Alaska’s ASAA boys basketball Class 3A championship: live updates from Barrow vs. Mt. Edgecumbe originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 21 — Alaska’s ASAA boys basketball championships are taking place Saturday in Anchorage.

The Class 3A state championship game will feature the Barrow [Utqiagvik, AK] Whalers will take on the Mt. Edgecumbe [Sitka, AK] Braves. Barrow enters the game with an 18-8 record while Mt. Edgecumbe is 19-5.

The championships continue later in the evening with the Class 4A title game wrapping up Alaska’s prep basketball season.

STREAM:Watch Barrow vs. Mt. Edgecumbe on the NFHS Network

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FOURTH QUARTER

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Mt. Edgecumbe hits two free throws to tie the game with just two seconds to play! It’s 77-all.

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Barrow to the lead with 11 seconds to play! It’s 77-75, but Mt. Edgecumbe can have the final word.

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Mt. Edgecumbe buries a three to tie the game at 75-all. This has been a phenomenal basketball game.

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1:17 to play, and Barrow is clinging to a 73-70 lead in game they once led by double digits.

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Under three to play, Barrow still maintaining a six-point lead at 70-64.

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Under five to play, Barrow is up, 64-58.

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The fourth quarter is under way!

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END OF THIRD QUARTER — Barrow 60, Mt. Edgecumbe 51

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At the 2:30 mark, there’s a timeout as Mt. Edgecumbe has climbed back into this. They trail, 53-45, but it’s closer than it was.

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Under the five minute mark, Barrow leading, 53-41.

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Just under six minutes to play, it’s Barrow starting to take charge, 51-39.

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The third quarter is under way!

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END OF SECOND QUARTER — Barrow 41, Mt. Edgecumbe 34

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At the 1:00 mark, Barrow leads, 33-30.

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Just under four to play, Barrow is on a 7-0 run to regain the lead at 28-25.

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Just under the seven-minute mark, and these two are back and forth. Barrow is up, 21-19.

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The second quarter is under way!

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END OF FIRST QUARTER — Barrow 16, Mt. Edgecumbe 16

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Under the three-minute mark, Mt. Edgecumbe leads, 13-9.

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They are under way in Alaska!

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Coming soon! Game time is set for 7 p.m. EST/3 p.m. AST local!

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How can I watch Barrow vs. Mt. Edgecumbe?

• Date: 7 p.m. EST/3 p.m. AST local, Saturday, March 21
• STREAM:Watch Barrow vs. Mt. Edgecumbe on the NFHS Network

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Dodgers major leaguers are done with the Arizona portion of spring training, but there’s one more game at Camelback Ranch, with Dodgers prospects taking on White Sox prospects in the spring breakout game.

Spring breakout game info

• Teams: Dodgers prospects vs. White Sox prospects
• Ballpark: Camelback Ranch
• Time: 6:05 p.m. PT
• TV: MLB Network
• Streaming: MLB app, Amazon

Dodgers major leaguers are done with the Arizona portion of spring training, but there’s one more game at Camelback Ranch, with Dodgers prospects taking on White Sox prospects in the spring breakout game.

Spring breakout game info

• Teams: Dodgers prospects vs. White Sox prospects
• Ballpark: Camelback Ranch
• Time: 6:05 p.m. PT
• TV: MLB Network
• Streaming: MLB app, Amazon

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and nine rebounds, and seed Houston rolled past Texas A&M 88-57 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday to reach the Sweet 16 for the seventh consecutive year.

Milos Uzan added 15 points for the Cougars (30-6), the No. 2 seed in the South Region. Houston will play in its home city on Thursday against either No. 3 seed Illinois or No. 11 seed VCU, and coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad — which lost in the national title game to Florida last year — again looks like an opponent nobody wants to play.

Josh Holloway scored 12 points in a reserve role for Texas A&M. The 10th-seeded Aggies (22-12), who beat St. Mary’s in the first round, struggled against Houston’s aggressive interior defense. The Cougars won the rebounding battle 46-29, had 19 offensive boards and blocked seven shots.

