Saturday Sports Wrap

Butler moves on to the Final 4 again along with Connecticut and we preview Sundays elite 8 games as well as have plenty of NHL and NBA action, golf, and Kyle Busch wins again at the Royal Purple 300

NCAA Basketball Tournament

Sunday's Elite 8 Previews 11 VCU vs. 1 Kansas Preview Can VCU continue their amazing run or will Kansas reach the Final Four in Houston? Catch the Southwest Regional Final preview here … [Read More...] 4 Kentucky vs. 2 North Carolina Preview It is a battle of college basketball powers when Kentucky and North Carolina square off in the East Regional final. Catch the preview here. … [Read More...] Saturday's Elite 8 Results NCAA: Elite Eight: Saturday’s Top Plays Check out the spectacular plays, sequences and near buzzer beaters from the NCAA tournament's elite eight on Saturday. … [[Read More...] Connecticut 65, Arizona 63 Arizona vs. Connecticut Wrapup Kemba Walker scored 20 points and Connecticut earned its second Final Four berth in three years, beating Arizona 65-63 Saturday to win the West Regional. Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery wrapup this … [Read More...] Butler 74, Florida 71 (OT) Butler vs. Florida Wrapup Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and Butler returned to the Final Four with a 74-71 victory over Florida on Saturday. Gus Johnson, Reggie Miller and Len Elmore wrapup this … [Read More...] Sunday's Games #4 Kentucky vs. #2 UNC #1 Kansas vs. #11 VCU NCAA Sweet 16: Friday’s Top Plays Check out the spectacular plays, sequences and buzzer beaters from the NCAA tournament's round of 16 on Friday … [Read More...] Friday's Sweet 16 Results UNC 81, Marquette 63 11 Marquette vs. 2 UNC Highlights Tyler Zeller was stellar with 27 points and 15 rebounds, as North Carolina handily defeated Marquette 81-63 on Friday. Check out a few of the highlights from the game … [Read More...] Kentucky 62, Ohio St. 60 4 Kentucky vs. 1 Ohio State Highlights Fourth-seeded Kentucky knocked off top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday night, behind 17 points and 10 boards from Josh Harrellson and a game-winning jumper courtesy of Brandon Knight. Check out the … [Read More...] Kansas 77, Richmond 57 12 Richmond vs. 1 Kansas Highlights Brady Morningstar shined bright on Friday, with an 18-point performance which lifted Kansas to a 77-57 win over Richmond. Watch the highlights here … [Read More...] VCU 72, Florida State 71 (OT) 11 VCU vs. 10 Florida State Highlights Bradford Burgess shot 9 of 16 for 26 points including the game-winning lay-up, to lift Virginia Commonwealth over FSU 72-71 in overtime on Friday. Check out the amazing highlights from the game … [Read More...] Thursdays Sweet 16 Upset Special NCAA Sweet 16: Thursday’s Top Plays Check out some of the amazing sequences and thrilling shots from the NCAA tournament on Thursday … [Read More...] On a wild Thursday Sweet 16 the only higher seed to win was number 2 Florida as the underdogs ruled as #8 Butler upsets Wisconsin and #5 Arizona takes down top seed Duke. UConn 74, SDSU 67 3 UConn vs. 2 San Diego State Highlights Kemba Walker's 36 points led Connecticut to a 74-67 victory over San Diego State on Thursday. Check out the incredible highlights here. … [Read More...] Florida 83, BYU 74 2 Florida vs. 3 BYU Highlights Alex Tyus put forth a phenomenal performance with 19 points and 17 rebounds, as the Florida Gators topped BYU 83-74 in overtime, to advance to the Elite Eight. Here are the incredible highlights from … [Read More...] Arizona 93, Duke 77 5 Arizona vs. 1 Duke Highlights Derrick Williams is the man, after putting up a career-high 32 points to help Arizona trounce Duke 93-77 on Thursday night. Check out these amazing highlights from the game … [Read More...] Butler 61, Wisconsin 54 8 Butler vs. 4 Wisconsin Highlights Eighth-seeded Butler topped fourth-seeded Wisconsin 61-54 on Thursday, behind 20 points and 12 boards courtesy of Matt Howard. Watch the highlights here … [Read More...] What happened to the Big East? VCU continues run takes down No. 3 Purdue to advance to Sweet 16 Marquette takes down No. 3 Syracuse to advance to Sweet 16 8 Butler vs. 1 Pittsburgh Highlights VCU takes down Georgetown 74-56

