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W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 23 points and Bella Murekatete added 21 to help Washington State earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 19 UCLA 65-61 in the Pac-12 Championship. It was the first-ever tournament championship for the Washington State women’s basketball program. Up by three

BOSTON (AP) — Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed the game against Boston because of soreness in his left foot. New York came into the game Sunday with an eight-game winning streak, matching its longest of the season. Brunson was the Eastern Conference’s player of the month for February, averaging 27.3 points, six assists and shooting

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen had three goals, recent acquisition Shayne Gostisbehere scored in his first Carolina home game and the Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-0. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and four assists and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won 14 of their

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — David Toms got up-and-down for his third bogey of the week on the par-4 18th hole at Tucson National to beat Robert Karlsson by one stroke in the Cologuard Classic on the PGA Tour Champions. The 56-year-old Toms was surprised to learn that his tee shot on 18 had rolled into

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists in his final home game to lead No. 15 Indiana past Michigan 75-73 in overtime. The Hoosiers sealed it with a steal on Michigan’s final possession. Indiana scored the first six points in overtime then

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama kept finishing one shot behind the game’s best players. He beat them all at Bay Hill on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory. Kitayama made a triple bogey on the ninth hole to let everyone back into the Arnold Palmer Invitational. And

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Mike Bothwell scored 26 points and JP Pegues added 24 and hit a go-ahead free throw with 28 seconds remaining in overtime to lead Furman to an 83-80 victory over Western Carolina, earning the Paladins a spot in the championship game of the Southern Conference Tournament. Bothwell added three steals for the

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards and Dorka Juhasz each put up double-doubles for the second consecutive game, Nika Muhl added another and No. 9 UConn advanced to its 19th straight conference tournament final with an 81-52 win over fifth-seeded Marquette in the Big East Tournament. Edwards scored 20

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Gianluca Mancini’s stunning strike has given Roma a 1-0 victory over Juventus in Serie A. Mancini struck early in the second half to help Roma move into fourth place in Serie A in a tight fight for the Champions League qualifying spots. Juventus hit the woodwork

ORLANDO, Fla. — Taylor Hendricks’ 25 points helped UCF defeat East Carolina 84-58. Hendricks also added 10 rebounds for the Knights. Ithiel Horton scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Ezra Ausar finished with 14 points and two steals for the Pirates.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Newman scored 19 points, Zach Edey added 17 and Purdue held on to beat Illinois and become the first team to win the Big Ten title by three or more games since 2014. Braden Smith added 15 points for the Boilermakers, who led by

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the final two quarters to beat Tennessee 74-58 for the SEC championship. The Gamecocks improved to 32-0 and won their seventh league tournament in the past nine

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nico Echavarria is a winner on the PGA Tour. The 28-year-old rookie from Colombia had a few stressful moments on the front nine. He was bogey-free over the last 10 holes and shot a 68 to win the Puerto Rico Open by two shots. Akshay Bhatia had a 65

NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Cook scored 24 points and R.J. McGee sealed the victory with a free throw with 14 seconds remaining as Tulane knocked off Temple 83-82. Cook had five assists for the Green Wave. Kevin Cross scored 16 points and added nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylen Forbes also had 16 points, while

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Led by Oliver Lynch-Daniels’ 21 points, the Colgate Raiders defeated the Army Black Knights 91-74 in the Patriot League Tournamentfalse Championship

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the SMU Mustangs 97-74 on Sunday led by David DeJulius’ 30 points. The Bearcats are now 20-11 with the victory and the Mustangs fell to 10-21.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sam Griesel scored 16 points, C.J. Wilcher broke a tie with five key points late in the game, and hot-shooting Nebraska defeated Iowa 81-77 on Sunday to close out the Big Ten regular season. Wilcher scored on the fast break then added a 3-pointer for an 80-75 Nebraska lead with

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Ericsson outlasted the carnage on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg for a surprise victory for Chip Ganassi Racing. It was the fourth career IndyCar victory for the Swedish former Formula One driver. But it was a messy opener in which Jack

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Newman scored 19 points and Zach Edey added 17 as No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71. Braden Smith added 15 points for the Boilermakers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten). It is the first time a team has won the league title by