Category Archives: Sports
Acuff scores 36 as Arkansas holds off No. 12 seed High Point 94-88 to reach the Sweet 16
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 vi...
Mar 22, 2026
UNC is evaluating its basketball program after another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham said Saturday the school is evaluating "all facets" of its tradition-rich men's basketball program after another e...
Mar 21, 2026
Boozer, No. 1 overall seed Duke get rolling after halftime to beat TCU 81-58 and reach Sweet 16
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Duke got two tests to open its run as the No. 1 overall seed in March Madness. The Blue Devils responded both times, the latter coming when ...
Mar 21, 2026
High Point looking for an encore after pulling off one March Madness upset
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Now that No. 12 seed High Point busted brackets with a first-round NCAA Tournament victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin, the Panthers -- along...
Mar 20, 2026
No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime and 11th-seeded VCU erased from a 19-point second-half deficit to st...
Mar 19, 2026
No. 1 overall seed Duke survives 16-seed Siena, rallies for 71-65 win in 1st round of March Madness
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - For most of Thursday, Duke looked nothing like the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Not with 16th-seeded Siena challenging the Blu...
Mar 19, 2026
High Point's upset of Wisconsin ends the hope of a perfect March Madness bracket for millions
Well, the dream was fun while it lasted ... all two-ish hours of it. The bid for a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket disappeared for over 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-s...
Mar 19, 2026
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
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
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