No. 3 Dayton buries GW in season finale, looks to postseason
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Obi Toppin had 27 points, and No. 3 Dayton rolled George Washington 76-51 on Saturday to finish the regular season with its school-re...
Hurd, Mikulak win all-around championships at American Cup
MILWAUKEE — Morgan Hurd is turning the page from a frustrating 2019 season and going for her first Olympic berth.
Warriors’ Stephen Curry sits out against 76ers with flu
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry’s return to the Golden State Warriors has been put on hold after the two-time MVP was declared out Saturday night gainst...
No. 7 Florida State tops Boston College to clinch ACC title
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points, and No. 7 Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in school h...
Hatton has 2-shot lead on hardest day at Bay Hill since ’83
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyrrell Hatton made a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-over 73 to end the most brutal day at Bay Hill in 37 years and bui...
No. 24 Badgers clinch share of Big 10 title, beat Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Brad Davison and a bunch of Wisconsin players jumped around as the buzzer sounded Saturday, celebrating the end of a five-year Big...
No. 6 Kentucky rallies from 18 down, stuns Florida 71-70
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kentucky coach John Calipari went around the locker room at halftime and picked on just about everyone. His harshest criticism was...
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 8...
Capitals strike early, thrash Penguins 5-2
PITTSBURGH — Nic Dowd scored twice for the first multigoal game of his career, Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots and the Washington Capitals dominated th...
‘It’s scary’: Virus slams women’s hockey worlds in Canada
The women’s world hockey championships in Canada were canceled Saturday because of public health concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus.
No handshakes in EPL but Klopp fist-pumping again after win
LIVERPOOL, England — No handshakes were allowed but Anfield saw plenty of fist pumps from Jürgen Klopp.
WVU beats No. 4 Baylor, denies Bears chance at league title
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Emmitt Matthews scored a season-high 18 points, freshman Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and West Virginia used a bi...
Virus causes canceled events, empty stadiums worldwide
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The escalating virus outbreak brought more disruption to the sporting world on Saturday, with games canceled or played without s...
Ciara is latest musician to postpone show due to coronavirus
NEW YORK — Grammy-winning singer Ciara is the latest musician to postpone a concert because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
Suburbanites are voting and that’s good news for Joe Biden
BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Nearly two years after suburbanites helped drive a Democratic surge, there are clear signs these voters are engaged and primed to ...
Despite drama, Megan Thee Stallion happy to release music
NEW YORK — Megan Thee Stallion says she works extremely hard in the studio writing music, and so became more than a little worried when she almost cou...
Kansas GOP leader’s Medicaid expansion move roils Statehouse
TOPEKA, Kan. — Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Now, th...
Pope limits public blessings to help against virus spread
MILAN — Pope Francis is further limiting his public appearances to prevent crowds from gathering as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, wh...
No. 3 Oregon routs Utah in Pac 12 quarterfinals, 79-57
LAS VEGAS — Oregon coach Kelly Graves expects a masterpiece in every game.
Kenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach in surprise split
NEW YORK — Kenny Atkinson won't have the chance to coach Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together in Brooklyn.
As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
LONDON — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in th...
Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY — From their keen taste for sun-ripened pot to their first meeting at a pro-marijuana rally in college in the 1990s, everything about Ch...
Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border
EDIRNE, Turkey — A group of migrants on Saturday tried to bring down a fence in a desperate attempt to bust through the border into Greece while other...
Cyprus police pepper spray protesters at shut crossing point
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus riot police used pepper spray on Saturday to thwart Turkish Cypriot protesters trying to shove their way through a barricaded...
Biden’s big wins also were big for his Pennsylvania backers
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Party stalwarts in Pennsylvania heaved a collective sigh of relief as Joe Biden, the choice of many party leaders in the ...
Egypt says cruise ship quarantined over new virus cluster
LUXOR, Egypt — A cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew was in quarantine Saturday in the southern city of Luxor, aft...
NBA tells teams to plan for empty arenas; LeBron says no way
NEW YORK — The NBA wants its teams to prepare to play games without fans if necessary because of the coronavirus crisis, but LeBron James already says...
Virus outbreak hits weakened Italian economy where it hurts
MILAN — The focal point of the coronavirus emergency in Europe, Italy, is also the region's weakest economy and is taking an almighty hit as foreigner...
LeBrilliant: James’ 37 points lead Lakers past Bucks 113-103
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had 37 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to win his showdown with fellow All-Star Game captain Giannis Antetokounmpo...
Clyburn’s kingmaker moment changes landscape of 2020 race
COLUMBIA, S.C. — At a funeral service last month, Jannie Jones locked eyes with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn across the church sanctuary and crooked a ...