Bryant (11-5, 7-4) vs. Merrimack (8-5, 8-5) Hammel Court, North Andover, Massachusetts; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack seeks revenge on Bryant after dropping the first matchup in Smithfield. The teams last played on Feb. 20, when the Bulldogs shot 44.4 percent from the field while holding Merrimack’s shooters to just 36.5 percent en route to the two-point victory….
Stony Brook (9-12, 7-8) vs. Albany (5-8, 5-6) SEFCU Arena, Albany, New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook looks for its fourth straight win over Albany at SEFCU Arena. Albany’s last win at home against the Seawolves came on Jan. 10, 2018. SAVVY SENIORS: Albany’s Kellon Taylor, Antonio Rizzuto and Chuck Champion have collectively accounted for 43…
Sacred Heart (7-7, 7-6) vs. St. Francis (NY) (8-8, 8-7) Peter Aquilone Court, Brooklyn Heights, New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart seeks revenge on St. Francis (NY) after dropping the first matchup in Brooklyn Heights. The teams last played on Feb. 20, when the Terriers outshot Sacred Heart 52.4 percent to 45.1 percent and had six…
VMI (12-11, 7-7) vs. Furman (15-7, 9-4) Timmons Arena, Greenville, South Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Furman looks for its sixth straight win over VMI at Timmons Arena. The last victory for the Keydets at Furman was an 83-73 win on Jan. 10, 2015. TEAM LEADERS: The Keydets are led by Greg Parham and Jake Stephens. Parham is…
NBA-SCHEDULE Heat top Lakers in L.A. UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have been held under 100 points in two straight home games while playing without starters Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder. Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points and the Miami Heat won a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals by downing the defending champs, 96-94. Jimmy Butler had 24…
NBA-SCHEDULE Heat top Lakers in L.A. UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have been held under 100 points in two straight home games while playing without starters Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder. Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points and the Miami Heat won a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals by downing the defending champs, 96-94. Jimmy Butler had 24…
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Tide nears conference crown UNDATED (AP) — Eighth-ranked Alabama is on the verge of clinching at least a share of its first SEC regular-season title in 19 years. Jaden Shackleford scored a season-high 27 points as the Crimson Tide downed Vanderbilt, 82-78. Jahvon Quinerly made a late 3-pointer and a clinching free throw with two seconds…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Texas A&M’s Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game at Kentucky on Tuesday night has been postponed due to a combination of positive tests, contact tracing and quarantining within the Aggies’ program. It’s the seventh consecutive postponement for A&M, which hasn’t played since beating Kansas State 68-61 on…
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Tide nears conference crown UNDATED (AP) — Eighth-ranked Alabama is on the verge of clinching at least a share of its first SEC regular-season title in 19 years. Jaden Shackleford scored a season-high 27 points as the Crimson Tide downed Vanderbilt, 82-78. Jahvon Quinerly made a late 3-pointer and a clinching free throw with two seconds…
NHL-SCHEDULE Lafrenière scores 2nd of season, Rangers beat Capitals 4-1 UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 pick Alexis Lafrenière (lah-FREHN’-yehr) scored his second NHL goal to help the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) had two assists in the Rangers’ second consecutive victory. Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist and made history as…
