Friday, March 19
St. John's fires men's basketball coach
NEW YORK, March 19 (UPI) -- St. John's Coach Norm Roberts was fired Friday after leading the Red Storm's men's basketball team for six years.
Dodgers' Scully hospitalized after fall
LOS ANGELES, March 19 (UPI) -- Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play announcer Vin Scully, 82, was hospitalized for observation after falling at his home, a team spokesman said.
NHL: Vancouver 3, San Jose 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19 (UPI) -- Alexander Edler and Ryan Kesler staked Vancouver to a two-goal lead in the first period Thursday and the Canucks fought off San Jose 3-2.
NHL: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 0
LOS ANGELES, March 19 (UPI) -- Antti Niemi made 17 saves and claimed his fifth shutout of the season Thursday to bring the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-0 victory over Los Angeles.
COL BKB: New Mexico 62, Montana 57
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 19 (UPI) -- Two foul shots by Roman Martinez with 13 seconds left Thursday finally wrapped up New Mexico's 62-57 victory over Montana in the NCAA Tournament's first round.
NBA: Denver 93, New Orleans 80
DENVER, March 19 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony had 26 points Thursday and claimed a career-high 18 rebounds in carrying the Denver Nuggets to a 93-80 victory over New Orleans.
COL BKB: Wake Forest 81, Texas 80 (OT)
NEW ORLEANS, March 19 (UPI) -- Ishmael Smith hit a jump shot with 2 seconds left in overtime Thursday, giving Wake Forest an 81-80 win over Texas in the NCAA Tournament's East Region.
Thursday, March 18
COL BKB: Tennessee 62, San Diego State 59
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 19 (UPI) -- Wayne Chism made two free throws with 8 seconds left Thursday and Tennessee nipped San Diego State 62-59 in the NCAA Tournament's opening round.
COL BKB: Kansas 90, Lehigh 74
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 19 (UPI) -- Marcus Morris led a second-half surge Thursday that pushed Kansas to a 90-74 victory over Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NHL: Nashville 5, Minnesota 0
NASHVILLE, March 18 (UPI) -- Pekka Rinne needed to make just 17 saves while recording his fifth shutout of the season Thursday, bringing Nashville a 5-0 victory over Minnesota.
NHL: Philadelphia 3, Dallas 2
DALLAS, March 18 (UPI) -- Scott Hartnell put Philadelphia in front 7:53 into the third period Thursday and the Fliers hung on to edge Dallas 3-2.
NHL: Carolina 4, Washington 3 (OT)
RALEIGH, N.C., March 18 (UPI) -- Ray Whitney scored with 58 seconds remaining in overtime Thursday to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 win over Washington.
NHL: Phoenix 4, Florida 3 (SO)
SUNRISE, Fla., March 18 (UPI) -- Radim Vrbata's goal in the shootout Thursday boosted Phoenix to a 4-3 win over Florida that established a franchise-record victory total for the Coyotes.
NHL: Atlanta 6, Ottawa 3
ATLANTA, March 18 (UPI) -- Colby Armstrong had two of Atlanta's three third-period goals Thursday and added an assist in helping boost Atlanta past Ottawa 6-3.
NHL: Buffalo 6, Tampa Bay 2
TAMPA, Fla., March 18 (UPI) -- Jason Pominville collected the second hat trick of his career Thursday in carrying the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay.
NHL: Toronto 2, New Jersey 1 (SO)
TORONTO, March 18 (UPI) -- Phil Kessel started a streak of three straight shootout goals Thursday that brought the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over New Jersey.
NHL: Pittsburgh 3, Boston 0
BOSTON, March 18 (UPI) -- Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves en route to his first shutout of the season Thursday, carrying the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over Boston.
NHL: St. Louis 4, New York Rangers 3
NEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- Paul Kariya put St. Louis ahead for good with the 400th goal of his career Thursday, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers.
COL BKB: Washington 80, Marquette 78
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18 (UPI) -- A driving layup by Quincy Pondexter with 3 seconds remaining Thursday gave Washington an 80-78 NCAA Tournament first-round win over Marquette.
Which was is Villanova going
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No one outside the tight confines of the Villanova basketball program really knows what Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher did to lose their starting assignments in Thursday's NCAA Tournament opener, but it seems a fairly safe guess they didn't sneak out of the hotel for extra shooting practice.
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