NCAAMBB – 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – First Four
Yesterday
16 Texas Southern 60, 16 Mount St. Mary’s 52
11 Drake 53, 11 Wichita State 52
16 Norfolk State 54, 16 Appalachian State 53
11 UCLA 86, 11 Michigan State 80
UCLA 86, Michigan State 80 – UCLA beats Michigan St 86-80 in overtime in First Four game
UCLA forced overtime with Jaime Jaquez Jr.‘s three-point play with 3.3 seconds to go against Michigan State, then pulled away in the extra session for an 86-80 victory at Mackey Arena in their First Four game at the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins’ Cody Riley hit a foul shot with 26 seconds left and, after the Spartans’ Joshua Langford missed at the other end, Jaylen Clark added two more to send UCLA into a first-round game against No. 6 seed BYU on Saturday night. Aaron Henry led the Spartans with 18 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Today
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South Regional
Baylor (22-2) vs. Hartford (15-8), 3:30 p.m.
North Carolina (18-10) vs. Wisconsin (17-12), 7:10 p.m.
Villanova (16-6) vs. Winthrop (23-1), 9:57 p.m.
Purdue (18-9) vs. North Texas (17-9), 7:25 p.m.
Texas Tech (17-10) vs. Utah St. (20-8), 1:45 p.m.
Arkansas (22-6) vs. Colgate (14-1), 12:45 p.m.
Florida (14-9) vs. Virginia Tech (15-6), 12:15 p.m.
Ohio St. (21-9) vs. Oral Roberts (16-10), 3 p.m.
Midwest Regional
Illinois (23-6) vs. Drexel (12-7), 1:15 p.m.
Chicago (24-4) vs. Georgia Tech (17-8), 4 p.m.
Tennessee (18-8) vs. Oregon St. (17-12), 4:30 p.m.
Oklahoma St. (20-8) vs. Liberty (23-5), 6:25 p.m.
San Diego St. (23-4) vs. Syracuse (16-9), 9:40 p.m.
West Virginia (18-9) vs. Morehead St. (23-7), 9:50 p.m.
Clemson (16-7) vs. Rutgers (15-11), 9:20 p.m.
Houston (24-3) vs. Cleveland St. (19-7), 7:15 p.m.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat, 8:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Denver Nuggets, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Detroit Red Wings 3, Dallas Stars 2
Lightning 4, Blackhawks 2 – Vasilevskiy, Colton help Lightning beat Blackhawks 4-2
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for his 10th consecutive victory, rookie Ross Colton broke a third-period tie with his second career goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night. Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn and Yanni Gourde also scored for Tampa Bay. Dylan Strome and Mattias Janmark had power-play goals for the Blackhawks. They have lost three straight and are 1-5 in their last six games. The teams will complete the two-game series Saturday.
Red Wings 3, Stars 2 – Fabbri scores, Bernier hurt in Red Wings’ 3-2 win over Stars
Robby Fabbri scored three goals, one in each period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night. The Central Division’s last-place team has won two straight and three out of four games. Detroit will shoot for a season-high third straight victory Saturday night against the slumping Stars. The Red Wings did have a setback in the win over Dallas, losing goaltender Jonathan Bernier to an injury late in the second period after he stopped all 22 shots he faced. Jake Oettinger made 18 saves for the Stars.
MLB – Spring Training
Yesterday
Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 7
Tigers were off
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Oakland A’s, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners, 9:40 p.m.
NFL – Agent: WR Perriman agrees to $3M, 1-year contract with Lions
Agent Drew Rosenhaus says wide receiver Breshad Perriman has agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. A person familiar with the situation says defensive end Charles Harris agreed to terms with Detroit. The person spoke Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the deal. The Lions released reserve quarterback Chase Daniel on Thursday after announcing a swap of quarterbacks they agreed to in January. Detroit traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Jared Goff, two future first-round draft picks and a third-round pick.
NFL – Dalton says Bears told him starting quarterback job is his
Andy Dalton says the Chicago Bears have assured him the starting quarterback job is his and he won’t be competing with veteran Nick Foles. The former Cincinnati and Dallas QB says the Bears “told me I was the starter.” Dalton agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $10 million deal. He can earn an additional $3 million in bonuses. Dalton’s arrival is a big letdown for fans hoping the Bears would swing a blockbuster trade with Seattle for Russell Wilson.
NFL – Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal
The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” beginning in 2022. The league took in $5.9 billion a year in its current contracts. Amazon has partnered with the league to stream Thursday night games since 2017, but it will take over the entire package from Fox. Games will continue to air on CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN, while ABC will have a limited schedule of games as well as returning to the Super Bowl rotation (two games) for the first time since the 2005 season.
NFL – Texans QB sued for alleged sexual assault
Three masseuses are suing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for alleged sexual assault. They accuse the star player of a “disturbing pattern” of behavior toward women. The lawsuits were filed this week. The 25-year-old Watson has broadly denied that he acted inappropriately and said he looks forward to clearing his name. A Houston police spokeswoman declined to comment on whether any of the incidents were reported to police. The NFL says it is investigating the allegations.
FIFA – Ferreira lifts US over Costa Rica 1-0 in Olympic qualifying
Jesús Ferreira scored in the 35th minute and the United States opened its bid to reach the Olympic men’s soccer tournament after a pair of misses by beating Costa Rica 1-0 at Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. last qualified in 2008, failing to reach the 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. This qualifying opener originally was scheduled for March 20 last year but was delayed by the novel coronavirus pandemic. FIFA kept the original age limit, requiring players be born Jan. 1, 1997, or later.
Golf – PGA – Jones ties course record with a 61 in Honda opening round
Matt Jones has tied the course record at PGA National in the first round of the Honda Classic with a 9-under 61. The 83rd-ranked player from Australia was flawless with nine birdies and no bogeys in tying Brian Harmon’s course record set in 2012. Aaron Wise and Russell Henley share second, three shots back and two ahead of Scott Harrington, Kevin Chappell, Cameron Davis, Steve Stricker and Joseph Bramlett.
Tennis – Wimbledon organizers looking for fans this season
Wimbledon organizers are working on the basis of having a reduced number of spectators in the grounds for this year’s tournament because of coronavirus restrictions. The All England Club says it is remaining “flexible” as it reacts to changing circumstances amid the pandemic as the British government follows a roadmap out of lockdown. The club says there will be mandatory requirement for all players, their support teams and tennis officials to be in an official tournament hotel rather than in private houses. Wimbledon was scrapped last year for the first time since World War II.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Basketball
Coloma 54, Saugatuck 46
Decatur 55, Bangor 54
Marcellus 68, Centreville 61
Gull Lake 72, Battle Creek Central 45
Byron Center 59, Vicksburg 44
Delton Kellogg 47, Galesburg-Augusta 27
Parchment 64, Constantine 34
Girls Basketball
Saugatuck 47, Coloma 15
Constantine 57, Parchment 11
Galesburg-Augusta 40, Delton-Kellogg 32
Centreville 53, Bangor 30
Mattawan 45, Portage Central 29
Howardsville Christian 43, Battle Creek Academy 32
Wrestling – Team Districts
Division 1 at Kalamazoo Central
Kalamazoo Central 57, Mattawan 21
East Kentwood (Bye)
Championship – Kal. Central 54, East Kentwood 19
Division 2 at Edwardsburg
Edwardsburg 82, Sturgis 0
Coldwater 37, Niles 30
Championship – Edwardsburg 54, Coldwater 24
Division 2 at Allegan
Wayland 39, Hastings 34
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 60, Allegan 17
Championship – Thornapple-Kellogg 54, Wayland 25
Division 3 at Dowagiac
Dowagiac (Bye)
Brandywine 54, Berrien Springs 24
Championship – Dowagiac 54, Brandywine 34
Division 3 at Otsego
Hopkins (Bye)
Otsego 56, Fennville 9
Championship – Otsego 36, Hopkins 36
Otsego wins on tiebreaker
Division 3 at Three Rivers
Constantine 57, Parchment 11
Three Rivers 65, Comstock 9
Championship – Constantine 55, Three Rivers 21
Tonight
Boys Basketball
Lake Michigan Catholic at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m.
New Buffalo at Countryside Academy, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman at River Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Niles at Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
Allegan at Otsego, 7:00 p.m.
Marcellus at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Centreville, 6:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Lapeer, 7:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Lake Michigan Catholic at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.
Niles at Buchanan, 5:45 p.m.
Bridgman at River Valley, 6:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Centreville, 7:30 p.m.
Adrian Lenawee Christian at Kalamazoo Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Competitive Cheer – Districts
Division 2 at Gull Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Harper Creek, Edwardsburg, Gull Lake, Hamilton, Hastings, Lakeshore, Mattawan, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Plainwell, St. Joseph, Sturgis, Vicksburg, Wayland
Saturday
Competitive Cheer – Districts
Division 1 at Jenison, 11:00 a.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview, Caledonia, East Kentwood, Grandville, Holland West Ottawa, Hudsonville, Jenison,
Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, Portage Central, Portage Northern, Rockford
Division 3 at Otsego, 10:00 a.m.
Allegan, Battle Creek Pennfield, Berrien Springs, Buchanan, Coloma, Dowagiac, Fennville, Hopkins, Otsego, Parchment, Paw Paw, South Haven, Three Rivers
Division 4 at Lawton, 4:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale, Bronson, Delton Kellogg, Hartford, Lawton, Quincy, Vermontville Maple Valley
