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Pistons star Cunningham out with collapsed lung
Pistons star Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time.[read more]

Iran soccer chief: We'll boycott U.S., not WCup
Iran will "boycott the United States, but not the World Cup," the president of the country's football federation said Wednesday, in quotes reported by Iran's Fars news agency.[read more]

🏀 Best bets for men's tournament first round
As you prepare for tipoff, here are our best bets for the first round, plus picks for the new Eliminator game.[read more]

UK's Pope offers little on Lendeborg's money talk
Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope had a lot of things to say about Yaxel Lendeborg's comments that he received a multimillion dollar offer to play for the Wildcats -- except for saying the Michigan star was wrong.[read more]

'Storybook ending': Nebraska ends NCAA drought
No. 4 seed Nebraska captured its first-ever NCAA tournament win in a 76-47 drubbing of No. 13 seed Troy in the first round Thursday.[read more]

Profar gets full PED ban after appeal resolved
Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the entire 2026 season after his appeal of a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs was resolved.[read more]

TCU backs up its tough talk, bounces Buckeyes
Xavier Edmonds converted a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a furious second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory to open the first round of the NCAA tournament.[read more]

High Point rallies late to stun 5th-seeded Badgers
Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[read more]

Duke avoids historic upset, rallies to beat Siena
Duke barely avoided a shocking upset to open the NCAA tournament, with the No. 1 overall seed having to rally from 13 points down and going ahead for good in the final 5 minutes to beat 16th-seeded Siena 71-65 on Thursday.[read more]

NHL playoff watch: Is Mammoth-Golden Knights a first-round preview?
The clubs face off Thursday -- and maybe again in mid-April. Plus, updated playoff projections, draft lottery standings.[read more]