By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Those two regular-season losses to Kentucky don't mean anything to Tennessee now. The Volunteers avenged them in convincing fashion on the big stage of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, posting a no-doubt 78-65 victory that sent them ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With Auburn's season on the brink, Tahaad Pettiford and Denver Jones suddenly became unstoppable. On to the Elite Eight for the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Pettitford and Jones scored 20 points apiece to lead a second-half ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw joined their Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in sticking their fists out to show off their glittering World Series rings in a ceremony Friday night. "There's just a lot of excitement, probably more than I ...
By The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his first homer with the New York Mets, helping his new team beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night. With two out in the third inning, Soto drove a 1-2 pitch from Hunter Brown deep to right for a solo shot that lifted New York to a ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a game-winning, three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Dodgers to an 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night a few hours after Los Angeles received its 2024 World Series rings. The Dodgers are 4-0 to start the season for the first time ...
By The Associated Press undefined The Southeastern Conference set a record with 14 teams qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Now the league has matched another mark: four teams through to the Elite Eight. Florida and Alabama were already in the Elite Eight and will play on Saturday. ...
By The Associated Press SOUTH REGION ATLANTA (AP) — Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The Tigers (31-5) ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jase Richardson's hot shooting helped Michigan State overcome a poor start and move into another Elite Eight, though the Spartans need at least one more win for a real celebration. "We don't put up any banners for Elite Eights," coach Tom ...
MIAMI (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Andrew McCutchen added an RBI double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday night. Cruz walked to lead off the fourth inning, stole second base and advanced to third on an error. Joey Bart walked before Andrew ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 32 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122 on Friday night to guarantee their first winning season since 2016. Detroit withstood a 38-point ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday as the Rays began their season of home games at Steinbrenner Field. Misner, a 27-year-old rookie who debuted in August, ...
MIAMI (AP) — The Pirates placed second baseman Nick Gonzales on the 10-day injured list with a "non-displaced fracture of the left ankle," Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said Friday. Gonzales was originally injured in spring training when he fouled a ball off his ankle. He hit a two-run ...
OWING MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens extended coach John Harbaugh's contract by three years, taking him through the 2028 season. The 62-year-old Harbaugh is the Ravens' all-time winningest coach with a 172-104 record over 17 seasons, not including going 13-11 in the playoffs. He is ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake's head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum, who left for Iowa on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Imagine taking Alabama fans — whose first words in the crib were naturally "Roll Tide!" — from, let's say 1973, and stick them inside a sports time machine where they got dropped off in February 2025 in Tuscaloosa. Not just at any ...
MIAMI (AP) — Hyped as the most appealing starting pitchers' matchup of opening day, Paul Skenes outlasted Sandy Alcántara but neither was involved in the decision of the Miami Marlins' 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Pittsburgh's Skenes is the reigning NL Rookie of the ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The coach with the best winning percentage in college basketball history won't be anywhere near San Antonio when the Final Four rolls around next week. By then, Jim Crutchfield might be on a pickleball court. Or maybe playing tennis, the sport that ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Duke stud Cooper Flagg's highlight reel included a 3-pointer from just in front of the logo at the halftime buzzer, one no-look pass for an alley-oop and another for a 3, and a huge blocked shot into a row of Arizona cheerleaders. He ...
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on opening day, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees began their AL pennant defense by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday. Carlos Rodón (1-0), starting because ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Florida's three standout seniors and its deep bench kept bringing energy until it became too tough for Maryland's "Crab Five" to keep up. Coach Todd Golden could see his Gators wearing the Terrapins down. Will Richard scored 15 ...