Holloway kept the Aggies close in the first half with a pair of 3-pointers. His second, with 9:21 left, cut the deficit to 23-19. But Houston, behind 14 points from Sharp and 10 from Cenac, outscored the Aggies 23-9 after that for a 46-28 lead at the break.

The Cougars, who made 30 of 68 shots (44%), extended their advantage to 67-39 on a 3-pointer by Milos Uzan with 11:17 left.

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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness

ATLANTA (AP) — Virginia junior Claire Curzan finished off a sweep in the backstroke and then helped set an NCAA record in the 400 freestyle relay as the Cavaliers women polished off a sixth straight NCAA swimming and diving championship on Saturday at the McAuley Aquatic Center.

Curzan won the 200-yard back in 1 minute, 46.10 seconds, after winning the 100 on Friday. Curzan set an NCAA record in the 200 on Feb. 21 in the same pool at 1:46.09. Wisconsin sophomore Maggie Wanezek was second and North Carolina State sophomore Erika Pelaez placed third.

Curzan teamed up with Madi Mintenko, Anna Moesch and anchor Sara Curtis to clock a 3:05.26 in finishing off a sweep of all five relays.

Todd DeSorbo has led the Cavaliers to all six of the program’s championships, and all six have come since the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19. Greg Meehan coached Stanford to three straight titles from 2017-19.

Virginia finished with 589 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Stanford’s 380.5. Texas, California and Tennessee rounded out the top five.

Stanford senior Torri Huske edged out a pair of Cavaliers to win the 100-yard freestyle in a program- and venue-record 45.17 seconds. Moesch (45.54), a sophomore, was second, followed by Curtis (45.77), a freshman. Huske also won the event’s 50 free and 100 butterfly, finishing with four career individual titles.

Lucy Bell, another Cardinal senior, clocked the fourth fastest time in program history (1:52.09) to win the 200 IM in her final race. California freshman Teagan O’Dell took second and her sophomore teammate Mia West was third. Bell finishes as a three-time champion.

Texas junior Campbell Stoll won the 200 butterfly in 1:50.26, edging out Indiana freshman Alex Shackell (1:50.40). Michigan’s Hannah Bellard was third.

Stanford freshman Ellie Cole totaled 399.80 points to win platform diving — 56 points clear of the rest of the field.

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AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored three goals — his third multi-goal game this season — on Saturday to help Nashville SC beat Orlando City 5-0.

Surridge leads MLS with seven goals this season, two more than Vancouver’s Brian White and Petar Musa of FC Dallas. The 27-year-old Surridge, who scored a career-high 24 goals last season, has three career hat tricks and scored a club-record four goals in a 7-2 win over Chicago last season.

Brian Schwake finished with a save and had his third shutout of the season for Nashville.

Cristian Espinoza, who also had an assist, opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Warren Madrigal, a 21-year-old rookie forward, scored his first goal in MLS in the 80th to make it 5-0.

Surridge converted from the penalty spot in the 28th minute and added goals in the 55th and 67th minutes. On the counter-attack, Alex Muyl ran onto a pass from Hany Mukhtar at the edge of the penalty box and, as he was falling, tapped it to Surridge for a first-touch finish from the center of the area. After a failed clearance attempt by Orlando, Surridge slammed a first-touch shot into the net from just inside the penalty box to give Nashville (4-0-1) a four-goal lead.

Maxime Crépeau returned from a one-game suspension (red card) and had four saves for Orlando City (1-4-0). The 31-year-old, who helped Los Angeles FC to Supporter’s Shield and MLS Cup titles in 2022, has allowed 11 goals this season.

Espinoza blasted a shot from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box that skipped off the bottom of the crossbar into the net to give Nashville a 1-0 lead.

Nashville had 58% possession and outshot Orlando City 17-10, 9-1 on target.

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AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

VCU could possibly be without a starter for the majority of its second-round game against Illinois after an early injury in the contest.

Guard Nyk Lewis went down less than a minute into the matchup on Saturday, March 21. He was attempting to grab a rebound when he landed on a teammate’s foot, twisting his right ankle. He immediately went down and was in visible pain.

