March Madness live updates: San Diego State men beat Furman; JMU women lead Ohio State

[ad_1] Eleven-time champion Connecticut headlines the women’s slate when it debuts at 3 p.m. against Vermont. Huskies guard Azzi Fudd is among the top players to watch. Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes (who is dealing with an injury and didn’t play against Tennessee Tech) and Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson (against Saint Louis in a game that started at … Read more

Perspective | Maryland endures all March has to offer — and lives to play again

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fate in March can be fickle. Maryland point guard Jahmir Young made his first seven free throws Thursday. His eighth — with 4.7 seconds left and the Terrapins holding a two-point lead in their first-round NCAA men’s tournament game against West Virginia — trickled around the … Read more

Trevor Bauer, disgraced former Cy Young winner, signs in Japan

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Trevor Bauer, the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher whose career was derailed following multiple sexual assault allegations, agreed to pitch for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, a Japanese team. Bauer, who won the National League Cy Young Award in 2020, was serving a record suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence … Read more

Perspective | Kenny Blakeney dreamed big, and Howard is turning it into reality

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment The basketball program nestled on Georgia Avenue has more wins than any other Division I men’s team in Washington over the past two years. The school’s name ascended to the second-highest Twitter trending topic Saturday afternoon. And when players and staffers gathered on Selection Sunday to celebrate their first … Read more