HENDERSON, Nev. — The Hawaii women’s basketball team’s remarkable run came to a disheartening end with today’s 60-48 loss to UC San Diego in the championship game of the Big West Tournament at Lee’s Family Forum.
The Rainbow Wahine constructed a 28-20 lead at the intermission and led 32-21 early in the third quarter. But UCSD center Erin Condron and guard Makayla Rose sparked an 11-0 run to tie it 3 :35 left in the third quarter. The Tritons scored the final six points of the third quarter and eight of the first 10 of the final period to cruise to the title.
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Utah State Garry Clark (11) and Mason Falslev (12) share a moment of embrace after Utah State’s 73-62 win over San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship Game on Saturday, March 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nev.
LAS VEGAS — San Diego State was defeated by Utah State, 73-62 during the final game of the Mountain West Championship Tournament on Saturday March 14, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune’s Kalin Sipes were there to capture the following TST Images.
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Stijn Spierings scored a goal in his MLS debut to help Real Salt Lake beat Austin FC 2-1 on Saturday night.
Spierings, a 30-year-old former Netherlands youth international, ran onto a ball played ahead by Justen Glad and blasted a first-touch shot from well outside the area to give Real Salt Lake (3-1-0) its first lead of the game at 2-1 in the 88th minute.
Jon Bell scored for Austin (1-2-1) in the 18th minute.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic made a fall-away jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 on Saturday night.
Austin Reaves forced overtime when he rebounded his intentionally missed free throw and made a floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation.
Doncic created enough distance from Spencer Jones to make the 17-foot shot, finishing with 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as he continued his spectacular play during Los Angeles’ five-game winning streak. Doncic then blocked Tim Hardaway Jr.
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card in “Sin City,” including one to a rising featherweight star fighting in his first UFC main event.
After UFC Fight Night 269, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. In addition, three other fighters got $25,000 extra checks for finishes that weren’t bonus-winners. Check out the list below.
Duke needed to rely on its defense to close out Virginia.
The Blue Devils didn’t score a basket from the floor over the final 2:49 of Saturday’s ACC tournament title game but still eked out a 74-70 win over Virginia to lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
After Virginia cut the lead to two with six seconds to go, Duke star Cam Boozer was fouled by the Cavaliers. After missing two free throws in his previous trip to the line, Boozer extended the lead to four with 3.9 seconds to go with two makes and ended Virginia’s chances for the win.
As spring practices start, oddsmakers seem to think Ohio State is in for a tougher season that normal.
Ohio State once again finds itself staring at significant wins expectations, with Fanduel posting the Buckeyes’ win total at 9.5 next season. Ohio State however, finds themselves behind Indiana (10.5) and Oregon (10.5) and tied with Penn State for totals next season.
Recent history suggests that Fanduel is being conservative with the number being offered. Ohio State went 12-0 last season before losing to Indiana in the Big Ten championship.
MIAMI (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 27 points, Desmond Bane added 21 and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 121-117 on Saturday night, becoming the second team in the last 30 years to beat the same opponent five times in one season.
Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 for the Magic, who won their seventh straight and snapped Miami’s season-best, seven-game winning streak.
Orlando led by as many as 22, before Miami twice got within two in the final 18.5 seconds.
Orlando (38-28) moved a game clear of Miami (38-30) in the race for fifth in the Eastern Conference, plus is 10 games over .
Phillip Rossman-Reich: The #Magic made everyone nervous in that fourth quarter, losing what was once a 22-point lead and 15-point lead entering the fourth quarter. But the Magic made enough plays down the stretch and their free throws late to sweep the #Heat 121-117. Paolo Banchero finishes with 27.
The Texas Tech basketball program announced late Saturday night that All-American point guard Christian Anderson will be available for the NCAA Tournament.
The announcement comes on the heels of Anderson’s early exit from the Red Raiders’ loss to Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday. Anderson slipped on the ASB GlassFloor LED court the conference was using through the quarterfinal — the Big 12 moved back to a hardwood floor for the semifinals and finals.