Nashville — Arkansas defeated Ole Miss 93-90 in overtime Saturday to reach the SEC tournament final, after Ole Miss upset Alabama and became the first 15-seed to reach the semifinals. Darius Acuff scored 24 and led Arkansas; Vanderbilt beat Florida to set a title matchup Sunday. ESPN Analytics favored Arkansas...
Chicago — Michigan and Wisconsin meet in Saturday's Big Ten Tournament semifinal after Wisconsin's 91-88 overtime win over Illinois and Michigan's 71-67 quarterfinal victory over Ohio State. Michigan enters as a 3 seed with a 30-2 record; Wisconsin is 23rd with a 24-9 record and earlier defeated Michigan on Jan....
MIAMI. The Dominican Republic defeated South Korea 10-0 on Friday to now advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals, capping the game with Austin Wells's three-run, walk-off homer in the seventh inning. Cristopher Sanchez struck out eight over five shutout innings, and the win tied the tournament home-run record at 14....
San Francisco — The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the injury‑plagued Golden State Warriors 127-117 Friday night at Chase Center. Anthony Edwards scored 42 points, shooting 13 of 22 and 12 of 12 on free throws, while Rudy Gobert added 18 points and nine rebounds. Golden State started Kristaps Porziņģis after acquiring...
Nashville, Ole Miss defeated No. 2 Alabama 80-79 in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night, eliminating the Crimson Tide after a game in Nashville. The 15-seed Rebels advanced after earlier wins over Texas and Georgia, shooting efficiently in the second half. Alabama's Labaron Philon scored 28 points, but his...
Chicago, UCLA defeated eighth-ranked Michigan State 88-84 in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal on Friday, advancing to a semifinal with Purdue. Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists, and Trent Perry added 22, sealing the final possession with free throws. Tyler Bilodeau exited late in the first half with...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Arizona guard Jaden Bradley hit a fall-away jumper at the buzzer to give No. 2 Arizona an 82-80 victory over No. 7 Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night. Bradley finished with 15 points, and reserve Anthony Dell'Orso also scored 26 with six 3-pointers....
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Vanderbilt defeated No. 25 Tennessee 75-68 on Friday in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, led by Duke Miles' season-high 30 points. The fourth-seeded Commodores (25-7) will face top-seeded Florida in the semifinals on Saturday, a rematch of a Jan. 17 regular-season meeting Florida won 98-94. Florida beat Kentucky 71-63...
HOUSTON -- Team USA edged Canada 5-3 on Friday at Daikin Park, advancing to the World Baseball Classic semifinals and setting a Sunday matchup with the Dominican Republic. Logan Webb started and yielded 4 2/3 scoreless innings while Kyle Schwarber produced an early run. Canada staged a late rally but...
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Ludvig Aberg took a two-shot lead at The Players Championship on Friday while Scottie Scheffler rallied to post a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Saturday after narrowly making the cut, moving to 4-under through 54 holes and eight shots behind the leader. Aberg carded a 9-under 63...