2011 MLB Preview

National League predictions MLB Division Preview: NL East Ken Rosenthal and Kevin Kennedy preview the National League East Division Video: Division Preview: NL East … [[Read More...] Division Winner:  Philadelphia Phillies With Cliff Lee joining a highly-touted rotation, the Phillies were expected to glide toward a fifth straight NL East title. But spring training injuries to second baseman Chase Utley and outfield … [Read More...] Fighting for a Wild Card:  Atlanta Braves The Braves begin the new season without long-time manager Bobby Cox, who led the team to 14 consecutive division titles (from 1991-2005, absent the strike-shortened 1994 season), five World Series … [Read More...] The Rest: Florida Marlins A transition to youth factored into last season's step back in the win column, but Florida's guppies played well and the Marlins can still run in the middle of the pack if the unit avoids the … [Read More...] New York Mets You almost have to feel sorry for the Mets, they have been hamstrung financially by large contracts to underachieving veterans and the specter of the Bernie Madoff case, yet the Mets still hope to … [Read More...] Washington Nationals Washington continues to chase respectability. Although leading prospects Stephen Strasburg (Tommy John surgery) and Bryce Harper (just 18 years old) are likely a season away, improvement by young … [Read More...] 2011 National League West Preview Tim Lincecum now has a World Series title to go with his 2 Cy Young awards. What should we expect this season? Lauren Shehadi breaks down the National League West. … [Read More...] 2011 National League Central Preview Albert Pujols is entering the final year of his contract with the Cardinals. Will they bounce back and get back to the top of the National League Central? Lauren Shehadi takes a look ahead. … [Read More...] St. Louis Cardinal The Cardinals were ready to write last year off and return to powerhouse status. But a lot has gone wrong over the offseason. Not only could they not sign Albert … [Read More...] Houston Astros While Houston traded away Roy Oswalt to the Phillies last season, they still have high expectations for their pitching staff in 2011.  With the additions of shortstop Clint Barmes and second … [Read More...] Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates American League predictions MLB Division Preview: AL East Ken Rosenthal and Kevin Kennedy preview the American League East Division Video: Division Preview: AL East … [Read More...] Division Winner:  Boston Red Sox What can we say about the Red Sox offseason except for wow. Last season the Sox were killed by injuries so they should get better just through being healthy, but that was not enough for GM Theo … [Read More...] Fighting for a Wild Card:  New York Yankees What to say when previewing the Yankees? The team everyone loves to hate just reloads as they sign Rafael Soriano and Pedro Feliciano as well as taking care of their own business with Derek Jeter and … [Read More...] The Rest: Baltimore Orioles Since the hiring of manager Buck Showalter in late July, the Orioles had an fantastic end to the season. Finishing at 34-23 under Showalter, the Orioles had a better last two months than the Yankees, … [Read More...] Tampa Bay Rays The Rays had a tough offseason losing Carl Crawford to the rival Red Sox and Rafael Soriano to the rival Yankees. Even worse, the Rays lost Dan Wheeler, Grant Balfour, and Joaquin Benoit from what was … [Read More...] Toronto Blue Jays The Blue Jays fans are optimistic, it is spring after all, but its time to take a realistic look at the season and the Jays are faced with the unfortunate prospect of fighting for last place with the … [Read More...] 2011 American League West Preview Josh Hamilton is the reigning American League MVP. He hopes to lead the Rangers back to the World Series. Lauren Shehadi breaks down the American League West … [Read More...] 2011 American League Central Preview Joe Mauer has led the Twins to back to back American League Central Division championships. Which team will be the toughest threat to them? Lauren Shehadi takes a look ahead. … [Read More...] More Season Previews: Rookie of the year candidates Jeff Passan and Tim Brown run through the first year players who have a chance to shine this season … [Read More...] Which teams could surprise in 2011? Jeff Passan and Tim Brown name some sleeper teams that could contend this season … [Read More...] Fantasy Baseball: Potential busts in 2011 Fantasy Baseball: Hitters to watch in 2011 Fantasy Baseball: 2011 sleeper pitchers

