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6:59 PM on Friday, March 20

Villarreal has leapfrogged Atletico Madrid to move into third place in La Liga after a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad

6:52 PM on Friday, March 20

Outfielder Jasson Domínguez has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the New York Yankees, who don’t have a spot for the prospect

6:51 PM on Friday, March 20

A transgender woman seeking to compete in women’s USGA events has filed a lawsuit claiming that a policy change adopted in 2024 unlawfully barred her from participating in a U.S. Women’s Open qualifier last year

6:48 PM on Friday, March 20

Ja’Kobi Gillespie hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points as sixth-seeded Tennessee ended a fabulous season for Miami of Ohio with a 78-56 win on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

6:48 PM on Friday, March 20

MJ Collins’ steal and emphatic one-handed slam dunk with 1:13 left gave him 20 points and the Utah State Aggies opened their fourth straight NCAA Tournament by beating Villanova 86-76

6:35 PM on Friday, March 20

Lens has returned to the top of Ligue 1 after beating Angers 5-1

6:29 PM on Friday, March 20

Jordan Lee scored 19 points and No. 1-seed Texas opened the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-45 romp over Missouri State

6:28 PM on Friday, March 20

Bruno Fernandes has added another goal and assist to his sterling record in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League

6:14 PM on Friday, March 20

The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their road trip to the nation’s capital this weekend

6:05 PM on Friday, March 20

Labaron Philon Jr scored 29 points and No. 4 seed Alabama rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded Hofstra 90-70 in a first-round game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament

6:00 PM on Friday, March 20

Latasha Lattimore led a balanced offense with 15 points as Mississippi overpowered Gonzaga 81-66 on Friday

5:57 PM on Friday, March 20

The dreams of a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket have already gone bust for the vast majority of those hoping to go an improbable 63-0

5:50 PM on Friday, March 20

Hitting woes have cost Dylan Crews a spot on the Washington Nationals’ opening day roster

5:30 PM on Friday, March 20

Second-seeded Iowa State blew out No. 15 seed Tennessee State 108-74 on Friday after losing star forward Joshua Jefferson to an ankle injury in the opening minutes of their first-round matchup

5:26 PM on Friday, March 20

Redshirt freshman Kyndal Walker scored a career-high 20 points and she had plenty of help from Maryland teammates as the Terrapins defeated Murray State 99-67 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday

4:45 PM on Friday, March 20

Taliah Scott scored 15 points and Baylor rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, making 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch, to beat Nebraska 67-62 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

3:42 PM on Friday, March 20

Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson sprained his left ankle in the opening minutes of the second-seeded Cyclones’ 108-74 rout of No. 15 seed Tennessee State

3:38 PM on Friday, March 20

Napoli has moved into second place in Serie A after a comfortable 1-0 win at Cagliari

3:33 PM on Friday, March 20

Santa Clara may have lost to Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, but few will forget the way everything unfolded at the end of regulation

2:54 PM on Friday, March 20

Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament