NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8
Saturday
Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport,  CT

  1 NC State 66, 5 Notre  Dame 63

2 UConn 75, 3 Indiana  57

Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS

  1 Louisville 76, 4  Tennessee 64

3 Michigan 52, 10 South  Dakota 49

Tonight
Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS

  1 Louisville vs. 3  Michigan, 9:00 p.m.

NCAAWBKB – Early loss at Louisville on Michigan’s mind  ahead of Elite 8

  Michigan’s first women’s hoops loss of the season was  a doozy. The Wolverines were blown out 70-48 at Louisville in what is their  second-largest margin of defeat so far this season. Michigan has a chance to  avenge that loss on a grand stage. The third-seeded Wolverines face top seed  Louisville on Monday in the Elite Eight with a trip to the Final Four at stake.  Michigan’s Naz Hillmon was held to 12 points in the first meeting. That’s nine  points under her current average.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8
Saturday
South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

3 Villanova 50, 5  Houston 44

West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA

  2 Duke 78, 4  Arkansas 69

Yesterday
Midwest Region – United Center, Chicago 

  1 Kansas 76, 10 Miami-FL  50

East Region – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia

  8 North Carolina 69, 15  Saint Peter’s 49

Saturday
Final Four – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  1 Kansas vs. 2 Villanova,  6:06 p.m.

  2 Duke vs. 8 North  Carolina, 8:49 p.m.

NBA  – National Basketball Association
Last Night

  New York Knicks 104, Detroit Pistons 102

Knicks 104, Pistons 102 – Alec Burks, R.J. Barrett  lead Knicks past Pistons, 104-102

  Alec Burks hit a 3-pointer for New York’s final points  and finished off Detroit with a last-second steal in the Knicks’ 104-102  victory over the Pistons on Sunday. R.J. Barrett led New York with 21 points,  Julian Randle had 20 and Burks and Immanuel Quickly had 18 each. Trailing by  two, the Pistons called a timeout to set up a final play with 6.6 seconds left.  Killian Hayes inbounded the ball to Cade Cunningham, but Burks stripped the  ball as he tried to drive. Marvin Bagley III led Detroit with 27 points, and  Cunningham added 18.

Tonight

  Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.

  Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.

NHL  – National Hockey League
Last Night

  Pittsburgh Penguins 11, Detroit Red Wings 2

Penguins 11, Red Wings 2 – Malkin’s hat trick powers  Penguins to 11-2 romp over Detroit

  Evgeni Malkin had his 13th career hat trick and added  an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the reeling Detroit Red Wings  11-2. Sidney Crosby, Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger, Danton  Heinen, Brian Boyle and recently acquired Rickard Rakell also scored for the  Penguins. Pittsburgh needed less than 30 minutes to take a 6-0 lead on its way  to the franchise’s first 11-goal game in nearly 30 years. Tristan Jarry made 33  saves to win for the sixth time in his last seven starts.

Tonight

  Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NCAA Hockey – NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament – Elite  8
Last Night

  2 Minnesota 3, 1 Western  Michigan 0                        Worcester Regional – DCU  Center, Worcester, MA            

  1 Michigan 7, 2 Quinnipiac  4,                                    Allentown Regional – PPL  Center, Allentown, PA

Thursday, April 7
NCAA Frozen Four – TD Garden, Boston MA

  1 Michigan vs. 1 Denver,  5:00 p.m.

  1 Minnesota State vs. 2  Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

MLB  – Major League Baseball – Spring Training
Yesterday

  Baltimore Orioles 5,  Detroit Tigers 4

  Chicago White Sox 9,  Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Chicago Cubs 13, Kansas  City Royals 12 

Today

  New York Yankees at  Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.

  San Diego Padres at  Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

  Chicago Cubs at  Cincinnati Reds, 9:05 p.m.

