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5:41 PM on Thursday, March 19

The Duke and Baylor basketball teams might be headed in opposite directions, but they are approaching the women's NCAA Tournament with a similar view

5:30 PM on Thursday, March 19

Pryce Sandfort and his brother, Payton, achieved two basketball firsts in a whirlwind 24-hour window

5:28 PM on Thursday, March 19

San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire season

5:10 PM on Thursday, March 19

Miami of Ohio's run to the NCAA Tournament has been supported by some exuberant fans who gather behind the basket wearing nothing but Speedos, goggles and swim caps

4:51 PM on Thursday, March 19

4:47 PM on Thursday, March 19

Michigan is hosting the women’s NCAA Tournament for the second time, and is hoping home court is an advantage again

4:24 PM on Thursday, March 19

Venus Williams watched the forehand sail into the net, the final shot of her straight-set loss to Francesca Jones of Britain at the Miami Open

3:53 PM on Thursday, March 19

All eyes are on new San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello as he makes the big jump from coaching the University of Tennessee to major league manager despite no previous professional experience as a player or coach

3:41 PM on Thursday, March 19

Dave Roberts spent much of spring training thinking about how to manage the health of his two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers so they can play for the long haul once again

3:27 PM on Thursday, March 19

Alex Bregman is hoping to lead the Chicago Cubs to their first NL Central title since 2020 after signing a $175 million, five-year contract with the North Siders in free agency

3:22 PM on Thursday, March 19

The AL East hasn’t produced a World Series champion since 2018

2:38 PM on Thursday, March 19

Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners last season won their first AL West title since 2001, and hope to do it again this year

2:34 PM on Thursday, March 19

Still powered by Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, the Philadelphia Phillies are bringing back mostly the same team that won its second consecutive NL East title last season and made a fourth straight playoff appearance

2:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remains jailed following his arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records

2:27 PM on Thursday, March 19

Kentucky coach Mark Pope danced around a report from The Associated Press that his program offered a huge NIL deal to Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg when he was transferring from UAB last season

1:45 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two people familiar with the process tell The Associated Press that Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the 2026 season and postseason after his appeal of a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a second failed drug test was resolved

1:41 PM on Thursday, March 19

Major League Soccer will play a shortened season in early 2027 before the league switches to a schedule that better aligns with those of its international counterparts

11:31 AM on Thursday, March 19

Longtime New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose has announced he is planning to retire at the end of the season after spending four decades with the organization

11:01 AM on Thursday, March 19

Duke assistant coach Evan Bradds has been named Belmont’s coach, providing a homecoming for the program’s all-time Division I era scoring leader

1:40 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Given his strong ties to Syracuse and his recent success in transforming Siena into an NCAA Tournament team in just two seasons as head coach, Gerry McNamara is an obvious candidate to replace Adrian Autry