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Graves sparks Santa Clara to 76-68 victory over Pacific in a WCC Tournament quarterfinal 03/09/2026 01:18am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allen Graves came off the bench to score 19 points and Santa Clara beat Pacific 76-68 on Sunday night in a West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal. No. 3 seed Santa Clara (25-7) will play No. 2 seed Saint Mary's in a Monday semifinal. No. 4 seed Oregon State will play top-se NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/09/2026 01:15am • Times EST (through March 7) Times EDT (March 8) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 7 UMBC 84, New Hampshire 69 Mass.-Lowell 81, Albany (NY) 76 Vermont 77, Bryant 57 NJIT 60, Maine 58 Semifinals Tuesday, March 10 UMBC vs. Mass.-Lowell, 6 p.m. Vermont vs. NJIT The Pistons aren't deterred by a 4-game slide as their East lead starts eroding a bit 03/09/2026 01:03am • MIAMI (AP) — A week ago, the Detroit Pistons were flying high. Winners in eight of their last nine games and 5 1/2 games clear of Boston in the Eastern Conference, they looked well on their way to becoming a No. 1 seed. Oops. Hello, adversity. The Pistons' season-worst losing streak reached four g From blacksmithing to needlepoint, young people are embracing ‘grandma hobbies’ 03/09/2026 01:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — By age 23, Emma MacTaggart was already noticing how rare her free time was — and how it was seldom screen-free. She was working long hours in investment banking and once she was finally able to log off after work, she would turn to her phone. Along with her roommates, she dec Booker scores 30 points as Suns halt Hornets' road winning streak at 10 with 111-99 victory 03/09/2026 12:58am • PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists as the Phoenix Suns stopped the Charlotte Hornets’ road winning streak at 10 games with a 111-99 victory Sunday night. Booker was 1 for 6 from 3-point range but made all 15 of his free throws. Collin Gillespie and Jalen Green each scored 2 Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/09/2026 12:40am • Times EST (through March 7) Times EDT (March 8) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Thursday, March 5 Vermont 55, Albany (NY) 40 Maine 77, New Hampshire 58 Binghamton 45, Bryant 44 UMBC 66, NJIT 65 Semifinals Monday, March 9 Maine vs. Binghamton, 6 p.m. Vermont vs. UMBC, 6 p Novak caps Penguins comeback with OT goal in 5-4 win over Bruins 03/09/2026 12:35am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh — playing without franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and Evgeni 3rd-period surge lifts the Oilers past the Golden Knights, 4-2 03/09/2026 12:33am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vasily Podkolzin, Leon Draisaitl and Kasperi Kapanen scored in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Sunday night to tighten the Pacific Division race. The Golden Knights, with 72 points, missed a chance to go back in front of Anaheim, which Johnson, Brickner help Idaho upset No. 2 seed Montana State 78-74 in Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal 03/09/2026 12:27am • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Biko Johnson had 19 points and Isaiah Brickner scored 15 — all in the second half — to propel Idaho to a 78-74 victory over No. 2 seed Montana State on Sunday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal. No. 7 seed Idaho (19-14) moves on to Tuesday's semifinals wh South Africa men, New Zealand women win at the Vancouver Sevens 03/09/2026 12:15am • VANCOUVER (AP) — South Africa has joined Fiji atop the World Rugby Sevens Series men's standings after beating Spain 38-12 on Sunday in the final of the Vancouver Sevens. Player of the Tournament Tristan Leyds provided a series of try assists in the first half which allowed South Africa to take co Japan rallies late to beat Australia 4-3, clinches first place in group at World Baseball Classic 03/09/2026 12:10am • Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday night in Tokyo and assure first place in its first-round group. 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