Golf  – PGA – Sheffler No. 1 after Match Play win

  The  PGA’s hottest golfer has vaulted to No. 1. Scottie Scheffler won the Dell  Technologies Match Play for his third title in his last five starts. His climb  to No. 1 comes just weeks after his first tour victory. Scheffler never trailed  in the final against Kevin Kisner, building a 3-up lead through six holes and  giving him no chance to catch up. Scheffler closed him out with a par on the  15th for a 4-and-3 victory. Scheffler also never trailed in the semifinal win  over Dustin Johnson on Sunday. In fact, he went the final 57 holes at Austin  Country Club without trailing.

NASCAR  – Chastain has first career win, breaks ice for Trackhouse Racing

  It  was a day of firsts for Ross Chastain and upstart race team Trackhouse Racing. Chastain  bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the  Americas to earn his first career Cup win. It’s also the first victory for  Trackhouse Racing, which took over Chastain’s contract after buying out Chip  Ganassi Racing. Tyler Reddick had somehow moved to the front in the previous  single lap run between the eighth and ninth cautions. Chastain and Allmendinger  restarted second and third, just ahead of Alex Bowman. The overtime featured  four lead changes, with Chastain and Allmendinger swapping it twice. Chastain  decided the race by divebombing inside of Allmendinger, which spun Allmendinger  from second to 33rd. Bowman finished second, followed by Christopher Bell,  Chase Elliott and Reddick.

Soccer  – CONCACAF – Pulisic 1st hat trick leads US to 5-1 win, World Cup brink

  Christian  Pulisic scored his first international hat trick, leading the United States to  the brink of returning to the World Cup with a 5-1 rout of Panama. Pulisic  converted two penalty kicks during a four-goal burst in the first half that  also saw Paul Arriola and Jesús Ferreira score, then boosted the lead to 5-0 on  memorable goal with two brilliant touches that evaded a pair of defenders. With  fans still fretting after the Americans’ failure to reach the 2018 World Cup,  the U.S. assumed a commanding position to qualify for this November’s tournament  in Qatar.

Soccer  – CONCACAF – Canada advances to World Cup for first time in 36 years

  Cyle  Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett scored and Canada secured its first  World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday. Canada  has been to the World Cup just once before, in 1986. Canada missed out a chance  to secure a spot in Qatar last week against Costa Rica. It was Canada’s first  loss in three qualifying rounds and it snapped a six-game winning streak.  Boosted by the home crowd at BMO Filed, Canada rebounded against the Jamaicans,  who were already eliminated.

AHL  – American Hockey League
Last Night

  Ontario Reign 4, Grand Rapids Griffins 3 – OT 

  Chicago Wolves 5, Iowa Wild 2

ECHL  – ECHL Hockey League
Last Night

  Kalamazoo Wings 5, Indy Fuel 2

  Toledo Walleye 4, Allen Americans 2 

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Yesterday
Softball

  Lake Michigan College at Oakland Community College, Cancelled 

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

  Warren DeLaSalle 67, Grand Blanc 58

Division 2 at Michigan State University

  Williamston 68, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 65 – OT 

Division 3 at Michigan State University

  Schoolcraft 59, Menominee 49

Division 4 at Michigan State University

  Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 56, Ewen-Trout Creek 45 –  OT 

Today
Girls Soccer

  Allegan at St. Joseph, Cancelled

  Brandywine at Constantine, 5:00 p.m.

  Fennville at South Haven 6:30 p.m.

  Hartford at Paw Paw, Cancelled

  Saugatuck at Hamilton, 5:00 p.m.

  Delton-Kellogg at Hastings, 5:00 p.m.

Baseball

  Constantine at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH)

  Bloomingdale at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Lawton at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Gobles at Allegan, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Marcellus at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

  Wayland at Otsego, 4:00 p.m.

