HOUSTON (AP) — A buzzer malfunction caused a delay — a very loud, very unpleasant delay — of about 10 minutes in the first half of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region final between Iowa and Illinois on Saturday night. When the buzzer sounded out of a media timeout with 7:43 left in the first half, it kept blaring uninterrupted for …

The interminable horn struck again on Saturday during the Elite Eight of the men’s NCAA tournament. Just over a month after a stuck buzzer stopped an NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons, the same thing happened during No. 3 Illinois’ game vs. No. 9 Iowa at the Toyota Center in Houston. The game was stopped for over …

WASHINGTON – Things didn’t work quite as Dan Hurley hoped. Earlier this week, the Connecticut coach implored fans of the Huskies and rival St. John’s to put aside the rivalry and root for each team to advance out of the East Region semifinals for the fourth matchup this season, this time in the Elite Eight. Advertisement The No. 2 Huskies took …

CHICAGO (AP) — Cade Horton threw four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Ian Happ broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs routed the Washington Nationals 10-2 on Saturday. Miguel Amaya homered and finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Pete Crow-Armstrong added two hits. Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson …

This is it. The final step before Indianapolis. The final step before a return to the Final Four. Forty minutes of basketball separates Purdue basketball and a de facto home game in the Final Four. The team can’t look ahead to that though as they’ve got an incredible challenge in front of them against #1 seed Arizona. Thus far only …

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Rori Harmon had 11 points, seven assists and six steals and Texas beat fellow SEC member Kentucky 76-54 on Saturday, sending the top-seeded Longhorns to another Elite Eight in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Jordan Lee had 18 points while All-America forward Madison Booker had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Longhorns (34-3), …

A fierce Big Ten battle takes center stage in the Elite Eight as Iowa and Illinois meet with a Final Four berth hanging in the balance. MORE: Top 10 best men’s college basketball teams in NCAA tournament history How to Watch Iowa vs Illinois Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026 Advertisement Illinois has looked every bit like a championship contender, combining …

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Stephon Castle had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds as the hot-shooting San Antonio Spurs steamrolled the Milwaukee Bucks 127-95 on Saturday for their eighth consecutive victory. Castle was one of seven players to score in double figures for the Spurs, who have won 13 of their last 14 to move within two …

Why Iowa’s NCAA Tournament success can lead to regression originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Iowa is playing in their first Elite Eight since 1987. If the Hawkeyes can pull off yet another upset against Illinois in Houston, it will be the program’s first Final Four appearance since 1980. …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis rookie JJ Wetherholt lined a two-run, 10th-inning single after Michael McGreevy tossed six hitless innings to help the Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Saturday. Wetherholt, the seventh pick of the 2024 MLB amateur draft, lined a single to right field off Griffin Jax (0-1) in his second career game. Advertisement Jax …

UNC’s coaching search at this time focuses heavily on coaches still coaching. Tommy Lloyd and Dusty May top that list. While TJ Otzelberger and Ben McCollum have strongly indicated they’d rather remain in Children of the Corn country, Nick Saban once said these words to an entire room of reporters: “You’re going to make me say it, aren’t you? I …

The expansion Denver Summit’s match against the Washington Spirit on Saturday broke the National Women’s Soccer League record for attendance with its announced crowd of 63,004. Fans at the Denver Broncos’ home stadium broke the previous NWSL record of 40,091 who attended Bay FC’s match against the Spirit last season at Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Advertisement …

SACRAMENTO – The stage is set in Sacramento and No. 1-seeded UCLA will face off against No. 3-seeded Duke Sunday for a chance to advance to the Final Four and take one step closer to NCAA glory. The two teams have faced off once before this season on Nov. 27, 2025 in Las Vegas during the Player’s Era Championship, a …

DETROIT (AP) — Catherine Dubois scored twice in a three-goal third period to rally the Montreal Victoire to a 3-1 victory over the New York Sirens on Saturday in a Takeover Tour stop at Little Caesars Arena. Montreal (12-4-2-5) pulled within two points of the front-running Boston Fleet with three weeks left in the regular season. Advertisement New York (8-0-3-12) …

It’s down to Eight teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We’ve got four games over the next two days and it’s down to 4 teams from the Big 10 against one each from the ACC, Big East, Big 12 and SEC. Tonight, we see if Iowa can continue their Cinderella run against Illinois followed by Purdue against Arizona . …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman Emil Lilleberg scored the go-ahead goal and had a career-high three points, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to defeat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday. Brandon Hagel and Charle-Edouard D’Astous each had a goal and an assist, while Jake Guentzel scored for a third consecutive game. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves for Tampa Bay, …

When point guard Jaland Lowe transferred to Kentucky last offseason, it was viewed as one of the top additions in the country. He was coming off a standout season at Pitt in which he averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds, earning Third Team All-ACC honors. But after playing in just nine games with the Wildcats during the 2025-26 …

NEW YORK (AP) — Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists, Matthew Schaefer tied the rookie defenseman franchise scoring record and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers 5-2 on Saturday and keep pace in a competitive Eastern Conference playoff race. Schenn, acquired at the trade deadline, scored the tying goal in the …

Remember when? The year was 2016, and Iowa was set to face Illinois. It was a crisp, blustery November day. To open the first half, Iowa kicked off to the Lovie Smith-led Illini… …and then, to open the second half, Iowa did the same thing. Advertisement Illinois never kicked–but punted 10 times–in that 28-0 shutout loss to the Hawkeyes. It …

Draft SZN is creeping in, and it is never too early to start digging into scouting reports, circling names, and figuring out who the Phoenix Suns should be eyeing when draft night arrives. The board starts to take shape long before the picks are made, and this is where the groundwork begins. Brynn Tannehill put together a comprehensive list of …

BYU’s season ended over a week ago, but the building for next season’s roster is in full swing. BYU already has two key freshmen signed for next season’s roster in 5-star wing Bruce Branch and 4-star local wing Dean Rueckert. Both give BYU much needed shooting, and Branch gives BYU a potential third straight lottery pick. The transfer portal officially …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Magnitude beat race favorite Forever Young to win the Dubai Gold Cup on Saturday in the first major outdoors sporting event since the outbreak of the Iran War. The 4-year-old American horse, ridden by Jose Ortiz and trained by Steven Asmussen, successfully resisted a determined effort from Japan’s Forever Young with Ryusei Sakai on …

The search for UNC’s next head men’s basketball coach is still very new, but there are plenty of top candidates emerging. On Tuesday – five days after blowing a 19-point lead to VCU in the NCAA Tournament – North Carolina fired Hubert Davis after five seasons in charge. Some fans questioned this decision, due to the Tar Heels’ injury-riddled roster, but …

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Olson scored 19 points, fellow sophomore Syla Swords added 16 and No. 2 Michigan overcame a sluggish start for a 71-52 victory over Louisville in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. The Wolverines had a 16-0 run in the second quarter to erase an 11-point deficit, their biggest, then broke a tie in the third …