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…(Basketball)…
(NCAA Tourney)-1st Round
..Nebraska-W-Troy (76-46)..Troy shot 28%
..TCU-W-Ohio State (66-64)..Xavier Edmunds jumper (:04) in upset win
..Louisville-W-S Florida..(83-79)..Cardinal withstood 52P-2nd half
..High Point-W-Wisconsin..(83-82)..High Pointm hit 15-3’s
..Duke-W-Siena (71-65)..Duke rally14P-deficit..Cam Boozer (22P)..Siena 23%-shoot
..Vanderbilt-W-McNeese (78-68)..Tyler Tanner (26P)
..Michigan State-W-McNeese (92-67)..Spartans shoot (59%)
..Arkansas-W-Hawaii (97-78)..Darius Acuff (24P)
..North Carolina-L-VCU (82-78)OT..Rams rallied from 19-point deficit..
..Michigan-W-Howard..(101-80)..Wolverines shoot (67%)
..Texas-W-BYU..(79-71)..Longhorns survive AJ Dybantsa (35P)
..Texas AM-W-St Marys..(63-50)..Aggies jumped to 11-point lead early
..Illinois-W-Penn..(105-70)..David Mirkovic (29P-17R)
..Georgia-L-St Louis.(102-77)..Billikens shoot (58%)..Dogs show (38%) in upset.
..Gonzaga-W-Kennesaw State..Zag led (67-58) late in game-Press Time
..Houston-W-Idaho..(78-47)..Cougars blowout from the start.
(Friday-1st round)-Top games
..Arizona-Long Island
..Kansas-Cal Baptist
..Villanova-Utah State
..Kentucky-Santa Clara
..Texas Tech-Akron
..Iowa State-Tennessee State
..Alabama-Hofstra
..Tennessee-Miami Ohio
..UCLA-UCF
..UConn-Furman
..Missouri-Miami
..Purdue-Queens
..Florida-Prairie View
..St John’s-Northern Iowa
..Iowa-Clemson
..Virginia-Wright State
(NIT)..2nd round-top games-Friday
..New Mexico-George Washington
..UNLV-Tulsa
..Nevada-Liberty
(WBIT)
..Lady Aztecs-W-UC Irvine (61-55)…SDSU hits 6-FT in final (:33) to win…Naomi Panaganiban hit 9-free throws in a row in the win…Lady Aztecs now (26-5)…will host McNeese State-Sunday afternoon in 2nd round game.
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(College Notes)
Syracuse..Will interview Gerry McNamara-Siena coach
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(NBA)
Lakers-W-Miami (134-126)…LA rallies from 15P..Thursday….LA won 11-of-12…(45-25)..won 8-in a row
..Luka Doncic scores (60P)…39 in second half
..LeBron James hits 7-straight shots to start game
..Lakers go (34-45) from free throw line in win
Clippers-L-New Orleans (105-99)…Trey Murphy (27P) for Pelicans…..LA (34-36)
Lakers-at-Orlando..Saturday
Clippers-at-Dallas..Sunday
Detroit..G-Cade Cunningham-collapsed lung
Nets..F-Michael Porter-hamstring issue
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-White Sox (13-6)…Thursday
..Ty France 3R-HR..Gavin Sheets HR
..Michael King struggles (5inn-6R-9H-2W-3HR)..pushes ERA to (10.38)
Padres-vs-Dodgers..Friday
Padres-Rockies..Split game Friday
Padres..Expected to put Yu Darvish-Brian Hoeing on 60-day DL list
Padres..Need to open roster spots for P-Walker Buehler-German Marquez
Padres..No decision whether to put Joe Musgrove on 15-or-60 day DL
Padres..Sign TV analyst Mark Grant to multi-year contract extension
Dodgers..Off day-Thursday
Dodgers-vs-Padres..Friday
Dodgers..Option P-River Ryan-2B-Ryan Fitzgerald to AAA
Dodgers…Add IF-Santiago Espinal to 25 man roster
Angels-W-Royals (4-3)..Thursday
..Yusei Kikuchi (4.2inn-1R) in win
Angels-vs-White Sox-Friday
Angels..Putting P-Grayson Rodriguez on DL-shoulder fatigue
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(Injuries)
Toronto..DL-P-Trey Yesavage-shoulder impingement
Tampa Bay..DL-2B-Taylor Walls-oblique
Giants..P-Hayden Birdsong-surgery-torn elbow ligament
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..Option P-Josiah Gary..OF-Robert Hassell to AAA-Syracuse
Royals..Option P-Ryan Bergert to AAA
Atlanta..Option P-Ian Hamilton to AAA
Mets..Send 3B-Ron Mauriccio to AAA
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(MLB Notes)
WBC…USA-Venezuela Championship game..Record (10.7M-viewers)
Atlanta..Jurickson Profar loses appeal on 1Y-suspension-testosterone
Mets..Longtime radio voice Howie Rose-will retire end of season.
