MICHAEL MAROT

AP Sports Writer
Scouts watch Texas A&M tight end Shane Calhoun during the school's NFL football pro day, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
Pro scouts make adjustments as they navigate the evolving college football world ahead of NFL draft
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch often feels as though he’s entered a strange new scouting universe when he interviews an NFL draft prospect.
 
Miami quarterback Cam Ward throws the ball during the school's NFL football pro day on March 24, 2025, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin, File)
Cam Ward leads talented group of players who went from hidden gems to top NFL draft prospects
 
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives on Cleveland Cavaliers guard Sam Merrill (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Haliburton scores 23, Pacers secure top-four seed in East with 114-112 win over short-handed Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton scored eight of his 23 points during a key scoring run in the fourth quarter and Aaron Nesmith added 22 points to help the Indiana Pacers rally past the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 114-112.
 
Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter takes part in passing drills during the team's NFL football pro day Friday, April 4, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Travis Hunter is still not sure which position NFL teams want him to focus on
Some NFL teams are sending Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter to the offensive meetings first. Others have him meet the defensive coaches first.
 
West Virginia head coach Darian Devries yells from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Colorado in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries will make $27 million over 6 years plus incentives
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries’ six-year contract will pay him at least $27 million, according to the binding term sheet DeVries signed in March when he accepted the job. The document was made public Thursday by athletic department officials.
 
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives on Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Tyrese Haliburton scores 22 points to help send playoff-bound Pacers past Hornets 119-105
Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and 10 assists and Aaron Nesmith had 16 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 119-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Pascal Siakam added 15 points on his 31st birthday.
 
Houston's L.J. Cryer celebrates his team's victory over Tennessee in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Houston defense thrives on bringing out the ugly during latest March Madness run
The Houston Cougars like mixing it up — and turning things ugly. Their hard-nosed defense has been a staple throughout coach Kelvin Sampson’s 11-year tenure, and it served them well again in Indianapolis against two teams with much larger fan bases, Purdue and Tennessee.
 
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson holds the Midwest Region championship trophy after defeating Tennessee in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Houston’s defense carries Cougars into 7th Final Four with 69-50 March Madness win over Tennessee
Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed Tennessee and carried the Cougars into their seventh Final Four and first since 2021, with L.J. Cryer scoring 17 points in a 69-50 victory.
 
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson yells from the sidelines during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Purdue Friday, March 28, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Sampson, Barnes and Izzo still love coaching in NIL era even after many of their peers have retired
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson, Tennessee’s Rick Barnes and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo are showing that the old guard of college basketball coaches isn’t entirely going away.
 
Houston's Milos Uzan (7) scores past Purdue's C.J. Cox (0) with less than a second left during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Milos Uzan’s late bucket on inbound play sends Houston into Elite Eight with 62-60 win over Purdue
Milos Uzan soared for an uncontested layup on a beautifully executed inbound play with 0.9 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston survived a late collapse to beat fourth-seeded Purdue 62-60 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
 
Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler (5) gestures towards his teammates bench during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against UCLA, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Kentucky and Tennessee ready for 3rd meeting this season as they seek Elite Eight berth
Kentucky and Tennessee will bring their border rivalry to March Madness on Friday. The teams dislike each other as much as ever.
 
Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) shoots over Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
LeBron James has big finish to lift Lakers past Pacers and extend record scoring streak
LeBron James started the fourth quarter Wednesday in danger of failing to extend his NBA record for consecutive double-digit scoring games. He finished it with yet another crowning achievement.
 
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) moves into Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
LeBron James beats buzzer with tip to lift Lakers past Pacers and keep record streak alive
LeBron James had a buzzer-beating tip-in to cap a 10-point fourth quarter, Luka Doncic scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 120-119 on Wednesday night.
 
Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) drives to the basket against McNeese State guard T'Johnn Brown, left, during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Coach Matt Painter’s ability to adapt game plans has Purdue returning to Sweet 16
 
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) go for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin lead 3-point flurry to help Pacers beat Timberwolves 119-103
Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and 11 assists, and Obi Toppin made six 3-pointers and added 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-103.
 
Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) attempts to stop a shot by Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Pascal Siakam’s late scoring flurry helps Pacers fend off hard-charging Nets 108-103
Pascal Siakam scored eight of his 26 points over the final 3 1/2 minutes and Myles Turner added 22 points and five 3-pointers to help the Indiana Pacers held off the charging Brooklyn Nets 108-103. Indiana has won four straight and six of seven.
 
Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) shoots over Dallas Mavericks forward Kai Jones (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Pascal Siakam scores 29 points, has key late steal to help Pacers rally past Mavs 135-131
Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 135-131.
 
