Soccer- Africa Cup of Nations

Longest wait from last title

Ethiopia: 1962 (59 years)  

Sudan: 1970 (51 years)  

Morocco: 1976 (45 years)

Ghana: 1982 (39 years)

Tunisia: 2004 (17 years) 

Egypt: 2010 (11 years) 

Nigeria: 2013 (8 years) 

Ivory Coast: 2015 (6 years) 

Cameroon: 2017 (4 years)

Algeria: 2019 (2 years)

Soccer- Africa Cup of Nations

Most Titles

Note that Egypt, Ivory Coast and Ghana are the top three for last-24 appearances with (counting this year) 25, 24 and 23 respectively

1. Egypt (7 titles in 24 appearances)

2. Cameroon (5 titles in 19 appearances)

3. Ghana (4 titles in 22 appearances)

4. Nigeria (3 titles in 18 appearances)

5. Algeria (2 titles in 18 appearances) and Ivory Coast (2 titles in 23 appearances) 

6. Ethiopia (1 title in 10 appearances), Sudan (1 title in 8 appearances) and Tunisia (1 title in 19 appearances)

Senegal 0-for-15 

Guinea 0-for-12

Burkina Faso and Mali 0-for-11

Gabon 0-for-7 

Zimbabwe 0-for-4

Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Malawi 0-for-2

Mauritania 0-for-1

Soccer- Africa Cup of Nations

Most appearances in the finals (24 teams) stage before this year

1. Egypt (24)

2. Ivory Coast (23)

3. Ghana (22)

4. Cameroon and Tunisia (19)

5. Algeria and Nigeria (18)

6. Morocco (17)

7. Senegal (15)

8. Guinea (12)

9. Burkina Faso and Mali (11) 

10. Ethiopia (10)

11. Sudan (8)

12. Gabon (7)

13. Zimbabwe (4)

14. Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Malawi (2)

15. Mauritania (1)

Comoros and Gambia- debut finals appearance this year 

Soccer- Africa Cup of Nations

Qualifiers -- Second Round

1. Algeria

2. Burkina Faso

3. Cameroon

4. Comoros

5. Egypt

6. Equatorial Guinea 

7. Ethiopia 

8. Gabon

9. Gambia 

10. Ghana 

11. Guinea

12. Guinea-Bissau 

13. Ivory Coast 

14. Malawi 

15. Mali

16. Mauritania 

17. Morocco 

18. Nigeria 

19. Senegal 

20. Sudan

21. Tunisia 

22. Zimbabwe 

Just two spots left to be filled 

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Ivory Coast def. Ethiopia 3-1

Madagascar and Niger tied 0-0

Guinea-Bissau def. Congo 3-0

Nigeria def. Lesotho 3-0

Senegal and Swaziland tied 1-1

Mauritania def. Central African Republic 1-0  

UEFA U-21 Championship

Germany and Romania tied 0-0 

Netherlands def. Hungary 6-1 

Asia World Cup Qualifying

Japan def. Mongolia 14-0 behind nine goal scorers and four with at least two 

Saudi Arabia def. Palestine 5-0 

UEFA World Cup Qualifying

Serbia def. Azerbaijan 2-1

Cyprus def. Slovenia 1-0  

UFC Heavyweight Title Picture

What will happen if Stipe Miocic wins?

I can see him calling out Derrick Lewis- it would be a new opponent for him after turning aside Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum, Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou in addition to winning two-of-three opposite Daniel Cormier as part of an 8-1 run with four title defenses. His matchup against Francis Ngannou on Saturday will be his eighth straight UFC title fight. 

And there's no denying that Lewis has earned another title shot after stopping Aleksei Oleinik and knocking out Curtis Blaydes in his last two bouts. 

What if Ngannou wins the title? 

This, I think, would be a situation where Lewis becomes the #2 contender behind Jon Jones. Jon would be a new opponent as well as a springboard into a potential boxing foray- think McGregor boxing Mayweather after winning the lightweight strap. 

UEFA U-21 Championship

Switzerland def. England 1-0

Russia def. Iceland 4-1

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Comoros and Togo tied 0-0

Zimbabwe def. Botswana 1-0

Gabon def. DR Congo 3-0

Gambia def. Angola 1-0

Kenya and Egypt tied 1-1

South Africa and Ghana tied 1-1

Tunisia def. Libya 5-2 

Asia World Cup Qualifying

Tajikistan def. Mongolia 3-0 in an outcome that eliminates Mongolia from World Cup contention 

UEFA World Cup Qualifying

Switzerland def. Bulgaria 3-1

Denmark def. Israel 2-0 

In action tomorrow

First leg in UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals and Australian A-League action, among others, including:  

