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…
Cleveland State (15-7, 15-4) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (7-13, 6-13) Hilliard Gates Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Torrey Patton and Cleveland State will take on Jarred Godfrey and Purdue Fort Wayne. The senior Patton is averaging 19.6 points over the last five games. Godfrey, a junior, has scored…
Oakland (10-16, 10-9) vs. Milwaukee (7-11, 6-10) Klotsche Center, Milwaukee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland looks to extend Milwaukee’s conference losing streak to six games. Milwaukee’s last Horizon win came against the IUPUI Jaguars 83-76 on Jan. 30. Oakland beat Milwaukee by four in its last outing. BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Milwaukee’s Te’Jon Lucas has averaged 13.9 points,…
