MONROE, La. (AP) — Nick Coppola hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:17 to play and scored three more points in the final minutes as Louisiana-Monroe topped Texas State 56-53 on Saturday.

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UL Monroe pulls off 56-53 win over Texas State

Fordham experienced a little bit of everything during the 2014-15 basketball season. The Rams won on opening night against the New York Institute of Technology, suffered crushing defeats to UMass Lowell and Maryland Eastern Shore, lost their first nine Atlantic 10 games, won four of six late in the season and almost shocked VCU in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

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Fordham Basketball: Most Valuable Players in 2014-15

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Matt Wieters returned to catching exactly six months after Tommy John surgery and played six innings in the Baltimore Orioles' 10-9 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

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Twins beat Orioles 10-9 in Matt Wieters' return from surgery

If the Kentucky Wildcats win the NCAA tournament, expect more lip locking between Ashley Judd and Dick Vitale! Last weekend, a celebratory kiss (after the Wildcats beat Arkansas 78-63 in the SEC championship) between the actress and the ESPN sportscaster had social media going crazy – and Ashley tells Access Hollywood there could be more kissing on the way. Access caught up with the Ashley – an …

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Ashley Judd Promises More Dick Vitale Kissing If Wildcats Win

North Carolina freshman guard Jamie Cherry tries to drive past Notre Dame's Lindsay Allen in a game earlier this season.

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Basketball: Cherry excited for first NCAA tourney

On Monday I participated in the Florida Panthers’ Goal of a Lifetime goalie tryout at the BB&T Center. It was a fun and unique experience that I won’t soon forget.

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Dwork On Sports: My Day At The Florida Panthers Goalie Tryout

Iowa State's knack for comebacks could come in handy in the NCAA Tournament, though the Cyclones would love to avoid dramatic finishes in the days ahead. Third-seeded Iowa State (25-8) won last weekend's Big 12 tournament by erasing double-digit deficits in each game, including a 17-point hole in the title game against Kansas. Iowa State's recent play is proof of how vulnerable it can be at …

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Deficit-prone Iowa State readies for NCAA Tournament

New Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker's resume is filled with stops at the NCAA's Power 5 conferences. After graduating from the University of Michigan, where he was a three-time All-American swimmer, Parker earned a master's degree from the University of Texas in 1994 while serving as a development manager in the Longhorns' athletic department. Then, he was director of annual giving …

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Colorado State names Joe Parker new athletic director

Three football players were stabbed following an altercation Tuesday at Morgan State University, school officials confirmed.

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Morgan State President addresses stabbing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A bankruptcy judge has allowed an arm of casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. to tear up contracts it had with the Kansas City Chiefs, a hotel in Louisiana and an audio company as it looks to shed millions of dollars of costs.

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Caesars dissolves deals with Kansas City Chiefs, others