Category Archives: Sports

Paige Bueckers is No. 1 pick in WNBA draft, going to the Dallas Wings
NEW YORK (AP) - Paige Bueckers is ready for her next chapter after a whirlwind week that started with her helping UConn win its 12th national championship and ended with her becoming the WNBA's No. 1 ...
Justin Cowart Apr 15, 2025 UConn's Paige Bueckers, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Dallas Wings during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four, will face Florida for the NCAA title
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Sorry guys, "Phi Slama Jama" is already taken. How 'bout something simple, like "Comeback Kids." "National champs" might be a possibility, too. Houston's no-room-to-breathe defense ...
Justin Cowart Apr 06, 2025 Houston's L.J. Cryer (4) celebrates with teammates after Houston beat Duke in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

MLB Saturday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE St. Louis at Boston 1:35 p.m. (Postponed) Final N.Y. Yankees 10 Pittsburgh 4 Final N.Y. Mets 3 Toronto 2 Final Athletics 7 Colorado 4 Final San Francisco 4 Seattle 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Fi...
Justin Cowart Apr 06, 2025 The Major League Baseball logo is seen on the field before a spring training baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

NBA Saturday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final New York 121 Atlanta 105 Final Minnesota 114 Philadelphia 109 Final Memphis 109 Detroit 103 Final OT Milwaukee 121 Miami 115 Final L.A. Clippers 135 Dallas 104 To...
Justin Cowart Apr 06, 2025 FILE - An NBA logo is seen at center court prior to an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images via AP, Pool, File)

NHL Saturday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final New Jersey 4 N-Y Rangers 0 Final Ottawa 3 Florida 0 Final Pittsburgh 5 Dallas 3 Final Vancouver 6 Anaheim 2 Final Los Angeles 3 Edmonton 0 Final Boston 5 Carolina 1 Final ...
Justin Cowart Apr 06, 2025 FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, the NHL logo is shown during a press conference in Las Vegas. NHL free agency day began with two rivals helping each other out of a jam by way of a trade. The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Cody Ceci, a 2020 third-round pick and minor leaguers Ben Harpur and Aaron Luchuk from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, forward Connor Brown and minor leaguer Michael Carcone. The teams announced the trade early Monday, roughly 3½ hours before the start of free agency. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Men's Final Four Preview
It's been a little less than a calendar week since we had college basketball, and today we have it back with what may be the most dominant four teams to every make it out of each region. This is argua...
Justin Cowart Apr 05, 2025 The March Madness logo is shown on the court during a break in a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game between Arizona and Wright State, Friday, March 18, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Strong, Fudd help UConn blow out UCLA 85-51 in Final Four as Bueckers moves 1 win from elusive title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn't even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 vict...
Justin Cowart Apr 05, 2025 UConn center Jana El Alfy (8) and UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) react during the first half of a national semifinal Final Four game against UCLA during the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NHL Friday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Detroit 5 Carolina 3 Final Washington 5 Chicago 3 Final N-Y Islanders 3 Minnesota 1 Today's games: N-Y Rangers at New Jersey 11:30 a.m. Florida at Ottawa 1 p.m. Pittsburgh...
Justin Cowart Apr 05, 2025 FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, the NHL logo is shown during a press conference in Las Vegas. NHL free agency day began with two rivals helping each other out of a jam by way of a trade. The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Cody Ceci, a 2020 third-round pick and minor leaguers Ben Harpur and Aaron Luchuk from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Nikita Zaitsev, forward Connor Brown and minor leaguer Michael Carcone. The teams announced the trade early Monday, roughly 3½ hours before the start of free agency. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

NBA Friday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Sacramento 125 Charlotte 102 Final Indiana 140 Utah 112 Final Boston 123 Phoenix 103 Final Detroit 117 Toronto 105 Final Cleveland 114 San Antonio 113 Final Chica...
Justin Cowart Apr 05, 2025 FILE - An NBA logo is seen at center court prior to an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images via AP, Pool, File)

Once pariahs, now winners, Final Four coaches Pearl, Sampson a reflection of a changing game
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile - two coaches who had been handed the harshest sanction imaginable by the NCAA and were lo...
Justin Cowart Apr 04, 2025 The March Madness logo is shown on the court during a break in a first-round NCAA college basketball tournament game between Arizona and Wright State, Friday, March 18, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)





