How to watch and what to watch for in the Final Four
March Madness is racing toward the national championship game.
Ohio State reportedly hiring Locklyn from Oregon
COLUMBUS — Less than a month after losing its running backs coach, Ohio State football may leave a Big Ten Conference rival in the same position.
Hamlin beats Gibbs teammate Truex at Richmond Raceway
RICHMOND — Denny Hamlin won the race off pit road with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. after a caution with two laps to go and won in overtime at Richmond Raceway on Sunday night.
Burns leads North Carolina State to Final Four for first time in 41 years
DALLAS (AP) — Bruising big man DJ Burns Jr. scored a season-high 29 points, DJ Horne had 20 and 11th-seeded North Carolina State reached its first Final Four in four decades, beating Atlantic Coast Conference rival Duke 76-64 in the South Region final Sunday.
Guardians lose to Athletics on bases-loaded walk
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Abraham Toro forced in the game-ending run when he drew a four-pitch bases-loaded walk from Eli Morgan, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Sunday for their first win this season.
Reds stun Nationals with back-to-back home runs in 9th inning
CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a series-clinching 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Edey leads Purdue to Final Four
DETROIT (AP) — Purdue big man Zach Edey went for a career-high 40 points along with 16 rebounds and one big block Sunday to muscle the Boilermakers into the program’s first Final Four since 1980 with a 72-66 victory over Tennessee.
No returning starters? No problem for South Carolina
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Dawn Staley has South Carolina back in a familiar place — the Final Four — and she got there this time with an entirely new starting lineup.
Alabama, Connecticut headed to Final Four
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Sears made seven 3-pointers and Alabama recovered from its early long-distance shooting woes with 16 3s to beat Clemson 89-82 on Saturday night, sending the Crimson Tide to the Final Four for the first time.
Guardians’ Kwan puts on good show for family and friends
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bay Area native Steven Kwan homered and reached base four times, and the Cleveland Guardians had 15 hits in a 12-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics before a Saturday afternoon crowd of just 5,425.
