Watkins scores 22 and top-seeded USC cruises in first round of women’s tourney

JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and top-seeded Southern California led all the way in routing 16th-seeded UNC Greensboro 71-25 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
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- NCAA Basketball
Booker leads Texas to first women’s Final Four since 2003 with win over TCU
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Madison Booker scored 18 points and No. 1 seed Texas used its stifling defense to reach the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003, beating well-traveled point guard Hailey Van Lith and second-seeded TCU 58-47 on Monday night.
- NCAA Football
Torpedo bat designer says it’s more about the players than the bat model
MIAMI (AP) — For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate.
- NCAA Football
Braves’ Profar gets 80-game PED ban, calls it ‘most difficult day’ of his career
NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use.
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- NCAA Football
MLB Roundup: Pérez tosses 6 hitless innings in Chicago debut as the White Sox pound the Twins
Martín Pérez threw six hitless innings in a sparkling Chicago debut, and the White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Monday.
- NCAA Basketball
Local Roundup: Snyder leads Crestwood softball to win
Jorja Snyder hit two home runs, doubled and drove in six runs as Crestwood defeated Hanover Area 11-1 Monday in five innings in high school softball.
- NHL
Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods, puts hockey gear in price-hike crosshair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated conversations.