Basketball

Comeback! Duke tops Wisconsin 68-63 for national title

Duke’s Tyus Jones stood tall Monday and throughout the NCAA Tournament, earning the Most Outstanding Player honor.David J. Phillip/Associated Press…

April 5, 2015

College Sports

A ring for each finger: Coach K wins 5th title

Ho, hum. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski cuts down the net after winning yet another national title Monday night.Darron Cummings/Associated…

April 5, 2015

College Sports

UConn eyes 3 in a row

Connecticut forward Breanna Stewart (30) celebrates with guard Kia Nurse (11) after Sunday’s win.John Raoux/Associated Press Stewart scored 25 points…

April 5, 2015

College Sports

Notre Dame again gains title game

Notre Dame guard Jewell Loyd (32) shoots against South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell (25) and South Carolina guard/forward A’ja Wilson…

April 5, 2015

College Sports

For Wisconsin, a great win has to be followed by another

Wisconsin’s Josh Gasser, left to right, Frank Kaminsky and Bronson Koenig try to stay loose Sunday in preparation for Monday’s…

April 5, 2015

College Sports

On guard: Badgers steady backcourt withstands Wildcats

But down the stretch, the Badgers’ backcourt did just enough to complement Frank the Tank and coach Bo Ryan’s formidable…

April 4, 2015

College Sports

Kentucky’s perfect season ends with 71-64 loss to Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky was the cog behind the Badgers’ clutch comeback down the stretch in Saturday’s victory over previously undefeated…

April 4, 2015

College Sports

Duke headed to another championship game

Michigan State and Branden Dawson (22) had soared to great heights in the NCAA Tournament but couldn’t rise above Duke…

April 4, 2015

College Sports

UConn’s Stewart women’s basketball’s top player

Connecticut’s versatile star is the winner of The Associated Press Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year,…

April 4, 2015

College Sports

Final Foursome: Coaches elite, too

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is just one of four highly regarded coaches in this year’s Final Four.David J.…

April 3, 2015

College Sports

Seniors lead Duke, Wisconsin, Michigan State to Final Four

Quinn Cook of Duke is among a number of seniors who have helped get their teams to the Final Four.David…

April 3, 2015

Professional Sports

Green scores 21 to help Spurs cruise past Nuggets

Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, right, shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan on Friday in San Antonio.Darren Abate/Associated…

April 2, 2015

High School Sports

Ignacio girls basketball rakes in San Juan league awards

Senior Sky Cotton and freshman Hilda Garcia were selected to the girls All-San Juan League first team. Garcia paced the…

April 1, 2015

High School Sports

Baken, Chandler and Wiegert Durango’s selections to All-Southwestern League teams

Trifecta of DHS basketball stars honored by coaches

April 1, 2015

High School Sports

Hardy stands alone on all-league team for Bayfield basketball

Wolverines’ Hardy garners first-team all-league honors

April 1, 2015

High School Sports

Ignacio basketball puts two on 2A all-state team

Hayes, Jones make CHSAA All-State squad

April 1, 2015

Professional Sports

Utah Jazz roll Denver Nuggets 98-84

Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried had a double-double, but it didn’t matter in a lopsided loss in Utah on Wednesday.Rick…

March 31, 2015

College Sports

‘You look up and there’s 12 tanks coming over the hill’

Kentucky’s rotation strategy on the title brink

March 31, 2015

College Sports

Kaminsky, Okafor lead AP All-America team

Kaminsky, the 7-foot senior from Wisconsin, was a unanimous choice Monday. Okafor, the 6-11 freshman from Duke, received all but…

March 30, 2015

College Sports

Three No. 1 seeds in the Final Four

Although the only team in the Final Four that’s not a No. 1 seed, Michigan State and head coach Tom…

March 30, 2015

College Sports

Freshmen A-OK for Coach K

Emotions ran high for Duke’s Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones (5) after Sunday’s victory over Gonzaga that sent the Blue…

March 29, 2015

College Sports

Spartans’ battle cry carries all the way to Final Four

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, center front, was at the center of the celebration Sunday, just one of the…

March 29, 2015

College Sports

Badgers back in Final Four

Wisconsin forward Sam Dekker led the Badgers’ offense – and celebration – Saturday in Los Angeles.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press Sam…

March 28, 2015

Professional Sports

Trail Blazers beat Nuggets, move closer to division title

Denver’s Will Barton, right, shoots against Portland’s Steve Blake (5) during the first half Saturday in Portland, Ore.Greg Wahl-Stephens/Associated Press…

March 27, 2015