Tokyo CONCACAF Men's Soccer Qualifying

Costa Rica v. Dominican Republic

Mexico v. United States for semifinal seeding 

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Chad v. Namibia

Rwanda v. Mozambique

South Sudan v. Malawi 

Uganda v. Burkina Faso 

Guinea v. Mali

Sao Tome and Principe v. Sudan 

UEFA U-21s

Czech Republic v. Italy

Slovenia v. Spain

Hungary v. Germany

Romania v. Netherlands 

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

Saint Kitts v. Puerto Rico

Antigua/Barbuda v. Montserrat 

Suriname v. Cayman Islands

Dominican Republic v. Dominica

Guatemala v. Cuba

Nicaragua v. Saint Lucia 

UEFA World Cup Qualifying

Turkey v. Netherlands

Belgium v. Wales

Cyprus v. Slovakia

Estonia v. Czech Republic

Finland v. Bosnia-Herzegovina

France v. Ukraine

Gibraltar v. Norway

Latvia v. Montenegro 

Malta v. Russia

Portugal v. Azerbaijan 

Serbia v. Ireland

Slovenia v. Croatia

 

FA Women's Super League

Tottenham and Bristol City tied 1-1

Tokyo Table Tennis Singles Qualifying

After the most recent qualifier tournament:

Men's field has added athletes from India (2), Iran, Mongolia and Singapore

Women's field has added athletes from India (2), Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Thailand

Tokyo Women's Team Handball Qualifying

Complete Field: Angola, Brazil, France, Hungary, Japan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Russia

Italics: Qualified from the IHF World Qualifier Tournaments  

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar tied 1-1

Adelaide United def. Newcastle Jets 4-1 

Scottish Premiership

Celtic and Rangers tied 1-1 

Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle def. VVV Venlo 2-1

AZ Alkmaar def. PSV Eindhoven 2-0

Vitesse and Willem II tied 0-0

Heracles and Sparta Rotterdam tied 1-1

Ajax-Amsterdam def. ADO Den Haag 5-0 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Toluca and Puebla tied 4-4 

Tokyo Men's Soccer Qualifying

CONCACAF Group A

United States def. Dominican Republic 4-0 to move to 2-0 in the group 

Ligue 1

Racing Club de Lens def. Strasbourg 2-1

Brest and Angers tied 0-0

Reims def. Dijon 1-0

Montpellier def. Bordeaux 3-1

Nantes and Lorient tied 1-1

Nimes def. Lille 2-1

Paris Saint-Germain def. Lyon 4-2

La Liga

Getafe and Elche tied 1-1

Valencia def. Granada 2-1

Villareal def. Cadiz 2-1

Atletico Madrid def. Alaves 1-0 

Barcelona def. Real Sociedad 6-1 

Serie A

Atalanta def. Verona 2-0

Benevento def. Juventus 1-0

Sampdoria def. Torino 1-0

Lazio def. Udinese 1-0

AC Milan def. Fiorentina 3-2 

Napoli def. Roma 2-0  

Bundesliga

Mainz def. Hoffenheim 2-1

Hertha Berlin def. Bayer Leverkusen 3-0

Freiburg def. Augsburg 2-0 

Premier League

West Ham and Arsenal tied 3-3

Tottenham def. Aston Villa 2-0 

English FA Cup

Chelsea and Leicester City move into the semifinals, joining Southampton and Manchester City 

UFC Fight Night tonight

After a fight was axed at weigh-ins yesterday, another fight is now off the card as well

Tokyo Men's Soccer Qualifying

CONCACAF- Group A

United States and Mexico can book semifinal spots with wins tomorrow-

United States v. Dominican Republic and Mexico v. Costa Rica 

Austrian Bundesliga

Red Bull Salzburg def. LASK Linz 1-0 

Australian A-League

MacArthur FC def. Western United 2-1

English FA Cup- Quarterfinals

Today

Southampton def. Bournemouth 3-0

Manchester City def. Everton 2-0 

Tomorrow

Chelsea v. Sheffield United, 9:30a Eastern on ESPN+

Leicester City v. Manchester United, 1p Eastern on ESPN+

Tokyo Summer Games Qualifying

Women's Team Handball- Final Qualifiers

Tournament 1: Sweden has already qualified at 1-0-1 after defeating Argentina 34-21. The Argentina v. Spain game tomorrow will determine who joins them in Tokyo

Tournament 2: Hungary and Russia have grabbed the two qualifier spots, as they are both 2-0 entering the final day of competition. Serbia and Kazakhstan have been eliminated. 

Tournament 3: With Norway defeating Romania today to stand at 1-1 in the group, 1-0 Montenegro will face 0-1 Romania tomorrow in the final game of the qualifier tournament. 

