NBA:
In the NBA, Boston topped Philadelphia 120-105, Sacramento won against New York 88-80, Utah beat Milwaukee 94-85, New Orleans bested the Clippers 109-105, Toronto defeated Orlando 105-100, and it was Dallas over Portland in overtime 132-120.
NHL:
In the NHL, New Jersey beat Columbus 2-1, Minnesota skated by Chicago in a shootout 3-2, Colorado edged Edmonton 3-2, San Jose blanked Arizona 3-0, Calgary won against Montreal 4-1, Pittsburgh tripled up Washington 6-2, and it was Anaheim over Winnipeg in overtime 3-2.
NCAA:
Minnesota beat Boston College 3-1 yesterday to win its second straight women's hockey national title. Sara Potomak had a goal and an assist. Potomak scored 13 seconds into the game and Minnesota added two more goals before BC scored its only goal of the game. Boston College was seeking its first title.
In men’s college basketball, on Friday, No. 10 Syracuse will take on No. 11 Gonzaga at 9:40 p.m.
Syracuse made it into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. The Orange eliminated 15-seed Middle Tennessee 75-50. Michael Gbinije poured in 23 points, Tyler Lydon added 14 and the Orange. Six of the teams in the Sweet 16 are from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange will play Gonzaga next.
In the South, it's No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 5 Maryland and No. 3 Miami vs. No. 2 Villanova.
In the West, it's No. 1 seed Oregon vs No. 4 seed Duke and No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 2 Oklahoma.
The East has No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Indiana and No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Wisconsin.
And the Midwest has No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Iowa State including the Syracuse and Gonzaga game.
How Sunday's winners got there:
— Bronson Koenig has made a memory of a lifetime. The Wisconsin guard came off a last-second screen and buried a game-winning 3-pointer from the corner to give the seventh-seeded Badgers a 66-63 win over Xavier to send them into the Sweet 16 against Notre Dame on Friday. Koenig got the inbound pass in front of his own bench and buried the fallaway shot, sending the jubilant Badgers streaming onto the court and into another Sweet 16.
— Maryland, which recently left the ACC for the Big Ten, advanced to play Kansas in the round of 16. It's the first trip to the Sweet 16 for Maryland in 13 years. The Terps wore down Hawaii 73-60. The Terps won despite making just 1 of 18 shots from 3-point land. Melo Trimble led the Terps with 24. Maryland plays Kansas next.
— Villanova secured a trip to Louisville and a spot in Sweet 16 play with a win over Iowa, 87-68. Villanova shot just over 59 percent from the field and hit 10 of 19 3-pointers. Guard Josh Hart led the attack with 19 points. The result of the game was never in question as the Wildcats led 54-29 at the half. Villanova plays Miami next.
— In the second game in New York in East Regional play Notre Dame advanced to Philadelphia with a hard-fought 76-75 win over Stephen F. Austin. Rex Pflueger (FLOO'-gur) won the game with a tip-in with 1.5 seconds left to send the Irish to their second straight Sweet 16.
__ The Atlantic Coast Conference is the big winner with six of the 16 teams in the Sweet 16. Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia and Syracuse represent the most of any conference ever in the Sweet 16. The ACC is 12-1.
— Third seed Texas A&M defeated Northern Iowa with an amazing comeback to win in double overtime, 92-88. Northern Iowa led by 12 with 44 seconds left in regulation before the Aggies went on a 14-2 tear down the stretch. Texas A&M was led by Alex Caruso's 25. Danuel House missed his first nine shots but finished with 22 -- all after halftime for the Aggies, who play Oklahoma next.
— Buddy Hield scored 19 of his 36 points in the final eight minutes to help No. 2 seed Oklahoma hold off No. 10 seed VCU 85-81 to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.
— Oregon, top seed in the West, survived a huge scare by Number-11 seed St. Joseph's, 69-64. Dillon Brooks refused to let top-seed Oregon and the Pac-12 Conference be eliminated on the first weekend. He poured in 25 to send the Ducks into the Sweet 16 against Duke.In women’s college basketball, No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 12 UAlbany 76-59 and will move on to face No. 1 South Carolina on Friday. tonight at 9 p.m. No. 1 UConn will take on No. 9 Duquesne.
