National Sports

Drake faces USC in First Round

Automated Insights

No. 11 seed Drake (26-4) vs. No. 6 seed Southern California (22-7) NCAA Tournament First Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Drake and Southern California are set to collide in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Drake won 53-52 against Wichita State on Thursday, while Southern California is coming off of a 72-70 loss…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE NCAA opening night provides close games UNDATED (AP) — March Madness certainly is back. The NCAA Tournament’s First Four consisted of an overtime contest, a pair of one-point games and a 10-point, halftime comeback. All told, the four games were decided by a combined 16 points. The overtime game was won by UCLA, which trailed by…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE NCAA opening night provides close games UNDATED (AP) — March Madness certainly is back. The NCAA Tournament’s First Four consisted of an overtime contest, a pair of one-point games and a 10-point, halftime comeback. All told, the four games were decided by a combined 16 points. The overtime game was won by UCLA, which trailed by…

Colorado’s top line scores 4 in 5-1 win over Minnesota

By DENNIS GEORGATOS - Associated Press

Colorado’s top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen combined for four goals, and the Avalanche beat Minnesota 5-1, ending the Wild’s five-game winning streak. Rantanen scored twice for the Avalanche. Joonas Donskoi  also scored for Colorado, finishing a breakaway with his eighth goal of the season at 1:57 of the third. Victor Rask scored for Minnesota, 

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE NCAA opening night provides close games UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has begun with First Four action in Indiana. Texas Southern won the first game. John Walker III scored a season-high 19 points and the Tigers came back from a 30-20 halftime deficit to beat Mount St. Mary’s, 60-52. Walker also grabbed a…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE Texas Southern advances UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has begun with First Four action in Indiana. Texas Southern won the first game. John Walker III scored a season-high 19 points and the Tigers came back from a 30-20 halftime deficit to beat Mount St. Mary’s, 60-52. Walker also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE Texas Southern advances UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has begun with First Four action in Indiana. Texas Southern won the first game. John Walker III scored a season-high 19 points and the Tigers came back from a 30-20 halftime deficit to beat Mount St. Mary’s, 60-52. Walker also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NFL-TV DEALS Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal UNDATED (AP) — -The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” beginning in 2022. The league took…

St. Louis, Miss. St. meet in NIT first round

Automated Insights

No. 4 seed Mississippi State (15-14) vs. No. 1 seed Saint Louis (14-6) NIT First Round, Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State and Saint Louis will go at it in the first round of the NIT. Saint Louis lost 71-53 to Saint Bonaventure on March 6, while Mississippi State came up short in an…

The Latest: Santa Anita to reopen with limited capacity

By The Associated Press

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Santa Anita will reopen to the public at limited capacity next month in time for the Santa Anita Derby, the West Coast’s major prep for the Kentucky Derby. The track in Arcadia, California, will reopen April 2, a day before the $750,000 race. Fans must purchase…