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,
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Smith knew toward the end of Monday night’s game that an important milestone was within reach. As it turned out, one goal was all Smith needed from his teammates to accomplish it. Smith set a franchise record with his 22nd shutout, making 22 saves to back Brendan Perlini’s goal and help the Coyotes beat the
There’s a fine line between confidence and cockiness in professional sports, and especially baseball, a game defined by more failures than successes. So when 710 ESPN Seattle’s Brock Huard asked minor-leaguer Tyler O’Neill Friday about where that line is, the reigning Southern League wasn’t quite sure how to answer. “I couldn’t tell you. Are you saying I’m one or the
WINNIPEG — Now, that’s what you call taking care of business. The Winnipeg Jets did exactly what they needed to do this weekend to get back into the Western Conference playoff conversation. It started with a hard-earned 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night at MTS Centre and continued with a 6-1 beatdown of the Colorado Avalanche
MILWAUKEE — The Jekyll and Hyde Toronto Raptors aren’t done with you just yet. Great defensively in the first quarter — holding the Milwaukee Bucks to just 12 points on 18 per cent shooting — the Raptors then surrendered a season-high 41 in the second quarter en route to a dismal 101-94 defeat. Coming out of Washington, where the Raptors
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers started an eight-game homestand with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Oilers (35-22-8), who have won two games in a row. Anthony Mantha, Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin responded for the
WASHINGTON — The pizza delivery guy, wearing black sweatpants and a red Papa John’s shirt, climbed the steps up to a front door in Virginia on Friday evening and rang the bell. “Pizza’s here,” he said, as the door opened. “Oh my God,” said the man who answered. And that, honestly, seems like a pretty fair reaction. Because on this
