for Ivy League title, NCAA tourney berth

Mar. 17, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Knowling hit a jumper at the buzzer and Yale closed the game on an 8-1 run to beat Brown 62-61 in the championship game of the Ivy League Tournament at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium on Sunday, sending the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time. Kino...

Power-Cassidy scores 21 and Holy Cross beats Boston U 61-55 for Patriot League's auto-bid to NCAAs

Mar. 17, 2024 14:38 PM EDT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Bronagh Power-Cassidy scored 21 points, Cara McCormack added 15 and Holy Cross outlasted Boston U 61-55 on Sunday to win the Patriot League Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. The Crusaders became the first repeat...