NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers’ last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cal Baptist is back in March Madness for the second time in two years. The Lancers’ reward? Playing UCLA again on the Bruins’ home court.
SAN DIEGO (AP) – MJ Collins’ steal and emphatic one-handed slam dunk with 1:13 left gave him 20 points and Utah State opened its fourth straight NCAA Tournament by beating Villanova 86-76 on Friday.
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Louis Crevier and forward Andrew Mangiapane were scratched for Friday night’s game against Colorado because of unspecified injuries.
LAAX, Switzerland (AP) – Eileen Gu added another halfpipe title to her resume Friday, taking the first Snow League season championship by capturing gold in the circuit’s last contest.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The NCAA filed a complaint in federal court Friday seeking an emergency restraining order to stop online sportsbook DraftKings from using registered trademarks associated with the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Logan Thompson made 30 saves, losing his shutout bid with just 43 seconds remaining, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night.
TORONTO (AP) – Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Nyla Harris scored 17 points, Lanie Grant had 15 and North Carolina rolled past cold-shooting Western Illinois 82-51 on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.