West Virginia head coach Darian Devries yells from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Colorado in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Darian DeVries faces a tall task in helping put Indiana back on the national basketball map for good
New Indiana Hoosiers coach Darian DeVries said all the right things in his introductory news conference. Now comes the hard part of putting a program with five national championships back on the national map — and keeping it there.
 
West Virginia head coach Darian Devries yells from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Colorado in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new head coach
The Indiana Hoosiers have hired Darian DeVries as their new head coach. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia’s head coach. He spent the previous six at Drake.
 
Bryan Zygmont works with his dog, Romey, to fill out the 2009 NCAA Tournament brackets at his Dubuque, Iowa, home Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (Jeremy Portje/Telegraph Herald via AP, File)
March Madness: Bracketology a settled national pastime as the 2025 NCAA Tournament arrives
It is time: Millions of Americans are going through the annual March rite of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket (or two or three). The popularity of bracketology has picked up since the 1970s and ‘80s and is big business.
 
Wisconsin guard Max Klesmit (11) looks to drive on Michigan guard Tre Donaldson (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Donaldson helps No. 22 Michigan rally late again to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53 for Big Ten title
Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin each scored 11 points and No. 22 Michigan closed the Big Ten Tournament championship game on an 11-2 run to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53.
 
Michigan Wolverines guard Tre Donaldson (3) drives the ball past Maryland guard Rodney Rice, left, and Ja'Kobi Gillespie (0) on his way to the game winning basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Fantastic finishes in Big Ten semifinals deliver March Madness feel heading into championship game
Tre Donaldson made the drive of his life , going the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup to send No. 22 Michigan into the Big Ten Tournament title game. Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. never got his chance.
 
Michigan Wolverines guard Tre Donaldson (3) collects the ball as Maryland guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie (0) attempts a steal during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Donaldson’s court-length drive sends No. 22 Michigan past No. 11 Maryland 81-80 in Big Ten tourney
Tre Donaldson drove the length of the court and scored on a layup with 0.4 seconds left to give No. 22 Michigan an 81-80 victory over No. 11 Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
 
Michigan State guard Jase Richardson (11) shoots on Wisconsin guard John Blackwell (25) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Tonje scores 32 as No. 18 Wisconsin tops No. 7 Michigan St. 77-74 in Big Ten semis
John Tonje scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 18 Wisconsin beat No. 7 Michigan State 77-74 in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. John Blackwell added 14 points as the 26-8 Badgers won for the third time in four days.
 
Wisconsin guard John Tonje (9) reacts to a basket against UCLA during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Tonje spurs record-tying 3-point flurry as No. 18 Wisconsin beats UCLA 86-70 in Big Ten Tournament
John Tonje matched his career high with six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points, and No. 18 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten Tournament single-game record by making 19 3s in an 86-70 victory over fourth-seeded UCLA.
 
Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) reacts to a play against Oregon during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Jase Richardson scores 17 to lead No. 7 Michigan St. past No. 23 Oregon 74-64 in Big Ten Tournament
Jase Richardson scored 17 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points and five assists to lead No. 7 Michigan State past No. 23 Oregon 74-64 in the first Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game.
 
Illinois guard Tre White (22), Kasparas Jakucionis (32) and Jake Davis (15) react on the bench against Iowa during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Kylan Boswell scores 24 points to help No. 24 Illinois beat Iowa 106-94 in Big Ten tourney
Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 24 points and four other Illinois players finished in double figures as the 24th-ranked Fighting Illini beat Iowa 106-94 in a wild second-round Big Ten Tournament game.
 
Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery, back left, waits to see if he was ejected against Illinois during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery ejected during Big Ten Tournament game against No. 24 Illinois
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected from his team’s game against No. 24 Illinois after drawing two technical fouls with 13:33 to play.
 
Oregon guard Jackson Shelstad (3) drives on Indiana guard Trey Galloway (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Shelstad scores 18 as No. 23 Oregon pulls away late to beat Indiana 72-59 in Big Ten Tournament
Jackson Shelstad had 18 points and TJ Bamba scored 17 to help No. 23 Oregon pull away late for a 72-59 victory over Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
 
Robert Morris head coach Andrew Toole celebrates in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Horizon League tournament against Youngstown State in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
5th anniversary of COVID cancellations brings back painful memories for teams, NCAA officials
Robert Morris coach Andrew Toole stood next to the staging area near midcourt Tuesday night, the confetti strewn around him as the Colonials danced, mingled with fans and climbed ladders to cut down the nets.
 
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