Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament if it began now. The Longhorns replaced Vanderbilt as the fourth top seed in the second reveal by the NCAA basketball selection committee of teams in line for the top 16 seeds Sunday. Texas was a No. 2 seed…
Track and field's international federation called it “unconscionable” for the bankrupt Grand Slam Track league to be looking into bankrolling future events before its debts from the 2025 season are settled. World Athletics released a statement Monday supporting the position taken last week by an agents group that represents the majority of top-tier runners. That…
SEATTLE (AP) — Mario Saint-Supery came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points and No. 9 Gonzaga overcame the absence of its top two scorers to beat Seattle University 71-50 on Saturday night for its 12th straight victory. Jalen Warley added 14 points, and David Fogle had 13 for the Bulldogs (19-1, 7-0…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kate Koval scored a career-high 22 points to lead six LSU players with at least 10 points, and the fifth-ranked Tigers ran away with a 126-62 victory over winless New Orleans on Sunday. The 6-foot-5 Ukrainian, who transferred from Notre Dame, made all nine of her shots, most of them around…
PHOENIX (AP) — As the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their 12th NL West title in 13 years, Clayton Kershaw thought about participating in a division championship for the final time. “This is what I’m going to miss,” the left-hander said after Thursday's 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. “Pitching is great and I love that,…
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Rudy Kessinger drilled a 41-yard field goal with three seconds left and Eastern Michigan beat Louisiana-Lafayette 34-31 on Saturday for its first win of the season. The Eagles trailed 24-21 after Courtline Flowers jumped a route and returned an interception 35 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. Tavierre Dunlap answered, though, capping…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Commanders’ plan to return to the site of their former home at RFK Stadium cleared its final hurdle with the local legislature Wednesday when the District of Columbia Council approved the legislation. The bill passed by an 11-2 vote and can now be sent to Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, who…
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed mystified United Arab Emirates batters with a career-best return of 4-9 as Pakistan sealed its place in the final of the T20 tri-series with a 31-run victory Thursday. Fakhar Zaman tuned up for next week’s Asia Cup with an unbeaten 77 off 44 balls — the…
ROME (AP) — Juventus would sell Dusan Vlahovic to any buyer with enough cash for the highly paid center forward. Yet the Bianconeri can hardly get by without him. Having turned down transfer offer after transfer offer, Vlahovic came off the bench and scored for the second consecutive match in Juventus’ 1-0 win at Genoa…
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators no longer consider NBA free agent Malik Beasley a target in their gambling probe, Beasley's attorneys told ESPN. Attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter said they've had what the report called “extensive” conversations and meetings with Eastern District of New York authorities. “Months after this investigation commenced, Malik remains…
