NCAAMBB – Men’s NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight
Yesterday
1 Michigan 95, 6 Tennessee 62 NCAA Midwest Regional – United Center, Chicago, IL
2 Connecticut 73, 1 Duke 72 NCAA East Regional – Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Tennessee’s Nate Ament gets a hug from head coach Rick Barnes after fouling out during the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Michigan, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Michigan 95, Tennessee 62 – Yaxel Lendeborg and deep, unselfish Michigan roll over Tennessee 95-62
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 27 points, Elliot Cadeau had 10 assists and Michigan rolled into the Final Four by overwhelming Tennessee for a 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament. Morez Johnson Jr. added 12 points as top-seeded Michigan posted its 11th victory this season by at least 30 points. Aday Mara had 11 points and blocked two shots in the Midwest Region final. Making the most of its size and athleticism on both sides of the court, Michigan advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2018 and ninth time overall. Next up is a national semifinal against Arizona on Saturday.
Connecticut 73, Duke 72 – Mullins Madness! Freshman’s 35-footer gives UConn a 73-72 win over Duke
Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke, earning the Huskies a spot in the Final Four after they rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit. The Blue Devils led by three before UConn’s Silas Demary Jr. made one of two free throws with 10 seconds left. With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s pass near midcourt was deflected, and after UConn came up with the ball, Mullins made a shot from well behind the 3-point line.
Saturday
NCAA Final Four – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
3 Illinois vs. 2 Connecticut, 6:00 p.m.
1 Michigan vs. 1 Arizona, 8:49 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM TBA
NCAAHKY – NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament – Elite Eight
Yesterday
1 Michigan 4, 2 Minnesota-Duluth 3 NCAA Albany Regional – MVP Arena, Albany, NY
2 Denver 6, 1 Western Michigan 2 NCAA Loveland Regional – Budweiser Events Center – Loveland, CO
Michigan 4, UMD 3 – Wolverines Hold Off Late Rally, Beat Minnesota Duluth 4-3 to Reach Frozen Four
Michigan Wolverines men’s ice hockey punched its ticket to the Frozen Four with a hard-fought 4–3 win over Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men’s ice hockey in the Albany Regional final. Michigan built a 3-0 lead in the first period, but had to withstand a strong third-period push as Minnesota Duluth rallied to make it a one-goal game late. The Wolverines held firm defensively down the stretch, protecting the lead in the final minutes to secure the victory. The win sends Michigan to its NCAA-record 29th Frozen Four appearance, keeping alive its pursuit of a first national title since 1998. Additionally, Western Michigan saw its title defense end with a 6–2 loss to Denver in the Loveland Regional final. The Pioneers took an early lead and never looked back.
NCAAWBB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight
Yesterday
1 Connecticut 70, 6 Notre Dame 52 NCAA Fort Worth Regional 1 – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
Connecticut 70, Notre Dame 52 – UConn beast Notre Dame 70-52 to secure 25th women’s Final Four appearance
Geno Auriemma and defending national champion UConn are going to their 25th Final Four in the women’s NCAA Tournament. All-America forward Sarah Strong scored 21 points and Blanca Quiñonez added 20 for the 38-0 Huskies in a 70-52 win over Notre Dame on Sunday in the Fort Worth Regional 1 final. UConn has won 54 games in a row, and is going for its 13th national championship. Azzi Fudd, UConn’s other first-team AP All-America pick, had 13 points. Hannah Hidalgo had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the 25-11 Fighting Irish.
Tonight
1 Texas vs. 2 Michigan, 7:00 p.m. NCAA Fort Worth Regional 3 – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
NCAAWBB – Michigan is a contender now against experienced Texas
Michigan is a contender now, taking on Texas in the only women’s NCAA Tournament regional final matching the top two seeds. The Wolverines are in their second Elite Eight and face top-seeded Texas in the Fort Worth Regional 3 final on Monday night. The Longhorns are in their third Elite Eight in a row and last year went to their first Final Four since 2003. Wolverines coach Kim Barnes Arico asked her players to bring in quotes that resonate with them. The one that has stood out is they had to be a contender before they can be a champion.
MLB – Major League Baseball –
Yesterday
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago White Sox 7
Washington Nationals 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Tigers were off
Brewers 9, White Sox 7 – Yelich homers to cap a 6-run rally in the 8th inning as Brewers beat White Sox 9-7
Christian Yelich hit a three-run homer off Seranthony Domínguez to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a season-opening sweep by beating the Chicago White Sox 9-7. Milwaukee fell behind 7-2 in the first three innings before coming all the way back. Yelich put the Brewers in front with his first career pinch-hit homer. Chicago’s Munetaka Murakami homered for a third straight game in a losing cause. The White Sox wasted a grand slam and five-RBI performance from Colson Montgomery.
