BOSTON (AP) — Down two guards, the Boston Celtics got a career- best from reserve Avery Bradley. Bradley scored 23 points, including 15 in the first quarter to get the Boston off to a quick start, and the shorthanded Celtics held off the Washington Wizards 88-76 on Sunday. With Ray Allen (ankle) and Mickael Pietrus […]

ST. LOUIS — Nothing personal, Roy. Tyshawn Taylor broke out of his slump in a big way Sunday, scoring 22 points and leading Kansas back to the Final Four with an 80-67 victory over former coach Roy Williams and top-seeded North Carolina. The second-seeded Jayhawks (31-6) will play Ohio State on Saturday in their first Final […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marty Turco won for the first time in the NHL in more than 13 months with the help of a disallowed goal that would have tied it, and the Boston Bruins got second-period goals from Zdeno Chara and Benoit Pouliot less than two minutes apart to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 […]

TOPSHAM — Team members and parents clapped and cheered Thursday after the School Administrative District 75 school board voted unanimously to change the status of the Eagles Girls Hockey Club to a high school varsity sport. Eagles coach Ron Hutchins stood before the school board with half the members of the girls hockey club to make […]

CLINTON, N. Y. — Head coach Tom McCabe became the winningest coach in Bowdoin lacrosse history on Saturday afternoon as the Polar Bears built a big first half lead and held off Hamilton for a 13-9 victory. The 15th- ranked Polar Bears improved to 4-1 (2-1 NESCAC), while the Continentals fell to 1-4 and remained […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods hit so many great shots that he couldn’t single one out as the best. Winning was as sweet as ever, even after a PGA Tour drought that stretched over 923 days and 27 tournaments. The best part about posing with the trophy at Bay Hill? The conversation was back on golf, […]

KINGSTON, R. I. ( AP) — Bria Hartley scored 20 points to lead a balanced Connecticut offense and help the topseeded Huskies beat fourthseeded Penn State 77- 59 on Sunday in the Kingston Regional semifinals. The Huskies’ stellar defense stymied a high-powered Nittany Lions offense that averaged 87.5 points in the first two games of […]

FONTANA, Calif. — When dark clouds ominously obscured majestic Mount Baldy north of Auto Club Speedway early in Sunday’s race, NASCAR’s drivers all realized they were probably in for a short day on a long track. Nobody did a better job racing until the raindrops fell than Tony Stewart. Stewart got his second NASCAR victory of […]