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‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five new movies opened wide in North American theaters this weekend including a starry spy picture from Steven Soderbergh, an A24 thriller, a Looney Tunes movie and a high concept action-comedy with “The Boys” star Jack Quaid. But the myriad options did not result in ...

Michigan rallies late to beat Wisconsin 59-53 for Big Ten title

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tre Donaldson seems to have this March Madness stuff down pat. The Michigan guard delivered his second clutch play in two days, this time making the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:54 left to send No. 22 Michigan past No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53 for the Big Ten Tournament title ...

McIlroy and Spaun tie at rain-riddled Players to force Monday playoff

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had every reason to think he would be leaving The Players Championship with the gold trophy and a big payoff Sunday. He was three shots ahead of J.J. Spaun after a four-hour rain delay and had a rain-softened course ahead of him. Spaun refused to ...

March Madness bracket anything but sleepy in wild Selection Sunday

A sleepy Selection Sunday this was not. North Carolina barely slid into this year’s version of March Madness, a development that led its athletic director to remind everyone that he had nothing to do with that choice even though he’s the head of the group that sets the bracket. Texas ...

UCLA given top seed in women’s bracket

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and Texas as the No. 1 seeds that the NCAA revealed Sunday night. It’s the first time in school history that the Bruins are the top team in the ...

Ovechkin within eight goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin had failed to score a goal in the first two games ...