LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zakiyah Franklin scored 22 points, including a tying 3-pointer that bounced on the rim and dropped with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Kansas beat Michigan 81-72 in overtime in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Wyvette Mayberry and S’Mya Nichols added 15 points each and Taiyanna Jackson had 14 points and eight rebounds for the eighth-seeded Jayhawks. The Jayhawks rallied in the fourth quarter, when they outscored the Wolverines 23-14. Then Kansas stepped up its defense and controlled the five-minute extra session, 14-5. Cameron Williams scored 18 points to lead ninth-seeded Michigan.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gonzaga played a nearly perfect second half, busting open a back-and-forth game with a 15-0 run to pull away from Kansas for an 89-68 win and extend its nation-best streak of trips to the Sweet 16 to nine. Anton Watson shot 8 for 11 for 21 points on an afternoon when basically everyone in a navy jersey was a star, especially after halftime. The fifth-seeded Zags made their first five 3-pointers of the second half, not missing from long range until less than two minutes remained, and the game had long been in extended garbage time.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tamin Lipsey scored 15 points to lead No. 2 seed Iowa State to its seventh Sweet 16 with a 67-56 victory over seventh-seeded Washington State in the NCAA Tournament. Curtis Jones added 14 points for the Cyclones. They will play third-seeded Illinois in the East Region semifinals on Thursday night at TD Garden in Boston. Jaylen Wells scored 20 points and Myles Rice had 13 for the Cougars, who were sent back to the Palouse still in search of their first Sweet 16 appearance since Tony Bennett was on the sideline in 2008.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steven Ashworth and Ryan Kalkbrenner made 3-pointers in the second overtime and Creighton edged past its former coach — Oregon’s Dana Altman — to move into the Sweet 16 with an 86-73 win in the Midwest Region. The 3s by the 6-foot-1 Ashworth and a rare one by the 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner helped the third-seeded Bluejays Score the first 15 points of the second OT to finally put away the 11th-seeded Ducks. Ashworth scored 21 points, Trey Alexander added 20 and Kalkbrenner 19 for Creighton, which will make its third Sweet 16 appearance in four years when it faces Tennessee next week in Detroit. Oregon's Jermaine Couisnard, who had 40 points in the first round against South Carolina, had 32 and Dante added 28 and 20 rebounds.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Powered by their versatile 6-foot-9, 275-pound forward, the Wolfpack advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015 by finally pulling away from 3-point specialist Jack Gohlke and the Golden Grizzlies in the extra period. N.C. State will face either second-seeded Marquette and 10th-seeded Colorado in Dallas on Friday in the South Region semifinals. Trey Townsend had 30 points and 13 rebounds for Oakland, and Gohlke made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored 20 points to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping them unbeaten in March Madness against Spartans Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. Harrison Ingram made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points for the West Region’s top seed. The Tar Heels improved to 5-0 in the tournament against Izzo, including victories in the 2005 Final Four and 2009 title game. And they move on to the regional semifinals in Los Angeles, where they will face either Grand Canyon or Alabama. Tyson Walker scored 24 points for ninth-seeded Michigan State.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Dusty May is going to Michigan, returning to his Big Ten roots and leaving Florida Atlantic after six seasons highlighted by a Final Four run that thrust him into the national spotlight a year ago. Michigan President Santa Ono, in a social media post, announced the hiring. May and the Wolverines were in the process of finalizing details of what was expected to be a five-year contract, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Michigan had yet to announce the terms of the deal. ESPN first reported the agreement. May will replace Juwan Howard, who was fired after five seasons with the Wolverines.
MONTREAL (AP) — American figure skating star Ilia Malinin is a world champion — and a world-record holder. Malinin put on a dominant display that included a jaw-dropping six quad jumps to snag the men’s singles crown Saturday night at the world championships. After placing third in Thursday’s short program, the 19-year-old scored a world- record 227.79 in the free program to bring his total to 333.76. Olympic champion Nathan Chen, also of the United States, set the previous free program record of 224.92 in 2019. Earlier Saturday, 2022 Olympic champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States defended their ice dance world title with a season-best total score of 222.20.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Keith Mitchell found a little separation at the Valspar Championship. All it required was one of the best finishes ever through the famed “Snake Pit” at Innisbrook. He went birdie-birdie-eagle. That includes holing out with a 7-iron from the 18th fairway on a shot he didn't even see because something was in his eye. Mitchell had a 66 and has a two-shot lead over Mackenzie Hughes, Seamus Power and Peter Malnati going into the final round. Cameron Young was three shots behind. Stewart Cink fell apart on the back nine. Justin Thomas fell apart all day and shot 79.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has died at the age of 94. His family announced in a statement that Angelos, who had been ill for several years, died Saturday. Angelos was owner of an Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of a law firm that won high-profile cases against industry titans such as tobacco giant Philip Morris. Angelos’ death comes as his son, John, is in the process of selling the Orioles to a group headed by Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein. Peter Angelos purchased the team for $173 million in 1993, at the time the highest for a sports franchise. His public role diminished significantly in his final years.
SATURDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 5 Atlanta 2
Final Pittsburgh 4 Boston 1
Final Philadelphia 6 N.Y. Yankees 6
Final Houston 13 N.Y. Mets 5
Final Cleveland 5 Arizona 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 4
Final Detroit 10 Toronto 7
Final Detroit 11 N.Y. Yankees 6
Final Texas 1 Kansas City 1
Final Oakland 11 L.A. Angels 5
Final Seattle 8 Chicago White Sox 2
Final Baltimore 3 Toronto 2
Final Boston 8 Minnesota 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 2 St. Louis 2
Final Cincinnati 6 Colorado 2
Final Milwaukee 7 Chicago Cubs 4
Final Arizona 11 San Francisco 5
Final Miami 5 Washington 3
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New York 105 Brooklyn 93
Final Sacramento 109 Orlando 107
Final Atlanta 132 Charlotte 91
Final Phoenix 131 San Antonio 106
Final Boston 124 Chicago 113
Final Houston 147 Utah 119
Final Washington 112 Toronto 109
Final Denver 114 Portland 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Islanders 6 Winnipeg 3
Final Philadelphia 3 Boston 2
Final OT St. Louis 5 Minnesota 4
Final Nashville 1 Detroit 0
Final Ottawa 5 New Jersey 2
Final Toronto 6 Edmonton 3
Final SO N-Y Rangers 4 Florida 3
Final Vancouver 4 Calgary 2
Final OT Los Angeles 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final Vegas 4 Columbus 2