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CLEVELAND (AP) — Miryne Thomas scored 24 points and Sincere Carry added 21 as Kent State beat rival Akron 79-73 in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament to set up a matchup against top-seeded Toledo. The second-seeded Golden Flashes are seeking their first championship since 2017. The Rockets have won 17 straight and are

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trae Young scored 28 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining that helped the Atlanta Hawks hold off the Washington Wizards 114-107. The Hawks won in Washington for the second time in three days in what could be a preview of a play-in round matchup

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored at 2:43 of overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and an assist, and Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart also scored, and Matthew Tkachuk had three assists for the Panthers, who have

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to his team remotely during breakfast Friday, while the Hall of Famer continued his recovery from an emergency medical procedure earlier this week, and told the Jayhawks that he was proud of their quarterfinal performance in the Big 12

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid made a fade-away jumper from the foul line with 1.1 seconds left to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 120-119 comeback victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Embiid scored 39 points, shaking off a double-team from Jusuf Nurkic and Damian Lillard on the

By MARK MCGEE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wade Taylor scored 18 points and No. 18 Texas A&M rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the second half to beat Arkansas 67-61 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Texas A&M (24-8) advanced for the second straight year to the semifinals,

By The Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — The Memphis Tigers defeated the UCF Knights 81-76 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pat McCormick, the first diver to sweep the 3-meter and 10-meter events at consecutive Olympics, has died at 92. Her son, Tim McCormick, says his mother died Tuesday of natural causes in Santa Ana, California. McCormick won the springboard and platform titles at the 1952

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Kolek and David Joplin each scored 17 points, and No. 6 Marquette moved into the Big East championship game for the first time by holding off No. 11 UConn 70-68. Playing with three key players on the bench in foul trouble for a large

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Jeremy Roach hit a huge 3-pointer at the 1:32 mark and No. 21 Duke held off No. 14 Miami 85-78 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Roach’s 3 from the left wing over Isaiah Wong with

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has been beaten 7-6 (0), 4-6, 7-6 (5) by Aussie Jordan Thompson in second-round play at the BNP Paribas Open. The second-seeded Tsitsipas had his shoulder taped and the injury appeared to affect his backhand. Jordan took advantage and attacked the Greek’s backhand while charging in on short

By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears have agreed to trade the No. 1 overall pick in the draft to the Carolina Panthers. That’s according to two people familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been announced. Chicago addressed a big need for a playmaker to help quarterback Justin

By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders will have plenty of decisions to make as free agency opens next week. Quarterback is a good place to start after the Raiders parted ways with Derek Carr. Las Vegas owns the seventh pick in the draft and could go there for its next QB. The Raiders

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan State was one-and-done in the Big Ten Tournament, losing 68-58 to a 13th-seeded Ohio State team playing for the third straight day. The Spartans are 7-8 in their last 15 games, but they have enough quality wins that they are expected to receive an at-large

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) — RayJ Dennis scored 28 points as top-seeded Toledo advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship with its 17th straight win, 82-75 over Ohio. The Rockets haven’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 1980. They matched the school record for wins in a season set by the 2013-14 squad. Toledo can now end

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have re-signed offensive tackle Brandon Parker and tight end Jesper Horsted. Parker has started 32 games and played in 54 over five seasons for the Raiders, who drafted him in the third round in 2018. Horsted caught three passes for 19 yards last season and made four

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild hit some turbulence this week with an injury to leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov that will keep the superstar left wing out for at least three to four weeks. The Wild might need to catch a few more rides on the “Gus