By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — This year’s record-breaking women’s NCAA Tournament featured breakout stars, upsets and capped off with the flamboyant Kim Mulkey leading LSU to its first basketball championship. Mulkey’s unforgettable outfits were just one of several memorable moments. There was Caitlin Clark’s 40-point triple-double in the Elite Eight game, the drama of South […]
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Coyle SO goal helps Boston beat St. Louis 4-3 for 60th win
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored the game-winning shootout goal as the Boston Bruins recovered from blowing a 3-0 lead to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 for its 60th win of the season. Linus Ullmark made 35 saves and stopped all three St. Louis shootout attempts to lead […]
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Providence guard Breed suspended after gun charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend and other crimes over the weekend. Maj. David Lapatin said Breed wielded the gun during an exchange with his girlfriend in an off-campus apartment early Saturday, The Providence Journal reported. He also is accused of taking a […]
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March Madness: San Diego State to meet UConn in title game
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lamont Butler hit the biggest shot in San Diego State history, putting the Aztecs in the national championship game for the first time. The next step, in Monday’s title game, will be a difficult one. UConn has been the dominant team all through the bracket, delivering one […]
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UConn puts Final Four beatdown on Miami 72-59
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title. Jordan Hawkins overcame his stomach bug and scored 13 for the Huskies, who came into […]
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Duvall hits 2nd 2-run homer for 9-8 walk-off win over Os
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Masataka Yoshida’s routine fly ball sailed to medium deep left field, and Baltimore’s Ryan McKenna moved slowly to his right before settling under it preparing to make the grab for the final out. Then the ball kicked off the palm of his glove and fell to the […]
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Pastrnak’s 14th career hat trick lifts Bruins by Pens, 4-3
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Boston Bruins have been playing hockey for nearly a century. Never, however, quite like this. David Pastrnak finished off his 14th career hat trick with a blast by Tristan Jarry with 2:26 remaining to lift the Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins […]
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At Final Four, UConn in familiar territory as it faces Miami
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — All this buzz about how a wildly unpredictable March Madness led to a Final Four nobody could’ve possibly seen coming overlooked one small detail. UConn. When the Huskies tip off against Miami in Saturday’s second semifinal, they will be two wins away from their fifth national title since […]
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Vermont troopers accused of making racist comments resign
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Two Vermont State Police troopers have resigned following an investigation into reports that they made racist and misogynistic comments while playing an online game, the state Department of Public Safety announced Friday. The voluntary resignations of Nathan Greco and Nathan Jensen are effective immediately, the agency said in a statement. Both […]
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Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash
By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment. Supporters converged on statehouses nationwide, at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, […]
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Lack of big-name teams could take toll on Final Four ratings
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Cinderella teams make for great stories and busted brackets. They don’t necessarily make for great television ratings, though. After getting a dream Final Four field last year, CBS and Turner Sports have something very different this weekend with Florida Atlantic, Miami, San Diego State and Connecticut making it to Houston. The lack […]
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A look at each Final Four team, through advanced stats
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer After a 2022 Final Four that included Kansas, North Carolina, Duke and Villanova, this year’s version has a couple surprises from Conference USA and the Mountain West — and not a single team seeded higher than fourth. That said, is there really that big a difference between the past two Final […]
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Tatum, Brown help Celtics demolish NBA-leading Bucks 140-99
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whether or not Boston catches the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings, the Celtics will have reason to feel confident if the teams meet in the playoffs for a second straight season. Jayson Tatum scored 40 points, Jaylen Brown added 30 and the Celtics steamrolled […]
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Bruins wrap up Presidents’ Trophy with win over Blue Jackets
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 53rd goal of the season 41 seconds into overtime and the Boston Bruins wrapped up the Presidents’ Trophy with their franchise-record 58th victory, 2-1 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Hampus Lindholm sent a pass to Pastrnak for the backhand winner. […]
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Missing Massachusetts woman’s husband indicted for murder
COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been indicted in the death of his wife who has not been seen since Jan. 1, a top prosecutor said Thursday. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrisey said Brian Walshe, 47, has been charged with first-degree murder as well as misleading a police investigation/obstruction of justice and improper conveyance of […]
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Boston auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to help Ukraine
BOSTON (AP) — An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation’s people suffering during its war with Russia. Bidding on the 40-by-24-inch (101.5-by-61-centimeter) painting by American artist Oleg Jones starts at $50,000, and the goal […]
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Final Four: Last year’s bluebloods are this year’s no-names
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — One short year ago, college basketball was getting ready for the game of a lifetime: North Carolina vs. Duke at the Final Four. And this year? Well, to put it kindly, who the heck are these guys? The NCAA Tournament, the annual event that has told and […]
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Mel King, who helped ease Boston’s racial strife, dies at 94
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city begin to repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis, has died. He was 94. King served in the state Legislature for nearly a decade before becoming the […]
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Dem senators from 4 states ask NOAA to address whale deaths
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts, urging “transparency and timeliness” in releasing information about whale deaths and their causes. The call late Tuesday by New Jersey Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory […]
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2 life sentences for man convicted of New Year’s Day killing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A New York man who shot and killed the mother of his fiancee’s ex-boyfriend in Rhode Island on New Year’s Day in 2020 has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms, prosecutors said. Jack Doherty, 27, was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court on Tuesday in the death of Cheryl Smith, […]
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Rhode Island DMV revises manual over civil rights concerns
Portions of a Rhode Island state driver’s manual — including a section advising drivers not to assume that a traffic stop by police was based on their gender or race — are being eliminated following objections from activists, officials said this week. Civil rights advocates had also objected to language in the manual advising drivers […]
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Pamela Smart’s latest bid for sentence reduction dismissed
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990. Smart, 55, was a 22-year-old high school media […]
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Driver who crashed into Apple store charged with murder
HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man whose SUV crashed through the glass storefront of an Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, has been charged with murder, prosecutors said. Bradley Rein, 53, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday on charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation […]
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Saros’s 35 saves carries Predators past Bruins, 2-1
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Juuse Saros stopped 35 shots, Cody Glass scored late in the second period and the Nashville Predators beat NHL-best Boston 2-1 on Tuesday night, halting the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak. Chasing the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, the Predators won for just the third time […]
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Short-handed Wizards rout Celtics 130-111
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just when it appeared Washington fans would have little to worry about besides draft position over the next couple weeks, the short-handed Wizards delivered a dominating victory over one of the NBA’s best teams. Go figure. Kristaps Porzingis had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the […]