March Madness: What is Thursday’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 schedule? It’s called March Madness for a reason. After an upset-filled opening weekend, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament rolls on Thursday, where the first four teams will look to advance to the Elite Eight. While we won’t be seeing a No. […]
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U.S. men’s national team calls on Tim Weah, other youngsters, for friendly CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Weah, a son of former world player of the year and current Liberia president George Weah, is among seven players who could make their U.S. Soccer debuts in an exhibition against Paraguay on March […]
Purdue coach Matt Painter’s plan, and contingencies, sent Boilers past Butler to Sweet 16 DETROIT — Purdue basketball glided through the middle of the season with at times a punishing ease. Adversity chased the Boilermakers down in Detroit and started piling on. One senior leader sat the bench Sunday, his […]
No. 11 seed Syracuse shocks No. 3 Michigan State to advance to Sweet 16 A bubble team with a 50/50 chance of playing in the NCAA tournament a week ago, Syracuse is suddenly in the Sweet 16. The Orange used their vaunted 2-3 zone to frustrate Michigan State and got […]
Rory McIlroy: Limiting alcohol would curb unruly fan behavior Add golfer Rory McIlroy to the list of pro golfers who are becoming more agitated by the behavior of unruly fans at PGA Tour events. He boils it down to one factor: alcohol. After shooting 67 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational […]
UMBC watch party: celebrating NCAA history, cheering tournament darlings, studying CATONSVILLE, Md. — Eventually the crowd, expected to be modest because students are on spring break, grew so large that an overflow room had to be opened. So dozens of University of Maryland-Baltimore County fans — students, alums, neighbors of […]
Senior trio hoping to take Fighting Irish to Final Four Senior trio hoping to take Fighting Irish to Final Four:- Mike Brey believes his 2017-18 team can go where only one Notre Dame men’s basketball team has ever gone before. “We’re driven by our senior class to play in a […]
Dodgers close in on World Series with 6-1 win over Cubs Dodgers close in on World Series with 6-1 win over Cubs:- The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tough lineup, a talented pitching staff and a manager making all the right moves. Yup, it’s beginning to look a lot like […]
Brissett shows some promise, but Colts still miss Luck The Indianapolis Colts finally have a promising backup quarterback in Jacoby Brissett. They also miss Andrew Luck. Brissett showed flashes of his long-term potential during a 36-22 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night, but he also struggled at a […]
Rude welcome: Irving set for return to rowdy Cleveland Kyrie Irving is coming home to where his NBA journey began six years ago. There will be familiar faces and new sounds. Traded to Boston this summer after he demanded the Cavaliers deal him so he could escape LeBron James’ shadow, […]
