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Darius Acuff Jr. scores 24 as Arkansas breezes past Hawaii 97-78 in first round of March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. had 24 points and seven assists, and No. 4 seed Arkansas continued its strong play after winning the Southeastern Conference Tournament, beating No. 13 seed Hawaii 97-78 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas (27-8) moves on to face No. 12 High Point in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arizona begins quest to end NCAA Tournament title drought under a Shark warning from underdog LIU
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
SAN DIEGO (AP) — No school located anywhere close to the West Coast has won the NCAA men’s basketball championship since Arizona did it in 1997. The top-seeded Wildcats have another powerhouse team this March, and their quest to end the West’s drought begins Friday morning in San Diego. Their first task out here on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vanderbilt rallies to beat McNeese for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2012
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyler Tanner had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Vanderbilt rallied to beat McNeese 78-68 on Thursday for its first victory in the NCAA Tournament since 2012. The Commodores (27-8), the No. 5 seed in the South Region, will play No. 4 seed Nebraska in the second round on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Baseball Classic television audience doubles for 2026 tournament
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s 3-2 win over the United States in the World Baseball Classic championship game was seen by 10,784,000 viewers on Fox and Fox Deportes, nearly double the 5.4 million who watched Japan defeat the Americans in the 2023 final on FS1, Fox Deportes and the network’s streaming service. Tuesday night’s game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LSU’s Kim Mulkey and Flau’jae Johnson savoring their 4th and final NCAA Tournament together
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey described getting a lump in her throat while she spoke on a radio show this week about the impending end of guard Flau’jae Johnson’s illustrious college career. It was an unusual display of sentimentality by the Hall-of-Fame coach, who is better known for her competitive intensity, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chase Johnston hadn’t made a 2-pointer all season. His layup gave High Point a March Madness win
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston had tried four 2-pointers all season before he took a long pass from teammate Rob Martin, with a clear path to the rim in the closing seconds of High Point’s March Madness opener. Given that history, the long-range specialist had no thoughts of trying anything flashy. Johnston converted an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA creates rule requiring female coaches at women’s tournaments
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
ZURICH (AP) — Female soccer coaches will get more chances to work at the Women’s World Cup and other tournaments after FIFA passed a new rule Thursday. FIFA said it will require at its women’s tournaments that “at least one female must be a head coach or assistant coach” of each team. Just 10 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TCU women again hosting March Madness and looking to extend their 42-game home winning streak
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU’s 42-game home winning streak started more than two years ago with a group known as the “Underfrogs” after that team had to forfeit two games. That extended through last year’s breakout in Hailey Van Lith’s lone season with the Horned Frogs, and now into another NCAA Tournament at home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA fines Israel, denies key Palestinian complaint and urges Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA fined the Israeli soccer federation for breaching anti-discrimination regulations but took no action Thursday on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel from global soccer for allowing clubs based in West Bank settlements. Also, FIFA President Gianni Infantino further dampened Iran’s attempts to move its World Cup matches from the United States ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has surgery on left knee
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews had surgery Thursday in New York to repair the torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The team said he’s expected to need about 12 weeks of recovery time. Matthews was injured March 12 in a home victory over Anaheim on Radko Gudas’ knee-on-knee hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota believed before the season it could host March Madness, making sure the arena was reserved
By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota was confident enough in this women’s basketball resurgence that the event calendar for Williams Arena was blocked out months ago for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers hadn’t made the tournament since 2018 or hosted since 2005, but the potential of coach Dawn Plitzuweit’s team was easy to ... Read More »
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