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NBA The NBA Daily Zap Take a look at highlights from all six games on Saturday in less than three minutes. … [Read More...] Saturday’s NBA Top 10 Watch the Top 10 dunks, block, steals and assists from around the NBA on Saturday night. … [Read More...] Mar. 26 Scoreboard New York 106, Charlotte 114 New Jersey 87, Atlanta 98 Indiana 88, Detroit 100 Chicago 95, Milwaukee 87 Dallas 94, Utah 77 Toronto 90, LA Clippers 94 NBA Plays of the Week Check out the top plays from the past week in the National Basketball Association … [Read More...] NBA Drive: 3/23 Tim Duncan is out of action with a sprained left ankle. What impact will this have on the Spurs? Watch NBA Drive hosted by Lauren Shehadi … [Read More...] NFL NFL Announces Rule Changes making kickoffs irrelevant The NFL will move kickoffs up 5 yards to the 35-yard line, keep touchbacks coming out to the 20 and allow the number of players in a blocking wedge to remain at two. Kick coverage players now will be … [Read More...] NFL Players, Owners headed to court NFL & NFLPA React to Decertification NFL Draft NFL Draft Report: Defensive Linemen Who is at the top of the class when in comes to defensive linemen? Who is under the radar? Rob Rang joins Lauren Shehadi to discuss … [Read More...] NFL Draft Risers and Fallers: 3/22 Should scouts pay more attention to talent from Hawai'i? Chad Reuter joins Lauren Shehadi to talk about his risers and fallers, which include wide receiver Greg Salas. … [Read More...] NFL Draft Update PPeter Schrager breaks down the NFL draft and team needs … [Read More...] NFL Draft Report: Linebackers NFL Draft Report: QBs NFL Draft Report: Cornerbacks Boxing / MMA HBO Boxing After Dark: Gamboa vs. Solis Look Ahead HBO Boxing: Ring Life – Yuriorkis Gamboa UFC In the Moment: Jon Jones – Full Episode Pacquiao, Mosley ready for May bout

NHL NHL Plays of the Week NHL On The Fly showcases some of the best highlights from the prior week … [Read More...] Mar. 26 Scoreboard NY Rangers 1, Boston 0 Colorado 1, Los Angeles 4 Washington 2, Montreal 0 Philadelphia 4, NY Islanders 1 New Jersey 0, Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 2 Toronto 2, Detroit 4 St. Louis 6, Minnesota 3 Dallas 2, Nashville 4 Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 San Jose 4, Phoenix 1 Calgary 5, Edmonton 4 (SO) Pens Cooke suspended for rest of regular season and for Round 1 BiBill Daly discusses head trauma issues in the NHL Golf PGA TOUR Today: March 27, 2011 Amanda Balionis previews Round 4 of the 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, featuring Martin Laird, Bubba Watson, Spencer Levin and an update from the PGA TOUR Network on SiriusXM … [Read More...] Round 3 Recap: 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational In the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Martin Laird birdies the 16th hole to take a two shot lead. … [Read More...] Round 2 Recap: 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 1 Recap: 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf Shots of the Week ending March 20, 2011 Check out the top five shots of the week from the 2011 Transitions Championship. … [Read More...] Sports In Depth Connected: African-American Athletes NASCAR Final Laps: Royal Purple 300 Crew chief for the No. 18, Jason Ratcliff, calls for two tires on the last stop and it pays off for Kyle Busch and his crew … [Read More...] Victory Lane: Kyle Busch For the second year in a row, Kyle Busch wins the spring race in Fontana. … [Read More...] Preview Show: Fontana Ralph Sheheen on Roush Fenway Racing's momentum as they head to one of their strongest tracks. … [Read More...] NASCAR Weekend Top 5: Bristol Race Rewind: Bristol Bristol Final Laps: Rowdy sweeps again

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