TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA on Friday night in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Strong finished with 22 points …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dawn Staley has never lost a national championship game in three trips as South Carolina’s coach. Part of the key to winning those decisive games? Forgetting about what happened the last time she was there. And this time, that was only a year ago. Staley’s defending champion Gamecocks left …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena. In signature dramatic fashion, Ovechkin scored the 894th goal of his career — and second of […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ season started with a record-tying 3-point night. It was a sign of things to come. The Celtics broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season Friday night in a victory over the Phoenix Suns. “We’ve got a really good team,” star Jayson Tatum said. “A talented group of […]