LOS ANGELES (AP) — Monique Billings scored 19 points and Jordin Canada had 15 points and 16 assists to help fourth-seeded UCLA roll to an 83-56 win over Boise State on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bruins (24-8) opened the game with a 15-0 run and were never seriously threatened the rest of the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are resting LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue announced the decision shortly before game time Saturday. Lue says all three stars will return Sunday night against the woeful Lakers. Love was already scheduled to rest as he returns from left knee surgery. Irving
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ruthy Hebard hit the biggest shot of the year for Oregon — then got her hand on the final shot of Temple’s season. “I was kidding Ruthy, this might be the best 5 seconds of her life,” Ducks coach Kelly Graves said. Hebard hit a jumper with 5.5 seconds remaining, then blocked the Owls’ layup at
SEATTLE (AP) — The last thing Oklahoma wanted was to let Gonzaga hang around with the Bulldogs essentially playing a home game just a few hours from campus. No better way to stymie those upset hopes than a torrid shooting performance to get started. “I guess the two weeks off that’s what happened. We were really trusting ourselves and playing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Villanova’s unexpected loss to Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament could send shockwaves across the March Madness field. Wisconsin’s 65-62 win over the defending national champions in Buffalo not only sends the Badgers back to the Sweet 16 for the fourth straight season, it creates all kinds of opportunities in the East Regional
ATLANTA (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took control with a dominant opening quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-97 on Saturday night. C.J. McCollum had 22 points and Allen Crabbe added 16 for Portland, which raced out to a 17-3 lead and never trailed. The Trail Blazers, who have won seven of nine,
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trevon Bluiett scored 29 points and Kaiser Gates came off the bench to contribute 14 as the 11 seed Xavier pulled off its second upset of the NCAA Tournament with a 91-66 victory over third-seeded Florida State during Saturday’s second round. The Musketeers (23-13) advance to the West Region semifinal marking the second time in two
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Carlos Correa, Carlos Beltran and Team Puerto Rico are heading up the freeway in fine shape. Already assured a spot in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, Puerto Rico beat Venezuela 13-2 Saturday for its sixth straight tournament win. Mike Aviles got four hits and drove in three runs to pace the team’s 17-hit attack at Petco
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Steve Stricker shot a 10-under 63 in hot conditions Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Tucson Conquistadores Classic, putting him in position to win in his PGA Tour Champions debut. Stricker is trying to become the 19th player to win in their first start on the 50-and-over and first since Miguel Angel Jimenez in
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kelan Martin scored 19 points, and Butler limited Middle Tennessee’s athletic scorers with smothering defense in a 74-65 victory Saturday night to advance to the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals. The Bulldogs (25-8) are going to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011, when they wrapped up back-to-back appearances in the national title game. Andrew Chrabascz
