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After Santa Clara and Kentucky trade 3s in thrilling finish, 'a tough one to swallow' for Broncos March 20, 2026 - 12:35 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Santa Clara thought it had knocked Kentucky out of the NCAA Tournament when freshman Allen Graves answered a tying basket by Wildcats star Otega Oweh with a 3-pointer in front of his own bench with 2.4 seconds left in regulation.
Olivia Miles gets triple-double as TCU beats UC San Diego in 1st round of March Madness March 20, 2026 - 12:31 PM

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles had her 12th career triple-double with 12 points and career highs of 16 rebounds and 14 assists as third-seeded TCU beat UC San Diego 86-40 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game on Friday, giving the Horned Frogs their 43rd consecutive win at home.
Olympic champ boxer Lin Yu-ting cleared for return to competition after approval of sex eligibility March 20, 2026 - 12:28 PM

Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has been cleared to return to competition at the Asian Boxing Championships following a review of her sex eligibility.
MLB season preview: Robot umpires, Dodgers' try for 3 in row, Rays' return to Trop as lockout looms March 20, 2026 - 12:26 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown.
Ball State names Chris Capko as head coach just 2 days after SMU's March Madness tourney loss March 20, 2026 - 12:17 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State named former SMU associate head coach Chris Capko as its head coach Friday, just two days after the Mustangs were eliminated in March Madness.
Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-94 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness March 20, 2026 - 12:07 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Guardians won't have to pay Clase, Ortiz while MLB continues gambling investigation and trial looms March 20, 2026 - 12:04 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians won't have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball's investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers.
Jaylen Petty scores 24 as Texas Tech beats Akron 91-71 in NCAA Tournament first round March 20, 2026 - 12:00 PM

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Petty scored 24 points, Christian Anderson added 18 and fifth-seeded Texas Tech beat No. 12 seed Akron 91-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Toby Fournier scores 24, Duke women beat Charleston 81-64 in 1st round of NCAA Tournament March 20, 2026 - 11:55 AM

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting and Duke maintained its momentum by opening the first round of March Madness with an 81-64 victory over the College of Charleston on Friday.
TCU's Olivia Miles becomes 3rd player with multiple triple-doubles in women's NCAA Tournament March 20, 2026 - 11:50 AM

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles became the third player with multiple triple-doubles in a women's NCAA Tournament game when TCU's playmaking guard had 12 points along with a career-high 16 rebounds and a single-game school record 14 assists in the Horned Frogs' 86-40 win over UC San Diego in a first-round game on Friday.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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