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March Madness brackets are here. Here's how to pick your teams

Mar. 18, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

March Madness this year comes at a time of great uncertainty in college sports. In addition to eyeing potential 5-12 upsets and trying to figure out which sleeper to put in the Elite Eight, fans also have to consider more existential questions about college basketball's future. How...

March Madness: Fabulous freshmen set to dazzle on big stage as NCAA Tournament arrives

Mar. 18, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

There is no doubt this has been the season of Caitlin Clark, the NCAA's all-time scoring leader from Iowa whose excellence has filled arenas and thrilled fans. Right alongside, though, is a group of flashy, talented newcomers elbowing their way onto the court shouting, “We've got next!” ...

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...

$510 Dodgers jerseys and $150 caps. Behold the price of being an Ohtani fan in Japan

Mar. 18, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mai Fukuo was gift-shopping for a friend. Hideki Chiba was in the same sports store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo looking for something for his father-in-law. They each picked up items in blue — Los Angeles Dodgers Blue, of course. This reflects the...

Bettors counting on upsets as they put money on long shots this March Madness

Mar. 18, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Given the numerous upsets that led to last year's unusual Final Four and the many bids stolen in this season's conference tournaments, bettors aren't inclined to go chalk when laying wagers for the NCAA Tournament. “People are loving some (under)dogs,” BetMGM...

Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger Woods

Mar. 18, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing great golf, measured as much by his elite ball-striking and alarming consistency as...

March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

Mar. 18, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A year ago, Fairleigh Dickinson landed in the First Four and by the following weekend became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. After routing Texas Southern in Dayton, the 16th-seeded Knights — one of the shortest teams in...

Boxing great Roberto Durán receives pacemaker after heart issues

Mar. 18, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Boxing great Roberto Durán received a pacemaker on Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said. “The Durán family is pleased to inform that thanks to God the surgery in our champion, a pacemaker implant, was totally successful,”...

Trevor Bauer says he will pitch against Yankees for Mexican team in exhibition game

Mar. 18, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

Trevor Bauer says he will pitch for the Mexican team Diablos Rojos in their Sunday exhibition game with the New York Yankees. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner is attempting to return to Major League Baseball for the first time in three years following his lengthy suspension by MLB...

From ailing Jayhawks to injured Eagles, health could help to decide this year's NCAA Tournament

Mar. 18, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Self was downright curious to see what Kansas would look like in the Big 12 Tournament when injuries to Hunter Dickinson and fellow All-American candidate Kevin McCullar Jr. ruled them out for the games in Kansas City. Turned out to be game — singular...

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Reds looking at potential replacements in center field after starter TJ Friedl breaks wrist

Mar. 18, 2024 22:07 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds are exploring their options after starting center fielder TJ Friedl broke his right wrist on a diving play in spring training last Saturday. The loss of one of the Reds' best players is a blow to a team that already expects to start the season...

Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants agree to $62 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Mar. 18, 2024 22:00 PM EDT

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $62 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to...

March Madness kicks off with First Four games and teams looking to do some bracket busting

Mar. 18, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A year ago, Fairleigh Dickinson landed in the First Four and by the following weekend became one of the most improbable bracket-busters in NCAA Tournament history. After routing Texas Southern in Dayton, the 16th-seeded Knights — one of the shortest teams in...

Saints, defensive end Chase Young agree on 1-year contract for former No. 2 overall pick

Mar. 18, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms of a one-year contract with free agent defensive end Chase Young, a move that provides reinforcements to an edge pass rush that periodically struggled to pressure quarterbacks last season. "I definitely plan to add a...

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

Mar. 18, 2024 21:53 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...

LeVert, Allen lead short-handed Cavs past Pacers 108-103

Mar. 18, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each scored 23 points and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 108-103 on Monday night. Cleveland led by as many as nine in the final quarter before Indiana pulled even with 2:05 remaining. LeVert drove...

March Madness? Indiana State, three 20-win Big East teams among those snubbed on Selection Sunday

Mar. 18, 2024 21:25 PM EDT

The only time Indiana State won more games was when Larry Bird was part of a national runner-up team in 1979. The Sycamores won’t even get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament this time. Even with 28 wins and goggle-wearing big man Robbie Avila among a lineup with all five...

Knicks forward OG Anunoby is out after elbow injury 'flared up'

Mar. 18, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby left the team on its Western road trip after his surgically repaired right elbow flared up. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Monday before New York played the Golden State Warriors that Anunoby flew home after playing 33 minutes in a...

Lions and Pro Bowl guard Kevin Zeitler agree on 1-year deal, AP source says

Mar. 18, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

The Detroit Lions and Pro Bowl guard Kevin Zeitler have agreed to a one-year contract, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Detroit...

Pistons guard Evan Fournier has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking the ball into the stands

Mar. 18, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit Pistons guard Evan Fournier has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking the ball into the stands. NBA executive vice president for basketball operations Joe Dumars, himself a former Pistons guard, announced the punishment on Monday. Detroit...