National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

Vegas, Seattle step closer to getting NBA teams

NEW YORK — The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league's owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle. It was not a surprise move; expansion has been a consideration for years, ...

Miles, Suarez came to TCU for a deep March Madness run

FORT WORTH, Texas — Marta Suarez wanted the opportunity for a deep run during March Madness in her final college season before turning pro. The 6-foot-3 forward from Spain was already talking to TCU last year when she found out that Olivia Miles was coming to finish her college career with ...

Miles isn’t alone in producing for TCU women during March Madness

FORT WORTH, Texas — While TCU goes as Olivia Miles goes, the playmaking point guard coming off another NCAA tournament triple-double isn't alone doing things for the Horned Frogs to start this March Madness. Miles and Co. carry a 43-game home winning streak into Sunday night's second-round ...

The NCAA Tournament is loaded with top NBA prospects

It was early in the final week before March Madness when BYU's AJ Dybantsa opened his Big 12 Tournament run by scoring 40 points, breaking a freshman single-game record held by NBA great Kevin Durant. "I'm just trying to win games," Dybantsa said afterward. By Selection Sunday, Darius Acuff ...