Kyle Busch became the sixth driver to win a pole in the first six races this season in NASCAR's top series.

While the 11th-seeded Flyers already have exceeded expectations going into Saturday's South Regional final, the Gators are driven too.

Baseball players suspended during the season for a performance-enhancing drug violation will not be eligible for that year's postseason under changes to the sport's drug agreement announced Friday.

Dayton's surprising run in the NCAA men's basketball tournament will continue into the regional finals. Now all the Flyers have to do is beat the tourney's top overall seed to advance to the Final Four.

It's hard to mock Southeastern Conference basketball right now. Panned for early season losses and relatively weak non-conference schedules, the league has three teams still playing in the NCAA tournament.

Nearly four decades after posting two of the University of Alabama's best postseason performances, Douglas has led eighth-seeded Tuskegee into the Division II quarterfinals Wednesday against Metro State in Evansville, Ind.

Jarnell Stokes had 17 points and a career-high-tying 18 rebounds, and the Volunteers denied Mercer a second straight upset in the NCAA tournament by routing the Bears 83-63 on Sunday night.

Kyle Busch won at Fontana for the second straight year Sunday, holding off Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart and his older brother Kurt on a frantic two-lap sprint to the finish.

Andrew Harrison scored 20 points, twin brother Aaron had 19 and Kentucky ended Wichita State's pursuit of perfection in a 78-76 victory in the NCAA tournament.

Kyle Larson won his first Nationwide race Saturday, holding off Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch in a thrilling finish at Fontana.

Arkansas rallied with single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to claim a 2-1 win over Alabama in college baseball in Fayetteville.

Julio Teheran, who was 14-8 with a 3.20 ERA last year as a rookie, will get the opening day start for the Atlanta Braves.

Scottie Wilbekin scored 21 points and top-seeded Florida beat Pittsburgh 61-45 in the NCAA tournament Saturday, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive year.

Auburn, up 32-28 at halftime, led by as many as 20 late in the game before cruising to a 78-64 victory in the first round of the WNIT at Auburn Arena.

Replacing All-Americans and NFL first-round talent has become an annual rite of spring for Nick Saban and Alabama.

Carl Edwards claimed a rain-soaked win at Bristol Motor Speedway, where weather wreaked havoc on yet another Sprint Cup race this season.

Florida is the overall top seed in the NCAA tournament, and will be joined on the '1' line by Arizona, Wichita State and Virginia.

Top-ranked Florida capped a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference when Kentucky failed to get off a shot on its final possession, allowing the Gators to escape with a 61-60 victory in the league championship game Sunday.

Aaron Harrison scored 22 points and Kentucky took a methodical 70-58 win over Georgia on Saturday to advance to another SEC Championship game.

Kyle Busch has won his third consecutive Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway by holding off Kyle Larson on the final restart Saturday.

A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Saints free agent safety Roman Harper.

The Browns have signed free agent running back Ben Tate, filling the void for an every-down back created when they traded Trent Richardson.

No. 1 Florida turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, rallying for a 56-49 victory over Tennessee in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Aaric Murray scored 16 points - all but one after halftime - D.D. Scarver added 14 and Madarious Gibbs 12 as second-seeded Texas Southern bolted to an early lead and defeated the No. 3 seed Alabama State 73-61 in a Southwest Conference tournament semifinal on Friday.