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San Diego State avoids an early March Madness exit, holds off UAB 69-65 in first round 03/22/2024 07:53pm • SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) ��� Within the first 5 minutes, Jaedon LeDee scored at the rim, hit a midrange jumper, threw down a powerful dunk and knocked down a 3-pointer. This was bound to be a big game for LeDee, and San Diego State needed everything the third-team AP All-American had to offer. LeDee domi Isaac Jones once loaded trucks. Now the Washington State star plays for Sweet 16 spot 03/22/2024 07:08pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Five years ago, Isaac Jones was fresh out of high school and working 9-to-5 pulling industrial pipes from a storage yard and loading trucks for a company in the Seattle area. ���Same thing over and over again,��� he said Friday. Saturday night, Jones will be in the starting line Was first-round March Madness exit Dusty May's finale as Florida Atlantic coach? 03/22/2024 06:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� If this was Dusty May's finale at Florida Atlantic, he was nothing but grateful. After coaching FAU to an unexpected Final Four appearance last year, May and his eighth-seeded Owls were knocked out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday with a 77-65 overtime loss to No Review: New animated series ���X-Men ���97��� is super blast of nostalgia on Disney+ 03/22/2024 06:26pm • Before Hugh Jackman's Wolverine ushered in a live-action "X-Men" franchise on the big screen, a generation grew up watching "X-Men: The Animated Series," which aired on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1997. It was a special time when superheroes were finally becoming cool compared to the comparatively nic Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy 03/22/2024 05:14pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s president said Friday he won���t fight Mexican drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs. Over the years, President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador has laid out various justifications for his ���hugs, not bullets� Spring snowfall in parts of northern US follows mild winter of canceled ski trips and festivals 03/22/2024 04:19pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives. Parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are under winter weather advisories, with snow expected to star DC approves financial literacy standards to help prep kids for life after high school 03/22/2024 12:20pm • D.C.'s school board this week approved financial literacy standards, paving the way for some students to learn about taxes, credit and investing to help prepare them for life after high school. The D.C. State Board of Education approved the standards unanimously. The final standards were put toge Hurricanes edge Flyers 3-2 in OT 03/22/2024 01:33am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Seth Jarvis scored 1:28 into overtime to keep Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen unbeaten since returning to action in the Hurricanes��� 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia on Thursday night. Jarvis posted his 26th goal to give Carolina its fifth consecutive victory. Anderson mad Luka Doncic leads Mavericks past Jazz, 113-97, into 6th place in West 03/22/2024 01:14am • DALLAS (AP) ��� Luka Doncic had 34 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 113-97 on Thursday night to move into the sixth and final guaranteed playoff position in the Western Conference. Dallas won its third straight and seventh in eight games. The Maveri Porter and Jokic turn in big nights, lead Nuggets to 113-100 win over Knicks 03/22/2024 12:45am • DENVER (AP) ��� Michael Porter Jr. has the green light to not only shoot but visit Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, whenever he wants. His coach will even pick up the tab. Porter has been on an offensive roll since his quick trip to Mexico for a little rest and relaxation over the All-Star break. The versat With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets 03/22/2024 12:08am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups. The city���s move to lower requirements for the entry physica Kuzma scores 31, Wizards snap 5-game skid with 109-102 win over Kings 03/21/2024 11:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Kyle Kuzma scored 31 points and the Washington Wizards snapped a five-game losing streak with a 109-102 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Kuzma, who hit 13 of 22 shots and grabbed six rebounds, had missed the team's previous two games with shoulder soreness. Den A small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why 03/21/2024 11:17pm • RIDGELY, Md. (AP) ��� A small town on Maryland���s Eastern Shore has suspended its entire police force pending the results of an investigation by state prosecutors, a largely unexplained decision that has left residents shocked, skeptical and on edge. The unusually harsh crackdown on law enforcemen Paolo Banchero has 2nd career triple-double, Magic beat Pelicans 121-106 03/21/2024 10:49pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Paolo Banchero had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career triple-double, overcoming early shooting woes to help the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-106 on Thursday night. ���Just trying to let the game come to me,��� Banchero said. ���I tri Artemi Panarin tallies hat trick to help Rangers beat NHL-best Bruins 5-2 03/21/2024 10:30pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Artemi Panarin only needed to beat the goalie once to tally his third hat trick of the season. The Rangers forward gave New York a 1-0 lead on a wrist shot he threaded through the legs of a Boston defender and goalie Jeremy Swayman. After the Bruins tied it, Panarin got credit for hi