NCAA:
In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Hampton beat Manhattan 74-64, and it was Mississippi over BYU 94-90. Both winning teams now qualify for the 64-team NCAA field. Hampton will face undefeated No. 1 Kentucky Thursday night.
In the NIT, Rhode Island beat Iona 88-75. Tonight Arizona State will see UConn at 7.
In women’s college basketball, Marist will host the WNIT game against Temple on Thursday.
NBA:
In the NBA, New York beat San Antonio 104-100, New Orleans won against Milwaukee 85-84, Houston bested Orlando 107-94, the Clippers topped Charlotte 99-92, and it was Detroit over Memphis 105-95.
NHL:
Over on the ice, Chicago topped the Islanders 4-1, Buffalo beat Boston in a shootout 2-1, New Jersey blanked Pittsburgh 2-0, Vancouver defeated Philadelphia 4-1, St. Louis shut out Calgary 4-0, Montreal skated past Florida 3-2, Ottawa edged Carolina in overtime 2-1, Winnipeg beat San Jose 5-2, and it was Minnesota over Nashville in overtime 3-2.
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been cleared to practice after being sidelined for more than a month with a vascular injury to his neck. The Rangers made the announcement yesterday after Lundqvist had an exam and met with specialists. Lundqvist was injured on January 31st when he was struck by a shot by Carolina's Brad Malone.
NHL general managers have agreed to recommend three-on-three overtime starting next season, although a format decision and final approval are still needed.
The recommendations will go to the joint NHL/NHLPA competition committee, which meets in June and must approve any rule changes.
That committee also will consider the other recommendation from general managers of instituting a coach's challenge system for goaltender interference.
MLB:
In baseball spring training, Atlanta crushed Boston 11-3, the Mets topped Miami 6-4, Toronto doubled up the Yankees 4-2, Houston bested Pittsburgh 13-7, Minnesota slid past Baltimore 10-9, Washington beat Detroit 6-4, Arizona shut out San Francisco 10-0, the Cubs beat Kansas City 4-3, Cincinnati blanked Cleveland 4-0, the Angels crushed Colorado 11-0, Seattle tied the White Sox 5-5, the Dodgers tied Texas 11-11, Milwaukee beat San Diego 6-4, St. Louis defeated Miami 7-1, Oakland routed San Diego 13-2, and it was Tampa Bay over Philadelphia 5-3.
NFL:
The New York Giants have cut prices for preseason tickets almost in half as part of a new program that will reduce the overall cost of a season ticket package slightly for almost all fans. The Giants e-mailed season ticket holders yesterday with an outline of the changes.
A person familiar with the situation has told The Associated Press that Miami Dolphins tight end Charles Clay has signed a five-year, $38 million contract offer from the Buffalo Bills.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday night because the Bills and Clay have not publicly discussed their negotiations.
The Dolphins have five days to match the offer or lose Clay to Buffalo without compensation. Miami retained the right to match after awarding Clay a transition tag two weeks ago. The move ensured that Clay will make at least $7 million this season.
Clay has been a four-year starter in Miami since being selected in the sixth round of the 2011 draft. He has 161 catches for 1,809 yards and 14 touchdowns in 58 games.
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