NBA roundup: Warriors fall in controversial finish
Karl-Anthony Towns made a tiebreaking — and controversial — free throw with a half-second remaining in overtime Friday night, giving the Minnesota Timberwolves a 131-130 victory that dropped the visiting Golden State Warriors into a tie for the top s…
MLB roundup: Cards’ Goldschmidt belts 3 homers
Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs to lead the visiting St. Louis Cardinals past the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 on Friday night.
NCAA Tournament roundup: Okeke injured as Auburn upsets UNC
Chuma Okeke had 20 points and 11 rebounds before leaving with a leg injury and Auburn used another high-energy run to take down top-seeded North Carolina 97-80 in a Midwest Region semifinal on Friday night at Kansas City, Mo.
Abuse allegations leave Afghanistan women’s soccer team in tatters
Allegations of sexual abuse of members of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team by sport officials have resulted in missed paychecks after sponsors pulled out, taunts and entreaties from parents to their daughters to quit playing.
NHL roundup: Vegas, St. Louis make playoffs despite losses
Eric Staal had a goal and an assist, and Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves as the Minnesota Wild held on to edge the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday night in Las Vegas.
Kentucky edges Houston, sets up all-SEC regional final
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyler Herro was the hero as second-seeded Kentucky escaped with a 62-58 victory over third-seeded Houston in the second Midwest Region semifinal Friday night at Sprint Center.
No. 1 Duke slips past Virginia Tech without Reddish
Zion Williamson scored 23 points and Tre Jones hit five 3-point baskets on the way to 22 points as top-seeded Duke beat fourth-seeded Virginia Tech 75-73 Friday in a wild NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal at Washington.
Oregon outruns South Dakota State in regional semis
Oregon advanced to its third consecutive Elite Eight appearance behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Ruthy Hebard in a 63-53 win over South Dakota State in a Sweet 16 game of the NCAA Women’s Tournament on Friday night at Portland, Ore.
McCowan leads No. 1 Mississippi State past Arizona State
Teaira McCowan had a double-double (22 points and 13 rebounds) and became the career leader in rebounds in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, leading No. 1-seed Mississippi State to a 76-53 win over No. 5 Arizona State on Friday night in a Sweet 1…
UConn upends UCLA to reach 14th straight regional final
Napheesa Collier’s 25 points and 10 rebounds helped second-seeded Connecticut rally in the fourth quarter to eliminate sixth-seeded UCLA 69-61 Friday night in an NCAA Women’s Tournament regional semifinal in Albany, N.Y.