Current Field: Angola, Brazil, France, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea and Sweden 

Spots Left: Three (Argentina/Spain winner and either Montenegro or Romania 

FA Women's Super League

Arsenal def. Manchester United 2-0 

Northern Irish Premiership

Linfield def. Crusaders 2-1

Australian A-League

Western Sydney def. Perth Glory 3-0

CONCACAF Tokyo Men's Soccer Qualifying

Honduras def. Haiti 3-0 

Ligue 1

Monaco def. Saint-Etienne 4-0

Eredivisie

Heerenveen and Twente tied 0-0  

La Liga

Real Betis def. Levante 2-0 

Serie A

Genoa def. Parma 2-1

Premier League

Leeds United def. Fulham 2-1

Bundesliga 

RB Leipzig def. Bielefeld 1-0 

UEFA Europa League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

Arsenal

Dinamo Zagreb

Granada

Roma 

NFL News

QB Mitchell Trubisky moves from Chicago to Buffalo and will most likely take the backup role 

Ultimate Fighting Championship 

The fight night on June 19th at the moment has a welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Dhiego Lima and a women's flyweight match between Casey O'Neill and Lara Procopio 

What will be going on today?

Men's (D1) March Madness- First Four

TruTV

East Region 16-Seed: Texas Southern v. Mount Saint Mary's, 5:10p Eastern (winner v. Michigan on Saturday)

West Region 16-Seed: Appalachian State v. Norfolk State, 8:40p Eastern (winner v. Gonzaga on Saturday)

TBS

West Region 11-Seed: Drake v. Wichita State, 6:27p Eastern (winner v. Southern Cal on Saturday)

East Region 11-Seed: UCLA v. Michigan State, 9:57p Eastern (winner v. Brigham Young on Saturday) 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX: Pachuca v. UANL, 10p Eastern. This won't be televised. 

Tokyo Summer Games Qualifying: The CONCACAF men's soccer tournament to determine the final two Olympic spots will start this evening, with the United States facing Costa Rica at 5p Eastern and Mexico squaring off with the Dominican Republic at 7:30p Eastern. Neither of these matchups will be televised. 

UEFA Europa League: The second legs of Round of 16 matchups. Ajax-Amsterdam, Arsenal, Granada, Roma, Tottenham and Villareal each have one foot in the quarterfinals. None of the matchups will be televised. 

Tokyo Summer Games- Table Tennis

Newest Qualifiers- Singles

Men's

Lubomir Jancarik (Czech Republic)

Bence Majoros (Hungary)

Wang Yang (Slovakia)

Kirill Skachkov (Russian Olympic Committee) 

Women's

Britt Eerland (Netherlands)

Linda Bergstrom (Sweden)

Polina Mikhailova (Russian Olympic Committee) 

Yang Xiaoxin (Monaco) 

Suthasini Sawettabut (Thailand) 

UEFA Champions League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

Bayern Munich

Borussia Dortmund 

Chelsea 

Liverpool 

Manchester City

Paris Saint-Germain 

Porto 

Real Madrid  

FA Women's Super League

Chelsea def. Everton 3-0

Brighton & Hove Albion def. Aston Villa 2-0

Manchester City def. Bristol City 3-0

West Ham and Birmingham City tied 2-2

English League One

Sunderland def. Accrington Stanley 2-0

English League Two

Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers tied 0-0  

English League Championship

Norwich City def. Nottingham Forest 2-0

Queens Park Rangers def. Millwall 3-2

Barnsley def. Wycombe Wanderers 3-1

Birmingham City def. Reading 2-1

Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City tied 0-0 

Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town tied 1-1  

Coupe de France

Paris Saint-Germain moves into the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Lille 

La Liga

Sevilla def. Elche 2-0 

Serie A

Torino def. Sassuolo 3-2 

UEFA Champions League- games today

Bayern Munich def. Lazio 2-1

Chelsea def. Atletico Madrid 2-0 

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Heavyweight: Harry Hunsucker will replace Don'Tale Mayes on Saturday opposite Tai Tuivasa 

Heavyweight Boxing

A heavyweight unification bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is now official, with a date TBD 

NFL Trades

Von Miller will remain with Denver; Ryan Fitzpatrick heads to Washington for one year; Ronald Darby is heading to Denver 

Global Soccer

We could be seeing a merger of the Dutch and Belgian top men's leagues 

The top Spanish women's league will become pro starting with next season

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The April 17th fight card will need a main event replacement after Paulo Costa withdrew from his middleweight bout against Robert Whittaker 

Potential lightweight bout: Justin Gaethje v. Michael Chandler 

A men's featherweight bout between Hakeem Dawodu and Movsar Evloev is targeted for UFC 263

