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6:50 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 32 points in the first half and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors

6:46 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Jack Hughes and Connor Brown each had goal and two assists to help the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory

6:31 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Britt Prince scored 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, Nebraska opened the third quarter with a 17-0 run, and the Cornhuskers beat Richmond 75-56 at the NCAA First Four

6:30 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Virginia won the first two relays at the women’s swimming and diving championships Wednesday night to begin its quest for a sixth straight NCAA title

6:09 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Kelsie Whitmore stood near third base at JetBlue Park and looked around at her new norm

6:05 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi got a milestone

5:09 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The New York Islanders have signed one of their most NHL-ready prospects to his entry level contract

4:49 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Howard coach Kenny Blakeney's first glimpse at Michigan came as a fan when he watched the Wolverines play Duke in-person in late February

4:45 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The Indianapolis Colts signed two more free agents, reuniting linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither with defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and adding Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to the team’s receiving group

4:37 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashville on Wednesday night

4:24 PM on Wednesday, March 18

High Point head coach Flynn Clayman is navigating the NCAA Tournament with his wife Katie Clayman, an assistant with the Panthers’ women’s team that is also tournament-bound

4:23 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The Cleveland Browns are proposing a rule change that would allow NFL teams to trade draft picks five years into the future instead of three

4:19 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Gonzaga is back in the NCAA Tournament and still looking for a title breakthrough

4:04 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Air Force hired Penn State assistant Joe Crispin to take over as the men’s head basketball coach

3:52 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge a missed opportunity from a year ago

3:40 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani reached back for the heater and found it, blazing a 99-mph fastball past Willy Adames for his first strikeout of the afternoon on Wednesday

3:08 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Kyle Harrison left his Cactus League start Wednesday due to a blister on his left index finger

3:01 PM on Wednesday, March 18

South Florida’s Bryan Hodgson’s celebrated homecoming comes with both deeply painful and joyously uplifting reminders of the full-circle journey in preparing to make his NCAA Tournament coaching debut not far from his Jamestown, New York, roots

12:59 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Quarterback Andy Dalton is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles to provide depth behind Jalen Hurts, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday

1:53 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Barcelona scored seven against Newcastle and Liverpool revived its season with four goals against Galatasaray