Women’s women prep for Elite 8 showdown with Louisville – Monday Morning Sports Update

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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, 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)