Nationals 6, Cubs 3 – Nationals take opening series in Chicago with 6-3 win over Cubs
Joey Wiemer and Keibert Ruiz homered and the Washington Nationals earned a season-opening series win with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Jake Irvin allowed two runs and three hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in five innings and Clayton Beeter, the last of four Washington relievers, worked a clean ninth for his first save. Washington took two of three in the series. Alex Bregman hit two solo home runs — his first since joining the Cubs as a free agent — and Ian Happ added one.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox at Miami Marlins, 6:40 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 10:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:45p
MLB – Cubs and second baseman Nico Hoerner finalize their $141 million, 6-year contract
Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs have finalized their $141 million, six-year contract that establishes the Gold Glove second baseman as a franchise cornerstone going forward. The team announced the move before its 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field. The 28-year-old Hoerner could have become a free agent after this season, but instead chose to stay with the club that drafted him. The contract runs from 2027-32 and includes deferred money. Hoerner’s long-term deal comes days after All-Star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong agreed to a $115 million, six-year contract with the Cubs.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 135, Miami Heat 118
Pacers 135, Heat 118 – Pascal Siakam scores 30 points to give Pacers 135-118 victory
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and Micah Potter added 21 to help the Indiana Pacers get past the Miami Heat for a rare 135-118 victory. Siakam also had 11 rebounds and six assists for short-handed Indiana. Miami’s loss to the struggling Pacers was yet another potentially damaging blow to its fading hopes of avoiding the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Heat have lost seven of eight. Tyler Herro scored 23 of his 31 points in the first half and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 17 for the Heat. All-Star Bam Adebayo finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Indiana swung the game with two late runs in the fourth quarter to close out the win.
Last Night
Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
New Jersey Devils 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Devils 5, Blackhawks 3 – Jack Hughes scores twice as Devils rally past Blackhawks 5-3
Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period and Jake Allen made 28 saves as the New Jersey Devils rallied to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. Hughes — who also had two assists — also added his 22nd goal of the season into an empty net with 31 seconds left. Connor Brown and Simon Nemec also scored for New Jersey, which has won six of its last eight games. Frank Nazar scored twice and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Chicago.
NHL – Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella
Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday and replaced him with John Tortorella. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the move a day after the team lost three in a row and six of its past seven games. Tortorella joins Vegas for his 24th NHL season as a head coach. He was not in the league this year and was an assistant for the U.S. at the Milan Cortina Olympics when it won gold. He coached Tampa Bay to the Stanley Cup in 2004. Cassidy led the Golden Knights to the Cup in 2023 and was fired less than three years later.
NFL – Replacement refs, kickoffs and other rule changes to be discussed at annual meeting
Replacement officials, potential rule changes, artificial intelligence, health and safety issues, international growth and flag football will be among many topics discussed when NFL owners, executives and coaches gather for their annual meeting this week in Arizona. One topic that dominated the conversation this time last year — the tush push — isn’t on the agenda because there is no proposal to eliminate the play even though it was nearly banned in a close vote in 2025. NFC coaches will speak to reporters on Monday, AFC coaches will do so on Tuesday and Commissioner Roger Goodell closes it out.
PGA – Gary Woodland wins the Houston Open for first PGA Tour title since brain surgery
Gary Woodland is a winner again just 30 months after brain surgery. Woodland produced a moment as big as his U.S. Open title at Pebble Beach when he won the Houston Open. He led by as many as seven shots and shot 67 to win by four. Woodland had surgery in September 2023 to remove a lesion on a part of the brain that caused unfounded fears of dying. And then two weeks ago he chose to go public with his harrowing struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder in an emotional Golf Channel interview. The win gets him in the Masters.
NASCAR – Chase Elliott beats Denny Hamlin at Martinsville Speedway
Chase Elliott has outdueled Denny Hamlin at Martinsville Speedway to earn his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Elliott capitalized on a shrewd gamble by crew chief Alan Gustafson to pit the No. 9 Chevrolet earlier than the other contenders. When the caution flew on the 312th lap on Sunday, Elliott was in the lead and pitted with the rest of the lead-lap drivers aside from Ross Chastain. Elliott took first from Chastain after a restart and led the final 69 laps to win by 0.565 seconds over Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota. Joey Logano finished third, followed by Ty Gibbs and William Byron.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Girls Soccer
Rockford at Plainwell,6:30 p.m.
North Muskegon at Otsego, 5:30 p.m.
GR Northpointe Christian at Allegan, 6:30 p.m.
Baseball
Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hamilton at Allegan, 4:00 p.m.
Softball
Otsego at Plainwell, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Hastings at Martin, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Girls Tennis
Wayland at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.