  Paw Paw at Decatur, cancelled

  Fennville at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. (DH)

Softball

  Constantine at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH)

  Allegan at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Marcellus at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

  Lawton at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

  Lawrence at Decatur, cancelled

  Zeeland West at Fennville, 4:15 p.m. (DH)

NCAAWBKB – Women&rsquo;s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 
Saturday 
Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, CT 
 1 NC State 66, 5 Notre Dame 63 
2 UConn 75, 3 Indiana 57
 Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 
 1 Louisville 76, 4 Tennessee 64 
3 Michigan 52, 10 South Dakota 49
Tonight 
 Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 
 1 Louisville vs. 3 Michigan, 9:00 p.m.
NCAAWBKB – Early loss at Louisville on Michigan&#8217;s mind ahead of Elite 8 
 Michigan&rsquo;s first women&rsquo;s hoops loss of the season was a doozy. The Wolverines were blown out 70-48 at Louisville in what is their second-largest margin of defeat so far this season. Michigan has a chance to avenge that loss on a grand stage. The third-seeded Wolverines face top seed Louisville on Monday in the Elite Eight with a trip to the Final Four at stake. Michigan&rsquo;s Naz Hillmon was held to 12 points in the first meeting. That&#8217;s nine points under her current average.
NCAAMBKB – Men&rsquo;s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 
 Saturday 
 South Region – AT&amp;T Center, San Antonio, TX 
3 Villanova 50, 5 Houston 44
West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 
 2 Duke 78, 4 Arkansas 69
 Yesterday 
 Midwest Region – United Center, Chicago 
 1 Kansas 76, 10 Miami-FL 50
East Region – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia 
 8 North Carolina 69, 15 Saint Peter&rsquo;s 49
Saturday 
 Final Four – Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA 
 1 Kansas vs. 2 Villanova, 6:06 p.m. 
 2 Duke vs. 8 North Carolina, 8:49 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association 
 Last Night 
 New York Knicks 104, Detroit Pistons 102
Knicks 104, Pistons 102 – Alec Burks, R.J. Barrett lead Knicks past Pistons, 104-102 
 Alec Burks hit a 3-pointer for New York&rsquo;s final points and finished off Detroit with a last-second steal in the Knicks&rsquo; 104-102 victory over the Pistons on Sunday. R.J. Barrett led New York with 21 points, Julian Randle had 20 and Burks and Immanuel Quickly had 18 each. Trailing by two, the Pistons called a timeout to set up a final play with 6.6 seconds left. Killian Hayes inbounded the ball to Cade Cunningham, but Burks stripped the ball as he tried to drive. Marvin Bagley III led Detroit with 27 points, and Cunningham added 18.
Tonight 
 Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. 
 Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Pittsburgh Penguins 11, Detroit Red Wings 2
Penguins 11, Red Wings 2 – Malkin&#8217;s hat trick powers Penguins to 11-2 romp over Detroit 
 Evgeni Malkin had his 13th career hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the reeling Detroit Red Wings 11-2. Sidney Crosby, Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger, Danton Heinen, Brian Boyle and recently acquired Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins. Pittsburgh needed less than 30 minutes to take a 6-0 lead on its way to the franchise&#8217;s first 11-goal game in nearly 30 years. Tristan Jarry made 33 saves to win for the sixth time in his last seven starts.
Tonight 
 Buffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA Hockey – NCAA Men&rsquo;s Ice Hockey Tournament – Elite 8 
 Last Night 
 2 Minnesota 3, 1 Western Michigan 0                       Worcester Regional – DCU Center, Worcester, MA            
 1 Michigan 7, 2 Quinnipiac 4,                                    Allentown Regional – PPL Center, Allentown, PA
Thursday, April 7 
 NCAA Frozen Four – TD Garden, Boston MA 
 1 Michigan vs. 1 Denver, 5:00 p.m. 
 1 Minnesota State vs. 2 Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training 
 Yesterday 
 Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 4 
 Chicago White Sox 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 
Chicago Cubs 13, Kansas City Royals 12 
Today 
 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. 
 San Diego Padres at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. 
 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds, 9:05 p.m.
Golf – PGA – Sheffler No. 1 after Match Play win 
