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Lens moves 1 point behind PSG in French title race after beating Metz 3-0. Lyon draws with Paris FC 03/08/2026 06:09pm • PARIS (AP) — Lens capped a fine week by beating Metz 3-0 on Sunday to move one point behind Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain in a tense title race. PSG’s 3-1 home defeat to Monaco on Friday opened the door for rival Lens, which reached the French Cup semifinals on Thursday after beating Lyon o Braves lefty Joey Wentz leaves spring game after awkward step covering first base 03/08/2026 06:00pm • PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Joey Wentz left Sunday’s outing against the Tampa Bay Rays with a right leg injury from an awkward step while covering first base. MLB.com reported that Wentz was carted off the field but walked into the clubhouse without assistance. The sit NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week 03/08/2026 05:58pm • No. 1 UConn (33-0) beat Georgetown 84-39; beat Creighton 100-51. No. 2 UCLA (31-1) beat Washington 78-60; beat No. 11 Ohio State 72-62; beat No. 9 Iowa 96-45. No. 3 South Carolina (31-3) beat No. 17 Kentucky 87-64; beat No. 6 LSU 83-77; lost to No. 4 Texas 78-61. No. 4 Texas (31-3) beat Alabama 83-6 ‘Big dog adopters, we need you’: Md. shelter at 'critical capacity' finds homes for 18 dogs 03/08/2026 05:50pm • The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center is urgently asking residents to adopt or foster dogs after the shelter exceeded its max capacity this week. "Big dog adopters, we need you!" MCASA posted on its Facebook page on Friday. On Sunday, 11 dogs found homes, according to shelt No. 2 UCLA rolls past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 for 2nd straight women's Big Ten Tournament title 03/08/2026 05:50pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 19 points and Kiki Rice added 15 points and eight assists Sunday as No. 2 UCLA rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten Tournament crown. Rice was named the tourney's Most Outstanding Player. It's the first time the Bruins (31-1) h Green scores 22, leads Tulsa over Temple 78-76 to close out American Conference regular season 03/08/2026 05:48pm • TULSA, Okla. (AP) — David Green scored 22 points to help Tulsa hold off Temple 78-76 on Sunday in an American Conference regular-season finale. Green also had six rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (25-6, 13-5). Tylen Riley added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Miles Barnstable hit three Rivera and Westry each score 22 and UAB takes down East Carolina 90-83 03/08/2026 05:47pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Led by 22 points each from Daniel Rivera and Chance Westry, UAB defeated East Carolina 90-83 in a regular-season finale on Sunday. The Blazers were already locked into the fourth seed in the conference tournament that begins Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama. The Pirates fin Ricky Castillo wins the Puerto Rico Open as 18-year-old Blades Brown falls back with one bad hole 03/08/2026 05:46pm • RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ricky Castillo made back-to-back birdies right after 18-year-old Blades Brown came undone with one bad hole, closing with a 5-under 67 to win the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour title. Brown, trying to become the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years, had a on St. John's star Zuby Ejiofor and UConn trio headline All-Big East team 03/08/2026 05:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — St. John's forward Zuby Ejiofor was the only unanimous selection Sunday to an All-Big East first team that included an unprecedented three players from No. 4 UConn. Ejiofor propelled the 18th-ranked Red Storm (25-6, 18-2) to their second consecutive outright regular-season title, a Northern Kentucky ousts Green Bay 96-76 in Horizon League Championship quarterfinal 03/08/2026 05:43pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LJ Wells had 26 points and Kael Robinson scored 22 to lead Northern Kentucky to a 96-76 victory over Green Bay on Sunday in a Horizon League Championship quarterfinal. No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky will play top-seeded Wright State in a Monday semifinal. No. 2 seed Robert Morris Huerter scores 19, Andersen 18 to lead No. 25 Fairfield women to 65-48 win and into MAAC title game 03/08/2026 05:36pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jillian Huerter scored 19 points and Meghan Andersen added 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 25 Fairfield advanced to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference final with a 65-48 win over Merrimack on Sunday. The second-seeded Stags (27-4) will take on top-seeded Quinnipia James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational Tour Scores 03/08/2026 05:35pm • Sunday At Old Course Boca Raton, Fla. Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: 7,008; Par: 72 Final Round Zach Johnson, $330,000 70-66-69—205 Stewart Cink, $176, James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational Par Scores 03/08/2026 05:35pm • Sunday At Old Course Boca Raton, Fla. Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: 7,008; Par: 72 Final Round Zach Johnson, $330,000 70-66-69—205 -11 Rivera-Torres scores 14, Monmouth takes down Drexel 65-57 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament 03/08/2026 05:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres had 14 points in Monmouth's 65-57 victory against Drexel on Sunday in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament. Fourth-seeded Monmouth (18-14) will play ninth-seeded Campbell in a semifinal on Monday. Rivera-Torres also contributed eight rebounds and three MacKinnon scores in shootout to lift Avalanche over Wild 3-2 03/08/2026 05:19pm • DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in a matchup between two of the NHL’s top four teams in points. MacKinnon has 70 points in 55 career games