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Top overall NCAA seed Alabama headlines South Region bracket
Alabama made a leap into the NCAA Tournament’s top seeds two years ago only to fall short of the Final Four. This time, the Crimson Tide has risen to the top of the field of 68 with a team that coach Nate Oats believes is better equipped to meet those...
Purdue, Marquette top 2 seeds in NCAA East with bluebloods
Purdue and Marquette were far from the favorites in their own conferences going into the season. They are now the top two seeds in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. Big Ten regular-season and tournament champion Purdue (29-5) is a No. 1 seed for the first time since 1996,...
Picking the Bracket: Houston wins, 40 years after ’83 loss
If you’re like most of the country, you probably didn’t count on a No. 8 seed reaching the national title game last year — or a No. 15 seed making it to the Elite Eight. Thank you North Carolina and Saint Peter’s, who made sure there’s nowhere for our brackets...
March Madness 2023: Set your brackets!
March Madness is here! Here is what to know, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch the NCAA Tournament: Top seeds The top four seeds in the tournament are Alabama, Houston, Kansas, and Purdue. Each is in a region, some tougher than others...
Oscar moments: Moms get special praise on feel-good nightVideo
LOS ANGELES — It was chaotic, messy, wild, creative, big-hearted and utterly unique. If it were a bagel, it would most certainly have been the “everything” kind. But “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was a movie, not a bagel, and it ruled Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, making for one feel-good moment...
Biden tells U.S. to have confidence in banks after 2 collapse
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the swift and stunning collapse of two banks that prompted fears of a broader upheaval. “Your deposits will be there when you need them,” he said. U.S. regulators closed...
Illness sidelines Bruce Springsteen tour as 3 concerts postponed
SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. — Bruce Springsteen’s planned performance Tuesday in Albany has become the third concert in a week postponed by the New Jersey rocker, who cited illness as the reason in a tweet Sunday but did not give specifics. The postponements come a month into Springsteen’s first major tour...
South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA TournamentVideo
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 enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Staley’s squad has been challenged...
Scheffler turns in masterpiece at Sawgrass to win PlayersVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler took on the scary TPC Sawgrass as if he was playing alone. And by the time he got done with a masterful performance Sunday in The Players Championship, that’s about how it looked. Scheffler ran off five straight birdies in the middle of...
Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at PhoenixVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give the rolling Hendrick Motorsports team a victory in overtime Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet got a great start in overtime with two laps left,...
Penn State falls just short vs. Purdue in Big Ten final, earns NCAA at-large bidVideo
CHICAGO — Penn State fell short of winning its first Big Ten Tournament title Sunday, losing to Purdue, 67-65. But the Nittany Lions are happy with their consolation prize, an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Tenth-seeded Penn State (22-13) will face seventh-seeded Texas A&M (25-9) at 9:55 p.m. Thursday...
Alabama receives No. 1 overall seed in NCAA TournamentVideo
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 out of the hospital. Yet another, Houston, just watched its best player go down...
Memphis topples No. 1 Houston; Hardaway back to NCAA tourneyVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendric Davis scored 31 points, including 14 in a big run before halftime, and Memphis held on to beat short-handed No. 1 Houston, 75-65, in the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game Sunday. DeAndre Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds for coach Penny Hardaway and...
Reports: Commanders, DT Daron Payne agree on $90M, 4-year dealVideo
The Washington Commanders are keeping Daron Payne around, thanks to the second-biggest contract for a defensive tackle behind only seven-time All-Pro Aaron Donald. The Commanders agreed to terms with Payne on a four-year contract worth $90 million, with $60 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the deal....
West Virginia GOP Legislature passes transgender care ban
CHARLESTON — A bill that would ban evidence-based health care for transgender minors in West Virginia, the state estimated to have more transgender youth per capita than any other in the nation, is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice. The Republican governor has not taken a public stance...
AP sources: Rams trading All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to DolphinsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — 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. The Rams will get Miami’s third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and tight end Hunter...
‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at OscarsVideo
LOS ANGELES — The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood’s top prize Sunday, winning best picture at the 95th Academy Awards, along with awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Though worlds away from Oscar bait, Daniel...
As atmospheric river exits, another awaits to hit CaliforniaVideo
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Wet, miserable weather continued across huge swaths of California on Sunday as an atmospheric river that caused major flooding flowed eastward, and as a new system threatens the region with another onslaught of rain, snow and gusting wind as soon as Monday night. The National Weather Service...
No. 4 Alabama dominates Texas A&M in SEC title gameVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brandon Miller scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as fourth-ranked Alabama smothered No. 18 Texas A&M, 82-63, on Sunday for the Crimson Tide’s second SEC Tournament championship in three seasons. The Crimson Tide also capped their second SEC double dip in three seasons after picking up...
Princeton tops Yale to win Ivy League championshipVideo
PRINCETON, N.J. — Tosan Evbuomwan scored 21 points, Caden Pierce added a double-double and Princeton beat Yale, 74-65, on Sunday to win the Ivy League Tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 seed Princeton’s victory ends top-seeded Yale’s three-year run as league champion. The Tigers...
VCU earns NCAA bid by beating Dayton in A-10 championshipVideo
NEW YORK — Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton, 68-56, on Sunday to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years. Ace Baldwin added 16 points and seven assists, sending the Rams (27-7) to the NCAA Tournament with...
‘Scream VI’ tops box office with franchise-best $44.5M
LOS ANGELES — Oscar weekend belonged to “Scream VI” in theaters, as the horror sequel notched a franchise-best $44.5 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group co-production sailed past expectations, easily surpassing the previous series high of $32 million that...
8 dead after smuggling boats capsize off San Diego coast
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — At least eight people were killed when two migrant smuggling boats capsized in shallow but treacherous surf amid heavy fog, authorities said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest maritime human smuggling operations ever off of U.S. shores. A Spanish-speaking woman on one of the panga-style boats...
Oscars look to snap back a year after The Slap
LOS ANGELES — It’s almost time to give the Academy Awards a big hand. OK, maybe we should rephrase that. A year after Will Smith strode on stage at the Dolby Theatre and slapped Chris Rock in the face, the Oscars will reconvene Sunday for a ceremony that will try...
In post-Roe world, college coaches search for middle ground
The conversation Cecile Landi never imagined she’d feel compelled to have with the gymnasts she coaches came abruptly last summer, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Landi, who competed for her native France at the 1996 Olympics before going into coaching with her husband, Laurent, gave...
