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South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak 04/04/2026 12:00am • PHOENIX (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in the NCAA Tournament title game after knocking off unbeaten UConn and Geno Auriemma in a physical contest that ended with a heated exchange between the game’s most recognizable coaches. Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 p NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Glance 04/03/2026 11:55pm • All Times EDT FIRST FOUR Wednesday, March 18 At Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. Nebraska 75, Richmond 56 At Moody Center Austin, Texas Missouri St. 85, Stephen F. Austin 75 Thursday, March 19 At Colonial Life Arena Columbia, S.C. Southern U. 65, Samford 53 At Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa UCLA beats Texas 51-44 and advances to face South Carolina in the women's NCAA Tournament championship game 04/03/2026 11:53pm • PHOENIX (AP) — UCLA beats Texas 51-44 and advances to face South Carolina in the women's NCAA Tournament championship game. Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that's forced some to evacuate 04/03/2026 11:51pm • RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors. The Springs Fire broke out around 11 a.m. Friday and by the evening had grown to about 6.5 squ Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Maryland Cash Pop 04/03/2026 11:50pm • The winning numbers in Friday's drawing of the "Maryland Cash Pop" game were: 13 (thirteen) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets UFL Glance 04/03/2026 11:43pm • All Times EDT UFL CONFERENCE W L T Pct PF PA Antetokounmpo says he's healthy and wants to play as Bucks continue to keep him on the bench 04/03/2026 11:37pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s healthy and wants to play even as the Milwaukee Bucks continue to say the two-time MVP is too injured to take the floor. Antetokounmpo missed a 10th straight game on Friday night against the Boston Celtics due to what the team has described as a l Celtics start fast again and roll to 133-101 blowout of the Bucks 04/03/2026 11:33pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 23, and the hot-shooting Boston Celtics capitalized on another fast start in a 133-101 victory over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Tatum was an assist shy of his second straight triple-double despite sitting out Magic overcome Cooper Flagg's 51-point night as Mavericks lose 14th straight home game 04/03/2026 11:23pm • DALLAS (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. scored 28 points and the Orlando Magic beat Dallas 138-127 on Friday night, overcoming a 51-point showing from rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their 14th consecutive loss at home. Desmond Bane had 27 points as the Magic remained a half-game Hawks beat the Nets 141-107 for their 4th straight win and 18th in 20 games 04/03/2026 10:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — CJ McCollum had 25 points and seven assists and the surging Atlanta Hawks routed the Brooklyn Nets 141-107 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory and 18th in 20 games. Fifth in the Eastern Conference at 45-33, the Hawks remained 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Philadelp RJ Barrett scores 25 points in the Raptors' 128-96 win over the Grizzlies 04/03/2026 10:52pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram had 17 points and seven rebounds and the Toronto Raptors built a first-half lead, extended it in the third and coasted to a 128-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Rookie Collin Murray-Boyles, the ninth overall pi Rockets win their 5th straight, beating the Jazz 140-106 behind 25 points from Kevin Durant 04/03/2026 10:49pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets won their fifth straight game, beating the Utah Jazz 140-106 on Friday night. Durant shot 8 of 12 from the field and added five assists. It was the 45th time this season he's scored 20 or more points while shooting 50% or better. Abstreiter makes 39 saves, the Victoire beat the Charge 3-0 to take the PWHL lead 04/03/2026 10:39pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Sandra Abstreiter made 39 saves her first PWHL shutout, Kaitlin Willoughby scored twice and the Montreal Victoire beat the Ottawa Charge 3-0 on Friday night to take the league lead. Abby Roque also scored for the Victoire (14-4-2-5) in front of a crowd of 17,114 fans at Cana Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo lay their foundations in the WNBA expansion draft 04/03/2026 10:37pm • Portland, which is welcoming a WNBA team back to the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in Friday's expansion draft. Guard Julie Allemand, who played last season for the Los Angeles Sparks, was selected by the Toronto Tempo with its first pick. The Te Twins endure a pregame power outage on a cold, rainy day to make for a happy home opener 04/03/2026 10:33pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have a lot of work — and winning — to do to begin to win back their fan base. This unusual home opener, culminating in a comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, was a good start. With the tarp covering the infield during a drizzle-altered batting pract