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9:11 PM on Friday, March 20

Virginia junior Claire Curzan repeated as champion in the 100-yard backstroke and the Cavaliers remained in first place heading into the final day of the women’s swimming and diving championships

8:56 PM on Friday, March 20

Eileen Gu added another halfpipe title to her resume, taking the first Snow League season championship by winning gold in the circuit’s last contest

8:36 PM on Friday, March 20

Now that No. 12 seed High Point busted brackets with a first-round NCAA Tournament victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin, the Panthers -- along with unlikely hero Chase Johnston -- will get a shot at an encore in the West Region

8:26 PM on Friday, March 20

Cal Baptist is back in the women’s NCAA Tournament and drew another tough matchup with top-seeded UCLA at Pauley Pavilion

8:19 PM on Friday, March 20

Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers’ last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener

7:57 PM on Friday, March 20

The Louisville Cardinals are starting their March Madness run at home for the first time since 2022 when they start Saturday against Vermont

7:49 PM on Friday, March 20

Vanderbilt faces a tough NCAA second-round test because Nebraska is expected to turn the “neutral” arena into a home court in Oklahoma City

7:21 PM on Friday, March 20

Michigan’s Dusty May has enjoyed the close bond he’s developed with Saint Louis’ Josh Schertz

7:11 PM on Friday, March 20

Sungjae Im held onto the lead on a breezy Friday afternoon in the Valspar Championship, rallying on the back nine to edge ahead of David Lipsky in firm and fast conditions on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook

7:10 PM on Friday, March 20

Home court has not been an advantage for Ohio State in its recent appearances in the women’s NCAA tournament

7:08 PM on Friday, March 20

The WNBA and its players union have reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet

6:59 PM on Friday, March 20

Villarreal has leapfrogged Atletico Madrid to move into third place in La Liga after a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad

6:52 PM on Friday, March 20

Outfielder Jasson Domínguez has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the New York Yankees, who don’t have a spot for the prospect

6:51 PM on Friday, March 20

A transgender woman seeking to compete in women’s USGA events has filed a lawsuit claiming that a policy change adopted in 2024 unlawfully barred her from participating in a U.S. Women’s Open qualifier last year

6:48 PM on Friday, March 20

Ja’Kobi Gillespie hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points as sixth-seeded Tennessee ended a fabulous season for Miami of Ohio with a 78-56 win on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

6:48 PM on Friday, March 20

MJ Collins’ steal and emphatic one-handed slam dunk with 1:13 left gave him 20 points and the Utah State Aggies opened their fourth straight NCAA Tournament by beating Villanova 86-76

6:29 PM on Friday, March 20

Jordan Lee scored 19 points and No. 1-seed Texas opened the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-45 romp over Missouri State

6:05 PM on Friday, March 20

Labaron Philon Jr scored 29 points and No. 4 seed Alabama rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded Hofstra 90-70 in a first-round game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament

5:26 PM on Friday, March 20

Redshirt freshman Kyndal Walker scored a career-high 20 points and she had plenty of help from Maryland teammates as the Terrapins defeated Murray State 99-67 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday

3:43 PM on Friday, March 20

Katie Fiso scored 22 points and Oregon used a dominant third quarter to pull away from Virginia Tech for a 70-60 win Friday to open the NCAA Tournament