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8:53 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Ohio State cruised past Penn State in a 94-62 win behind a huge night from John Mobley Jr. The Buckeyes opened the scoring and used a 13-0 first-half run to push the lead into double digits

8:49 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Tre Donaldson scored 17 points, Malik Reneau had a double-double and No. 22 Miami beat SMU 77-69

8:43 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 points and 13 assists, Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 and No. 20 Arkansas beat Texas 105-85 to clinch a double bye into the quartefinals of the SEC Tournament

8:06 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Heloisa Carrera scored 16 points, including the go-ahead jumper late in the fourth quarter, and Arizona State held off Arizona 54-51 in a first-round matchup at the Big 12 Tournament

7:55 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Ally Sentnor scored in the 55th minute and the United States beat Canada 1-0 in the SheBelieves Cup tournament

7:40 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Indiana ends a four-game skid with a commanding 77-47 win over Minnesota as Sam Alexis sparks an early blowout

7:31 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Khady Leye scored the winning layup for Auburn with 5 seconds left in a 50-49 win over Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC Tournament

7:17 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson added 21, and Illinois beat Wisconsin 82-70 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament

5:23 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Colorado is extending women’s basketball coach JR Payne’s contract through the 2031 season, keeping a long-running era of success in place

5:21 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Marseille’s long wait for a trophy continues after it twice threw away the lead against Toulouse before losing on penalties in the French Cup quarterfinals

5:10 PM on Wednesday, March 4

La’Nya Foster scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erica Moon added 17 points, and Georgia Tech defeated Florida State 72-60 in a first-round game at the ACC Tournament

5:01 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Linda Caicedo scored the lone goal in the second half and Colombia defeated Argentina 1-0 in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday

4:58 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Shay Ciezki had 22 points and seven assists, Nevaeh Caffey scored nine of her 13 in the fourth quarter, and No. 13 seed Indiana overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Nebraska 72-69 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament

4:16 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The New England Patriots have informed wide receiver Stefon Diggs that he’ll be released when the new league year begins next week, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press

3:56 PM on Wednesday, March 4

A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the floor

2:32 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Aaron Judge looks ready for his first World Baseball Classic

1:37 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Right-hander Hunter Greene has left the Cincinnati Reds camp due to right elbow stiffness

11:10 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Iraq’s hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team’s coach is stranded in the United Arab Emirates

11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 4

A joke from Hilary Knight on “Saturday Night Live” and a couple of fist-bumps with Jack and Quinn Hughes on “The Tonight Show” capped a whirlwind victory lap celebrating the twin Olympic golds won by the U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams

7:31 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Cadillac might just be the best-prepared new team in Formula 1 history