NASCAR:
Jimmie Johnson pulled away in overtime to beat Kevin Harvick for the Southern California native's record sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Fontana. It's the 77th career win for Johnson, who has won two races already this year.
MLS:
The Philadelphia Union won their home opener 3-0 over the 10-man New England Revolution yesterday. C.J. Sapong had two first-half goals for the Union. Sapong finished left-footed shots on Fabinho's cross in the 18th minute and Warren Creavalle's in the 33rd. Sebastien Le Toux capped the scoring in the 93rd minute. New England had won its last three visits to Talen Energy Stadium.
MLB:
The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Mets 9-4 yesterday. Former Mets outfielder Chris Young hit a three-run homer. Young connected in the sixth inning off reliever Jerry Blevins. Mets starter Noah Syndergaard gave up two runs in five innings.
Red Sox manager John Farrell says left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez is "coming along good." Rodriguez went through the normal throwing program yesterday and will pitch a bullpen session today. He's working his way back from a dislocated knee.
The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 yesterday. Ivan Nova pitched into the fifth inning before Joe Mauer's two-run single finished him. Nova went 4 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks.
The New York Yankees say center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is out until at least Thursday because of an injured right wrist. Manager Joe Girardi says that's the earliest he would expect Ellsbury to play again. Ellsbury underwent treatment yesterday. He was hit by a fastball from Atlanta's Julio Teheran on Saturday.
— Veteran relief pitcher Rafael Soriano has announced his retirement from baseball after 14 seasons in the major leagues. The 36-year-old signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays last month but never reported to spring training because of visa issues. Soriano pitched six games for the Chicago Cubs last July after signing as a free agent, going 2-0 with a 6.35 ERA. His last full season came in 2014 with the Nationals. Soriano was an All-Star with Tampa Bay in 2010.
— Chone Figgins has signed a one-day contract with the Angels with an eye on retiring Monday. The 38-year-old utility player spent eight of his 12 big league seasons with the Angels.
Formula 1:
The Formula One season got underway in Australia in spectacular fashion with Nico (NEE'-koh) Rosberg of Mercedes beating out teammate and defending world champion Lewis Hamilton, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel third. The race was marred by a crash involving Fernando Alonso's car which, after colliding with the car being driven by Esteban Gutierrez, flew into the air, flipping twice. Alonso was able to walk away from the crash and thanked the advances in F1 technology.
And the race marked the debut of the new American-run Haas team. Not only did they compete, but Romain Grosjean finished in the points by ending the race in sixth place. A points finish for a new team in F1 is not a common thing.
PGA:
Jason Day survived going into a sand bunker with his second shot on the par four 18th hole to par the hole and win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by a stroke. Day won wire-to-wire and finished a shot in front of Kevin Chappell, who bogeyed the 18th. It was another great moment for Palmer, the 86-year-old tournament host who watched it unfold on the 18th green.
Woody Austin posted a one shot lead over Jim Carter to win the Champions Tour Conquistadores Classic in Tucson. Austin finished 16-under-par with a final round 65. Bernhard Langer finished third, two shots back.
LPGA:
Sei Young Kim matched Annika Sorenstam's LPGA Tour scoring record of 27 under, closing with a 10-under 62 for a five-stroke victory in the JTBC Founders Cup. Sorenstam set the mark in 2001 at nearby Moon Valley, shooting a record 59 in the second round. Kim also matched the tournament record of 62 set Thursday by Mi Hyang Lee.
Kite-Boarding:
Competition for the world kiteboarding championship has kicked off in Egypt's Red Sea resort of el-Gouna, with 65 contestants from 26 countries shooting across the water and twirling through the air in hopes of winning 50,000 euros ($56,000) in prizes.
The Monday start of a weeklong rally is the opening round for the 2016 title in the extreme sport, with the main prize awarded for freestyle, trick-based maneuvers and another in the "big air" category for whoever can fly off the surf the highest.
Kiteboarding, also known as kitesurfing, is a fast-emerging sailing sport in which riders strap themselves to a parachute-like kite and use the wind to pull them along while standing on a board attached to their feet, with speed records of over 50 knots.
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