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One-bid leagues vary in protecting top teams

DETROIT (AP) — March Madness has lived up to its name in the Horizon League in recent years. In four of the past five...

Corruption case won’t stop the calls on Selection Sunday

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The FBI corruption investigation that rocked college basketball and led to criminal charges against assistant coaches, agents, apparel company employees...

Woods open -1 in Tampa Bay debut

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods has won five PGA Tour events that he played for the first time.Two of them no longer...

LEADING OFF:FRIDAY TV

Friday, March 9AUTO RACING12:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, TicketGuardian 500, practice, at Avondale, Ariz.2 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, DC Solar...

Late collapses have some teams feeling nervous

After being ranked in the top five earlier this season, Arizona State and Oklahoma suddenly find their NCAA Tournament hopes in question.Both teams continued...

AP source: Jerry Jones to pay NFL $2 million for legal fees

Jerry Jones has agreed to pay the NFL more than $2 million in legal fees resulting from two disputes the Dallas Cowboys owner had...

Manning sold Papa John’s stores 2 days before NFL cut chain

DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning sold 31 Denver-area Papa John’s stores last week, two days before the NFL dropped the chain as its official...

Coaches on hot seat heading into conference tourneys

Mark Fox might need an improbable run through the Southeastern Conference tournament to save his coaching job.He’s hardly alone on the college basketball hot...

BYU’s loss lets Big Ten bubble teams breathe easy … for now

No. 6 Gonzaga might have some new fans in Big Ten country.A 74-54 win over BYU in the West Coast Conference Tournament title game...

AP Sources: Eagles get Michael Bennett from Seattle

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their formidable pass rush with another top-level defensive lineman.The Eagles acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael...