Clayton leads Florida to NCAA title game, scoring 34 points in win over SEC rival Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points and Florida beat Southeastern Conference rival Auburn 79-73 in the Final Four on Saturday night, sending the Gators to the national championship game for the first time since their titles in 2006 and 2007.
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Duke's Flagg, USC's Watkins win John R. Wooden Awards as nation's top college players

Cooper Flagg of Duke and USC's JuJu Watkins are adding more hardware to their trophy cases.
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Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy's library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office ordered the school to get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Towns scores 30 points as hot-shooting Knicks overwhelm Hawks 121-105 and await Brunson's return

Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the hot-shooting New York Knicks took command with 40 points in the second period and beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-105 on Saturday.
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Anthony, Howard, Bird, Redeem Team highlight Basketball Hall of Fame's 2025 class

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that's headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end.
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Strong, Fudd help UConn blow out UCLA in Final Four as Bueckers moves 1 win from elusive title

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn't even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA on Friday night in the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament.
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Celtics set NBA record for 3-pointers in a season, passing Warriors' mark from 2022-23

The Boston Celtics broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season Friday night against the Phoenix Suns.
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