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9:29 PM on Monday, March 9

Thomas Dowd finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds, and regular-season champion Troy ended the five-day run of No. 10 seed Georgia Southern with a 77-61 victory in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament

9:28 PM on Monday, March 9

Cooper Bowser had 21 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 seed Furman beat top-seeded East Tennessee State 76-61 to secure the Southern Conference Tournament and a NCAA Tournament bid

8:45 PM on Monday, March 9

Jillian Huerter hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, Cyanne Coe had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Fairfield beat top-seeded Quinnipiac 51-44 to claim a third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship

8:09 PM on Monday, March 9

Priscilla Williams finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out late in regulation, and Comari Mitchell gave Jacksonville the lead for good in overtime to help the Dolphins edge Austin Peay 66-63 in the title game of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament

8:05 PM on Monday, March 9

Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes

8:02 PM on Monday, March 9

Offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins and edge rusher Rashan Gary were the two longest-tenured Packers on Green Bay’s roster last season

7:42 PM on Monday, March 9

Edge rusher Boye Mafe and safety Bryan Cook have agreed to three-year contracts with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to two people familiar with the deals

7:24 PM on Monday, March 9

Safety Reed Blankenship is going to the Houston Texans on a $24.75 million, three-year contract, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Monday

7:18 PM on Monday, March 9

Adrian Kempe scored his second goal of the game with 1:26 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets

7:07 PM on Monday, March 9

The Tennessee Titans are spending big in free agency for the second time in three years hoping more money and more talent helps their latest new coach turn around a struggling franchise

7:04 PM on Monday, March 9

Mount Pleasant, a team from the Jamaican Premier League, is bracing to be without as many as 10 players on Wednesday when it takes on the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a CONCACAF Champions Cup matchup

6:54 PM on Monday, March 9

West Ham is into the quarterfinals of the FA Cup

6:31 PM on Monday, March 9

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey does not have any fractures in his sprained right pinky, according to medical tests, coach Nick Nurse said Monday ahead of the team’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers

6:27 PM on Monday, March 9

Western Kentucky coach Greg Collins is staying despite a second losing record in three seasons

5:31 PM on Monday, March 9

Tarik Skubal will not pitch again in the World Baseball Classic

3:20 PM on Monday, March 9

The San Francisco 49ers added a proven pass catcher for quarterback Brock Purdy, agreeing to a three-year contract with Mike Evans at the start of the free agent negotiating period

2:32 PM on Monday, March 9

Running back Travis Etienne and guard David Edwards have agreed to contracts with the New Orleans Saints

2:32 PM on Monday, March 9

The Arizona Cardinals have agreed with veteran quarterback Gardner Minshew on a $5.75 million, one-year deal that could be worth up to $8 million with incentives, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday

2:03 PM on Monday, March 9

John Harbaugh wasted little time bringing two players with him to the New York Giants whom he was very familiar with as coach of the Baltimore Ravens

11:17 AM on Monday, March 9

A person with knowledge of the deal says the New York Jets are trading for three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and signing him to a three-year, $40 million contract extension