NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight
Yesterday
South Regional Final – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
1 Auburn 70, 2 Michigan State 64
AU 70, MSU 64 – Auburn completes sweep of No. 1 seeds into Final Four, beating Michigan State 70-64
Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four. Auburn earned its second Final Four trip. Michigan State fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his ninth national semifinal. Auburn’s only previous Final Four appearance came in 2019, also under coach Bruce Pearl. The South Region champion Tigers are the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. They became the last of the No. 1 seeds to advance to the Final Four — joining Florida, Duke and Houston.
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo stands on the court during the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Auburn, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
NCAAMBB – A quarter-century after his lone national title, Tom Izzo comes up short again
Twenty-five years after his lone national title, Tom Izzo has come up short of No. 2. Michigan State fell behind by 15 points in the opening minutes and never could fight all the way back against the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The cold-shooting Spartans fell to Auburn 70-64 in the final of the South Region in Atlanta. With a roster that Izzo described as one of his favorites of a three-decade-long career if not the most talented, Michigan State made only 24 of 64 shots from the field, including 7 of 23 from 3-point range.
MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day
Yesterday
Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Chicago Cubs 6
Tigers were off
Angels 3, White Sox 2 – Kyren Paris hits solo home run after long weather delay to lift Angels over White Sox 3-2
Kyren Paris homered on the first pitch he saw after a lengthy rain delay and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Paris — a second-round pick in 2019 — hit his first home run this year after hitting one last season in 51 at-bats. Closer Kenley Jansen gave up a leadoff double to Andrew Vaughn and a walk to Matt Thaiss to begin the bottom of the ninth. He got Miguel Vargas to pop out before inducing a double-play grounder from Brooks Baldwin. Mike Trout collected his first hit of the season when he singled to load the bases in the top of a two-run first inning for LA.
D-Backs 10, Cubs 6 – Diamondbacks rally for 8 runs in the eighth to beat the Cubs 10-6, split 4-game series
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying, two-run homer, Josh Naylor had the go-ahead RBI double and the Arizona Diamondbacks used an eight-run eighth inning to rally past the Chicago Cubs 10-6 on Sunday. The teams split the four-game series. The Diamondbacks sent 12 batters to the plate in the eighth. The Cubs took a 6-2 lead in the top of the eighth on Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer. Tucker turned on a curveball from Joe Mantiply, driving it down the right field line and into the bullpen for his second homer in the series. Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson also homered.
Tonight
Minnesota (Paddack 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Pérez 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Detroit (Jobe 0-0) at Seattle (Hancock 0-0), 9:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:15p
Chicago Cubs (Brown 0-1) at Athletics (Estes 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
MLB – Fast-moving storm causes headache for White Sox grounds crew
A fast-moving storm that caused a delay during the Angels-White Sox game created a headache for the grounds crew at Rate Field. It began to pour when a storm rolled over the ballpark with the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the seventh inning. The crew rushed out to the tarp, but the workers weren’t able to pull it over the entire infield and the area around the first-base line was exposed to the weather. The crew used a patchwork of smaller tarps to cover as much of the area as it could. When the rain stopped, the crew began to work on the infield with bags of drying material. The game resumed after a delay of almost three hours.
NCAAHKY – College Hockey – NCAA Tournament – Round 2
Saturday
Western Michigan 2, Massachusetts 1 WMU Clinches first frozen four appearance in school history
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball – NCAA Tournament – Sweet 16
Saturday
Birmingham Regional 3 Semifinal – Legacy Arena at BJCC, Birmingham, AL
2 TCU 71, 3 Notre Dame 62
TCU 71, ND 62 – Hailey Van Lith scores 26 points to lead TCU to 1st Elite Eight with 71-62 win over Notre Dame
Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame 71-62 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Sedona Prince added 21 points for the 34-3 Horned Frogs, who advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Next up is Texas on Monday night. With the game tied at 52 early in the fourth, Van Lith took over. She scored five of the next six points for TCU to give the team the lead. Liatu King scored 17 points for the Irish.
NCAAWBB – Irish guard Olivia Miles weighing tough decision to return or enter WNBA
Olivia Miles hasn’t made up her mind yet whether she’ll enter the WNBA draft or return to Notre Dame for her final season. The 5-foot-10 guard is a projected lottery pick in the draft, which takes place in New York on April 14. For the longest time, it was assumed that Miles would be leaving college for the pros after the season ended.
NCAAWBB – Grand Valley State women secure second Division II title
Freshman MacKenzie Bisballe scored 14 points and her sister Rylie Bisballe added 13 as Grand Valley State secured its second Division II championship with a 70-58 win over California State-Dominguez Hills. Grand Valley State (38-2) was appearing in the title game for the second time in program history, with the 2005-06 team beating American International 58-52 to finish 33-3. It was the winningest team in program history until the current squad. California State-Dominguez Hills (36-2), which won 29 straight games to start the season, was in the championship game for the first time in program history. The Lakers led 38-21 at halftime and then scored the opening nine points of the third quarter, highlighted by a 3-pointer by MacKenzie Bisballe, to go ahead 47-21.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Minnesota Timberwolves 123, Detroit Pistons 104
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (0), middle, and Detroit Pistons forward Ronald Holland II (00), right, fight during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
T-Wolves 123, Pistons 104 – After 2nd-quarter fight and ejections, Timberwolves beat Pistons 123-104
Julius Randle had 26 points and eight rebounds and Anthony Edwards added 25 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Detroit Pistons 123-104 on Sunday night in a game that was interrupted by a second-quarter fight. Tempers flared after Detroit fouled Timberwolves forward Naz Reid. Five players — including Reid and teammate Donte DiVincenzo — were ejected, along with Detroit head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Minnesota assistant Pablo Prigioni. Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 25 rebounds to help Minnesota win for the third time in four games. Malik Beasley led Detroit with 27 points.
Tonight
Sacramento Kings at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Utah Hockey Club 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Utah 5, Blackhawks 2 – Kerfoot has a goal and 2 assists in Utah’s 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks
Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 27 shots to help the Utah Hockey Club beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday. Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist. Nick DeSimone and Kailer Yamamoto each scored their first goals of the season and Logan Cooley also scored. Joe Veleno and Ryan Donato scored for Chicago.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Today
Baseball
Plainwell at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Softball
Plainwell at Allegan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Girls Soccer
Plainwell at Rockford, 6:45 p.m.
Fennville at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Allegan at GR Northpointe Chr. 4:00 p.m.
