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Collins scores 20 points to lead Utah State over Villanova 86-76 in March Madness 03/20/2026 08:18pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — MJ Collins' steal and emphatic one-handed slam dunk with 1:13 left gave him 20 points and Utah State opened its fourth straight NCAA Tournament by beating Villanova 86-76 on Friday. Mason Falslev, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, scored 22 and helped bring the Agg Jurors wade through daunting evidence in high-stakes Meta trial about social media risks to children 03/20/2026 08:13pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A daunting stream of testimony and evidence has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what the social media conglomerate Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children. State prosecutors allege Meta failed to disclose the risks that its platforms pose fo Keylor Navas stays with Pumas UNAM for one more year at 39 03/20/2026 08:04pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas reached an agreement to extend his contract for another year with Pumas UNAM in the Mexican first division on Friday. Navas turns 40 this year and his contract with the Mexico City-based club was set to end in June. “There were three March Madness has host Louisville treating NCAA opening weekend like a road trip 03/20/2026 07:57pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Cardinals start their March Madness run at home for the first time since 2022, and that's why coach Jeff Walz is treating the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament as a road trip. The KFC Yum! Center has not been the friendliest of confines for Louisville es Sungjae Im takes lead into the weekend on the firm and fast Copperhead course 03/20/2026 07:51pm • PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Sungjae Im held onto the lead on a breezy Friday afternoon in the Valspar Championship, rallying on the back nine to edge ahead of David Lipsky in firm and fast conditions on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook. After missing two straight cuts in his return from a wrist in Vanderbilt braces for a 'road game' in NCAA Tournament as Nebraska fans flood Oklahoma City 03/20/2026 07:49pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington expects a hostile environment when the Commodores play Nebraska on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Byington is well aware of how Nebraska's fans flooded Oklahoma City's Paycom Center for a first-round game. A sea of red witne Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters’ access to Pentagon 03/20/2026 07:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, agreeing with The New York Times that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., side Ja'Kobi Gillespie shines with 29 points as No. 3 seed Tennessee beats Miami (Ohio) 78-56 03/20/2026 07:44pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja'Kobi Gillespie confessed, yes, he was trying to reach 30 points when he attacked the lane late in Tennessee's March Madness rout, only for somebody to smack his arm. Gillespie's wayward shot attempt turned into a lob and a basket for a teammate in a game where even little sl Fiso and Oregon use big 3rd quarter to open March Madness with 70-60 win over Virginia Tech 03/20/2026 07:39pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Katie Fiso scored 22 points and Oregon used a dominant third quarter to pull away from Virginia Tech for a 70-60 win Friday to open the women's NCAA Tournament. Ehis Etute added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 8-seed Ducks (23-12) who took control of the game with an 18- Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines 03/20/2026 07:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country's biggest airports. 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