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Knights battle into district championships
ROYAL CITY — The second seeded Royal Knights (16-2-1) battled in a tight matchup against the third seeded Naches V…
No. 9 Mississippi State women rally to beat Vandy 68-52
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Mississippi State Bulldogs are known for playing pressure and man-to-man defense under coach Vic Schaeffer. With his team trailing Vanderbilt after three quarters, he finally listened to…
Major League Baseball to sponsor US Olympic softball team
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is using its financial muscle to support the U.S. women's softball team, which already is assured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics while the American men's baseball team struggles …
Utah rallies to stun Washington 67-66
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — On a night where nothing seemed to be going right on offense, Utah never threw in the towel. The Utes kept probing Washington's zone and attacking weak spots.
Johnson guides Grand Canyon past Seattle 80-77
PHOENIX (AP) — Carlos Johnson scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures and added nine rebounds to help Grand Canyon hold off Seattle 80-77 on Thursday night.
3rd-tier Tranmere beats Watford, to play Man Utd in FA Cup
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Third-tier club Tranmere set up a fourth-round match with Manchester United in the FA Cup after beating Premier League team Watford 2-1 after extra time on Thursday.
Copa: Atlético ousted by 3rd-division team Cultural Leonesa
MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid's disappointing season hit a new low with a 2-1 loss to third-division club Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
Carr's late 3-pointer powers Minnesota past Ohio State 62-59
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marcus Carr's 3-pointer with three seconds left in the game secured the season's first Big Ten road win for Minnesota and had slumping Ohio State continuing to search for answers.
Fitts has 18 points to lead Saint Mary's past San Francisco
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Fitts had 18 points as Saint Mary's topped San Francisco 58-48 on Thursday night.
Roland scores 26 to lead Northeastern past Drexel 85-52
BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Roland had 26 points as Northeastern routed Drexel 85-52 on Thursday night.
Herbert, other Senior Bowl players hope staying put pays off
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A year ago, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert decided to stick around for his senior season instead of turning pro. Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun didn’t really have much choice.
Iranian clubs agree hosting plan for Asian Champions League
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Iranian soccer clubs reached a compromise with Asian Champions League organizers on Thursday to avoid a threatened boycott over security concerns after a plane crash.
Moses Lake makes short work of West Valley
MOSES LAKE — Call it the calm before the storm.
M’s outfielder Mitch Haniger to miss spring training and likely start of season
SEATTLE — The Mariners have lost their best player to injury two weeks before spring training.
Prep roundup: Royal boys basketball falls to Cashmere
CASHMERE — Royal was unable to match Cashmere’s outside shooting and lost 58-31.
Huskies take down Prosser on Senior Night
OTHELLO — Othello boys wrestling picked up the dual win over Prosser on Senior Night, 54-18, in the final home match for the Huskies this season.