Alabama State (4-12, 4-12) vs. Grambling State (9-11, 7-6) Assembly Center, Grambling, Louisiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Grambling State looks to extend Alabama State’s conference losing streak to five games. Alabama State’s last SWAC win came against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 72-58 on Feb. 13. Grambling State lost 67-63 at Mississippi Valley State in its most recent game….
NBA-SCHEDULE Suns lose Booker, beat Lakers anyway UNDATED (AP) — Nothing seems to be stopping the Phoenix Suns these days, not even the loss of their top player. The Suns were able to pull out a 114-104 win over the Lakers despite the ejection of Devin Booker. The All-Star scored 17 points before being thrown out for arguing midway through…
NBA-SCHEDULE Heat, Bucks win streaks end UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks saw their sizeable winning streaks come to an end on Tuesday. Trae Young scored 13 straight Atlanta points in the fourth quarter and finished with 18 in a 94-80 stifling of the Heat. John Collins scored 17 for Atlanta, which lost at Miami on Sunday…
NBA-SCHEDULE Heat streak ends with loss to Hawks UNDATED (AP) — Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have ended Miami’s season-high, six-game winning streak. Young scored 13 straight Atlanta points in the fourth quarter and finished with 18 in a 94-80 stifling of the Heat. John Collins scored 17 for Atlanta, which lost at Miami on Sunday and fired coach…
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Bears top Mountaineers MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Third-ranked Baylor has clinched its first Big 12 regular-season title. Jared Butler scored 25 points and the Bears bounced back from their only loss of the season by outlasting No. 6 West Virginia, 94-89 in overtime. Davion Mitchell furnished four of his 20 points in OT, including the…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The list of players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol dropped to a season-low three, despite the additions of Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby and Nashville’s Ryan Johansen. San Jose’s Tomas Hertl is the only other player on the list after entering his seventh day in the protocol….
MLB-INDIANS-CALLAWAY Francona: No one covered up for Callaway CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona said no one in the Cleveland organization “covered up” for former pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual harassment. In a story posted Tuesday, The Athletic reported that 12 current and former Indians employees have come…
NHL-PENGUINS-CROSBY Crosby on COVID list as Penguins meet Flyers PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss Tuesday night’s game against Philadelphia after being placed on the COVID-19 protocol list. Head coach Mike Sullivan made the announcement Tuesday morning. The Penguins did not hold a morning skate ahead of the game, in line with the league’s COVID-19 guidelines….
No. 9 seed Duquesne (8-8, 7-7) vs. No. 8 seed Richmond (13-7, 6-5) Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney Second Round, Stuart Siegel Center, Richmond, Virginia; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne is set to match up against Richmond in the second round of the A10 tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 20, when the…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Michigan hosts Illinois ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan gets a tough test for its new number-2 ranking in the AP college basketball poll when the Wolverines host fourth-ranked Illinois tonight. Michigan has won seven straight. Third-ranked Baylor looks to rebound from its first loss of the season, a 71-58 defeat by Kansas, that dropped the Bears to…
