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UCLA claims its 1st NCAA women’s basketball crown

PHOENIX (AP) — It's mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season. Jaquez scored ...

Angels’ Jo Adell robs 3 homers against Mariners

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — You've done something special when Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner known for his acrobatic catches, calls what you just did "probably the greatest defensive game I've ever seen." That was the praise Hunter heaped on the Los Angeles Angels' Jo ...

Michigan overpowers Arizona 91-73 to reach title game

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the 'Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night. Junior center Aday Mara scored a career-high 26 points and had nine rebounds, a ...

Duke’s Cameron Boozer named Player of the Year

Cameron Boozer was at the center of everything for Duke this season. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward proved tough enough to score through physical play. Rangy enough to space the floor and shoot from outside. Deft enough as a passer to find teammates, whether against constant double teams ...

Pirates are calling up teenager Konnor Griffin

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Konnor Griffin Era will begin today in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press that the Pirates are calling up the 19-year-old shortstop, the consensus choice as the top prospect in baseball, before today's home opener against ...

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Caufield eyes NHL goal lead NEW YORK (AP) — Of course Cole Caufield has thought about it. After scoring his 48th and 49th goals of the season, he acknowledged as much. The gravity is not lost on him that in the storied history of the Montreal Canadiens. No player has gotten to the 50-goal mark since 1990. They've won the Stanley Cup more recently in 1993, and they have a shot this year at ending Canada's championship drought that has endured since. But first the Mosinee, Wis., native has the chance to etch his name into the record books and potentially lead the NHL in ...