By The Associated Press The pursuit of the perfect NCAA Tournament bracket continues, but for far fewer people than when Saturday's second-round games tipped off. By Saturday evening, after wins by top seeds Duke and Michigan and third-seeded Michigan State, the number of unblemished ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Boozer shook off a quiet first half to finish with 19 points and No. 1 overall seed Duke shot 61.5% after halftime Saturday to pull away from TCU for an 81-58 win in a physical second-round game at the NCAA ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored 3:06 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday in what could be a first-round playoff preview. Bobby Brink also scored and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for the Wild, ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in a 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Coen Carr recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 assists as Michigan State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69 on ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zach Benson had a goal and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres continued their white-hot play with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Tage Thompson, Sam Carrick and Rasmus Dahlin also scored for the Sabres. Carrick and ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer There is still madness in March. There are buzzer beaters. Upsets. Postgame tears. "Wait, what?" moments that go viral and become part of NCAA Tournament lore. The chaos that makes the tournament such a captivating three-week spectacle is just getting a ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Dvorak scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and added an assist, Dan Vladar made 24 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Saturday to complete a three-game West Coast sweep. Owen Tippett scored in the second period ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo had a dominant performance to show that she is still one of the best players in women's basketball. The Notre Dame junior had 23 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists as the sixth-seeded Fighting Irish led ...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates debut for highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin will have to wait. Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday after the shortstop spent the last few weeks showcasing the skills that have made him baseball's No. 1 overall ...
