AP National Sports

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU is filling its men’s basketball coaching vacancy with Murray State’s Matt McMahon. The move announced Monday night comes two days after Murray State’s season ended with a loss to Saint Peter’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 43-year-old McMahon went

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sue Semrau, the longest-tenured head coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Florida State’s all-time winningest coach, is retiring. Her record at Florida Staet was 470-271 and she led the Seminoles to 14 20-win seasons, including a string of eight straight from 2012 to 2020. Her teams made 16 NCAA tournaments

HOUSTON (AP) — Midfielder Brenden Aaronson will miss the United States’ final three World Cup qualifiers after injuring a knee during pregame warmups with Red Bull Salzburg in Austria. After Aaronson got hurt Sunday, the U.S. Soccer Federation had said he would report to the national team on Monday in Houston. The team said “after

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Azzi Fudd scored 16 points and hit two key free throws late as No. 2 seed UConn outfought No. 7 seed UCF 52-47  in a defensive slugfest Monday night to advance to an NCAA record 28th straight Sweet 16.Christyn Williams added 12 points for

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each scored 26 points and Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 113-99. DeRozan shot 11 for 14 as the Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak and remained in fifth place in the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 38 points, notched another triple-double and sparked memories of his time in Cleveland, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-120 win over the Cavaliers. It was James’ only visit home this season and the star from nearby Akron thrilled fans who warmly

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Coryon Mason had 20 points as Abilene Christian edged past Ohio 91-86 in the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals. Mark Sears led the Bobcats on Monday night with a career-high 37 points.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have added defensive end Dante Fowler and receiver James Washington in free agency while safety Jayron Kearse is returning. Tight end Dalton Schultz has signed his $10.9 million franchise tag. The additions of Fowler and Washington come after the Cowboys lost free agent pass rusher Randy Gregory to

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. SailGP team capsized its foiling 50-foot catamaran just off Alcatraz Island on San Francisco Bay, six days before it will race for the global league’s $1 million, winner-take-all season championship.  Helmsman Jimmy Spithill says there are no injuries and the boat was quickly righted and the crew

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jacy Sheldon had 23 points, eight assists and three steals, and sixth seed Ohio State defeated No. 3 seed LSU 79-64 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Taylor Mikesell scored 18 and Rebeka Mikulasikova had 12 points for the Buckeyes, who responded

MOBILE, Ala. — Javon Franklin had a career-high 28 points as South Alabama narrowly defeated South Carolina Upstate 83-79 in the second round of The Basketball Classic. Bryson Mozone led the Spartans on Monday night with a career-high 29 points.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grace Berger scored the last of her 15 points on a spinning, tiebreaking layup with 28.2 seconds left and Nicole Cardano-Hillary added 12 points to help third-seeded Indiana beat Princeton 56-55 and reach its second straight Sweet 16. Ali Patberg sealed the win in her

MONTREAL (AP) — Brad Marchand scored his second goal of the game 34 seconds into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Connor Clifton had a goal and an assist and Erik Haula had two assists for Boston. Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots. Joel Armia and Denis Savard scored

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 13 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, including nine in a row during a crucial stretch, to lead the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers to a 113-106 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat. The Sixers were without stars Joel Embiid and James

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant had 37 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Utah Jazz 114-106 for their sixth win in seven games. Bruce Brown added 22 points for the Nets, who stayed in sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern