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Scoreboard roundup — 3/23/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Boston 7, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 4, Detroit 1 San Francisco 6, Chi White Sox 3 San Diego [Read More…]

NCAA Men’s Sweet 16: What to know
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a short break, March Madness is back Thursday night with the men’s Sweet 16. The field of 16 was set on Sunday when the second round [Read More…]

March Madness: Sweet 16 begins from NYC to Las Vegas
March Madness has reached Sweet 16 weekend. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, are already gone along with millions of busted brackets and a host of bluebloods including Kentucky, Duke and Indiana —though UCLA’s drive for a [Read More…]

Ohtani, Japan beat US 3-2 to win World Baseball Classic championship
MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout had dreamed of this moment, along with millions of fans throughout Japan and the United States: the two biggest stars on the planet, longtime teammates, facing each [Read More…]

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/20/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 6, Tampa Bay 5 Pittsburgh 7, Boston 5 Philadelphia 14, Baltimore 6 Cincinnati 10, LA Angels [Read More…]

First round of March Madness begins Thursday
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The First Four wrapped up Wednesday night, setting the field of 64 teams for this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and Arizona State [Read More…]

16-year-old softball player with cerebral palsy inspires thousands with surgery recovery
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A 16-year-old softball player with cerebral palsy has gained thousands of social media followers sharing her recovery efforts after a major leg surgery. Throughout her life, Charlie Duffy has had over [Read More…]

Report: Running back David Montgomery, Detroit Lions agree on three-year deal
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery is reportedly headed to Detroit. Citing a source, ESPN reports Montgomery, 25, has agreed on a three-year, $18 million deal with [Read More…]

Starr Andrews talks about her US Nationals medal, push for more diversity in skating
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starr Andrews recently made history as the first Black woman to medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 35 years. The 21-year-old skater has been open about her push [Read More…]

Elite runner Kara Goucher comes out about sexual assault allegations against former coach in new memoir
Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kara Goucher, one of the fastest female long-distance runners in American history, describes a “secret world” of professional running in her new memoir. “Running is life-changing,” Goucher told [Read More…]

Puerto Rico throws combined perfect game against Israel in World Baseball Classic
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico shut out Israel in the World Baseball Classic Monday night, beating them 10-0 in eight innings. Four pitchers retired all 24 batters they faced, marking the competition’s [Read More…]

‘Football City’: Nearly two dozen NFL players have come from one small South Carolina town
Freshman player J’Zavien Currence is shown during an interview with ABC News. (ABC News) (ROCK HILL, S.C.) — Friday night high school football games are an American tradition. But only one town — Rock Hill, [Read More…]

NCAA March Madness brackets are set
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — March Madness fans rejoice: Selection Sunday is now behind us and we now know the 68 teams that will be participating in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball [Read More…]

South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
Dawn Staley has South Carolina six wins away from finishing off a historic season. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season as the they [Read More…]

March Madness: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue the 1 seeds
The top overall seed, Alabama, has been on a roll despite being entangled in a murder case. Another No. 1 seed, defending national champion Kansas, is coming off a blowout loss and has a coach coming [Read More…]

Rams trading All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday. [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Toronto 3, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 7, Baltimore 6 Detroit 10, Pittsburgh 7 Oakland 1, LA Dodgers 0 [Read More…]

Former NBA great Shawn Kemp arrested on felony drive-by shooting charges
Philipp Hülsmann/picture alliance via Getty Images (TACOMA, Wash.) — Former Seattle Supersonics star and NBA great Shawn Kemp has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting at a mall, police say. The [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/8/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 4 Detroit 2, Washington 1 St. Louis 4, NY Yankees 0 Arizona 2, Texas [Read More…]