HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart laced up her sneakers that were dedicated to Kobe Bryant and his daughter and took the court for her first game in nine months after rupturing her right Achilles tendon.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore sees missing a second consecutive WNBA season as an extension of her decision to skip last year.
Rhode Island (14-5, 6-1) vs. George Mason (13-7, 2-5)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Rocketman has launched — straight to a fourth national title.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Jesus Cruz came off the bench to score 21 points and grab seven rebounds to help Fairfield defeat Canisius 63-55 on Sunday.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Pickett had a season-high 25 points as Siena stretched its home winning streak to nine games with an 84-61 thumping of Quinnipiac on Sunday.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tulsa coach Frank Haith was impressed with the character his team showed on Sunday.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Coming off illness and spending much of his days as a full-time college student, Nathan Chen shouldn't have been capable of setting a personal best Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Vado Morse scored 20 points and Mount St. Mary's used two defensive stops in the last 25 seconds to hold off Bryant 79-76 on Saturday, stretching its win streak to four games.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Malik Ellison had a career-high 31 points plus 12 rebounds as Hartford topped Albany 62-48 on Saturday.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — E.J. Anosike had his seventh consecutive double-double and Koreem Ozier came off the bench to score 16 points, leading Sacred Heart to a 77-60 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday.
SAINT BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Dowtin and Jacob Toppin wrapped back-to-back dunks around a steal and Rhode Island held off Saint Bonaventure 81-75 on Saturday, pushing its win streak to six.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Sophomore Ian Krishnan hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Central Connecticut snapped an eight-game skid and picked up its first Northeast Conference win of the season with an 86-76 victory over Wagner on Saturday.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The key for No. 3 UConn to get open shots for Christyn Williams, Anna Makurat and others was defensive stops.
PROVIDENCE, T (AP) — Providence was dominating Villanova on the offensive boards all game, until Collin Gillespie came up with the biggest rebound of the day.
Canisius (8-11, 3-5) vs. Fairfield (7-11, 3-4)
Quinnipiac (10-7, 5-2) vs. Siena (8-9, 4-4)
Boston Celtics (30-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (17-29, 12th in the Western Conference)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Celtics were missing a lot of starters. They still had the two they needed: Kemba Walker and Gordon Hayward
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Rich Kelly had 27 points as Quinnipiac topped Fairfield 81-67 on Friday night.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Paul Atkinson scored 24 points as Yale defeated Brown 73-62 on Friday night
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California.
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The driver in the crash that resulted in the death of a Massachusetts college student turned left into oncoming traffic before the fatal collision, witnesses said.
Tulsa (13-6, 5-1) vs. UConn (10-8, 1-4)
Wagner (5-13, 2-5) vs. Central Connecticut (1-20, 0-8)
Fairleigh Dickinson (4-14, 2-5) vs. Sacred Heart (11-9, 4-3)
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston found a way to win, even without its best stuff.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The latest chapter in the UConn-Tennessee rivalry was different for Geno Auriemma. Pat Summitt was no longer on the sideline for the Lady Vols.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — E.J. Anosike scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double, five players scored in double figures and Sacred Heart dispatched Central Connecticut 82-54 Thursday night.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Adam Grant had 21 points as Bryant rolled past Wagner 79-58 on Thursday night.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are still hoping to have a manager in place by spring training, but chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said Thursday it's possible they won't hire someone before pitchers and catchers report Feb. 12.
Bryant (9-9, 1-4) vs. Mount St. Mary's (8-11, 4-2)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Quinnipiac hockey coach Rand Pecknold had heard talk about creating a Connecticut version of Boston's Beanpot college hockey tournament for about 15 years.
Rhode Island (13-5, 5-1) vs. Saint Bonaventure (12-7, 4-2)
No. 9 Villanova (15-3, 5-1) vs. Providence (11-9, 4-3)
Hartford (10-10, 3-2) vs. Albany (11-9, 4-1)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Santino Ferrucci has been promoted into the seat vacated by four-time series champion Sebastien Bourdais for the upcoming IndyCar season.
Fairfield (7-10, 3-3) vs. Quinnipiac (9-7, 4-2)
Yale (13-4, 1-0) vs. Brown (7-7, 0-1)
Boston Celtics (29-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (21-24, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — There is more to No. 10 Seton Hall than Myles Powell — a lot more.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — R.J. Eytle-Rock had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Maryland-Baltimore County topped Hartford 69-60 on Wednesday night.
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Fatts Russell had 23 points as Rhode Island routed Duquesne 77-55 on Wednesday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore will sit out a second straight WNBA season to continue her push for criminal justice reform.
NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a decade, the rivalry in women's basketball was Tennessee and UConn.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Long stints atop U.S. men's figure skating were common for decades. No fewer than eight skaters, including Dick Button, Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano, have reigned for at least four straight years.
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The management company that operates the DCU Center in Worcester is donating $150,000 to the city to fund a statue of former Boston Celtics great Bob Cousy.
UConn (10-7, 1-3) vs. No. 25 Houston (14-4, 4-1)
Wagner (5-12, 2-4) vs. Bryant (9-9, 1-4)
Sacred Heart (10-9, 3-3) vs. Central Connecticut (1-19, 0-7)
Maryland-Baltimore County (7-12, 0-4) vs. Hartford (10-9, 3-1)
Duquesne (15-2, 5-0) vs. Rhode Island (12-5, 4-1)
Providence (11-8, 4-2) vs. No. 10 Seton Hall (14-4, 6-0)
Tom Brady is sitting out the Super Bowl for the first time since the Denver Broncos walloped him 23 times in the AFC championship four years ago, sending a hobbled Peyton Manning to the big game for his final hurrah.
Memphis Grizzlies (20-23, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (28-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — AJ Bramah set career highs with 18 points and 20 rebounds, tying his school's single-game rebound record, and Robert Morris beat Sacred Heart 67-55 on Monday.