No. 21 Wisconsin (15-8, 9-7) vs. Northwestern (6-13, 3-12) Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Wisconsin looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Northwestern. Wisconsin has won by an average of 12 points in its last five wins over the Wildcats. Northwestern’s last win in the series came on Feb….
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): ___ 3:00 p.m. Mikaela Shiffrin says “it’s incredible” to win four medals at the world championships. The American was dethroned as the four-time defending champion in slalom by Katharina Liensberger but won bronze after also medaling in her previous three events. Shiffrin says “I don’t…
TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN Osaka beats Brady to claim 4th Slam trophy MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka has won her fourth Grand Slam trophy by pulling away to beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final. Osaka improved to 4-0 in title matches at major tournaments. She is the first woman to start her career that way since Monica…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open tennis tournament (all times local): 10:55 p.m. Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram have combined for their second Australian Open mixed doubles title in three years with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sam Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the championship match. Krejcikova has won three in a row at Melbourne Park….
Cal Poly (3-14, 1-10) vs. Long Beach State (4-7, 3-4) The Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State looks for its fifth straight win over Cal Poly at The Walter Pyramid. The last victory for the Mustangs at Long Beach State was a 78-71 win on Feb. 23, 2017. FEARLESS FRESHMEN: Cal Poly’s…
California Baptist (10-8, 4-5) vs. Grand Canyon (13-3, 7-0) Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon looks for its ninth straight conference win against California Baptist. Grand Canyon’s last WAC loss came against the Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 88-80 on Feb. 29, 2020. California Baptist fell 71-61 at Grand Canyon in its last…
Green Bay (7-16, 7-12) vs. Illinois-Chicago (9-11, 6-9) Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Green Bay seeks revenge on Illinois-Chicago after dropping the first matchup in Chicago. The teams last played each other on Feb. 19, when the Flames shot 44.8 percent from the field while limiting Green Bay to just 37.1 percent en route…
North Dakota (8-16, 8-10) vs. Nebraska Omaha (3-18, 1-10) Baxter Arena, Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota seeks revenge on Nebraska Omaha after dropping the first matchup in Omaha. The teams last went at it on Feb. 19, when the Mavericks shot 42.6 percent from the field while limiting North Dakota to just 35.8 percent en…
Robert Morris (4-13, 3-11) vs. Detroit (10-9, 9-6) Calihan Hall, Detroit; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit goes for the season sweep over Robert Morris after winning the previous matchup in Detroit. The teams last played each other on Feb. 19, when the Titans outshot Robert Morris 50.8 percent to 40.8 percent and made 10 more free throws en…
Cal State Bakersfield (14-8, 10-5) vs. UC Santa Barbara (15-3, 11-2) Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Santa Barbara looks for its 12th straight conference win against Cal State Bakersfield. UC Santa Barbara’s last Big West loss came against the UC Irvine Anteaters 73-69 on Dec. 28, 2020. Cal State Bakersfield came up short in…
