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Kentucky hires BYU's Mark Pope as men's basketball coach to replace John Calipari 04/12/2024 06:39pm • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Initially off the radar among Kentucky's coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program's gold standard. Makes sense, since he helped do so as a player. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain of Barry Odom signs 5-year contract to remain as UNLV's coach 04/12/2024 05:32pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV signed second-year football coach Barry Odom to a five-year contract on Friday after he led the Rebels to one of the most successful seasons in program history. Odom led the Rebels to a 9-5 record last season, the most victories in the program since 1984. UNLV played in the M A Toronto police officer was stabbed and a suspect shot. Both hospitalized in stable condition 04/12/2024 05:22pm • TORONTO (AP) — A Toronto police officer was stabbed and a suspect was shot in the city’s west end, authorities said Friday. Toronto police said in a post on the social media outlet X that both the officer and the suspect were hospitalized and in stable condition. They said it happened around 1:3 Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles 04/12/2024 05:19pm • STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn after two seasons and entering the NBA draft, the 7-foot-2 center announced Friday, four days after he helped lead the Huskies to a second straight national title. Clingan, a sophomore from Bristol, Connecticut, posted his decision on social me Biden tells racial justice meeting, 'We've kept our promises,' as he looks to energize Black voters 04/12/2024 05:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden virtually addressed the Rev. Al Sharpton’s racial justice conference on Friday, telling a sympathetic crowd “we’ve kept our promises” as he ramps up efforts to energize Black voters who will be vital to his reelection bid this fall. Addressing several h The Titans trade a seventh-round pick to Cleveland for a reserve offensive tackle 04/12/2024 04:24pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have traded a seventh-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft to the Cleveland Browns for offensive tackle Leroy Watson IV. The Titans announced the deal Friday, pending Watson passing a physical. Tennessee will send the No. 227 pick overall to Cleveland t Clemson coach Shawn Poppie adds Mississippi's Chris Ayers as associate head coach 04/12/2024 02:20pm • CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Shawn Poppie is adding Mississippi women's basketball coach Chris Ayers to his staff. Poppie said Friday that Ayers, who spent the past six years with the Rebels, would be his associate head coach. Ayers helped Mississippi to the past three NCAA Tournaments. Ayer Arkansas will have Thursday night opener when it faces Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Aug. 29 04/12/2024 02:13pm • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will open its 2024 season on a Thursday night when it faces Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Aug. 29 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. School officials announced on Friday the new date for this game, which will air on ESPNU. Arkansas initially had planned t The O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement 04/12/2024 02:01pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence was still something of a hushed topic. Then Nicole Brown Simpson’s death forced it into the spotlight. Americans riveted by the murder investigation of supers Duke's top two scorers in C Filipowski, G McCain declare for NBA draft 04/12/2024 01:56pm • DURHAM, N .C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain, Duke's top two scorers, are both off the NBA. The two announced their decisions on social media Friday. Filipowski, a 7-foot sophomore from Westtown, N.Y., was named a second-team AP All-American after averaging a team-high 16.4 points. He a Wisconsin football will host Marshall during 2028 season, the 20th anniversary of last meeting 04/12/2024 01:36pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and Marshall will face each other in 2028 at Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium. The game will take place Sept. 2, 2028. It is scheduled to serve as the season opener for both teams. Wisconsin and Marshall have played against each other just once before. Wisconsin be Adem Bona leaving UCLA after 2 seasons to enter NBA draft 04/12/2024 01:33pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona is leaving UCLA after two years to enter the NBA draft. The sophomore from Lagos, Nigeria, announced his plans Friday on his Instagram account. Bona averaged 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while starting 65 of 66 games over his two years in Westwood. The 6-fo Arizona's abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it's still legal 04/12/2024 11:25am • Adrienne Mansanares expects a flurry of calls from patients in Arizona starting this week. She's the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, which has clinics that provide abortions in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Mansanares said the clinics should be able to accommodate USC remains silent on O.J. Simpson's death, underscoring complicated connections to football star 04/12/2024 10:36am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A copy of O.J. Simpson's Heisman Trophy still sits in Heritage Hall on the campus of the University of Southern California, at least when it isn't being displayed elsewhere along with the rest of the school's large collection. Simpson's jersey is still retired by USC in recognit Sports on TV for Apr. 15 - 21 04/12/2024 10:00am • Adv13 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Apr. 15 COLLEGE BASEBALL 5:30 p.m. ESPNU — South Carolina at Florida MARATHON 8:30 a.m. ESPN2 — The 2024 Boston Marathon: From Boston NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPNU — G-League Finals: Oklahoma City at Maine, Ga