NCAAMBKB  – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament
Saturday
Second Round

11 Michigan 76, 3 Tennessee  68

Michigan 76, Tennessee 68 – Michigan in Sweet 16 again  as Brooks puts away Vols late

  Michigan booked the most surprising of its five  straight trips to the Sweet 16 by beating No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68 in the second  round of the NCAA Tournament. Eli Brooks put Michigan ahead for good with a  three-point play and delivered four critical points in the final minute. He  finished with 23 points. Big man Hunter Dickinson had 27 points and 11 rebounds  for the Wolverines. Michigan will face second-seeded Villanova in the East  Region semifinals. Tennessee led by six points with 8½ minutes left but then  went cold.

Sunday
Second Round

  2 Duke 85, 7 Michigan  State 76

  3 Texas Tech 59, 11  Notre Dame 53

Duke 85, Michigan State 76 – Coach K’s last ride  continues as Duke closes out Spartans

  Duke survived a tense finish against Michigan State  and extended Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament run. The Blue Devils beat  Tom Izzo’s Spartans 85-76 on Sunday in the Hall of Fame coaches’ bittersweet  final tussle. Star freshman Paolo Banchero scored 19 points and muscled in the  go-ahead drive through contact with 2:05 left, putting the Blue Devils ahead to  stay in the record-extending 1,200th win of Krzyzewski’s career. Duke reached  the Sweet 16 for the 26th time under Coach K, who announced last summer that  his 42nd season with the Blue Devils would be his last. Duke faces Texas Tech  in the West Region semifinals.

Texas Tech 59, Notre Dame 53 – McCullar, Texas Tech  beat Notre Dame 59-53 to reach Sweet 16

  Kevin McCullar made an emphatic dunk with 15 seconds  left to cap a 10-1 closing run for No. 3 seed Texas Tech, which advanced to the  Sweet 16 with a 59-53 victory over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA  Tournament. Kevin Obanor had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and McCullar and Bryson  Williams each scored 14 for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders made their third round  of 16 in the past four tournaments and fifth in school history. First-year  coach Mark Adams’ team will next face Duke and retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski.  Dane Goodwin scored 14 points for cold-shooting Notre Dame.

Saturday Games

  1 Gonzaga 82, 9  Memphis 78

  1 Kansas 79, 9  Creighton 72

  8 North Carolina 93, 1  Baylor 86 – OT  

  4 UCLA 72, 5 Saint  Mary’s 56

  4 Providence 79, 12  Richmond 51

  4 Arkansas 53, 12 New  Mexico State 48

  15 St. Peter’s 70, 7  Murray State 60

  Sunday Games

  2 Villanova 71, 7  Ohio State 61

  10 Miami-FL 79, 2  Auburn 61

  3 Purdue 81, 6 Texas  71

  11 Iowa State 54, 3  Wisconsin 49

  5 Houston 68, 4  Illinois 53

  1 Arizona 85, 3 TCU 80  – OT 

NCAAWBKB  – Women’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament 
Saturday
First Round

  3 Michigan 74, 14 American  39

5 Notre Dame 89, 12  UMass 78

Tonight
Second Round

  3 Michigan vs. 11 Villanova,  6:00 p.m.

5 Notre Dame vs. 4  Oklahoma, 6:00 p.m.

NBA  – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  Indiana Pacers 129, Portland Trailblazers 98

Pacers 129, Blazers 98 – Brissett leads Pacers past  Trail Blazers 129-98 

  Oshae Brissett dropped in 24 points and had nine  rebounds as the Pacers clobbered the Trail Blazers, 129-98. Indiana had seven  players score at least 10 points as Justin Anderson delivered 18, one more than  backups Terry Taylor and Jalen Smith.

Tonight

  Portland Trailblazers at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

  Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Winnipeg Jets 6, Chicago Blackhawks 4

Jets 6, Blackhawks 4 – Jets’ Harkins scores twice in  6-4 win over Blackhawks

  Jansen Harkins scored twice, Kyle Connor got his 39th  goal of the season and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4.  Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh Morrissey and Blake Wheeler also scored, and Connor added  two assists for the Jets. Andrew Copp added three assists, and Winnipeg won for  the third time in four games to get within five points of the Western  Conference’s final wild-card spot. Jonathan Toews, Dylan Strome, Taylor Raddysh  and Philipp Kurashev each scored for Chicago. Patrick Kane set up the goals for  Strome and Raddysh. Chicago goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves while the  subject of trade rumors less than 24 hours before the deadline.

