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NCAA women’s tournament set to start with wide open field

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s going to be tough to top last season’s NCAA women’s tournament after one of the most exciting Final Four...

Giants acquire Rule 5 pick Connor Joe from Reds

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have acquired Rule 5 draft selection Connor Joe from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a...

Middleton aces No. 12 at Snow Hill CC

Lilly Middleton recorded a hole-in-one Wednesday at Snow Hill Country Club. She aced the par 3 No. 12 hole. From the red tees, the...

The Latest: Maryland outlasts Belmont to keep Big 10 perfect

The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:55 p.m.No. 6 seed Maryland is moving on after surviving a tough...

Puig & Co.: New-look Reds try to escape NL Central cellar

CINCINNATI (AP) — During Yasiel Puig’s six seasons in LA, the Dodgers won at least 91 games and made the playoffs each year, reaching...

Defending champ Villanova enters NCAAs from different angle

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Villanova is coming into the NCAA Tournament this year from an unfamiliar angle.The defending national champions bring the cache that...

How cutting-edge technology helps basketball players shoot

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — As a freshman last season at Michigan, Isaiah Livers shot 36 percent from 3-point range. Decent, but not great.In...

NCAA tournament: Let the games begin

Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State open the...

Trout, Angels finalize record $432 million, 12-year deal

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night announced their 12-year contract, a record deal that ties baseball’s...

Report: Ichiro will retire in Japan after Mariners vs. A’s

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki started for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday in what the Japanese news agency Kyodo is reporting will be his...