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Kentucky's Sweet 16 run earns Mark Pope another year on contract
While Kentucky was busy earning its way into the Sweet 16, head coach Mark Pope was adding another year onto his Wildcats contract, as well as earning a hefty bonus at the same time.,Pope has turned his first season at Kentucky into a successful one by advancing to the second week of the NCAA Tourna...

Report: Pats match Raiders' offer, retain LB Christian Elliss
The New England Patriots matched the Las Vegas Raiders' offer sheet for linebacker Christian Elliss, NFL Network reported Monday.,The Raiders agreed with the 26-year-old restricted free agent last week to a reported $4.8 million offer sheet and the Patriots had until Monday to match it.,New England'...

USWNT to take on Ireland in two June friendlies
The United States women's national team has scheduled a pair of friendly matches in June against the Republic of Ireland.,The teams will meet in Commerce City, Colo., on June 26 and in Cincinnati on June 29, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Monday.,The USWNT will also play a third match on July ...

Reports: Minnesota hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved
Minnesota is hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Medved, 51, is a Minneapolis native and Minnesota alumnus who worked as an assistant coach for the program in 2006-07.,He guided Colorado State to a 26-10 record this season...

Jayson Tatum, streaking Celtics take aim at Kings
Jayson Tatum and the surging Boston Celtics will continue their Western Conference swing when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.,In the absence of injured sidekick Jaylen Brown, Tatum flashed his NBA Most Valuable Player credentials with 26 points, six rebounds, six assists and three s...

Caleb Love carries No. 4 Arizona past No. 5 Oregon
Caleb Love scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and made several vital plays down the stretch to help fourth-seeded Arizona put away fifth-seeded Oregon 87-83 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night in Seattle.,Love shot 6-for-7 with four 3-pointers in the second half and...

Kent State hits the road, knocks off Stanford in NIT
Senior Jalen Sullinger scored a career-high 34 points, Delrecco Gillespie posted a double-double and Kent State made it two consecutive road wins in the NIT, holding off Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night.,VonCameron Davis chipped in with 12 points for the Golden Flashes (24-11), who opened the NIT with...

No. 2 Michigan State survives close call with No. 10 New Mexico
Jaden Akins scored a team-high 16 points Sunday night and second-seeded Michigan State controlled the last seven minutes to eliminate 10th-seeded New Mexico 71-63 in the second round of the South Region of the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland.,Tre Holloman came off the bench to add 14 points and fellow ...

Ole Miss topples Iowa State behind lights-out shooting
MILWAUKEE -- Sean Pedulla had 20 points, eight assists and four steals and Jaemyn Brakefield added 19 points as sixth-seeded Ole Miss dominated No. 3 seed Iowa State 91-78 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Sunday.,Ole Miss (24-11) will face second-seeded Michigan State (29...

Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.,Colorado State's Jalen Lake swished a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Rams a one-point edge ...

Surging Blues turn back Predators for sixth straight win
Justin Faulk picked up a goal and an assist and Robert Thomas earned three assists to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Nashville Predators 4-1 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.,Jordan Kyrou, Alexandre Texier and Brayden Schenn added goals for the Blues (37-28-7, 81 points). Jake ...

Andrew Wiggins scores 42 as Heat halt skid vs. Hornets
Andrew Wiggins scored 15 of his season-high 42 points in the decisive third quarter as the host Miami Heat snapped their 10-game losing streak, beating the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 on Sunday night.,Wiggins - who fell five points shy of his career-high point total - made 16 of 21 shots from the fiel...

Canada beats USMNT for third place in CONCACAF Nations League
In a third-place match neither expected to be in, Canada defeated the U.S. men's national team 2-1 in the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Jonathan David scored the winning goal in the 59th minute. Canada led 1-0 on a goal by Tani Oluwaseyi in the 27th before Patrick Agyemang t...

Alexandra Eala, 19, stuns Madison Keys at Miami Open
Filipino 19-year-old Alexandra Eala stunned Australian Open winner Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32 at the Miami Open on Sunday.,Eala, in the field as a wild card, had won just three WTA 1000-level matches in her young career before taking down the fifth-seeded Keys in 97 minutes.,"I don't t...

No. 12 Colorado State sets sights on No. 4 Maryland
Colorado State didn't have a ticket to the NCAA Tournament until winning the Mountain West postseason tourney one day before Selection Sunday.,Now the bracket-crashing Rams are one victory away from their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1969.,One of the nation's hottest teams, 12th-seeded Colorado S...

Predators storm back vs. Maple Leafs to snap slump
The Nashville Predators (26-35-8, 60 points) ended their four-game losing streak as they erased a 2-0 deficit en route to a 5-2 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs (42-25-3, 87 points) on Saturday night.,Filip Forsberg tallied two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista piled up a goal and two assis...

Well-traveled Kent State visits Stanford in NIT second round
Kent State looks forward to an extended stay in the San Francisco Bay Area when the Ohio-based Golden Flashes visit No. 2 seed Stanford in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.,Kent State (23-11) ventured east to upstate New York and upset St. Bonaventure 75-56 on Tuesday behind balanced scor...

Devils score late, but Senators hold on for win
David Perron scored the eventual game-winner as the Ottawa Senators edged the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in Newark, N.J., on Saturday night., ,Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa (37-27-5, 79 points), which avoided a third straight loss and sits atop the Eastern Conference wild-card ...

Hawks get past Warriors, earn split of season series
Trae Young scored 25 points and posted his 41st double-double of the season to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the visiting Golden State Warriors 124-115 on Saturday.,The Warriors played without leading scorer Stephen Curry (24.2 points per game), who sustained a left pelvic contusion after taking a h...

New Mexico seeks historic win vs. Michigan State
It might be an unfamiliar matchup for the players and fans when No. 10 New Mexico and 2nd-seeded Michigan State meet Sunday night in Cleveland for a second-round South Region tussle in the NCAA Tournament.,But it won't be unfamiliar for the coaches.,The Lobos' Richard Pitino and the Spartans' Tom Iz...