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7:29 PM on Saturday, March 7

Pittsburgh beats Syracuse 71 to 69 in overtime and grabs the final spot in the ACC Tournament

7:15 PM on Saturday, March 7

Thomas Haugh had 20 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 Florida beat Kentucky 84-77 to end the regular season with an 11-game winning streak

7:03 PM on Saturday, March 7

The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a four-year, $17 million contract with kicker Eddy Pineiro to keep him off the free agent market next week

6:44 PM on Saturday, March 7

John Blackwell made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Nick Boyd added 23 and the Wisconsin Badgers set a school record with 18 3-pointers in a road game in a 97-93 win over No. 15 Purdue

6:43 PM on Saturday, March 7

Ava Heiden scored 16 points, Hannah Stuelke and Chazadi Wright each had 13, and No. 9 Iowa pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat No. 8 Michigan 59-42 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals

6:28 PM on Saturday, March 7

Mia Nicastro had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Mallory Shetley added 18 points and Western Illinois defeated Lindenwood 71-65 to win the OVC Tournament championship

6:22 PM on Saturday, March 7

John Carlson says he found out his 17 seasons with the Washington Capitals had ended not from the team or his agent, but from his farmer cousin back in Massachusetts

6:18 PM on Saturday, March 7

Jahari Long had 21 points and nine assists, and George Mason routed No. 25 Saint Louis 86-57 in the regular-season finale for both teams

6:18 PM on Saturday, March 7

Jack Hughes had a hat trick and an assist, Nico Hischier scored the go-ahead goal, and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 6-3 for their fourth straight win

6:10 PM on Saturday, March 7

Alyssa Thompson scored in the 82nd minute to break a stalemate and the United States defeated Colombia 1-0 on Saturday to win the SheBeleives Cup

5:53 PM on Saturday, March 7

Desmond Bane scored 30 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 points and 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic won their third straight game by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-92

5:47 PM on Saturday, March 7

Back on a familiar oval, Josef Newgarden drove back to victory lane and the top of the IndyCar standings

5:47 PM on Saturday, March 7

Notre Dame fell to Duke again in the ACC tournament, but coach Niele Ivey insisted the loss won't define her team

5:47 PM on Saturday, March 7

Kanon Catchings scored 23 points, and Georgia erupted for 60 second-half points to defeat Mississippi State 102-96 on Saturday in a regular-season finale for both teams

5:44 PM on Saturday, March 7

Ricky Castillo nearly got into his first signature event

5:23 PM on Saturday, March 7

Defensive tackle Jordan Davis and the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed on a three-year, $78 million contract extension, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday

5:05 PM on Saturday, March 7

Imari Berry scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 12 Louisville past No. 16 North Carolina 65-57 in a semifinal of the ACC Tournament

4:35 PM on Saturday, March 7

Kiki Rice scored 17 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures and the Bruins won their school-record 24th consecutive game, 72-62 over No. 11 Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals

3:41 PM on Saturday, March 7

Serah Williams had 12 of her 14 points in the first half, Sarah Strong had 11 points and Azzi Fudd had 10 points as No. 1 UConn rolled to an 84-39 win over Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to extend its winning streak to 48 games

3:18 PM on Saturday, March 7

Fred Payne scored 24 points, Boston College rallied late in the second half, and the Eagles defeated Notre Dame 77-69 on the last day of the ACC regular season