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By The Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has gotten wild as teams battle for the national championship in men’s basketball. There have already been upsets, including top-seeded Purdue losing to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson. A 16 over a 1 has only happened once before in the men’s tournament. Top-seeded Kansas lost to 8-seed Arkansas. Sweet 16

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta and end the early season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports. Logano won the pole but Keselowski looked like the Ford driver to beat late in

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 23 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State beat second-seeded Marquette 69-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sending coach Tom Izzo’s squad back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Marquette transfer Joey Hauser had

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter to help second-seeded Maryland to a 77-64 victory over seventh-seeded Arizona in the second around of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Terrapins face third-seeded Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fulham had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off and conceded twice in the space of seven chaotic second-half minutes against Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinals. It was a meltdown of epic proportions and United capitalized on it in ruthless fashion to

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Danny Lee is a winner in his second event playing for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Lee birdied his last two holes for a 69. That got him into a four-man playoff with Louis Oosthuizen, Brendan Steele and Carlos Ortiz. Lee missed a 5-foot birdie putt for the win on the first playoff

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 124-120 on Sunday. Luguentz Dort added 20 points for the Thunder, who have won four of five as they try to earn at least a play-in spot. Devin Booker scored 46

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has come from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 and take a major step toward winning its first Spanish league title since 2019. Franck Kessié scored in stoppage time to give Barcelona the home victory and a 12-point lead over its rival with 12 matches

ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — Saint Mary’s senior forward Alex Ducas had to be helped off the court late in the first half of the Gaels’ second-round NCAA Tournament game against UConn. The Australian left the court with 4:52 left in the half. He was away from the play and suddenly reached for his lower back

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the negotiations says the Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with outfielder Jurickson Profar. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the contract was pending a physical. The person says Profar will get $7.75 million.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Markquis Nowell never lost faith, not when Kansas State had hardly anyone left on the roster for a new coach nor when the Wildcats were picked last in the Big 12. “He always believed,” coach Jerome Tang said, “And he helped me believe.” And that

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists while Monika Czinano added 20 points to help Iowa beat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game. The Hawkeyes (28-6), the No. 2 seed in Seattle Regional 4, advance to the ninth Sweet Sixteen in

By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Ty Brewer had 25 points in UAB’s 77-59 win against Morehead State on Sunday in the second round of the NIT. Brewer also had nine rebounds for the Blazers (27-9). Trey Jemison added 11 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field, and he also had

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 12th-seeded Toledo Rockets know they’re on the edge of program history. They’re one win away from the first Sweet 16. Toledo guard Khera Goss says this is something she’s dreamed of since she was a little girl. A crash course in women’s basketball

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy recorded his second career hat trick and the Minnesota Wild rebounded to beat Washington 5-3 on Sunday. Minnesota, which had its 14-game point-streak end Saturday against Boston, is within one point of Dallas for the Central Division lead and two points up on

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and Louisville already met once this season, back in a November tournament in the breezy Bahamas. The Cardinals got the better of the Longhorns that day when both were ranked in the Top 10 and penciling in expectations for deep runs in the NCAA

By The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Led by Quincy Olivari’s 19 points, the Rice Owls defeated the Duquesne Dukes 84-78 in the first round of the CBI Tournament.