Anthony Birchak is in need of a new opponent for Saturday after Johnny Eduardo withdrew from their bantamweight bout 

UFC 261 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal

Heavyweight Carlos Felipe will meet Jake Collier at UFC 263 in the first bout of a new four-fight deal 

Edwards v. Muhammad- Winners and Losers

Winners

Jinh Yu Frey: Avoided an 0-3 Octagon start that could equal a release from the roster with a unanimous decision win 

Matthew Semelsberger: You likely won't see him open a UFC card anytime soon as he landed a one-punch knockout in just sixteen seconds to start the night

Ryan Spann: Avoids falling further down the 205 ladder as he rebounds from a knockout loss back in September with a first-round stoppage win- it was also his fifth in the Octagon 

Losers

Gavin Tucker: An opportunity to climb the ranks with his fourth straight win evaporated in just twenty-two seconds

Manel Kape: Two UFC fights = two times coming up empty on the scorecards 

Leon Edwards: A ninth straight win would've landed him in title shot contention, but his first bout since July 2019 ended in a no-contest  

Australian W-League

Melbourne City def. Newcastle Jets 1-0

UEFA Champions League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

Borussia Dortmund

Porto 

Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain  

Manchester City or Borussia Monchengladbach (Tuesday)

Real Madrid or Atalanta (Tuesday)

Bayern Munich or Lazio (Wednesday)

Chelsea or Atletico Madrid (Wednesday)  

FA Women's Super League

Reading and Tottenham tied 0-0

English EFL Trophy- Final

Sunderland def. Tranmere Rovers 1-0 

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory tied 2-2

Western Sydney def. Brisbane Roar 1-0 

English League Championship

Norwich City def. Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 

Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard def. VVV Venlo 3-1

Vitesse def. Utrecht 3-1

PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord tied 1-1

Ajax-Amsterdam def. PEC Zwolle 2-0 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Pachuca def. Toluca 2-0

Queretaro def. Atletico San Luis 2-1 

Ligue 1

Nimes and Montpellier tied 1-1

Bordeaux def. Dijon 3-1

Racing Club de Lens and Metz tied 2-2

Lorient and Nice tied 1-1

Rennes def. Strasbourg 1-0

Monaco and Lille tied 0-0

Nantes def. Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 

La Liga

Celta Vigo and Athletic Bilbao tied 0-0 

Granada def. Real Sociedad 1-0

Villareal def. Eibar 3-1

Sevilla def. Real Betis 1-0 

Serie A

Bologna def. Sampdoria 3-1

Parma def. Roma 2-0

Inter Milan def. Torino 2-1

Juventus def. Cagliari 3-1

Napoli def. AC Milan 1-0 

Bundesliga

Bielefeld def. Bayer Leverkusen 2-1

RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt tied 1-1

Stuttgart def. Hoffenheim 2-0  

Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion def. Southampton 2-1

Leicester City def. Sheffield United 5-0 

Arsenal def. Tottenham 2-1

Manchester United def. West Ham 1-0

Tokyo Summer Games Qualifying

Men's Team Handball

World Qualifier Tournaments -- Tokyo

Tournament 1: Brazil and Norway

Tournament 2: France and Portugal

Tournament 3: Germany and Sweden

Men's Team Handball: Complete Field

Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden

Wrestling

The Europe qualifiers will start on Thursday 

NCAA D1 Women's Basketball- Conference tournament games today

America East: Final

Stony Brook v. Maine 

 

Atlantic Sun: Semifinals

Lipscomb v. Florida Gulf Coast

North Florida v. Liberty  

Atlantic-10: Quarterfinals

LaSalle v. Dayton, 11a Eastern on ESPN+ 

VCU v. Rhode Island

Massachusetts v. Fordham  

Richmond v. Saint Louis 

Big Ten: Semifinals

Northwestern v. Maryland 

Michigan State v. Iowa 

Big 12: Quarterfinals

Texas v. Iowa State

TCU v. Baylor

Kansas State v. West Virginia

Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State  

Big Sky: Final

Idaho v. Idaho State

Big West: Semifinals

Hawaii v. UC Davis

Cal Poly v. UC Irvine   

Colonial Athletic Association: Semifinals

Hofstra v. Delaware

Drexel v. James Madison

Conference-USA: Semifinals

Old Dominion v. Rice 

UTEP v. Middle Tennessee 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Semifinals

