No. 11 seed Drake (25-4) vs. No. 11 seed Wichita State (16-5) NCAA Tournament First Four, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana; Thursday, 5:27 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Drake and Wichita State are set to collide in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Wichita State lost 60-59 to Cincinnati on Saturday, while Drake fell 75-65 against Loyola of Chicago on…
No. 11 seed UCLA (17-9) vs. No. 11 seed Michigan State (15-12) NCAA Tournament First Four, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana; Thursday, 8:57 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UCLA and Michigan State are set to collide in a NCAA First Four matchup. Michigan State lost 68-57 to Maryland in its most recent game, while UCLA fell 83-79 in overtime against Oregon…
No. 16 seed App State (17-11) vs. No. 16 seed Norfolk State (16-7) NCAA Tournament First Four, Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: App State and Norfolk State will take the floor in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Norfolk State earned a 71-63 win over Morgan State on Saturday, while App State won 80-73…
No. 3 seed North Carolina State (13-10) vs. No. 2 seed Davidson (13-8) NIT First Round, The Super Pit, Denton, Texas; Thursday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina State and Davidson are set to collide in a NIT first round game. Davidson lost 64-52 to VCU on March 6, while North Carolina State came up short in an 89-68…
NBA-SCHEDULE Jazz knock off Celtics UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz hope they’ve pulled out of their first tailspin of the season by winning in Boston. Donovan Mitchell had eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to send the Jazz past the Celtics, 117-109. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which hit 19 3-pointers…
NBA-SCHEDULE Jazz knock off Celtics UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz hope they’ve pulled out of their first tailspin of the season by winning in Boston. Donovan Mitchell had eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to send the Jazz past the Celtics, 117-109. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which hit 19 3-pointers…
NBA-SCHEDULE Jazz knock off Celtics UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz hope they’ve pulled out of their first tailspin of the season by winning in Boston. Donovan Mitchell had eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to send the Jazz past the Celtics, 117-109. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which hit 19 3-pointers…
NBA-SCHEDULE Jazz knock off Celtics UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz hope they’ve pulled out of their first tailspin of the season by winning in Boston. Donovan Mitchell had eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to send the Jazz past the Celtics, 117-109. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which hit 19 3-pointers…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-COVID-NCAA OFFICIALS NCAA officials out of tourney due to pandemic INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One referee scheduled to work the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him and five others who went out to dinner with him out of the tournament. Their excursion ran counter to a protocol that called on all players and staff to…
MLB-RED SOX-LEBRON JAMES Report: James becomes partner in group that owns Red Sox BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James has reportedly become a partner in Fenway Sports Group. That makes the basketball star a part-owner of the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Globe first reported the deal. Fenway Sports Group is the parent company of the Red Sox as well as…
