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Familiar look: Top seeds dominate spots for NCAA Sweet 16

The path to the Final Four will not be easy for Zion Williamson, Luke Maye, De'Andre Hunter and the other top-seeded stars ...

Big 12 a bust with early NCAA Tournament flameouts

Bill Self stood in a room just off the court in Allen Fieldhouse on Selection Sunday and lamented that the Big 12 managed to ...

José Ramirez

Indians' Ramirez hurts knee, uncertain for opening day

The Cleveland Indians already were dealing with a depleted infield when Jose Ramirez took a most damaging swing. A two-time ...

Virginia Tech beats Liberty to earn a 2nd trip to Sweet 16

The final seconds ticked down and the celebration began for Virginia Tech. The more than half-century wait for a return to ...

José Ramirez, Terry Francona, Jeff Desjardins, Carlos Santana, Mike Sargaugh

Indians star Ramirez hurts knee, opening day status unsure

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez bruised his left knee when he fouled a ball off himself Sunday and his status ...

Holtby sharp as Capitals beat Flyers to end losing streak

Even though the Washington Capitals didn't have peak emotional energy from the drop of the puck, they had Braden Holtby.

NCAA Latest: Auburn trounces Kansas to reach Sweet 16

The Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern): 12:05 a.m. Auburn is going back to the Sweet 16 ...

Naomi Osaka, Su-Wei Hsieh

Serena withdraws, No. 1 Osaka loses, Federer wins at Miami

The new site for the Miami Open suddenly is missing a lot of star power. Serena Williams withdrew Saturday, blaming a ...

Reds' Scooter Gennett will miss first few months of season

All-Star second baseman Scooter Gennett will miss the opening months of the season with a severe groin strain, costing the ...

Nathan Chen

Chen produces spectacular free skate to win gold at worlds

Defending champion Nathan Chen delivered a spectacular free skate Saturday to win the gold medal again at the figure skating ...

Tajuan Agee, Kenny Williams

NCAA Latest: Buckeyes, Hokies close 1st round with wins

The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern): 12:35 a.m. The first round of the NCAA Tournament ...

Antetokounmpo scores 27, Bucks beat Heat 116-87

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks won the game. Dwyane Wade countered with a classy move as the Miami Heat ...

FDU senior fashions a beautiful ending to a terrible game

Nobody should ever say Nadi Beciri's biggest moment came in garbage time. For him, it was a bucket as beautiful as they come.

Berhalter starts 3-0 as US beats Ecuador 1-0 on fluke goal

Gregg Berhalter's vision for the U.S. national team started to unfold as the Americans passed the ball from side to side, ...

Makai Mason, Tyus Battle

NCAA Latest: Day 1 of tournament in the books

The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern): 12:25 a.m. Time to catch your breath after the NCAA ...

Mfiondu Kabengele, Isaiah Moll

Kabengele, Mann lead 4th-seed FSU over hot-shooting Vermont

Florida State got a first-round scare from sharp-shooting Vermont. In the end, the Seminoles were just too long and too ...

Ichiro says goodbye to adoring fans; Mariners beat A's in 12

The magnitude of the moment — of sharing the field with the towering Ichiro Suzuki in his farewell — left Seattle Mariners ...

Calipari: Washington out for NCAA opener with sprained foot

Kentucky coach John Calipari says in a tweet that leading scorer and rebounder PJ Washington has a sprained foot and will ...

Chen leads after short program at figure skating worlds

Defending champion Nathan Chen upstaged two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu to lead the short program at the figure ...

Bryce Harper

Harper gets 1st hit, Machado 1st home run of spring training

Bryce Harper got his first hit with Philadelphia, and Manny Machado homered for San Diego. Both of baseball's big offseason ...