 The PGA&rsquo;s hottest golfer has vaulted to No. 1. Scottie Scheffler won the Dell Technologies Match Play for his third title in his last five starts. His climb to No. 1 comes just weeks after his first tour victory. Scheffler never trailed in the final against Kevin Kisner, building a 3-up lead through six holes and giving him no chance to catch up. Scheffler closed him out with a par on the 15th for a 4-and-3 victory. Scheffler also never trailed in the semifinal win over Dustin Johnson on Sunday. In fact, he went the final 57 holes at Austin Country Club without trailing.
NASCAR – Chastain has first career win, breaks ice for Trackhouse Racing 
 It was a day of firsts for Ross Chastain and upstart race team Trackhouse Racing. Chastain bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the Americas to earn his first career Cup win. It&rsquo;s also the first victory for Trackhouse Racing, which took over Chastain&rsquo;s contract after buying out Chip Ganassi Racing. Tyler Reddick had somehow moved to the front in the previous single lap run between the eighth and ninth cautions. Chastain and Allmendinger restarted second and third, just ahead of Alex Bowman. The overtime featured four lead changes, with Chastain and Allmendinger swapping it twice. Chastain decided the race by divebombing inside of Allmendinger, which spun Allmendinger from second to 33rd. Bowman finished second, followed by Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott and Reddick.
Soccer – CONCACAF – Pulisic 1st hat trick leads US to 5-1 win, World Cup brink 
 Christian Pulisic scored his first international hat trick, leading the United States to the brink of returning to the World Cup with a 5-1 rout of Panama. Pulisic converted two penalty kicks during a four-goal burst in the first half that also saw Paul Arriola and Jesús Ferreira score, then boosted the lead to 5-0 on memorable goal with two brilliant touches that evaded a pair of defenders. With fans still fretting after the Americans&rsquo; failure to reach the 2018 World Cup, the U.S. assumed a commanding position to qualify for this November&rsquo;s tournament in Qatar.
Soccer – CONCACAF – Canada advances to World Cup for first time in 36 years 
 Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett scored and Canada secured its first World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday. Canada has been to the World Cup just once before, in 1986. Canada missed out a chance to secure a spot in Qatar last week against Costa Rica. It was Canada&rsquo;s first loss in three qualifying rounds and it snapped a six-game winning streak. Boosted by the home crowd at BMO Filed, Canada rebounded against the Jamaicans, who were already eliminated.
AHL – American Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Ontario Reign 4, Grand Rapids Griffins 3 – OT 
 Chicago Wolves 5, Iowa Wild 2
ECHL – ECHL Hockey League 
 Last Night 
 Kalamazoo Wings 5, Indy Fuel 2 
 Toledo Walleye 4, Allen Americans 2 
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Yesterday 
 Softball 
 Lake Michigan College at Oakland Community College, Cancelled 
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Saturday 
 Boys Basketball – State Finals           
 Division 1 at Michigan State University 
 Warren DeLaSalle 67, Grand Blanc 58
Division 2 at Michigan State University 
 Williamston 68, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 65 – OT 
Division 3 at Michigan State University 
 Schoolcraft 59, Menominee 49
Division 4 at Michigan State University 
 Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 56, Ewen-Trout Creek 45 – OT 
Today 
 Girls Soccer 
 Allegan at St. Joseph, Cancelled 
 Brandywine at Constantine, 5:00 p.m. 
 Fennville at South Haven 6:30 p.m. 
 Hartford at Paw Paw, Cancelled 
 Saugatuck at Hamilton, 5:00 p.m. 
 Delton-Kellogg at Hastings, 5:00 p.m.
Baseball 
 Constantine at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH) 
 Bloomingdale at Delton-Kellogg, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Lawton at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Gobles at Allegan, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Marcellus at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH) 
 Wayland at Otsego, 4:00 p.m. 
 Paw Paw at Decatur, cancelled 
 Fennville at Hamilton, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Softball 
 Constantine at River Valley, 4:15 p.m. (DH) 
 Allegan at Gobles, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Marcellus at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m. (DH) 
 Lawton at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH) 
 Lawrence at Decatur, cancelled 
 Zeeland West at Fennville, 4:15 p.m. (DH)

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NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 Saturday Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport,  CT    1 NC State 66, 5 Notre  Dame 63 2 UConn 75, 3 Indiana  57  Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS    1 Louisville 76,