Sports

Raonic ends lucky loser’s run, Venus out at Indian Wells

Published on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00am

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic’s good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open. Raonic beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday

Williamson has 29 points in return, No. 5 Duke rolls in ACCs

Published on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Zion Williamson said he never listened to the analysts who suggested he should forego the remainder of his college career at Duke and focus on the

Lightning defeats Red Wings 5-4

Published on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00am

DETROIT (AP) — Steven Stamkos tied Vincent Lecavalier for Tampa Bay’s career lead in goals, Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the third period and the Lightning rallied from a three-goal

BUBBLE WATCH: Teams on NCAA bubble fear the bid thief

Published on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00am

(AP) — It’s that time of Championship Week when programs on the NCAA Tournament bubble start to worry about bid thieves. Saint Mary’s already might have pulled off one of

Montana gets past Sacramento St. 79-73 in Big Sky tourney

Published on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00am

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Michael Oguine scored 19 points as Montana topped Sacramento State 79-73 in the Big Sky Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Thursday. Ahmaad Rorie added 17 points for

Matchmaker: Justin Thomas links Wie with Jerry West’s son

Published on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:00am

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Major champion. FedEx Cup champion. And now Justin Thomas has another title. Matchmaker for Michelle Wie and Jonnie West. Wie, the golf prodigy from

Andreescu, Kecmanovic win at Indian Wells

Published on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 12:00am

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — A couple of teenagers are shaking things up at the BNP Paribas Open. Bianca Andreescu, an 18-year-old Canadian, routed two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza 6-0,

Harper goes 0 for 2 against Yankees’ Tanaka

Published on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 12:00am

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper went 0 for 2 against New York Yankees openingday starter Masahiro Tanaka on Wednesday night in his third spring training game, and first on

East Carolina University baseball study aims for better hitting

Published on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 12:00am

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Researchers at East Carolina University are using motioncapture and eye-tracking technology to understand how baseball players process visual information when batting and turn that into a

Boeheim’s son scores 20, Syracuse rallies past Pitt 73-59

Published on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 12:00am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jim Boeheim said his son Buddy’s mother tells him all of the time that their boy should be playing more. Maybe she’s on to something. Buddy