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Tessa Johnson scored 21 points as No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 6 LSU 79-72 on Saturday night and extended its winning streak ...

C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris each had 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue beat Iowa 78-57 on Saturday, the Boilermakers fourth win in a row.

Carroll girls swimming equaled the best result in program history with a second second-place finish in a row at Saturday's state finals.

Texas Tech's JT Toppin had 31 points and 13 rebounds as the Red Raiders knocked off No. 1 Arizona 78-75 on Saturday.

Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat has won the NBA Slam Dunk contest after beating San Antonio rookie Carter Bryant in the final.

Forwards Anthony Petruzzelli and Matt Copponi each had a goal and an assist in the Komets 4-1 win over the Indy Fuel.

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, there was a whole lot for the Komets to love about their performance Saturday at the Fishers Event Center.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has ever seen before.

Komets goaltender Samuel Jonsson stopped 30 of 31 shots as his team took a 4-1 win over the Indy Fuel on Saturday at the Fishers Event Center.

Michigan is in a position to be No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll because the program had financial support to make moves in the portal.

Akshay Bhatia goes into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a two-shot lead. He shot a 68 on Saturday with a big run of birdies.