Fairfield v. Marist

Rider v. Saint Peter's 

Mid-American Conference: Semifinals

Buffalo v. Bowling Green

Ohio v. Central Michigan 

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Semifinals

Norfolk State v. Howard

Morgan State v. North Carolina A&T  

Missouri Valley: Quarterfinals

Southern Illinois v. Missouri State

Bradley v. Northern Iowa 

Valparaiso v. Drake 

Loyola-Chicago v. Illinois State

Southland: Quarterfinals

Central Arkansas v. Lamar

Nicholls State v. Sam Houston State  

Southwestern Athletic Conference: Semifinals

Southern v. Alabama State

Grambling State v. Jackson State   

Western Athletic Conference: Semifinals

New Mexico State v. California Baptist

Grand Canyon v. Utah Valley  

FA Women's Super League

Everton def. Birmingham City 4-0

Tokyo Summer Games Qualifying

The CONCACAF men's soccer qualifiers- which will determine the final two spots- will start next Thursday (March 18th) 

The final six men's team handball spots will be determined with the World Qualifier Tournaments tomorrow through Sunday 

Big Ten Men's Soccer

Maryland def. Michigan 2-1

Indiana def. Wisconsin 4-0  

UEFA Europa League- Round of 16

One foot in the quarterfinals: Ajax-Amsterdam, Arsenal, Granada, Tottenham, Villareal

All tied up: AC Milan, Manchester United, Rangers, Slavia Prague  

Playing catch-up: Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kiev, Molde, Olympiakos, Young Boys

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball- Conference Tournaments 

ACC: Quarterfinals

Virginia def. Syracuse 72-69

Georgia Tech def. Miami 70-66

American Athletic Conference: First Round

South Florida def. Temple 73-71

Tulane def. Tulsa 77-70 

Big Sky: Quarterfinals

Southern Utah def. Northern Colorado 91-83

Big West: Quarterfinals

UC Santa Barbara def. Long Beach State 95-87 

Big Ten: Second Round

Maryland def. Michigan State 68-57

Big 12: Quarterfinals

Baylor def. Kansas State 74-68

Big East: Quarterfinals

Georgetown def. Villanova 72-71

Seton Hall def. Saint John's in OT 77-69 

MAC: Quarterfinals

Toledo def. Ball State in OT 91-89

Ohio def. Kent State 85-63

Buffalo def. Miami of Ohio 74-63 

Mountain West: Quarterfinals

San Diego State def. Wyoming 69-66

Pac-12: Quarterfinals

Oregon def. Arizona State 91-73

SEC: Second Round

Mississippi State def. Kentucky 74-73

Florida def. Vanderbilt 69-63

SWAC: Quarterfinals

Texas Southern def. Alcorn State 78-55

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball- March Madness Autobids

1. Atlantic Sun: Liberty

2. Big South: Winthrop

3. Colonial Athletic Association: Drexel 

4. Horizon League: Cleveland State

5. Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago 

6. Northeast Conference: Mount Saint Mary's

7. Ohio Valley: Morehead State 

8. Summit League: Oral Roberts

9. Sun Belt: Appalachian State

10. West Coast Conference: Gonzaga  

Indian I-League

Aizawl FC def. Neroca FC 1-0

Chennai City def. India Arrows 5-0 

Australian W-League

Western Sydney def. Melbourne Victory 4-0 

Big East Women's Soccer

Georgetown def. Villanova 2-0 

Big Ten Men's Soccer

Maryland def. Michigan 2-1 

UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

1. Barcelona

2. Bayern Munich 

3. Chelsea

4. Lyon

5. Manchester City 

6. Rosengard 

7. Wolfsburg 

UEFA Champions League

Round of 16 -- Quarterfinals

1. Borussia Dortmund

2. Liverpool

3. Paris Saint-Germain 

4. Porto 

NCAA D1 Women's Basketball- Conference Tournaments

Atlantic 10: Second Round

LaSalle def. Duquesne in OT 72-68 

Big Ten: Quarterfinals

Maryland def. Nebraska 83-73

Northwestern def. Michigan 65-49

Colonial Athletic Association: Quarterfinals

Hofstra def. Towson in OT 77-67

Conference-USA: Quarterfinals

Rice def. Florida International 77-60 

Old Dominion def. Charlotte in 2OT 90-89  

MAAC: Quarterfinals

Saint Peter's def. Iona 61-50 

MEAC: Quarterfinals

Norfolk State def. Coppin State 56-45

Southland: Second Round

Central Arkansas def. Houston Baptist 56-51

SWAC: Quarterfinals

Southern def. Alcorn State 73-59 

NCAA D1 Women's Basketball Tournament- Autobid Tracker 

1. Atlantic Coast Conference: NC State

2. Big East: Connecticut

3. Horizon League: IUPUI/Wright State winner

4. Ohio Valley: Belmont 

5. Pac-12: Stanford 

6. SEC: South Carolina 

7. Southern Conference: Mercer 

8. Summit League: Nebraska-Omaha/South Dakota winner 

9. Sun Belt: Troy 

10. West Coast Conference: Brigham Young/Gonzaga winner 

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball Tournament- Autobid Tracker

