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Japanese national returns home after monthslong detention in Iran 03/22/2026 11:42pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan's top government spokesperson said Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara's confirmation came one day after Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced the person's release. Moteg Johnson and Williams help LSU outgun Texas Tech 101-47 in March Madness and set an NCAA record 03/22/2026 11:37pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Flau'jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams each scored 24 points and No. 2 seed LSU set an NCAA record for 100-point games in a season with a 101-47 victory over seventh-seeded Texas Tech on Sunday in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Playing her final game on th Defending champion Florida eliminated from March Madness by tougher, more physical Iowa team 03/22/2026 11:32pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A dominant frontcourt helped Florida earn another No. 1 seed and positioned the defending national champion Gators for a chance at a repeat. They ran into a more physical team. Ninth-seeded Iowa played tougher inside the paint and across the court, knocking No. 1 seed Florida ou Ducks' Terry scores in OT for 6-5 victory that ends road winning streaks for Lyon and Sabres 03/22/2026 11:27pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored on a breakaway 1:29 into overtime for his second goal of the game after Mikael Granlund tied it late in regulation and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Sunday night. Anaheim ended Buffalo's seven-game road winning streak when Ta Devin Booker scores 25, Suns cruise past the Raptors 120-98 to end a 5-game skid 03/22/2026 11:24pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 25 points, Jalen Green added 20 and the Phoenix Suns snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 120-98 on Sunday night. Phoenix won its 40th game of the season, which is already a four-win improvement over last year with 10 games to play. Th Strome scores in OT to lift the Flames past the Lightning, 4-3 03/22/2026 11:13pm • CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Strome scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Calgary Flames beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Victor Olofsson, Morgan Frost, with his team-leading 17th, and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary. Devin Cooley made 32 Hall puts up 19, New Mexico knocks off George Washington 86-61 in NIT 03/22/2026 11:07pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jake Hall had 19 points in New Mexico's 86-61 victory against George Washington on Sunday in the NIT. New Mexico (25-10) plays Saint Joseph’s in the quarterfinals. Hall shot 6 of 11 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the free-thr Wichita State wins 96-70 against Oklahoma State in NIT 03/22/2026 11:07pm • STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kenyon Giles had 28 points in Wichita State's 96-70 victory against Oklahoma State on Sunday in the NIT. Wichita State, which has won six games in a row, plays Tulsa in the semifinals. Giles went 10 of 24 from the field (8 for 16 from 3-point range) for the Shockers (24-1 Timberwolves snap 18-game skid in Boston by beating Celtics 102-92 03/22/2026 11:06pm • BOSTON (AP) — Bones Hyland scored 23 points, Jaden McDaniels had 19 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 to snap an 18-game losing streak in Boston. Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota, and Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds and nine points. The Tim Fortinet Founders Cup Scores 03/22/2026 11:05pm • Sunday At Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club Menlo Park, Calif. Purse: $3 million Yardage: 6,542; Par: 72 Final Round Hyo Joo Kim, $450,000 63-70-66-73—272 Fortinet Founders Cup Par Scores 03/22/2026 11:05pm • Sunday At Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club Menlo Park, Calif. Purse: $3 million Yardage: 6,542; Par: 72 Final Round Hyo Joo Kim, $450,000 63-70-66-73—272 -16 National Invitational Tournament Glance 03/22/2026 11:05pm • All Times EDT First Round Tuesday, March 17 At Neville Arena Auburn, Ala. Auburn 78, South Alabama 67 At Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa 89, Stephen F. Austin 84, OT At Redhawk Center Seattle Seattle 67, St. Thomas Tommies 52 At Bren Events Center Irvine, Calif. UNLV 75, UC Irvine 72 At Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida in March Madness on Folgueiras' 3 in final seconds 03/22/2026 10:52pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras told Bennett Stirtz he'd be ready for the ball, and he delivered in the clutch. Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunda Texas 'generational talent' Booker scores 40 in March Madness rout of Oregon 03/22/2026 10:28pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Oregon was simply helpless against Madison Booker. Texas' three-time All-American forward did anything she wanted as she scored a career-high 40 points in a rollicking 100-58 win over Oregon on Sunday that earned the No. 1-seeded Longhorns a trip to the Sweet 16 for the third Leslie scores on OT power play in the Charge's 2-1 win over the Victoire in Winnipeg 03/22/2026 10:26pm • WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rebecca Leslie scored on a power play 12 seconds into overtime to give the Ottawa Charge a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Victoire on Sunday night. Part of the PWHL's Takeover Tour, the game attracted a capacity crowd of 15,321 fans to Canada Life Centre. Leslie scored wit