NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Last Night
NCAA Tournament – First Four – Dayton, Oh
16 Howard 86, 16 UMBC 83
11 Texas 68, 11 NC State 66
Tonight
NCAA Tournament – First Four – Dayton, Oh
16 Prairie View A&M vs. 16 Lehigh, 6:40 p.m.
11 Miami (OH) vs. 11 SMU, 9:15 p.m.
Howard 86, UMBC 83 – Howard gets its first March Madness win, holding off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four
Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four. Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Bison, who entered with an 0-4 record in March Madness and had to hold off a late rally by the Retrievers. Howard heads to Buffalo, New York, to play top-seeded Michigan as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region. Jah’Likah King scored 19 points and DJ Armstrong Jr. had 17 for UMBC.
Texas 68, NC State 66 – Tramon Mark’s late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four
Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N.C. State on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup of power-conference teams that limped into March Madness. Mark scored 17 points to lead the Longhorns (19-14), who had lost five of six entering the NCAA Tournament. Texas moved into the bracket as the No. 11 seed in the West region and will face sixth-seeded BYU on Thursday night in Portland, Oregon. Darrion Williams led the Wolfpack with 21 points.
NCAAMBB – Eastern Michigan hires Billy Donlon, Clemson assistant at head coach
Eastern Michigan has hired Clemson assistant Billy Donlon to coach its basketball team, a week after parting ways with Stan Heath. Donlon will continue in his role a top assistant coach with the Tigers, an eighth-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament with a first-round matchup against ninth-seeded Iowa on Friday. He previously led Missouri-Kansas City and Wright State with a 155-133 record over nine seasons. Donlon, who is from Northbrook, Illinois, was also an assistant coach at Michigan, Northwestern and UNC Wilmington,
NBA – Natioinal Basketball Association
Last Night
Detroit Pistons 130, Washington Wizards 117
New York Knicks 136, Indiana Pacers 110
Pistons 130, Wizards 117 – Duren scores 36 and Cunningham leaves early as Pistons beat Wizards 130-117
Jalen Duren had 36 points and 12 rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, who lost fellow All-Star Cade Cunningham to back spasms in the first half of a 130-117 victory over the Washington Wizards. Cunningham was hurt early in the first quarter while diving for a loose ball. He played for a few more minutes before being taken out at the 6:40 mark, and the team said during the second quarter he would not return. Reserve Daniss Jenkins added 15 points for the Pistons, who have won four of five and sent the Wizards to their 13th straight loss.
Knicks 136, Pacers 110 – Josh Hart scores 33 as the Knicks beat the Pacers 136-110 for a fourth straight win
Josh Hart scored a season-high 33 points on 12-of-13 shooting including 5 of 5 from 3-point range to lead the New York Knicks over the Indiana Pacers 136-110. OG Anunoby scored 26 points and Karl Anthony Towns added 22 points and 11 rebounds in the Knicks’s fourth straight win. Jarace Walker led the Pacers with 16 points as Indiana’s losing streak reached 14 games. Indiana was within 99-89 in the third quarter but the Knicks increase their lead to 27 points, 134-107, on Kevin McCullar Jr.’s basket with 1:58 remaining.
Tonight
Portland Trailblazers at Indiana Pacers, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NBA – Pistons guard Cade Cunningham leaves game with back spasms
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham left Tuesday night’s game with back spasms. The Detroit News reported that Cunningham was injured early in the first quarter while diving for a loose ball. He played for a few more minutes before being taken out at the 6:40 mark. The team said during the second quarter he would not return. Cunningham is a two-time All-Star who is among the leaders in the NBA MVP race.
National Hockey League
Last Night
Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 – OT
Wild 4, Blackhawks 3 – OT – Mats Zuccarello scores in overtime as the Wild beat the Blackhawks 4-3
Mats Zuccarello scored 3:09 into overtime, and the Minnesota Wild stopped a three-game slide by topping the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists as Minnesota improved to 3-0 against Chicago this season. Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Hartman also scored, and Brock Faber had three assists. Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves for the Wild, and Jesper Wallstedt stopped two shots. Gustavsson departed for 3:27 in the third period because of an equipment issue. The Wild had a long stint in their offensive zone before Johansson found Zuccarello for his 13th goal.
MLB – Spring Training
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 1, Baltimore Orioles 1 – TIE
Chicago White Sox 6, Athletics 4
Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Angels 4
Today
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 4:10 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates 6:05 p.m.
White Sox are off
WBC – World Baseball Classic
Last Night
WBC Finals
Venezuela 3, United States 2
VEN 3, USA 2 – Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth. Maikel Garcia’s third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s fifth-inning homer off rookie Nolan McLean built a 2-0 lead before a roaring pro-Latin America crowd in Miami. Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits before Bryce Harper’s two-out, two-run homer in the eighth tied it. Daniel Palencia retired the side in order in the ninth, finishing a three-hitter.
WADA delays potential ban of Trump from major sporting events until after World Cup
The World Anti-Doping Agency has put off a decision about barring government officials from major sporting events if their countries voluntarily withhold dues. Tuesday’s move pushes a potential showdown with President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials until at least after this summer’s World Cup. The WADA executive committee met and said it would consider the new rule in September, two months after the end of the World Cup, which the U.S. is hosting along with Canada and Mexico. If such a rule is adopted later this year, it would presumably go into effect before the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Girls Basketball – State Quarterfinals
Division 3 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Brandywine 50, Hart 38
Brandywine will face Jackson Lumen Christi in the State Semifinals at 2:00 p.m. at the Breslin Center