1. Atlantic Sun: Liberty

2. Big South: Winthrop

3. Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago

4. Ohio Valley: Morehead State

5. Southern Conference: UNC Greensboro

6. Sun Belt: Appalachian State

Other conference tournament games today

Colonial Athletic Association semifinal: Elon def. Hofstra 76-58

Horizon League semifinal: Cleveland State def. Milwaukee 71-65

Summit League semifinal: Oral Roberts def. South Dakota State 90-88

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference first round: Rider def. Canisius 78-76  

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball Tournament

Autobid Tracker

1. Atlantic Sun: Liberty

2. Big South: Winthrop

3. Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago

4. Ohio Valley: Morehead State

5. Southern Conference: Mercer/UNC Greensboro winner

6. Sun Belt: Appalachian State/Georgia State winner

Automatic spots after tomorrow

1. Colonial Athletic Association

2. Horizon League 

3. Summit League

4. West Coast Conference  

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball

Conference Tournament Games today

Colonial Athletic Association- Semifinals

Elon v. Hofstra, 6p Eastern on CBSSN

Drexel v. Northeastern, 9:30p Eastern on CBSSN  

Horizon League- Semifinals

Milwaukee v. Cleveland State, 6:30p Eastern on ESPNU 

Northern Kentucky v. Oakland, 9:30p Eastern on ESPN2 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference- First Round

Rider v. Canisius, 7p Eastern on ESPN+

Southern Conference- Final

Mercer v. UNC Greensboro, 7p Eastern on ESPN 

Summit League- Semifinals

Oral Roberts v. South Dakota State, 6:45p Eastern on ESPN+

North Dakota State v. South Dakota, 9:45p Eastern on ESPN+ 

Sun Belt- Final

Appalachian State v. Georgia State, 7p Eastern on ESPN2

West Coast Conference- Semifinals

Saint Mary's v. Gonzaga, 9p Eastern on ESPN   

Pepperdine v. Brigham Young, 11:59p Eastern on ESPN2  

Australian W-League

Newcastle Jets def. Perth Glory 4-0

D3 Women's Basketball

South Regional

Friday- Regional Quarterfinals

Union University v. Montevallo, 5p Eastern

Valdosta State v. Lee University, 8p Eastern

Saturday- Regional Semifinals

North Georgia v. Union/Montevallo winner, 5p Eastern

Lander v. Valdosta State/Lee winner, 8p Eastern  

Regional final on Monday (March 15th) 

Indian Super League

Mumbai City advance to the final on Saturday after defeating FC Goa 6-5 on penalties 

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners def. MacArthur FC 2-0 

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao def. Granada 2-1

NHL

Islanders def. Sabres 5-2

Lightning def. Blackhawks 6-3

Hurricanes def. Panthers 4-2

Devils def. Bruins 1-0 

Capitals def. Flyers 3-1

Penguins def. Rangers 5-1

Predators def. Stars 4-3 (SO) 

Serie A

Napoli def. Bologna 3-1

Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Santos Laguna def. Necaxa 3-1 

NCAA D1 Men's Basketball Tournament

Automatic Qualifiers

1. Atlantic Sun: Liberty

2. Big South: Winthrop

3. Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago 

4. Ohio Valley: Morehead State

5. Southern Conference: Mercer or UNC Greensboro 

NCAA Women's Basketball: D1 Tournament

Automatic Qualifiers

1. ACC: NC State

2. SEC: South Carolina

3. Southern Conference: Mercer 

Conference Tournaments

America East: Maine def. Albany 67-47 in the first semifinal and will face either Massachusetts-Lowell or Stony Brook in the final 

Big East

The Villanova/Connecticut winner will face the Creighton/Marquette winner in the final 

Pac-12: The final will be later tonight between UCLA and Stanford 

Patriot League: Boston University and Lehigh move into the semifinals with respective wins over Lafayette and Holy Cross 

Summit League: Western Illinois moves into the semifinals with a 60-59 win over Missouri-Kansas City 

Sun Belt: Louisiana-Lafayette def. Arkansas-Little Rock 58-48 in the first semifinal; Troy def. Appalachian State 66-63 in the second semifinal

Final: Louisiana-Lafayette v. Troy 

Who should Dominick Cruz fight next?

Eddie Wineland. For me, no contest. 

Come on? Two former World Extreme Cagefighting champs in the cage together?

That's the Cerrone-Sanchez fight a couple weight classes south. 

Get that fight booked. Who's in?  

What's next for Askar Askarov?

