Dayton Ohio was the historic scene for UAlbany’s first ever Division I NCAA victory. The 71-64 win over Mount Saint Mary’s will send them to Orlando to see No. 1 Florida in the second round of the tournament on Thursday at 4:10PM on TBS. North Carolina State also saw a 74-59 win last night over Xavier.
In the CBI tournament Siena saw a 66-55 victory over Stony Brook in the first round. Also Vermont will see a game with Georgia in the NIT tonight at 8PM on ESPNU.
In the NBA ,Atlanta beat Toronto in overtime 118-113, Miami defeated Cleveland 100-96, Portland bested Milwaukee in overtime 120-115, It was Sacramento over Washington in overtime 117-111, Golden State edged Orlando 103-89.
The New York Knicks announced new president Phil Jackson during a press conference yesterday. The former New York Knicks player and Hall of Fame Coach said he already has plans for the team, indicating that star forward Carmelo Anthony is to be part of them.
In the NHL, Boston topped New Jersey 4-2, The NY Rangers out shot Ottawa 8-4, Minnesota blanketed the NY Islanders 6-0, Carolina slid past Columbus 3-1, Pittsburgh trumped Dallas 5-1, It was Montreal over Colorado 6-3, Detroit saw a victory over Toronto 3-2, Calgary defeated Buffalo 3-1, Edmonton bested Nashville 5-1, Washington beat Anaheim 3-2, and Florida trumped San Jose 3-2.
In baseball spring training, the NY Yankees defeated Boston 8-1, Detroit blew out Toronto 18-4, The NY Mets topped Detroit 5-4, and Oakland beat the Chicago White Sox 16-6.