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By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kam Jones scored 18 of his 19 points in the second half as second-seeded Marquette beat No. 15 Vermont 78-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Oso Ighodaro had 14 and David Joplin 12 as Marquette pulled away in the last 10 minutes

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Forward Maddy Westbeld scored 20 points and led No. 3 seed Notre Dame to an 82-56 win over No. 14 seed Southern Utah in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Guard Sonia Citron chipped in 14 points and a season-high six assists. Megan Jensen led Southern Utah with

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Two goals from Marvin Ducksch has salvaged a draw for Werder Bremen against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga and punished Gladbach for wasteful shooting. Gladbach was looking for a landmark 500th home win in Bundesliga history and on course after goals from Marcus Thuram and Florian Neuhaus. Ducksch twice leveled the

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk State on Friday. The Gamecocks improved to 33-0 and won their 39th

By The Associated Press The NCAA Tournament is under way. The First Four games set the final bracket with 68 teams battling it out for the national championship in women’s basketball. The top seeds are South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and Virginia Tech. Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women’s teams: There

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There were many times this season Texas coach Vic Schaefer questioned his team’s toughness as the Longhorns tumbled from a preseason No. 3 all the to unranked while injuries and early losses mounted. Schaefer has definitely changed his tune now. The Longhorns fought the the

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge should ignore a request from retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre to be removed from a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi’s largest-ever public corruption case, the state Department of Human Services said this week. Millions of federal welfare

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Diamond Battles scored 21 points and Audrey Warren added 11 points as Georgia defeated Florida State 66-54 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday. The 10th-seeded Lady Bulldogs advanced to Sunday’s second round to face either No. 2 seed Iowa or

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden picked the Villanova Wildcats to win the 2023 women’s national championship. The Wildcats play Saturday against No. 13-seeded Cleveland State at home at the Pavilion. No. 5 seed-Washington State plays No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast in the other game in the region.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are re-signing quarterback Cooper Rush as Dak Prescott’s backup on a two-year contract. Rush comes back on a deal worth up to $6 million after leading Dallas to a 4-1 record when Prescott was out with a broken thumb last season. Rush also won his only other start

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State clamped down defensively on No. 10 seed Southern California in the second half for a 72-62 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s East Region. Michigan State ramped up its defensive intensity

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C (AP) — Jack Nunge blocked Terrell Burden’s driving attempt at a go-ahead layup in the final seconds, and Xavier dug out of a 13-point hole against surprising Kennesaw State to escape with a 72-67 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Souley Boum hit four

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Caleb Lohner scored a season-best 13 points in just 18 minutes, and No. 3 seed Baylor beat UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Adam Flagler led the Bears with 18 points, and LJ Cryer scored 11 of his

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Most coaches know their team’s identity and have a rotation set by the time the NCAA Tournament rolls around. But for Geno Auriemma and second-seeded UConn (29-5), there are still a lot of questions, because former starters Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme only recently returned

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks $35,000 for shoving a camera person on the sideline after chasing a loose ball. Brooks shoved the person with 2:40 left in the second quarter of Memphis’ 138-119 loss in Miami on Wednesday night. Earlier this month, Brooks was suspended for having

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 25 points and Esmery Martinez had a double-double against her former team to help seventh-seeded Arizona to a 75-62 victory over 10th-seeded West Virginia in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats started fast and never trailed. They’ll play the winner of

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Man, the Washington State women’s basketball team has felt like big winners since they adopted Shania Twain’s monster 1997 hit “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” as the their theme song on their run into March Madness. The Cougars sing Twain’s song in the locker

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Left-hander Jake Brentz and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $1.9 million, two-year contract that keeps him with the team as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The 28-year-old will get salaries of $850,000 this year and $1.05 million next year. He was 5-2 with a 3.66 ERA and