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March Madness: Sweet 16 matchups shape up after wild weekend

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

By The Associated PressMarch Madness is heading to the Sweet 16 without a handful of top teams. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 4 seed Virginia are all gone — and gone with them are millions of busted brackets.Tough sledding for the bluebloods, too: Besides Kansas, Kentucky and Duke are heading home. But UCLA and Indiana were still alive!Here is what to know with the regional semifinals up next at the NCAA Tournament:TOP SEEDSThe top four seeds in the tournament were given to Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue. Each had its share of headaches to set up what is already proving to be a chaotic tournament. The Boilermakers were the first to fall, ousted in a first-round stunner, and the Jayhawks followed the very next day. EAST REGION: The Boilermakers got a No. 1 seed for the fourth time, but Purdue was dumped by Fairleigh Dickinson in a near-historic upset. The region appeared to be wide open for the likes of No. 2 seed Marquette, Kansas State, T...

German Marquez solid, Elehuris Montero rakes as Rockies split

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

Rockies 7, Royals 0 (5 innings)Sunday at Las Vegas BallparkOn the mound: Right-hander German Marquez continues to pitch well. He shut out the Royals for five innings in a game shortened by rain. Marquez scattered six hits, struck out four and walked one. He has yet to be scored upon this spring.At the plate: It was a big day for rookie Elehuris Montero, who more and more looks like Colorado’s starting third baseman. Montero was 3-for-3 and blasted his fourth homer of spring. He’s now hitting .318. … First baseman Michael Toglia, who remains on the bubble to make the 26-man roster, continues to flash his power. He hit a 446-foot homer Sunday, his third homer of spring.Guardians 3, Rockies 1Sunday at Goodyear BallparkRelated ArticlesColorado Rockies | Rockies, outfielder Jurickson Profar agree to one-year deal, source says Colorado Rockies | Rockies’ infield defense must improve, overcome loss of Brendan Rodgers Colorado Rockies ...

Los Angeles man busted with 4 pounds of meth, over a pound of fentanyl, counterfeit oxycodone and cash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

A 57-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested after a lengthy investigation revealed that he was a supplier of fentanyl and methamphetamine to residents of Ventura and L.A. counties, authorities announced last week.  The investigation, according to a news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, found that the suspect, identified as Kevin Mulvihill, was operating the illicit drug supplying business out of various motels and short-term rental properties in Los Angeles.  The Ventura County Superior Court granted detectives a search warrant for the 57-year-old's vehicle and a motel room he had been renting.  Mulvihill was detained by VCSO narcotics detectives and authorities with the Culver City Crime Impact Team on Feb. 9, while he was in his vehicle in the 4700 block of Inglewood Boulevard in Culver City. A short time later, authorities executed the search warrant at the suspect’s hotel room, located in the 10800 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in L.A.  “As ...

Saint Mary’s knocked out of NCAA tournament by UConn

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

ALBANY – In the end, Saint Mary’s just couldn’t keep up with the UConn men’s basketball team, which is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in seven years.Thanks to a steady 24 points from Adama Sanogo and 12 in the second half from a scorching-hot Jordan Hawkins, the fourth-seeded Huskies blew past fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s, 70-55, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Albany on Sunday.UConn will meet No. 8-seed Arkansas (22-13) on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the program’s 18th Sweet 16 appearance all-time. The Huskies are 11-5 in regional semifinal games.Sanogo added a team-high eight rebounds and made 11 of his 16 shots, while Hawkins heated up like a microwave and shot 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, making all four 3-pointers in a span of about three minutes.Tristen Newton made three 3-pointers on four attempts and scored 13 points with five assists. Stuffing the stat sheet as usual, Andre Jackson scored six points while grabbing six re...

Michigan State outlasts Marquette; Izzo back to Sweet 16

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 23 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State beat second-seeded Marquette 69-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, sending coach Tom Izzo’s squad back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years.Joey Hauser — a Marquette transfer — had 14 points and A.J. Hoggard had as 13 Michigan State (21-12) took over in the last three minutes. The Spartans advanced to play third-seeded Kansas State in the East Region semifinals on Thursday at New York’s Madison Square Garden.Izzo, the 68-year-old Hall of Fame coach, reached his 15th regional semifinal and won his record 16th March Madness game with a lower-seeded team — one more than Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, who retired after this season.This one was particularly meaningful. Izzo became the face of a grieving school where three students were killed in a campus shooting on Feb. 13.“It’s been a long year,” an emotional Izzo said in a courtside interview. “I’m...