MLB  – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday

  Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 7

  Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 – TIE 

  Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2

Today

  Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.

  Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

  Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

NASCAR – William Byron wins wild NASCAR race at  remodeled Atlanta

  William Byron has managed to hold off the freight  train behind him, taking the checkered flag for his third NASCAR Cup victory at  Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race ended with one final crash unfolding behind  the winner — an appropriate finish to a thrilling, chaotic race on the  reconfigured track. With new pavement and steeper banking, Atlanta fulfilled  those who predicted frenzied pack racing at blistering speeds approaching those  seen at Talladega and Daytona. The result was 46 lead changes among an  Atlanta-record 20 drivers. Nine wrecks took out several top contenders and left  a carnage of smashed-up race cars.

NFL – Bears sign Colts DE Muhammad, Chiefs WR/KR  Pringle

  The Chicago Bears have signed Indianapolis Colts  defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad to a two-year contract and Kansas City Chiefs  receiver and kick returner Byron Pringle to a one-year deal. They also  re-signed safety DeAndre Houston-Carson to a one-year contract. Muhammad spent  the past four seasons in Indianapolis and is reuniting with new Bears coach  Matt Eberflus and defensive coordinator Alan Williams. Eberflus was the Colts’  defensive coordinator and Williams was their safeties coach. Pringle goes from  a team that went 12-5 and lost to Cincinnati in the AFC championship game after  back-to-back Super Bowl appearances to one that is rebuilding. He also goes  from catching passes from a star quarterback in Patrick Mahomes to one coming  off an uneven rookie season in Justin Fields.

NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Big Ten Championship
Saturday

  (4) Michigan 4, (2) Minnesota 3

ECHL – ECHL Hockey
Last Night

  Kalamazoo Wings 7, Wheeling Nailers 6 – OT 

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Saturday
Girls Basketball – State Finals
Division 1 at Michigan State University

  West Bloomfield 51,  Hartland 42

Division 2 at Michigan State University

  Detroit Edison 73,  Grand Rapids West Catholic 55


Division 3 at Michigan State University

  Ypsilanti Arbor  Preparatory 54, Kent City 50

Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Fowler 61, Plymouth  Christian 46

NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament 
Saturday 
 Second Round 
11 Michigan 76, 3 Tennessee 68
Michigan 76, Tennessee 68 – Michigan in Sweet 16 again as Brooks puts away Vols late 
 Michigan booked the most surprising of its five straight trips to the Sweet 16 by beating No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Eli Brooks put Michigan ahead for good with a three-point play and delivered four critical points in the final minute. He finished with 23 points. Big man Hunter Dickinson had 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolverines. Michigan will face second-seeded Villanova in the East Region semifinals. Tennessee led by six points with 8½ minutes left but then went cold.
Sunday 
 Second Round 
 2 Duke 85, 7 Michigan State 76 
 3 Texas Tech 59, 11 Notre Dame 53
Duke 85, Michigan State 76 – Coach K&#8217;s last ride continues as Duke closes out Spartans 
 Duke survived a tense finish against Michigan State and extended Mike Krzyzewski&rsquo;s final NCAA Tournament run. The Blue Devils beat Tom Izzo&rsquo;s Spartans 85-76 on Sunday in the Hall of Fame coaches&rsquo; bittersweet final tussle. Star freshman Paolo Banchero scored 19 points and muscled in the go-ahead drive through contact with 2:05 left, putting the Blue Devils ahead to stay in the record-extending 1,200th win of Krzyzewski&rsquo;s career. Duke reached the Sweet 16 for the 26th time under Coach K, who announced last summer that his 42nd season with the Blue Devils would be his last. Duke faces Texas Tech in the West Region semifinals.
Texas Tech 59, Notre Dame 53 – McCullar, Texas Tech beat Notre Dame 59-53 to reach Sweet 16 
 Kevin McCullar made an emphatic dunk with 15 seconds left to cap a 10-1 closing run for No. 3 seed Texas Tech, which advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 59-53 victory over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Kevin Obanor had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and McCullar and Bryson Williams each scored 14 for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders made their third round of 16 in the past four tournaments and fifth in school history. First-year coach Mark Adams&#8217; team will next face Duke and retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski. Dane Goodwin scored 14 points for cold-shooting Notre Dame.
Saturday Games 
 1 Gonzaga 82, 9 Memphis 78 
 1 Kansas 79, 9 Creighton 72 
 8 North Carolina 93, 1 Baylor 86 – OT   
 4 UCLA 72, 5 Saint Mary&#8217;s 56 
 4 Providence 79, 12 Richmond 51 
 4 Arkansas 53, 12 New Mexico State 48 
 15 St. Peter&#8217;s 70, 7 Murray State 60
 Sunday Games 
 2 Villanova 71, 7 Ohio State 61 
 10 Miami-FL 79, 2 Auburn 61 
 3 Purdue 81, 6 Texas 71 
 11 Iowa State 54, 3 Wisconsin 49 
 5 Houston 68, 4 Illinois 53 
 1 Arizona 85, 3 TCU 80 – OT 
NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament 
 Saturday 
 First Round 
 3 Michigan 74, 14 American 39 
5 Notre Dame 89, 12 UMass 78
 Tonight 
 Second Round 
 3 Michigan vs. 11 Villanova, 6:00 p.m. 
5 Notre Dame vs. 4 Oklahoma, 6:00 p.m. 
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 Indiana Pacers 129, Portland Trailblazers 98
Pacers 129, Blazers 98 – Brissett leads Pacers past Trail Blazers 129-98 
 Oshae Brissett dropped in 24 points and had nine rebounds as the Pacers clobbered the Trail Blazers, 129-98. Indiana had seven players score at least 10 points as Justin Anderson delivered 18, one more than backups Terry Taylor and Jalen Smith.
Tonight 
 Portland Trailblazers at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. 
 Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Winnipeg Jets 6, Chicago Blackhawks 4
Jets 6, Blackhawks 4 – Jets&#8217; Harkins scores twice in 6-4 win over Blackhawks 
 Jansen Harkins scored twice, Kyle Connor got his 39th goal of the season and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4. Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh Morrissey and Blake Wheeler also scored, and Connor added two assists for the Jets. Andrew Copp added three assists, and Winnipeg won for the third time in four games to get within five points of the Western Conference&rsquo;s final wild-card spot. Jonathan Toews, Dylan Strome, Taylor Raddysh and Philipp Kurashev each scored for Chicago. Patrick Kane set up the goals for Strome and Raddysh. Chicago goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves while the subject of trade rumors less than 24 hours before the deadline.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training 
 Yesterday 
 Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 7 
 Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 – TIE 
 Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2
Today 
 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 
 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. 
 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.
NASCAR – William Byron wins wild NASCAR race at remodeled Atlanta 
 William Byron has managed to hold off the freight train behind him, taking the checkered flag for his third NASCAR Cup victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race ended with one final crash unfolding behind the winner — an appropriate finish to a thrilling, chaotic race on the reconfigured track. With new pavement and steeper banking, Atlanta fulfilled those who predicted frenzied pack racing at blistering speeds approaching those seen at Talladega and Daytona. The result was 46 lead changes among an Atlanta-record 20 drivers. Nine wrecks took out several top contenders and left a carnage of smashed-up race cars.
NFL – Bears sign Colts DE Muhammad, Chiefs WR/KR Pringle 
 The Chicago Bears have signed Indianapolis Colts defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad to a two-year contract and Kansas City Chiefs receiver and kick returner Byron Pringle to a one-year deal. They also re-signed safety DeAndre Houston-Carson to a one-year contract. Muhammad spent the past four seasons in Indianapolis and is reuniting with new Bears coach Matt Eberflus and defensive coordinator Alan Williams. Eberflus was the Colts&rsquo; defensive coordinator and Williams was their safeties coach. Pringle goes from a team that went 12-5 and lost to Cincinnati in the AFC championship game after back-to-back Super Bowl appearances to one that is rebuilding. He also goes from catching passes from a star quarterback in Patrick Mahomes to one coming off an uneven rookie season in Justin Fields.
NCAAHKY – NCAA Ice Hockey – Big Ten Championship 
 Saturday 
 (4) Michigan 4, (2) Minnesota 3 
ECHL – ECHL Hockey 
 Last Night 
 Kalamazoo Wings 7, Wheeling Nailers 6 – OT 
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Saturday 
 Girls Basketball – State Finals 
 Division 1 at Michigan State University 
 West Bloomfield 51, Hartland 42
Division 2 at Michigan State University 
 Detroit Edison 73, Grand Rapids West Catholic 55 
 
Division 3 at Michigan State University 
 Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory 54, Kent City 50
Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Fowler 61, Plymouth Christian 46

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