MILWAUKEE — Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 while allowing one run over five innings and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Thursday. Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, Grant Anderson, DL Hall and Jake Woodford combined to strike out 20 while allowing four hits and five ...
HOUSTON — Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA Tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South Region semifinal on Thursday night. Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points and Folgueiras had 16 for the Hawkeyes (24-12), who knocked off top-seeded Florida in the second round on Folgueiras' 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Iowa will face another Big Ten rival, Illinois, on Saturday for a spot in the Final Four. McCollum, who won ...
HOUSTON — David Mirkovic had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded Illinois flexed its defensive muscles to eliminate last year's national runner-up from the NCAA Tournament, beating Houston 65-55 in the South Region semifinals on Thursday night. Next up is a meeting Saturday with ninth-seeded Iowa to see which Big Ten team will advance to the Final Four. It will be the 11th Elite Eight appearance for Illinois (27-8) and its second in three seasons under Brad Underwood. In the Sweet 16 for a seventh consecutive time, the second-seeded Cougars (30-7) were thrilled to be ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Trey Kaufman-Renn has heard coach Matt Painter remind the Boilermakers so many times during his four years at Purdue that it's not always the first shot of a possession that matters most. "It's those tip-ins at the end of the games," Kaufman-Renn recalled of the message. "He said that my four years here, so it's kind of cool to experience that." Yes, Kaufman-Renn's quick hands at the rim extended a special NCAA Tournament run for Purdue. Kaufman-Renn tipped in a miss by Braden Smith with 0.7 seconds left, and the No. 2-seed Boilermakers edged hobbling Texas ...
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers are opening their NL Central title defense without outfielder Jackson Chourio after he fractured his left hand during the preseason. Chourio was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Wednesday. In the move announced hours before ...
PRAGUE — Ilia Malinin bounced back from misfiring at the Milan-Cortina Olympics by leading after the short program at the figure skating world championships on Thursday. With a new haircut Malinin presented all that the spectators expected from the defending two-time world champion at O2 Arena. He will go to Saturday's free skate with a massive lead of more than nine points after a personal-best 111.29 score in the short program. The performance showed the Olympic failure was behind him. Known as the "Quad God," Malinin opened with a quad flip and a combination of quad lutz and ...