Els win on PGA Tour Champions, denies Langer record title

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Ernie Els kept making birdies no matter how he gripped the putter Sunday, and it carried him to a 6-under 65 to win the Hoag Classic and deny Bernhard Langer a chance at setting the career victory mark on the PGA Tour Champions.Els started the final round five shots behind Langer when the big South African rolled in three straight birdie putts to get in the mix, and he closed it out with a 65-yard bunker shot to 12 feet and a birdie on the 18th hole about the time Langer began to falter.Langer has 45 career wins on the PGA Tour Champions, tied for the most with Hale Irwin. The 65-year-old German began the final round with a one-shot lead and picked up an early birdie. He was still tied for the lead when he made two bogeys on the back nine, and failed to make birdie on the par 5s.Langer finished with a 2-over 73 and tied for seventh, three shots behind. He is in the field next week in Rancho Mirage, California, where he gets another shot at the record.“It...

Vassell, Johnson spoil Murray’s return as Spurs top Hawks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell had 29 points each and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 24-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-118 on Sunday, spoiling Dejounte Murray’s homecoming.Murray had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds in his first game in San Antonio since being traded to Atlanta in the offseason.“I’m not surprised. I’m not shocked,” Murray said. “(Devin) and Keldon put in a lot of work. Those are two young guys who really want to get better and be better. For me, trying to stay a competitor when we are playing and not more of a fan. But it’s still like a while to see them. And like they said, they are thankful for me showing them the way, always being there for them, whether I was there or where I am at today.”The victory was the largest second-half comeback for San Antonio under Gregg Popovich and tied the second-largest comeback in his 27 seasons as head coach.“A tale of two cities this week,” Popovich said. “The competitiveness and ...

2023 Minn. Boys’ State Tournament Glance

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

BOYS BASKETBALLClass 4ATuesday, March 21At Target CenterQuarterfinalAndover (22-7) vs. Park Center (26-2), 10 a.m.Eastview (22-7) vs. Minnetonka (23-6), noonBuffalo (23-6) vs. Lakeville North (26-3), 2 p.m.White Bear Lake (21-7) vs. Wayzata (24-4), 4 p.m.Wednesday, March 22At Concordia Univ.Consolation SemifinalsAndover/Park Center loser vs. Eastview/Minnetonka loser, 10 a.m.Buffalo/Lakeville North loser vs. White Bear Lake/Wayzata loser, noonThursday, March 23At Target CenterSemifinalAndover/Park Center winner vs. Eastview/Minnetonka winner, 10 a.m.Buffalo/Lakeville North winner vs. White Bear Lake/Wayzata winner, noonAt Concordia Univ.Fifth PlaceConsolation semifinal winners, 6 p.m.Saturday, March 25At Concordia Univ.Third PlaceSemifinal losers, 4 p.m.At Target CenterSemifinal winners, 8 p.m.Class 3ATuesday, March 21At Williams ArenaQuarterfinalSt. Francis (17-12) vs. Totino-Grace (21-8), 10 a.m.Alexandria (24-4) vs. Mankato East (24-5), noonHermantown (22-6) vs. Orono (24-5), 2 p...

Logano passes Keselowski on last lap, gives Ford Atlanta win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski gave Atlanta and NASCAR a rare clean last-lap battle.For a change there were no late wreck. No overtime. Just a clean finish between hard racers. Logano dominated early and then passed Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday and end the early season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports.Logano won the pole and led a strong showing of three straight Team Penske drivers in qualifying, but Keselowski looked like the Ford driver to beat late in the race. Keselowski had help from Corey LaJoie, but Logano got a push from Christopher Bell that proved decisive on the final lap. “It was lane versus lane, that’s what it was, inside versus outside,” Logano said, adding it was natural to expect that conflict would inevitably lead to contact.“Yeah, because it happens just about every time,” Logano said of Cup drivers propensity to wreck late in races. Bell finished third in a Toyota ...

Maryland into women’s Sweet 16 after 77-64 win over Arizona

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:20:39 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter to help second-seeded Maryland to a 77-64 victory over seventh-seeded Arizona in the second around of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday night.The Terrapins (27-6) advance to the Sweet 16 for a third straight year and the 11th time under coach Brenda Frese. Maryland trailed by a point after two quarters but ran past the Wildcats (22-10) in the second half.Shyanne Sellers scored 15 points and Faith Masonius gave the Terps a lift with 12.Frese was coaching against her alma mater. She played at Arizona and graduated in 1993.The Wildcats gave Maryland a tough battle for 20 minutes but couldn’t keep up offensively. Arizona was up 33-32 at the break but went almost half the third quarter without scoring. After being held to four points in the first half, Miller had five on one trip down the court — a layup while being fouled, followed by a 3-pointer after Arizona was unable to rebound he...