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NCAA women's committeeâs 1st top 16 reveal: UConn, UCLA, South Carolina, Vanderbilt are No. 1s
UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt would be the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament if it began now.The NCAA basketball selection committee did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds Saturday.
Undefeated UConn was the overall No. 1 seed, edging UCLA.
The committee uses 12 criteria to determine who belongs in the field and where teams should be seeded.
“Some are subjective there and some data driven,” NCAA women’s basketball selection committee chair Amanda Braun told The Associated Press in a phone “The... Read More
Adam Silver urges WNBA, players' union to work faster on CBA negotiations to avoid a work stoppage
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called on the WNBA and its players' association to increase their urgency to get a labor deal done in time for the new season to begin on schedule in early May.Silver didn't propose a firm deadline for a WNBA collective bargaining agreement Saturday in his annual address during NBA All-Star weekend, but he urged both sides to pick up the pace to avoid a work stoppage.
“What I’d love to accomplish is sort of putting pressure on everybody,” Silver said. “I’ve been through so many cycles of collective... Read More
Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and seven players are ejected
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Seven players were ejected from Saturday’s game between No. 17 St. John’s and Providence after a fracas resulting from a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Bryce Hopkins sent the Red Storm star crashing to the ground.St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, who led Providence to the 1987 Final Four, was in the middle of it, trying to hold back his players. But several of them entered the fray as it drifted toward the Red Storm bench.
“You’re not supposed to come off the bench, but you can’t let your players get beat up,” Pitino... Read More
Heat's Keshad Johnson soars to a slam dunk title, edging Carter Bryant who had a perfect score
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, overcoming perfect scores by San Antonio rookie Carter Bryant on his first dunk in the final round.For his final dunk, Johnson started behind the judges' table, took off from the free throw line and threw down a one-handed windmill jam. His first dunk earned a slightly higher score for a between-the-legs move.
Bryant earned the contest's highest score for his first dunk in the final. He bounced the ball in front of him, caught it between his legs and dunked... Read More
Bhatia's big birdie runs helps him beat the wind and lead at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Pebble Beach started to show a nasty side Saturday with wind that wobbled golf balls on the greens in chilly Pacific air. Akshay Bhatia did enough early with six birdies in seven holes that carried him to a 4-under 68 and a two-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.But the worst might still be to come.
Starting times were moved up one hour for the final round with a forecast of big wind and rain, a time for players to hang on by the seat of their rain pants.
Low scores were still available. Collin Morikawa, the two-time... Read More
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- Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and seven players are ejected
- Heat's Keshad Johnson soars to a slam dunk title, edging Carter Bryant who had a perfect score
- Bhatia's big birdie runs helps him beat the wind and lead at Pebble Beach


