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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer From No. 13 seed Furman beating fourth-seeded Virginia to No. 15 Princeton defeating second-seeded Arizona, most NCAA Tournament brackets were busted Thursday before the sun went down. The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted after Thursday’s late games concluded that only 787 brackets of unspecified millions remained perfect. Numbers

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Arsenal’s hopes for a European title ended when the Premier League leader was eliminated from the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon in a penalty shootout. Lisbon reached the quarterfinals by prevailing 5-3 in the shootout at the Emirates Stadium after a 1-1 draw in regulation in the second leg of

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and star freshman Brandon Miller faced a new round of questions about connections between Crimson Tide players and a fatal shooting after Thursday’s victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Miller and teammate Jaden Bradley were at the

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 17 points, including two free throws in the final minute, and No. 5 seed San Diego State held on to beat 12th-seeded College of Charleston 63-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Aztecs won their first game in the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest a bit more comfortably during a 96-68 victory over Howard on Thursday in a West Region first-round

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic signed a $68 million, four-year extension that will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season. The 30-year-old Bogdanovic has averaged 14.1 points in 43 games this season. He has started only five games but ranks fourth on the team in scoring. The new deal was finalized

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Langborg lifted Princeton to its first lead with 2:03 to play and the Tigers used a late-game run to earn their first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The 15th-seeded Tigers (22-9) scored the final nine

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — NFL lawyers want a New York judge to change her mind and agree to let all racial discrimination claims against the league and its teams go to arbitration rather than trial. In written arguments Wednesday, the lawyers urged Judge Valerie Caproni to reverse her decision finding

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama buried Texas A&M-Corpus Christi under an early 3-point onslaught, launching the NCAA Tournament’s top seed to a 96-75 first-round romp even with star freshman Brandon Miller going scoreless. The Crimson Tide set aside the off-court distractions and buried 10 first-half 3s in a predictably

By The Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has begun with a full slate of weekend games as teams set their sites on winning the national championship in men’s basketball. Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Final Four is in Houston. The semifinals

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first appearance for Howard University in the NCAA Tournament since 1992 included a visit by one of the school’s most prominent alums. Vice President Kamala Harris watched Howard’s 96-68 first-round loss to Kansas from a suite at Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday afternoon

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Georgia coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson got a phone call from her panicked sister. “She said, ‘I’m not going to get tickets, it’s sold out,’” Abrahamson-Henderson said Thursday about the NCAA Tournament games at Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “I’m like, ‘Are you OK? Your sister is the head

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s upcoming friendly quickly sold out after more than 1 million people formed an online queue for tickets to see the World Cup champions play at home for the first time since Lionel Messi’s team lifted the trophy in Qatar. Argentina’s soccer association put 63,000 tickets up for sale for the

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bidders are getting a closer look at Manchester United as the potential sale of one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world gathers pace. Representatives of Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani toured United’s famed Old Trafford stadium and Carrington training base as part

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is heightening in-game inspections by umpires for banned grip aides. League officials are concerned that use of foreign substances by pitchers increased again as time passed from a crackdown begun in June 2021. MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Southern California’s film work before the NCAA Tournament included watching highlights of Florida Gulf Coast’s magical run 10 years ago. Coach Andy Enfield schooled his Trojans on “Dunk City.” Enfield was at FGCU in 2013, when the Eagles soared their way to the Sweet 16

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Manchester United cruised into the quarterfinals of the Europa League after a 1-0 victory at Real Betis in the second leg of their round-of-16 encounter. Marcus Rashford produced a clinical finish in the 56th minute to help United advance on a 5-1 aggregate score in the second-tier European competition. Rashford’s

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Julian Reese and Maryland topped West Virginia 67-65 after Kedrian Johnson missed a final heave at the buzzer, sending the eighth-seeded Terrapins into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Johnson led all scorers with 27 points but his potential winner bounced off the side

PITTSBURGH (AP) — New Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson says he believes he’s still got plenty left in the tank. The 12-year veteran and eight-time Pro Bowler signed a two-year deal with Pittsburgh soon after free agency began. Peterson is coming off a solid season with Minnesota in 2022 when he had five interceptions and

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65. Brown hit three 3-pointers in a span of just over three minutes to fuel a 13-2 run that turned a two-point deficit