Champions League matches go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — This week’s Champions League games are going ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat, the governing body of European soccer said Tuesday.
Antetokounmpo leaves Bucks’ game with Celtics after grabbing his left calf while running up court
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo was undergoing testing on his left calf after leaving the Milwaukee Bucks’ victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
Shea Langeliers hits 3 home runs, leads Athletics over Rangers 4-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run drive in the ninth inning that lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Zach Edey and Purdue power their way into NCAA title game, beating N.C. State 63-50
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Purdue kept its March Madness dream alive while snuffing out North Carolina State’s, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Edey in a 63-50 victory Saturday that placed the Boilermakers a win from their first NCAA title.
Led by Castle and Clingan, defending champ UConn returns to NCAA title game, beating Alabama 86-72
GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true test of the NCAA Tournament, getting 21 points from freshman Stephon Castle while clamping down defensively in the second half of an 86-72 win over Alabama in the Final Four on Saturday night.
Purdue’s Zach Edey is the overwhelming choice for 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The child who wanted Zach Edey’s autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip apparently saw something others missed.
Crimson Tide trying to slow down the UConn juggernaut in the Final Four
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alabama coach Nate Oats had to rebuild his roster and replace three assistant coaches. The pieces ended up fitting perfectly.
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson edges UConn’s Dan Hurley for AP coach of the year
There was a moment during the NCAA Tournament, when top-seeded Houston was well on its way to a 40-point rout of No. 16 seed Longwood, that helps to capture why the Cougars have become so dominant under Kelvin Sampson.
Athletics express sadness, some relief at moving out of Oakland at the end of the season
DETROIT — The Oakland Athletics no longer have to wonder where they’ll play the next few seasons. That won’t make the long goodbye any easier.
‘Almost NASCAR champion’ Hamlin feuds with track owner in social media spat that turned personal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of NASCAR’s top track owners deleted social media posts made earlier Friday morning in a back-and-forth spat with top driver Denny Hamlin that began when Hamlin criticized the repaving of Sonoma Raceway in California.
Big men are rolling for Purdue, NC State and UConn. Now they’ve got their teams in the Final Four
GLENDALE, Ariz. — DJ Burns Jr. isn’t interested in spending a lot of time catching the ball on the perimeter and trying to show off a shimmying crossover dribble before chucking 3-pointers for North Carolina State.
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers have been in each other’s orbit for years. The Final Four beckons
CLEVELAND — Their memories are blurry.
Southern Jaguars are pride of HBCU baseball after its upset of defending national champion LSU
In a sport committed to increasing its number of Black players, Southern University’s upset of LSU this week was a victory for all HBCU baseball programs.
Steve Clifford is stepping down as Hornets coach as ‘grind’ of 82 games becomes too much
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Clifford said the grind of an 82-game season became too much — and the losing didn’t help, either.
Angel Reese Declares for the WNBA Draft … in Vogue
LSU may have lost to Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, but even two days afterward their star forward Angel Reese was still making headlines — this time in Vogue.
Patient fans wait out 5-hour rain delay for Royals vs. Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) — Fans who showed up for a Wednesday afternoon baseball game at Camden Yards ended up waiting until early evening before the first pitch was finally thrown.
IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
Joel Embiid scores 24 points in his return from knee surgery. Sixers top Thunder 109-105
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid put Philadelphia ahead with four free throws in the final 40 seconds and finished with 24 points in his first game in nine weeks following knee surgery, leading the 76ers to a 109-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Larry Lucchino, feisty force behind retro ballpark revolution and curse-busting Red Sox, dies at 78
BOSTON — Larry Lucchino, the hard-driving force behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78.
After losing to Iowa, Angel Reese has a choice to make: Stay at LSU or go pro?
ALBANY, N.Y. — Angel Reese has about 48 hours to make a major life decision while processing a stinging loss in her anticipated showdown against Caitlin Clark in the NCAA Tournament, a setback that left the LSU forward in tears while reflecting on the past year since winning the women’s basketball championship.