NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA Tournament play is underway. Purdue and Creighton were among the first teams to advance into the second round of March Madness. Louisville was one and done. Tens of thousands filled out brackets in hopes of winning the office poll or at least a bit of respect. Who ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager gave March Madness its first bracket buster. The 12th-seeded Cowboys used a stifling first half to open a 24-point lead, and then held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson for the program’s first NCAA ...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Offensive lineman Teven Jenkins signed with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday. Jenkins, who will be entering his fifth NFL season in 2025, spent the past four years with Chicago. He was a second-round pick by the Bears in 2021 and appeared in 45 games at left tackle, left ...

DETROIT (AP) — Former NFL and University of Michigan assistant football coach Matt Weiss hacked into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes seeking intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed Thursday. Weiss, who worked for the Baltimore Ravens before joining ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Stanford was introduced Thursday as the next U.S. captain of the Solheim Cup, leading a young core of Americans who are coming off a victory and will try to win the cup overseas for the first time in more than a decade. Stanford was on the last American team that won ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals moved to the verge of clinching a playoff berth by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night. Ovechkin beat Samuel Ersson with 5:35 left in the ...