Category: Sports

Hot shooting start carries Oklahoma past Gonzaga 75-62

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

INSTANT ANALYSIS: How Nova’s early loss alters the bracket

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

Lillard has 27 as Trail Blazers start fast, top Hawks 113-97

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,

No. 11 Xavier upsets No. 3 FSU, 91-66, in second round

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

Smith sets Coyotes’ shutout record in win over Avalanche

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

The pizza guy is at the door — and he looks a lot like Alex Ovechkin

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

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