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UConn remains No. 1 in AP Top 25; followed by UCLA, South Carolina

(AP) — UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25. The Huskies, who have won 47 consecutive games, are 31-0 this season after routing St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It’s the ...

Hoosiers make history by sending 9-player contingent to NFL combine

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The national champion Indiana Hoosiers just keep making history. Less than two months after winning their first national championship and becoming the first major college football team to go 16-0 since the 1890s, the Hoosiers made themselves right at home during the ...

The A’s and Giants have the best robot-ump challenge rates

NEW YORK (AP) — The Athletics had the highest success rate using the robot-umpire system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as teams prepared for its regular-season debut March 25. San Francisco was second at 66.7%, ...

St. Clairsville boys storms past Bellaire Big Reds, 96-53

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A coach wants his team to be playing its best when tournament time rolls around. Although it lost by a wide margin to close the regular season, St. Clairsville’s schedule has prepared it for the postseason. The top-seeded Red Devils (16-7) led wire-to-wire Saturday night ...

Union Local girls drops heartbreaker at buzzer to host West Muskingum, 30-28

CAMBRIDGE — Just when it appeared as though Union Local was going to make back-to-back appearances in the Ohio Division V Regional girls’ basketball tournament, a Tornado hit. West Muskingum’s Teriauna Brandford connected on a three-point basket from the left wing with one second ...