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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Ja Morant will be away from the Memphis Grizzlies for at least their next two games, the team announced Saturday, not long after the NBA opened an investigation into a social media post by the guard after he livestreamed himself holding what appeared to be a gun at a

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 9 UConn to a 69-39 rout of Georgetown in the Big East quarterfinals. Dorka Juhasz also put up a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Lou Lopez Senechal added 14 points for the

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his Boston debut and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves, helping the NHL-leading Bruins beat Patrick Kane and the New York Rangers 4-2. Charlie Coyle scored off Bertuzzi’s feed and set up Tomas Nosek’s short-handed goal in Boston’s 10th straight win.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones scored 23 points and No. 6 Marquette barely avoided a last-minute collapse, topping St. John’s 96-94 for its sixth consecutive victory. St. John’s erased nearly all of a 10-point deficit in the final 21 seconds of regulation and had a chance to tie the

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored 27 points, Kedrian Johnson added 23 and West Virginia gave its NCAA Tournament hopes a big boost with an 89-81 victory over No. 11 Kansas State on Saturday. Emmitt Matthews added 20 points and Tre Mitchell scored 14 for West Virginia, which

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Romain Grosjean opened his third season in IndyCar by winning the pole in qualifying on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. The Frenchman led an all-Andretti Autosport front row in Saturday qualifying and surged to the second pole of his IndyCar career in

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored 24 points to help Auburn boost its NCAA Tournament prospects with a 79-70 victory over No. 12 Tennessee in the regular-season finale. The Tigers reached 20 wins and rebounded from an overtime loss at No. 2 Alabama with their biggest win

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Patterson feels fortunate these days. The tight end from Air Force is living out a childhood dream as one of 319 players invited this week to the NFL’s annual scouting combine. If all goes well between now and the end of summer, he’ll be fighting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan Walker scored a career-high 41 points and UAB defeated Charlotte 93-91 in double overtime. Walker also contributed six assists for the Blazers, who picked up their sixth straight victory and held on to third place in the conference. Brice Williams finished with 32 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer Bayern Munich has held on to return to the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win at Stuttgart. Matthijs de Ligt and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored for Bayern to move back ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Dortmund has clawed back a nine-point deficit by winning every

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jaren Holmes had 16 points and Iowa State ended a four-game losing streak Saturday with a 73-58 win over seventh-ranked Baylor in what likely was the Bears’ final Big 12 home game in the 35-year-old Ferrell Center. The Cyclones (18-12, 9-9 Big 12) played their

WASHINGTON — Led by Miguel Ayesa’s 23 points, the William & Mary Tribe defeated the Elon Phoenix 73-51 in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament’s second round.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor scored 28 points and No. 24 Texas A&M beat second-ranked Alabama 67-61. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Crimson Tide, who played the last two minutes minus star Brandon Miller after he fouled out with a team-leading 19 points.

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s in the right place to win the Bahrain Grand Prix for the first time as he starts Sunday’s season-opener from pole position. The desert track has been barren for Verstappen who retired three times in his first four races there. He seemed cursed

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Ja Morant will be away from the Memphis Grizzlies for at least their next two games, the team said Saturday in a move that came not long after the NBA opened an investigation into a social media post by the guard after he livestreamed himself holding what appeared to

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dre Davis scored 24 points to help Seton Hall beat No. 20 Providence 82-58. Femi Odukale had 19 points while KC Ndefo scored 15 for the Pirates, who had dropped three in a row. Al-Amir Dawes finished with 11 points. Seton Hall made 10 3-pointers and

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A.J. Hoggard scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and Michigan State finished the regular season with an 84-78 win over Ohio State. Joey Hauser added 16, Tyson Walker 15, Jaden Akins 13 and Malik Hall 10 on Senior Day for the Spartans, who shot 55% and

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal conceded a goal after just nine seconds and went 2-0 down in the second half and still stayed on track for the English Premier League title. Substitute Reiss Nelson scored the winner with a fierce volley in injury time as Arsenal recovered to beat Bournemouth 3-2