The chase for the perfect March Madness bracket will have to wait another year. Again. In a men's tournament that saw a 2 and a 4 seed lose on Day 1, only a relative handful of brackets were still intact in the biggest contests when 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson took the floor against Purdue. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Lazard enjoyed everything about New York when he visited for the first time a few months ago. Now, it will be home for the Jets’ newest wide receiver. And he’ll be reunited with his former offensive coordinator in Nathaniel Hackett— and perhaps soon quarterback ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed safety Tarvarius Moore and long snapper Matt Orzech. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced both signings Friday. Terms of the two contracts weren’t disclosed. Moore has played 61 career regular-season games with 13 ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Many of Major League Baseball’s biggest stars, like Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani, aren’t playing in spring training. They’re in the World Baseball Classic. Some baseball fans, particularly New York Mets fans, aren’t sure that’s a good ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joel Embiid had 38 points and 13 rebounds in just 29 minutes and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-82 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory. Embiid scored 12 points in each of the first two quarters before calling it an early night in ...

DETROIT, Mich. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will attempt to keep a modest win streak intact when they play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday at 1 p.m. (EST). BOTTOM LINE: The visiting Avalanche visit the Red Wings seeking to build four consecutive victories. Detroit is 30-28-9 overall ...