Category Archives: Sports
Belmont names Duke assistant Evan Bradds as coach in a homecoming for the former star player
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Duke assistant coach Evan Bradds was named Belmont's coach on Thursday, providing a homecoming for the program's all-time Division I era scoring leader. Bradds replaces Casey A...
Mar 19, 2026 FILE - Duke assistant coach Evan Brads shouts during an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C., Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
No. 1 overall seed Duke won't have big man Patrick Ngongba II for March Madness Round 1
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Duke won't have starting big man Patrick Ngongba II on Thursday for its first-round game against Siena in March Madness because of soreness ...
Mar 19, 2026 Duke's Patrick Ngongba, right, drives the ball past North Carolina State's Terrance Arceneaux, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Eagles acquire veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton from Panthers, AP source says
Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles to provide depth behind Jalen Hurts, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, spea...
Mar 18, 2026
North Carolina's Wilson, Texas Tech's Toppin among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Top-ranked Duke earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament behind star freshman Cameron Boozer and an overpowering inside game. But as the Blue Devils embar...
Mar 18, 2026 North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson (8) dunks over Georgia Tech guard Akai Fleming (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Tramon Mark's late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N.C. State 68-66...
Mar 18, 2026 Tramon Mark #12 of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball against NC State Wolfpack during the second half in the First Four game of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 17, 2026 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez's 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) - Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eu...
Mar 17, 2026 Gleyber Torres #25 of Team Venezuela celebrates with teammates a 4-2 victory against Team Italy after the game at loanDepot park on March 16, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Former Ole Miss and Duke coach David Cutcliffe retires as SEC special assistant to commissioner
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Former Mississippi and Duke coach and Tennessee assistant David Cutcliffe is retiring as the Southeastern Conference's special assistant to the commissioner for football relati...
Mar 17, 2026 Head coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils talks to a player in the first half of the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion - which has been a topic for some time - will again be discussed b...
Mar 16, 2026 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference during 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend at Intuit Dome on February 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun/Getty Images)
AP basketball reporter predicts Michigan to beat Duke for NCAA men's title
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There was a time when the NCAA men's college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 see...
Mar 16, 2026 Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg hangs from the rim after dunking during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Big 10 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Kennesaw State, Texas, NC State and Queens all notching firsts in the NCAA Tournament West Regon
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Amir Abdur-Rahim will always hold a special place in Kennesaw State's basketball history. Not only was he the first coach to lead the Owls to the NCAA Tournament, Abd...
Mar 16, 2026 Matt Able #3 of the NC State Wolfpack passes over Chance Mallory #2 of the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on February 24, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)