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Cameron Boozer and No. 3 Duke knock off No. 1 Michigan 68-63 as top 2 teams lose on same day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital. The Wolverines had won 11 straight and replaced Arizona atop the AP Top 25 this week. The now-fourth-ranked Wildcats won at No. 2 Houston earlier Saturday, making it the first time since Feb. 8, 2025 that the teams ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the poll lost on the same day.

Winter Olympics recap: Klaebo completes historic sweep in cross-country, Stolz 4th in speedskating

MILAN (AP) — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo rewrites Winter Olympics history with a perfect sweep in men’s cross-country skiing. On Saturday, the Norwegian won the 50-kilometer mass start for his sixth gold at the Milan Cortina Games. He breaks Eric Heiden’s long-standing record of five golds at one Winter Olympics. American speedskating star Jordan Stolz finished fourth in the men’s mass start, behind 40-year-old champion Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands. Bergsma is the oldest man to win a speedskating gold. The United States has set its Winter Games record with an 11th gold. That was secured by the trio of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis in mixed aerials.

A record-setting Winter Olympics: 6 golds and 17 medals for the US in women’s events set marks

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Women are powering Team USA’s medal surge at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and they are setting records along the way. Through Saturday, the next to last day of these Games, they stand at six gold medals and 17 medals in women’s events. That tops past U.S. Winter Games marks. When mixed events are included, the total climbs to 21 medals. More than 40 American women are leaving Italy with at least one medal. Gold moments include women’s hockey over Canada, wins in Alpine skiing, monobob, figure skating, and freestyle moguls. Athletes say the success keeps feeding the next wave.

Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89

Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has died at the age of 89. The Pirates announced his death on Saturday. Pirates owner Bob Nutting said Mazeroski, who died Friday, “was one of a kind, a true Pirates legend.” The Pirates retired Mazeroski’s No. 9 in 1987. The club had a statue of him erected on Bill Mazeroski Way in 2010.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hits 2 HRs in spring debut

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit two homers in his spring debut as he prepares for the World Baseball Classic next month. The three-time Most Valuable Player hit a pair of two-run shots, one in the third inning and another in the fourth. He finished the day 2-for-3 with four RBIs. The 33-year-old has won the MVP in three of the past four seasons, including last year when he hit .331 with 53 homers and 114 RBIs. Judge will be part of what looks like a loaded Team USA lineup in the WBC. The position player group also includes Bryce Harper, Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt Jr., Cal Raleigh and Kyle Schwarber.

What to watch on final day of Milan Cortina Games: US-Canada hockey final, Gu chases 1st gold

MILAN (AP) — The United States and Canada face off in the gold medal game in men’s hockey on the final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Eileen Gu is chasing her first gold of the 2026 Games in the rescheduled women’s Olympic freeski halfpipe final. There are also medals to be awarded in cross-country skiing, curling and bobsled before the closing ceremony. Here is a guide of what to look out for on Sunday.

Bridgeman delivers brilliant performance at Riviera to build a 6-shot lead over McIlroy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jacob Bridgeman is turning the Genesis Invitational at Riviera into a runaway. He started the third round in a share of the lead. He shot a 64 for the low round of the day and leads Rory McIlroy by six. Bridgeman had three birdies in four holes at the start. And then he really turned it on when he reached the back nine. He went birdie-eagle-birdie to stretch the lead to six shots. McIlroy closed with seven pars for a 69. He’s glad to be in the last group so he can at least try to put pressure on Bridgeman.

WNBA offers new CBA proposal that includes paying housing for this season, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA sent a counterproposal to its players’ union for a new collective bargaining agreement that included continuing to pay for all player housing this season, but not really changing its previous offer of revenue sharing. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press about Friday’s development. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Saturday because of the sensitive nature of negotiations. In the league’s new proposal, the teams would pay for all housing this season. Then teams would pay for housing for players on minimum salary contracts as well as rookies in their first season.

Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Iowa State headline preliminary seeds from NCAA selection committee

Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings by the committee that will select the 68-team men’s field for the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines were joined by Duke, Arizona and Iowa State as the 1-seeds in Saturday’s reveal show on CBS. The Cyclones got the last No. 1 seed ahead of UConn and Houston. Saturday’s reveal is a snapshot of where things stand with less than a month left until Selection Sunday. Generally the teams listed above the cutline for a top-four regional seed stay there. Selection Sunday is March 15. The Final Four is in Indianapolis.

Thiam scores career-high 28 to lead Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Moustapha Thiam had a career-high 28 points and led Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas. This was the second win of the season for Cincinnati against a ranked team, having taken down then-No. 2 Iowa State 79-70 on Jan. 17. The 7-footer Thiam made 11 of 17 shots from the field and had eight rebounds on Saturday. Baba Miller added 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Flory Bidunga led the Jayhawks with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman star Darryn Peterson had 17 points in 32 minutes after leaving Kansas’ last game against Oklahoma State early in the second half.