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Jill Allred signs to Vikings softball
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights’ Jill Allred has signed her letter of intent Tuesday to play softball at Big Bend C…
DePaul stuns Xavier in first round of Big East Tourney
NEW YORK (AP) — DePaul is heading to the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference Tournament for the first time in six years with a win not many anticipated.
Ex-Spartans staffer files new lawsuit with more allegations
DETROIT (AP) — A former Michigan State football staff member filed a lawsuit this week in which he accused former coach Mark Dantonio of violating NCAA rules by contacting players at other schools to try to get the…
Polis: Virus disproportionately affects Colorado ski country
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday the coronavirus is disproportionately affecting Colorado’s ski resort and mountain areas, where community spread of the virus has been confirmed.
Green scores 19, Arizona beats Washington 77-70 at Pac-12
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona struggled with Washington's aggressive zone in a loss to end the regular season.
UW-Madison suspends face-to-face classes amid virus fears
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced Wednesday that they will suspend face-to-face instruction following spring break and that students shouldn't return to the campus because of …
Washington State knocks off Colorado 82-68 at Pac-12
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A long, eerie day of big news that seemed to come by the minute ended with an upset at the Pac-12 tournament.
Third case of COVID-19 diagnosed in elderly New Canaan man
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A look at some of the steps taken in Connecticut on Wednesday in an effort to contain the new coronavirus.
Western Michigan fires basketball coach Steve Hawkins
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan fired basketball coach Steve Hawkins on Wednesday.
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager and with…
Oklahoma State beats Iowa State 72-71 in Big 12 opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oklahoma State's Isaak Likekele silenced an arena full of Iowa State fans by going coast-to-coast for the go-ahead lay-up with 3.8 seconds left, lifting his eighth-seeded Cowboys to a 72-71 …
NBA suspends season; March Madness going without fans
The NBA became the first major American sports league to suspend play because of the coronavirus pandemic, raising questions Wednesday night about the future of college basketball's March Madness and other pro spor…
WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several American cit…
Georgia Southern beats Georgia St. 81-62 in Sun Belt tourney
ATLANTA (AP) — Quan Jackson had 19 points, Isaiah Crawley scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and No. 5 seed Georgia Southern beat fourth-seeded Georgia State 81-62 on Wednesday night in a Sun Belt Conference …
Ingram sends FAU into C-USA quarters downing Old Dominion
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jailyn Ingram scored a season-high 22 points and Florida Atlantic defeated Old Dominion 66-56 in the Conference USA Conference Tournament first round on Wednesday night.
Lovan helps UAB survive UTSA and red-hot Wallace 74-69
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Tavin Lovan scored 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and made six assists as UAB defeated UTSA 74-69 in the first round of the Conference USA Conference tournament on Wednesday night.