Sports News

2:45 PM on Saturday, March 28

Belgium blew out the United States 5-2 in a World Cup warmup that exposed the Americans’ defensive difficulties, rallying from a late first-half deficit on two goals by Dodi Lukébakio and one each from Zeno Debast, Amadou Onana and Charles De Ketelaere

2:33 PM on Saturday, March 28

Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup between UConn and Duke feels a little early

2:21 PM on Saturday, March 28

St. Louis rookie JJ Wetherholt lined a two-run, 10th-inning single after Michael McGreevy tossed six hitless innings to help the Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5

2:12 PM on Saturday, March 28

Cade Horton threw four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Ian Happ broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs routed the Washington Nationals 10-2

2:10 PM on Saturday, March 28

Paige Vanstee totaled 25 points and nine rebounds to help Grand Valley State beat Indiana (PA) 72-49 and win a second straight Division II Championship

1:15 PM on Saturday, March 28

Defenseman Emil Lilleberg scored the go-ahead goal and had a career-high three points, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2

1:10 PM on Saturday, March 28

Denny Hamlin earned his fifth pole position at Martinsville Speedway and 49th of his Cup Series career, tying him with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Isaac for 10th all time

1:07 PM on Saturday, March 28

Catherine Dubois scored twice in a three-goal third period to rally the Montreal Victoire to a 3-1 victory over the New York Sirens in a Takeover Tour stop at Little Caesars Arena

12:46 PM on Saturday, March 28

Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists, Matthew Schaefer tied the rookie defenseman franchise scoring record and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers 5-2 and keep pace in a competitive Eastern Conference playoff race

12:44 PM on Saturday, March 28

Star batter Virat Kohli has hit 69 not out off 38 balls, including five sixes and five fours, as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the Indian Premier League season-opener

12:36 PM on Saturday, March 28

Tiger Woods is out of jail and headed for more uncertainty

12:27 PM on Saturday, March 28

The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to try to keep their playoff push going without franchise icons Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin

12:23 PM on Saturday, March 28

Ashlon Jackson and Duke are trying to turn the page on their March Madness moment that advanced the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season

12:13 PM on Saturday, March 28

Brad Keselowski will make his 600th career start in the Cup Series, a tribute to the adaptability of a 41-year-old who became NASCAR’s first millennial champion in 2012

11:52 AM on Saturday, March 28

UConn and Notre Dame are facing each other in the NCAA Tournament for the first time with a spot in the Final Four on the line

11:50 AM on Saturday, March 28

Olivia Olson scored 19 points, fellow sophomore Syla Swords added 16 and No. 2 Michigan overcame a sluggish start for a 71-52 victory over Louisville in the Sweet 16

9:51 AM on Saturday, March 28

The Texas Rangers have scratched two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom from his scheduled start against the Phillies because of neck stiffness

9:25 AM on Saturday, March 28

Senegal keeps celebrating its Africa Cup title even after African soccer officials stripped it away and awarded it to Morocco

5:40 AM on Saturday, March 28

President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary

11:27 PM on Friday, March 27

It took Ashlon Jackson a long time to get to bed after hitting the latest memorable buzzer-beater in March Madness, a 3-pointer in the women’s NCAA Tournament that kept Duke’s season alive