FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kierstan Bell scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half to lead No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast to its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament berth with a 69-54 win over Jacksonville State in the championship game of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament on Saturday night. Bell had all four of […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference’s NCAA Tournament bubble teams have had a dramatic first few days in Brooklyn. Miami needed overtime and a buzzer-beating layup to avoid being upset by No. 13 seed Boston College in the ACC quarterfinals Thursday at Barclays Center. The win puts fourth-seeded Miami in the semifinals against […]
ATLANTA FALCONS (7-10) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: RB Cordarrelle Patterson, LB Foyesade Oluokun, TE Lee Smith, TE Hayden Hurst, S Erik Harris, PK Younghoe Koo, WR Russell Gage, QB A.J. McCarron, SS Duron Harmon, CB Isaiah Oliver, OL Josh Andrews, DE Steven Means, CB Fabian Moreau, LS Josh Harris, P Thomas Morstead, OLB Brandon Copeland, DE […]
Dallas Mavericks (40-26, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (17-49, 15th in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks visit the Houston Rockets. Doncic ranks fifth in the NBA averaging 28.0 points per game. The Rockets are 9-32 against Western Conference opponents. Houston is […]
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Defending champion Brendan Bottcher edged Wild Card Two’s Matt Dunstone 8-7 in an extra end Wednesday to lock up a playoff spot at the Tim Hortons Brier. Bottcher forced Dunstone to play a gentle tap for one in the 10th end and the Canada skip made a nose hit for the victory […]
Bobsledder Neville Wright was brought out of retirement by his young daughter’s wish to see him compete at the Olympics again. He wanted her to be motivated by his effort. But, far from giving him a fair chance to achieve that Beijing goal, he says the national sport body, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, put him in […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga women’s basketball coach Katie Burrows has stepped down after four seasons at her alma mater. Athletic director Mark Wharton announced the move Tuesday. “This was a tough decision to make, but after careful consideration and evaluation, a change in direction and leadership is needed at this time,“ Wharton said. Burrows […]
Syracuse Orange (15-16, 9-11 ACC) vs. Florida State Seminoles (17-13, 10-10 ACC) Tallahassee, Florida; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Florida State Seminoles play the Syracuse Orange in the ACC Tournament. The Seminoles are 11-4 on their home court. Florida State is 7-2 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Orange have […]
That didn’t seem like a lot of fun and as pure sports entertainment, the Raptors loss to the Cavaliers isn’t going to rank right up there with the best ways we’ve killed a couple of hours lately. But it did get close for a minute, it was a nice easy Sunday night and the good […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Hedman scored twice, Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday night. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions came from behind with a five-goal outburst over seven minutes bridging the second and third periods. Hedman, Corey Perry and Sergachev […]