• In NCAA men's championship, a Michigan team on a roll tries to derail a UConn dynasty

    In NCAA men's championship, a Michigan team on a roll tries to derail a UConn dynasty

    Apr 06, 2026 11:28 PM EDT

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan has been scoring over and swatting down opponents at a record rate during March Madness. For the Wolverines to go down as one of college basketball's best ever, they'll have to do it one more time by taking down a UConn program seeking its third ...

  • News Wrap: Russian strikes on southern Ukraine kill at least 4

    News Wrap: Russian strikes on southern Ukraine kill at least 4

    Apr 06, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... weeks.The UCLA Bruins celebrated program history today after routing the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 to win the school's first-ever women's basketball title last night. It capped off a dominant season in which their only loss came back at Thanksgiving. The team returned to campus trophy ...

  • WATCH: Artemis II blasts off on journey sending astronauts around the moon

    WATCH: Artemis II blasts off on journey sending astronauts around the moon

    Apr 01, 2026 02:11 PM EDT

    ... to take control. Crew has an amazing sight in store During Monday's lunar flyby, the moon will appear to be the size of a basketball held at arm’s length. The astronauts will take turns peering through Orion’s windows with cameras. If the lighting is right, they should ...

  • WATCH: Artemis II is set to orbit the moon. Here’s what to know

    WATCH: Artemis II is set to orbit the moon. Here’s what to know

    Mar 31, 2026 02:07 PM EDT

    ... Artemis flyby The Artemis II crew may behold never-before-seen regions of the lunar far side — with the moon appearing the size of a basketball at arm’s length during the closest part of the roughly six-hour flyby. They’ve been poring over maps and satellite images of ...

  • WNBA's Connecticut Sun reach deal to sell to Rockets owner, who will move team to Houston

    WNBA's Connecticut Sun reach deal to sell to Rockets owner, who will move team to Houston

    Mar 30, 2026 05:21 PM EDT

    ... to NBA teams. The next three expansion teams — Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia — are all owned by NBA groups in those cities. WATCH: Women's 3x3 basketball league 'Unrivaled' builds on WNBA's surge The WNBA just agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement last week where teams need to have ...

  • News Wrap: Thune gives Democrats 'last and final' offer to end DHS shutdown

    News Wrap: Thune gives Democrats 'last and final' offer to end DHS shutdown

    Mar 26, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... more than 2 percent and the S&P 500 had its worst day since January. And as the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments continue tonight and tomorrow, there is only one perfect bracket left among the 40 million entries tracked across all the major sites. It ...

  • How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens

    How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens

    Mar 25, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    Stephanie Sy: Ezra had Hodgkin's lymphoma when he was 12 years old. The cancer triggered a nerve condition which left him paralyzed and unable to pursue his former hobbies, like playing basketball. Ezra Sholl: Social media has really kind of filled that void in my social life, and it ...

  • News Wrap: Cuba slowly restoring power as Rubio calls for new leadership

    News Wrap: Cuba slowly restoring power as Rubio calls for new leadership

    Mar 17, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... Society saying it received reports from Wisconsin to Maryland. An astronomer with that organization said it was likely the size of a softball or a basketball, though an expert at NASA put it at nearly six feet across. And, of course, today is St. Patrick's Day, which brought celebrations ...

  • Venezuela’s historic run meets USA in World Baseball Classic final

    Venezuela’s historic run meets USA in World Baseball Classic final

    Mar 17, 2026 10:15 PM EDT

    ... were in the final again. They lost to the eventual winner, Japan. So the Americans are -- they're -- it's almost -- it's not quite basketball, where you just expect them to show up and win because there are a lot of other good teams. But when America is involved ...

  • Flight cancellations pile up after storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

    Flight cancellations pile up after storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

    Mar 17, 2026 05:26 PM EDT

    ... longer lines. And airports are crowded with spring break travelers and fans heading to March Madness, the annual NCAA men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. On Monday alone, more than 4,800 U.S. flights were canceled. Delays topped 12,800. They included about 600 canceled flights at ...