LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Javohn Garcia scored a career-high 31 points and made five 3-pointers, and No. 2 seed McNeese beat top-seeded Stephen F. Austin 76-59 on Wednesday to claim the Southland Tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. McNeese (28-5) became the first team in 10 years to reach and win three straight Southland Tournament title …

NEW YORK — Stefan Vaaks had 28 points in Providence’s 91-81 victory against Butler on Wednesday in the Big East Conference Tournament. Vaaks shot 9 for 16, including 8 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Friars (15-17). Ryan Mela added 23 points while going 10 of 14 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had nine …

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union met again Wednesday, hours after a marathon negotiating session over a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides ended a 12-hour negotiation at 5 a.m. EDT without reaching a deal. They started talking again Wednesday afternoon and discussions were ongoing at sundown. Advertisement Union executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson said …

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ana Beatriz Passos scored 12 points, Ana Pinheiro and Hope Hassmann each added 11, and top-seeded Idaho beat No. 2 seed Montana State 60-57 on Wednesday night to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament and clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade Idaho (29-5) won its first regular season …

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukraine’s Paralympic committee has accused the International Paralympic Committee and Milan Cortina organizers of subjecting Ukraine’s athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.” It released a statement Wednesday with a series of alleged incidents in which it said representatives of the IPC and the local organizing committee pressured and disrespected the Ukrainians. Advertisement The incidents included …

After the Kentucky Wildcats opened the SEC Tournament with an 87-82 victory over LSU, they now get a rematch with the Missouri Tigers in Nashville with a spot in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on the line. Game time is set for 12:30 PM ET/11:30 AM CT in Nashville on the SEC Network. The Wildcats struggled to put away LSU in …

Canada advanced past the first round of the World Baseball Classic for the first time, beating Cuba 7-2 Wednesday in a winner-take-all game at San Juan, Puerto Rico, behind Abraham Toro’s homer and Otto Lopez’s two-run single. Brothers Bo Naylor and Josh Naylor drove in runs, Owen Caissie had two RBIs and reliever James Paxton struck out six over 2 …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamichael Stillwell had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Riley Kugel added 15 points, and eighth-seeded UCF rallied to beat ninth-seeded Cincinnati 66-65 in overtime on Thursday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. John Bol scored 13 points for the Knights (21-10), who trailed by as many as 12 in regulation, then …

BODO, Norway (AP) — The Champions League’s Cinderella club Bodø/Glimt is writing another chapter Wednesday in its fairytale run through the competition. The homely Norwegian club led 2-0 at halftime against Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of a round of 16 clash at its tiny Aspmyra Stadium. Advertisement Sporting is the latest favored team to struggle inside the Arctic …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Conwell hit two key shots in the final 1:17 and finished with 16 points as No. 24 Louisville battled back to beat SMU 62-58 on Wednesday and advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals. Adrian Wooley added 14 points and Isaac McKneely had 10 for the Cardinals (23-9), who’ll face Miami on Thursday. Advertisement …

The Golden State Warriors have lost three consecutive games and 10 of 15 since All-Star guard Stephen Curry went down with a right knee injury. The team, for at least the short term, will continue to be without the 37 year old. Advertisement Golden State issued an update indicating that Curry was reevaluated Wednesday, March 11 for patella-femoral pain syndrome/bone …

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It was never going to be easy. Kentucky Basketball didn’t get the lead to double digits until late in the second half Wednesday afternoon against LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Heck, it took a signature performance from Brandon Garrison of all players for the Cats to create some separation. Advertisement Garrison’s 17 points included 11 in …

Subscribe to The Big Number On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine marvel at Bam Adebayo’s big night as he passed Kobe Bryant for 2nd most points in a game in NBA History with 83. To round out the show, Tom and Dan take a look into the Lakers’ success with Austin Reaves and Luca …

No. 9 seed Kentucky Basketball opened SEC Tournament play Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with a tightly contested matchup against No. 16 seed LSU. In a game that featured several momentum swings, Kentucky leaned on senior guard Otega Oweh to pull away late and secure a much-needed 87-82 victory over the Tigers. The Wildcats and Tigers battled back and …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Toronto Raptors will look to bounce back following a loss to the Houston Rockets last night. Luckily, the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t a Top 10 team in the NBA. Advertisement The Pelicans may not be tanking like some of the NBA’s other …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speedy Claxton has a favorite word, at least for now. Legendary. Leh-juhn-deh-ree. Just ask the man himself. He’d be quick to tell you, quick to bring it up, quick to flash a smile when Mid-Major Madness’s Jonathan Wagner mentioned the word at the press conference after Claxton coached his Hofstra Pride to a win over Monmouth in …

We’ve finally reached March and Indiana men’s basketball, with a new head coach, roster, playing philosophy and more, finds itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble once again. The Hoosiers finished right about exactly where they were predicted to land at 10th in the final Big Ten standings, but losses in five of their last six regular season games have left …

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour wants to double the number of signature events and expand fields to 120 players with a 36-hole cut as it looks to overhaul its competitive model to bring the best players together on the best golf courses in big markets. It also would lead to two tracks of tournaments — some …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The seventh-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers take on the No. 10 seed BYU Cougars in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament tonight. Advertisement After the Cougars dominated Kansas State last night, my BYU vs. West Virginia predictions are backing them in a …

The 2026 College Basketball Crown bracket reveal has a set date and time. The men’s college basketball postseason tournament will unveil its field Monday, March 16 at 5:30 p.m. ET, USA TODAY Sports confirms. The bracket will be announced on the FS1 show “First Things First” with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes. Fox Sports analysts LaPhonso Ellis and …

KANSAS CITY — Long after his show-stopping performance led No. 10 seed BYU to a 105-91 win over No. 15 seed Kansas State in a Big 12 tournament first-round game Tuesday night, freshman AJ Dybantsa was the topic of the day in college sports. Scoring a tournament freshman record 40 points, on 15-of-21 shooting, will do that for a teenager. …