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March Madness Sunday roundup: Blue bloodbath continues, No. 1 Stanford stunned, FDU’s dance concludes

Blue bloods, avert your eyes. This has been an NCAA tournament to forget for several of college basketball’s traditional powers. Count Kentucky among the men’s tournament exodus on Sunday, courtesy of Kansas State. With the loss, Kentucky joined Kansas and Duke in failing to advance to the Sweet 16. North Carolina, meanwhile, didn’t even make […]

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Blue bloodbath: Traditional powers get bounced

Blue bloods, avert your eyes. This has been an NCAA tournament to forget for several of college basketball’s traditional powers. Count Kentucky among them after Sunday’s 75-69 loss to Kansas State. With the loss, Kentucky joined Kansas and Duke in failing to advance to the Sweet 16. North Carolina, meanwhile, didn’t even make the tournament […]

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Women’s NCAA Tournament – Iowa proves why defense matters in close second round win over Georgia

Yahoo Sports women’s college basketball writer Cassandra Negley details #2 Iowa’s win over #10 Georgia in an excitingly close second round matchup. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] CASSANDRA NEGLEY: This is Cassandra Negley with Yahoo Sports. And Iowa, a number two seed, is into the Sweet 16, but boy, was it stressful. Iowa defeated Georgia 74 […]

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Bucks rally in final quarter, beat Raptors

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Brook Lopez scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied for a 118-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Khris Middleton added 20 points and Bobby Portis had 14 as the Bucks improved […]

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Alcaraz ‘100%’ No. 1 – Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev, routed in straight sets by Carlos Alcaraz in the Indian Wells final, says the 19-year-old Spaniard has “100%” earned his return to number one in the world, despite the absence of Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz’s first Indian Wells triumph — his third Masters 1000 title — will move him back to the summit he […]

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Former Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson signing with Lions; report

Eagles reportedly losing Gardner-Johnson to Lions in free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles will now have to replace both starting safeties from their Super Bowl roster after free agent C.J. Gardner-Johnson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports. Gardner-Johnson’s one-year deal with the Lions […]

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‘Sorry I didn’t make this entertaining’ – Medvedev signs off with a smile after crushing Alcaraz defeat

Daniil Medvedev joked about a love-hate relationship with the Indian Wells Open court and his failure to create an entertaining final after his heavy defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. Medvedev’s winning streak was halted at 19 matches by the sensational Alcaraz, who claimed his third Masters 1000 title in style on Sunday. Alcaraz won 6-3 6-2 in […]

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What to know about the UConn Huskies

[embedded content] NOT A SUBSCRIBER? SIGN UP TODAY FOR ACCESS TO ALL OF HAWGBEAT’S PREMIUM CONTENT AND FEATURES The Arkansas Razorbacks (22-13) have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third straight year, and this time around they will face the 4-seed UConn Huskies (27-8), who defeated Saint Mary’s 70-55 on Sunday to advance to […]

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Will the Patriots pursue Lamar Jackson?

More than four days into free agency, no potential suitor has conclusively been linked to Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Could the Patriots eventually make a run at him? Former Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich recently lobbied for his former team to make the move. “If you’re the Patriots, and you go and you make an attempt […]

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