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Rice leads No. 2 UCLA past No. 11 Ohio State 72-62 in Big Ten tourney semis 03/07/2026 06:45pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kiki Rice scored 17 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures and the Bruins won their school-record 24th consecutive game, 72-62 over No. 11 Ohio State on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Conference Player of the Year Lauren Betts and Angela Dugalic each Wisconsin uses record-breaking 18 3-pointers to beat No. 15 Purdue 97-93 in regular-season finale 03/07/2026 06:44pm • WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — John Blackwell made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Nick Boyd added 23 and Wisconsin set a school-record with 18 3-pointers in a road game Saturday in a 97-93 win over No. 15 Purdue. The Badgers (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) have won three straight overall and six of their No. 9 Iowa beats No. 8 Michigan 59-42, advances to Big Ten title game vs UCLA 03/07/2026 06:43pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ava Heiden scored 16 points, Hannah Stuelke and Chazadi Wright each had 13, and No. 9 Iowa pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat No. 8 Michigan 59-42 on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. The Hawkeyes outscored the Wolverines 24-6 in the fourth quarter. Stuelke, Robinson, Fulton rally NJIT past Maine 60-58 in America East Conference quarterfinal 03/07/2026 06:43pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sebastian Robinson had 21 points and Ari Fulton sank the game-winning shot with one second left as NJIT rallied to eliminate Maine 60-58 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the America East Conference Tournament. No. 3 seed NJIT moves on to play second-seeded Vermont in a Tuesd Western Illinois turns back Lindenwood's rally, wins women's OVC Tournament championship 03/07/2026 06:28pm • EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Mia Nicastro had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Mallory Shetley added 18 points and Western Illinois defeated Lindenwood 71-65 on Saturday to win the OVC Tournament championship. The Leathernecks advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third time. Their prior appearances were in Battie's 22 lead Wichita State past Florida Atlantic 88-70 03/07/2026 06:27pm • WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Dillon Battie's 22 points helped Wichita State defeat Florida Atlantic 88-70 in a regular-season finale on Saturday. Battie added 12 rebounds for the Shockers (21-10, 13-5 American Athletic Conference). Kenyon Giles added 17 points while going 6 of 16 (3 for 8 from 3-point ran Jahari Long scores 21 points as George Mason pounds No. 25 Saint Louis, 86-57 03/07/2026 06:18pm • FAIRFAX, Va, (AP) — Jahari Long had 21 points and nine assists, and George Mason routed No. 25 Saint Louis 86-57 in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday. Kory Mincy added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Patriots (23-8, 11-7 Atlantic 10), who defeated a ranked opponen Jack Hughes has a hat trick and an assist in the Devils’ 6-3 win over the Rangers 03/07/2026 06:18pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had a hat trick and an assist, Nico Hischier scored the go-ahead goal, and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Hischier scored a power-play goal at 8:05 of the third — his team-leading 21st — to give the El Moutaouakkil scores 23, hits winner at buzzer as Jacksonville State rallies past UTEP 64-61 03/07/2026 05:53pm • EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 23 points after burying a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and Jacksonville State rallied to be UTEP 64-61 on Saturday in a Conference USA regular-season finale. El Moutaouakkil added seven rebounds for the Gamecocks (15-16, 10-10). Jacoby Banchero and Bane combine for 55 points, Magic beat Timberwolves 119-92 03/07/2026 05:53pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 30 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 points and 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic won their third straight game by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-92 on Saturday. Jalen Suggs added 14 points and Tristan da Silva had 11 points for the Magic, who moved at Josef Newgarden wins at Phoenix and moves atop the IndyCar standings 03/07/2026 05:47pm • AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Back on a familiar oval, Josef Newgarden drove back to victory lane and the top of the IndyCar standings. Newgarden won Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, where IndyCar is bundled with NASCAR for a doubleheader in the desert. IndyCar last raced on the 1-mile oval in 2018 and Newg Notre Dame's Ivey, Hidalgo hold heads high after ACC tournament semifinal loss to No. 13 Duke 03/07/2026 05:47pm • DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Notre Dame's 2026 trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament ended the same way it did in 2025 — with a loss to Duke. But this time around, coach Niele Ivey holds her head high as she heads back to South Bend with a promising outlook on what she views Catchings scores 23 points, Georgia beats Mississippi State 102-96 03/07/2026 05:47pm • STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Kanon Catchings scored 23 points, and Georgia erupted for 60 second-half points to defeat Mississippi State 102-96 on Saturday in a regular-season finale for both teams. Georgia (22-9, 10-8 SEC) finished the regular season with the most wins in program history and its firs Ricky Castillo has one-shot lead in Puerto Rico and is chased by a teenager and John Daly's son 03/07/2026 05:44pm • RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ricky Castillo was hoping to be in Florida this week for his first $20 million signature event. Instead he's at the Puerto Rico Open and making it pay off, posting a bogey-free round of 4-under 68 in strong wind Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round. Photos show travellers stuck in the UAE taking shelter from war at Indian expat's home 03/07/2026 05:44pm • AJMAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With flights across the Gulf disrupted by the war in the Middle East, an Indian expatriate living in the United Arab Emirates has opened his farm property to those left stranded. Tents and mattresses are laid out for travelers, who help prepare meals, share tea a