LOS ANGELES When LaQuinton Ross found out Ohio State was using the Los Angeles Lakers’ dressing room this weekend, he immediately called dibs on Kobe Bryant’s locker for the first NCAA tournament game ever played at Staples Center. And with a dramatic flair that would make No. 24 proud, Ross sent the Buckeyes to the […]

WASHINGTON Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows full well that one of the secrets to success for his team’s 2-3 zone defense is the way it confounds opponents who aren’t used to playing against that suffocating system. The No. 4-seeded Orange won’t have that element in their favor in the NCAA tournament’s East Regional final. That’s […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Clay Buchholz is ready for the big crowds. Buchholz pitched one-hit ball for four scoreless innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Thursday night in the first of three straight games between the teams to end spring training. “I’d rather just be able to make a […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins lost to Pittsburgh in the competition for Jarome Iginla. That should make it tougher for them to beat the already powerful Penguins in the playoffs. It was a bitter battle to lose, of course. Especially considering Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli thought he already had the Calgary Flames’ all-time […]

BRUNSWICK — Due to an unplayable field, the Bowdoin College home opening NESCAC East Division weekend will be played at Trinity College. The Polar Bears and Bantams opentodaywitha3p.m. contest, followed by a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at noon. All three games will be played at the Trinity College campus in Hartford, Conn.

GORHAM — New England College senior attack Brian Gillis scored a game-high four goals, including three in the second half, as the visiting Pilgrims overcame a one-goal halftime deficit to defeat the University of Southern Maine, 11-8, in non-conference men’s lacrosse action Wednesday afternoon at Hannaford Field. The win was the second straight for the […]

The Boston Red Sox knew they couldn’t ignore the awful results of the last two seasons, so they decided to address the issue directly. In billboards around Boston and a full-page newspaper ad, the team presents its motto for 2013: “What’s broken can be fixed.” “It’s a marketing slogan. But I think this one has […]

2013 Boston Red Sox ScheduleApril 1 at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.April 3 at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.April 4 at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.April 5 at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.April 6 at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.April 7 at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.April 8 Baltimore, 2:05 p.m.April 10 Baltimore, 7:10 p.m.April 11 Baltimore, 7:10 p.m.April 12 Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.April […]