No. 3 Texas Tech is improbably a win away from the second Final Four in history thanks to Darrion Williams. Williams tied the Red Raiders’ Sweet 16 game vs. Arkansas with nine seconds to go in the second half and then scored the-game-winning basket with seven seconds to go in overtime for the 85-83 victory. … Read more
Duke guard Kon Knueppel (7) and forward Cooper Flagg (2) react after Flagg hit a three point basket to end the first half of a Sweet 16 round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Arizona, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) For the first 19 minutes Thursday night, … Read more
NEW YORK — Austin Wells drove Freddy Peralta’s fastball into the first row of Yankee Stadium’s right-field short porch and landed in the history books: the first catcher in a century and a half of Major League Baseball to hit a leadoff home run on opening day. “Obviously, not playing to break records,” he said, … Read more
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Rex Maurer won the first race of Day 2 at the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships and his Texas teammate Hubert Kos took the second event as the Longhorns ended Thursday night in first place with 190 points. Maurer took the 500-yard freestyle in 4:05.35 ahead of teammate Luke … Read more
The Yankees began their 2025 campaign with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in The Bronx. Here are some notes from Opening Day including details on Carlos Rodon's start, Anthony Volpe and more… Anthony Volpe's improved timing The Yankees' offense has question marks after Juan Soto signed with the Mets in the … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to cap perhaps the wildest finish in the NBA this season, giving the Chicago Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Oklahoma City defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 on Thursday night as the Thunder won their eighth straight and team-record 61st game of the season. All-Star guard Jalen Williams scored 20 points in his return for the Thunder after missing seven games with a hip injury. … Read more
Quavo, have you seen him? Survey his glamorous IG grid: Is that Quavo recounting Magic City memories while fishing with Luke Bryan? Or arriving at Monday Night Raw leading a YEET chant? Or barking for his Bulldogs in an SEC voiceover with Matthew McConaughey? Quavious Marshall is everywhere. Every corner, every arena, and every lane, … Read more
So Clay Holmes made his first start for the Mets on Thursday and he was more meh than masterful against the Houston Astros. His sinker blipped in and out like spotty WiFi and he was generally too wild, all while he was navigating the complexities of a new job. Indeed, Holmes’ transition from reliever to … Read more
The Indiana Pacers certainly didn’t need to go off on Thursday night, considering both the state of the Washington Wizards and the fact that they entered the final period with a more than 30-point lead. But the Pacers left Capital One Arena with a blowout win and several new franchise records anyway. The Pacers cruised … Read more