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Indianapolis, Iowa used balanced offense and defense to beat Illinois 64-58 in a March 6 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal and then defeated Michigan 59-42 in the semifinals on Saturday to reach the championship game. The …
ATHENS, Ohio — Miami (Ohio) finished the regular season as Division I men's college basketball's only unbeaten team, defeating Ohio 110-108 in overtime Friday. Eian Elmer scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 12 reb…
Boston, Jayson Tatum returned to the Celtics' lineup Friday at TD Garden and helped Boston defeat the Dallas Mavericks 120-100 in his season debut nearly 10 months after surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon…
PHOENIX: The Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns 105-103 on Thursday as Collin Sexton scored 30 points and Chicago earned its second win in three games after an 11-game losing streak. Phoenix, without Dillon Brooks a…
HOUSTON — The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 115-113 in overtime Thursday, overcoming a short-handed roster and late-game heroics. Brandon Podziemski scored 26 points and De’Anthony Melton added 23; R…
ORLANDO and BOSTON — Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg returned from a left midfoot sprain this week, rejoining Dallas’ lineup Thursday against the Orlando Magic and again Friday at TD Garden. He scored 18 points in Orlando …
BOSTON, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum returned to play Friday, nearly ten months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon during last May’s playoffs. The team officially upgraded him from sidelined to questionable on…
DENVER — LeBron James broke the NBA record for career made field goals on Thursday, sinking a baseline turnaround jumper for his 15,838th basket in the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Denver Nuggets. The milestone s…
Washington — President Donald Trump hosted Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at the White House on Thursday to honor the team's 2025 MLS Cup victory, receiving a pink No. 47 jersey and ball. Trump praised Messi, the club and …
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State edged Rutgers 91-87 Thursday as Jeremy Fears and Coen Carr scored 21 points each, moving the Spartans to 25-5 overall and 15-4 in Big Ten play. Michigan State built a 19-point second-…
Iowa City — Michigan defeated Iowa 71-68 Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, securing an undefeated true-road regular season and finishing 28-2 overall and 18-1 in Big Ten play. Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg each s…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. UAB defeated Charlotte 80-74 Wednesday night as Chance Westry posted 20 points and 11 assists, Evan Chatman added 19 points, and KyeRon Lindsay scored 12. WASHINGTON Jean Aranguren scored 20 to lift Georg…
South Bend, Indiana — Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz died Wednesday at age 89, the university said. Holtz led Notre Dame to a 12–0 season and the 1988 national championship, won 249 career collegiate games and wa…
United States — College basketball teams entered conference tournaments and regular-season matchups this week, with multiple programs riding win streaks or seeking postseason seeding. Fairfield faces Manhattan in the MAA…
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State defeated No. 14 Kansas 70-60 on Tuesday, handing the Sun Devils a late-season victory that may have been head coach Bobby Hurley’s final home game. Moe Odum led with 23 points and Massamba Di…
SALT LAKE CITY — Colorado defeated Utah 92-78 on Tuesday after seizing control with a 51-25 halftime lead, the University of Colorado and multiple outlets reported. Bangot Dak scored a career-high 22 points with 10 rebou…
CHAMPAIGN -- On Tuesday night, No. 11 Illinois defeated Oregon 80-54 as Andrej Stojaković scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench. David Mirković added 19 points and Keaton Wagler contributed 11 points, he…
Raleigh, N.C. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 Saturday, extending their winning streak to five games on home ice and pushing a 12-game point streak to 10-0-2. Shayne Gostisbehere recorded a goa…
Ann Arbor, Michigan clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season title Tuesday, beating Minnesota 77-67 at Crisler Center, improving to 26-2 and 16-1. Elliot Cadeau led with 15 points and five assists, L.J. Cason added…
Washington — The U.S. women's Olympic hockey team declined a White House invitation to attend Tuesday's State of the Union, citing timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments after the Milan Cor…
Baltimore — On Saturday and Sunday, NCAA mid-major basketball teams recorded conference wins and overtime finishes across the Mid-Eastern, Big South and Patriot League. Morgan State beat Delaware State 82-68 as Alfred Wo…
Washington, D.C. The NCAA selection committee released preliminary top 16 seeds Saturday, placing Michigan as the No. 1 overall seed ahead of its matchup with Duke. The committee named Duke, Arizona and Iowa State as the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Kent State defeated Bowling Green 78-71 Tuesday as Morgan Safford scored 27 points; the Golden Flashes improved to 20-7 overall and 11-3 in the Mid-American Conference. In Olean Wednesday, Saint Jos…
SEATTLE — The estate of late owner Paul G. Allen announced Wednesday that it has officially commenced a formal sale process for the Seattle Seahawks. Investment bank Allen & Company and law firm Latham & Watkins will lea…
TAMPA, Fla. Tony Clark announced his resignation as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press. The deci…