At this point I'd slot him in as the #2 contender at flyweight behind Brandon Moreno- he's 3-0-1 in the UFC, 13-0-1 overall and his last three wins were against Tim Elliott, Alexandre Pantoja and Joseph Benavidez (who, by the way, is tied with former long-standing champ Demetrious Johnson for most flyweight wins in UFC history). Put it on record and say "after Moreno, then Askarov). 

So where does this leave Cody Garbrandt? 

Something I think would be super cool to do is book him against either Pantoja or Benavidez. 

What title eliminator should Dillashaw get?

Cory Sandhagen. Why not? Cory's last two fights saw him stop Marlon Moraes by spinning wheel kick and follow-up punches and then absolutely obliterate Frankie Edgar by flying knee knockout. A win for either would deliver great promotional material ahead of a title fight. 

As a long shot I'd suggest Cody Garbrandt- the rivalry is there, the PR material would be fantastic, and it would be a fight I think Cody would go for if the UFC goes with Moreno and then Askarov as the next two title defenses for Figueiredo at 125.  

What's the deal with the UFC women's featherweight division?

I don't know- it's becoming more and more likely that they'll probably shutter that division as they don't seem all that interested in building it up but then they book a 1-0 UFC newcomer against June-of-last-year title challenger. So I guess wait and see until after May 22? Another thing to look at is what does Nunes want to do? 

What's next for Aljamain Sterling?

An immediate rematch against Petr Yan is the only way to go- winning a world title fight by DQ is the worst way to win. 

What's next for Jan Blachowicz?

Glover Teixeira is the rightful next challenger. He's won five straight against Karl Roberson, Anthony Smith, Nikita Krylov, Ion Cutelaba and Karl Roberson.

Potentially the #2 contender in the division is Aleksandar Rakic, who's won two straight- it might not sound all that impressive but both of those wins came against the two 205 title challengers in 2019: Anthony Smith and Thiago Santos. 

NCAA Men's Basketball

D1 Tournament

Automatic Bids

1. Atlantic Sun: Liberty

2. Big South: Winthrop (def. Campbell 80-53)  

3. Missouri Valley: Drake or Loyola-Chicago

FA Women's Super League

Chelsea def. West Ham 2-0 

*Current Standings

Chelsea and Manchester City are currently in the Champions League Second Round spots, and the third Champions League spot is currently being held by Manchester United

Scottish Premiership

Rangers clinched the title with six games left thanks to todays Dundee United-Celtic 0-0 draw. This, I believe, books Rangers a spot in the 2021-22 Champions League 

Eredivisie

Vitesse def. AZ Alkmaar 2-1 

Coupe de France

Angers and Lille two of the three teams to book Round of 16 spots 

La Liga

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid tied 1-1

Real Sociedad def. Levante 1-0 

Serie A

Sampdoria and Cagliari tied 2-2 

Bundesliga

Bielefeld and Union Berlin tied 0-0 

Premier League

Manchester United def. Manchester City 2-0 

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball 

Hofstra moves into the semifinals with an 83-75 win over Drexel 

Australian W-League

Canberra United def. Brisbane Roar 4-0

South African Premiership

Lamontville Golden Arrows def. Black Leopards 3-1 

Moroka Swallows and Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhanoila tied 1-1  

FA Women's Super League

Manchester United def. Aston Villa 3-0

Arsenal def. Birmingham City 4-0

Brighton & Hove Albion def. Tottenham 2-0 

Manchester City def. Everton 1-0 

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix def. Perth Glory 3-0

Western Sydney def. Western United 1-0 

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United and Celtic tied 0-0 

Eredivisie

Ajax-Amsterdam def. Groningen 3-1

PSV Eindhoven def. Fortuna Sittard 3-1

Heracles def. PEC Zwolle 2-1 

La Liga

Celta Vigo def. Huesca 4-3  

Serie A

Roma def. Genoa 1-0 

Crotone def. Torino 4-2

Fiorentina and Parma tied 3-3

AC Milan def. Verona 2-0 

Bundesliga

Cologne and Werder Bremen tied 1-1 

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United tied 0-0 

Fulham def. Liverpool 1-0 

NCAA Men's Basketball

Tournament games today

Colonial Athletic Association Quarterfinals

Delaware v. Hofstra (in progress)