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…(Football)…
Eagles..Sign FA-RB-Dameon Pierce-ex Houston
Eagles..Sign FA-TE-Stone Smartt-ex Chargers
Miami..Sign FA-LS-Tay Pepper-ex 49ers
Denver..Sign FA-Tycen Anderson-ex Bengals
Miami..Sign FA-P-Brad Pinion-ex Falcons
Patriots..Sign FA-CB-DJ Viddor-ex Tampa Bay
Vikings..Re-sign QB-Carson Wentz as 3rd QB on roster
Steelers..Set up visit with QB-Tyler Simpson-Alabama
Giants..Set up visit with RB-Jeremyah Love-Notre Dame
NFL..Report they are contracting for 150-college referees to work games if a new CBA with Refs Association cannot be worked out…Classes for incoming group would be in April-May.
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-Flyers…Kings trailed (4-3) in 3rd period at Press Time…Flyers scored 3-goals in 2nd period….Thursday…LA lost 9-of-13
Ducks-at-Utah..Friday game…Anaheim won 9-of-14
Gulls-vs-Bakersfield Condors..Friday..AHL action..Gulls (27-21-12) in 7th place
NHL-Board of Governors..Meeting to discuss allowing NHL teams to send 1-19 year old prospect to AHL next season…Negotiating with 3-Canadian junior leagues. Still to be determined if new rule should apply to just 1st round draft picks, or if an NHL team can send any 19-year old they choose to the AHL.
NHL invokes new rule, any new player to the league must wear neck-throat guards effecting with 2026-27 season. Veteran players in league still have choice to wear the guards or go without them.
NHL..Report Scandinavian teams tell NHL they would not participate in World Hockey Championships if Russia is invited.
Oilers..Put RW-Leon Draisaitl on long term IR
Ducks…Lose F-Ross Johnston-4W-lower body injury
Toronto..Surgery C-Auston Matthews-out 4-months-knee injury on cheap shot hit
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…(General)…
(Soccer)…SDFC-vs-Real Salt Lake..Sunday…SD (3-0-1)..Real (3-1)
English Premier League-Top games:
..Manchester United-Bournemouth
..Liverpool-Brighton
English FA-Cup-Championship game
..Manchester City-vs-Arsenal
World Cup…FIFA rejects Iran request to move their games out of US and play them in Mexico.
MLS…Adopts 14-game ‘Sprint Schedule’ for 2027 to match European schedule and Free Agent Transfer Window.
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(Golf)
Valspar Classic-1st round
..(-7) Sunny Im
..(-6)..Brendt Snedekcer
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(Auto Racing)
NASCAR…Runs Darlington Southern-400-Sunday
Formula 1..off weekend
Indy Car…off weekend
F1..Aston-Martin…Troubled team removes Team Technical Director Adrian Newey after awful start…team plagued by Honda engine problems..serious battery issues..vibrations.
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