VCU staff assisted Lewis getting off the court as he couldn’t put any weight on his right foot.

Freshman Nyk Lewis is helped off the court by VCU staff after turning an ankle pic.twitter.com/TlRsNg4jz4

— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 22, 2026

Nyx Lewis latest injury updates

Lewis went into the locker room after the injury but the severity of it remains unknown. He has yet to reappear in the game.

The freshman guard has started every game this season for the Rams, and played a key role in the first round comeback win over North Carolina with 16 points, including two free throws in overtime to seal the win. He averages 8.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while also shooting 36.2% from 3-point land.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Nyk Lewis injury update: VCU leave game vs. Illinois early

Among two games that won’t count, the more interesting contest pits top White Sox prospects at the top Dodgers prospects, held conveniently enough at Camelback Ranch. Ostensibly this roster represents the top players in every organization, and thus it stands to reason that the best at each position are starting in this game. See if you agree:

I mean, see if you agree with the White Sox; as of 100 minutes before game time, the Dodgers had not produced a lineup. Pro tip: It will be a really, really, really, really good one. Bonus pro tip: Some of these guys will be White Sox one day, given the habit the front office has had in trading with L.A. over the past decade or so.

No argument with anyone here, really. Interesting to see that Caleb Bonemer is already being pushed to third base, with Billy Carlson earning the start at short. Grant Magill gets the start at backstop somewhat by default; with the talent on the major league roster, the White Sox are top-heavy at catcher for sure.

Hagen Smith earning the start over, say, Tanner McDougal or Noah Schultz, is instructive — possibly. Coming off of a stellar (short) start on Sunday, Smith may be positioning himself as first man up when the inevitable injury hits the big-league rotation.

This originally was an afternoon game, but due to the scorching heat squatting on Arizona it’s now an 8:05 p.m. Central start. It’s listed as both a CHSN and MLB.TV game, but these days your guess is as good as ours.

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With games that go on their permanent record looming (remember when adults threatened you about stuff going on your permanent record?) and a bunch of the NRIs playing in the Spring Breakout game, the White Sox are sporting a starting lineup that is at least very close to what they’ll feature in Milwaukee on Thursday, when things count.

Well, except for the pitcher. MLB listed Ryan Borucki, but he was cut yesterday. So, opening on the mound will be Rule 5 draftee Jedixson Paez, who appears to have made the team despite a lousy spring line (seven earned runs in 8 2/3 innings, but six came in one one-inning outing).

The Reds counter with 2025 All-Star lefty Andrew Abbott, who is set to be their Opening Day pitcher with Hunter Greene out for months. Abbott is having a horrific spring of 20 earned runs in 13 innings. Unfortunately for his spring stats, Abbott won’t be facing any minor-leaguers tonight:

Paez will also be facing most of the lineup the Reds are apt to use against the Red Sox come Thursday:

First pitch in Goodyear is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. Central, when the temp may have drifted below 100° for the first time since early morning. No TV or radio on the White Sox side of things, as the broadcast teams are at the prospects game; try Reds radio, if you can.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced that outfielder Mike Tauchman is set to undergo an MRI for a knee issue that he experienced in the team’s split-squad spring training game against the Astros this afternoon.

Tauchman collided with the right field fence early in the game and was visibly uncomfortable while continuing to play in the game before exiting before the top of the fifth inning got underway.

Signed to a minor league deal in mid-February, Tauchman seemed like a very shrewd acquisition and figured to earn a spot on the Mets’ Opening Day roster if healthy. If the results of the MRI don’t show a significant injury, perhaps that’ll still happen, but it certainly wouldn’t be surprising if he were to begin the season on the injured list, even if only for precautionary reasons.

Fellow outfielders Juan Soto and Luis Robert Jr. are locked into the starting gigs in left and center, of course, and Tyrone Taylor always looked like a near lock to make the roster despite his poor 2025 season. And both Tauchman and top prospect Carson Benge appeared likely to make the roster. If Tauchman were to miss any time, Benge would obviously be lined up to the take the vast majority of reps in right field during his absence.