Elon v. James Madison 

William & Mary v. Northeastern

Drexel v. College of Charleston 

Big South Final

Campbell v. Winthrop

Atlantic Sun Final

North Alabama v. Liberty

Missouri Valley Final

Drake v. Loyola-Chicago

Southern Conference Semifinals

East Tennessee State v. UNC Greensboro

Mercer v. Virginia Military 

Sun Belt Semifinals

Louisiana-Lafayette v. Georgia State 

Appalachian State v. Coastal Carolina 

Summit League Quarterfinals

North Dakota v. Oral Roberts

Missouri-Kansas City v. North Dakota State 

Tournament games tomorrow 

Horizon League Semifinals

Milwaukee v. Cleveland State

Northern Kentucky v. Oakland 

Summit League Semifinals

South Dakota State v. TBD

South Dakota v. TBD 

MAAC First Round

Rider v. Canisius 

West Coast Conference Semifinals

Saint Mary's v. Gonzaga  

Pepperdine v. Brigham Young

Tournament games on Tuesday 

ACC First Round

Miami v. Pittsburgh 

Boston College v. Duke

Wake Forest v. Notre Dame 

MAAC First Round

Iona v. Quinnipiac

Manhattan v. Fairfield

Southland First Round

McNeese State v. Southeastern Louisiana

Houston Baptist v. Incarnate Word 

Big West First Round

Long Beach State v. Cal State Northridge 

Cal Poly v. Cal State Fullerton 

Northeast Conference Final

Mount Saint Mary's v. Bryant 

Conference-USA First Round 

Southern Mississippi v. Rice

Florida International v. Middle Tennessee 

Sports on TV Tomorrow- a sampling

11 am Eastern

Men's Basketball- Atlantic 10 First Round on ESPN+: Saint Joseph's v. LaSalle

12:30 pm Eastern

DFB Pokal Quarterfinal on ESPN3: Rot-Weiss Essen v. Holstein 

Serie A on ESPN+: Sassuolo v. Napoli 

1 pm Eastern

Scottish Premiership on ESPN+: Livingston v. Rangers 

2 pm Eastern

Men's Basketball- Atlantic 10 First Round on ESPN+: Fordham v. George Washington 

2:45 pm Eastern

DFB Pokal Quarterfinal on ESPNNews and ESPN3: RB Leipzig v. Wolfsburg 

Serie A on ESPN+: AC Milan v. Udinese, Atalanta v. Crotone, Benevento v. Verona, Cagliari v. Bologna, Fiorentina v. Roma and Genoa v. Sampdoria 

3 pm Eastern

Copa del Rey Semifinal Second Leg on ESPN+: Barcelona v. Sevilla

3:15 pm Eastern

English League Championship on ESPN+: Stoke City v. Swansea City  

5 pm Eastern

Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball on ACC Network: Clemson v. Syracuse

6 pm Eastern

American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball on ESPN+: Wichita State v. Tulane

6:30 pm Eastern

Big East Men's Basketball on FS1: Connecticut v. Seton Hall 

SEC Men's Basketball on SEC Network: Missouri v. Florida

7 pm Eastern

NHL on NBCSN: Capitals v. Bruins 

Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball on ESPN2: Louisville v. Virginia Tech 

Men's Basketball- Patriot League First Round on ESPN+: Lehigh v. Boston University 

7:30 pm Eastern

NBA on ESPN: Nets v. Rockets 

8 pm Eastern

Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: FC Juarez v. Monterrey 

9:30 pm Eastern

NHL on NBCSN: Blues v. Ducks 

10 pm Eastern

NBA on ESPN: Warriors v. Trail Blazers 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX on ESPNDeportes: Cruz Azul v. Mazatlan

10:30 pm Eastern

NHL on ESPN+: Avalanche v. Sharks  

Quick Hits

Horizon League Men's Basketball

Quarterfinals later today

7 pm Eastern on ESPN+

Purdue Fort Wayne v. Cleveland State

Detroit Mercy v. Northern Kentucky

Milwaukee v. Wright State

7:30 pm Eastern on ESPN+

Youngstown State v. Oakland

Peach Belt Conference Women's Basketball

Semifinals tomorrow

North Georgia v. Clayton State

Lander v. Georgia Southwestern 

Big South Men's Basketball

Quarterfinals

Radford def. Hampton 67-52

Winthrop def. High Point 83-54

Campbell def. Gardner-Webb 63-57

Longwood def. UNC-Asheville 77-61

Semifinals: Radford v. Campbell and Winthrop v. Longwood 

English League Two

Morecambe def. Crawley Town 3-1

Harrogate Town def. Barrow 1-0

Bradford City def. Mansfield Town 1-0

Scunthorpe United def. Cambridge United 1-0

Cheltenham Town def. Southend United 1-0

Colchester United def. Carlisle United 2-1

Exeter City and Wallsall tied 0-0

Leyton Orient def. Grimsby Town 1-0

Bolton Wanderers def. Oldham Athletic 2-0

Salford City def. Port Vale 1-0

Stevenage def. Forest Green Rovers 3-0 

Tranmere Rovers def. Newport County 1-0 

South African Premiership

Ama Zulu def. