FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — All-America forward Sarah Strong and her UConn teammates got quite a compliment from Geno Auriemma, their coach who donned a cowboy hat and did a little dance on the court after the undefeated Huskies made their 25th Final Four in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John Tortorella. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the move a day after the team lost three in a row and six of its past seven games. ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dane Myers’ single to left in the 11th inning scored designated runner TJ Friedl from third as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Saturday. Myers’ third career game-ending hit came off Justin Slaten (0-1). Connor Phillips (1-0) got the win for ...
BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored his 25th goal in the opening period and added a game-sealing score late in the game, leading the Boston Bruins past Minnesota 6-3 on Saturday to spoil the Wild’s chance to clinch a playoff spot. Elias Lindholm scored twice while Andrew Peeke and Viktor ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Freshman Keaton Wagler scored 25 points and Illinois ended Iowa’s underdog March Madness run by dominating in the frontcourt, beating the Hawkeyes 71-59 on Saturday to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2005. This will be the sixth trip to the Final Four for ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Rori Harmon came back to Texas for another chance to win a national championship. The 5-foot-6 sparkplug point guard and the Longhorns are one win away from getting back to the women’s Final Four for the second year in a row. Harmon got the Longhorns off to a fast ...
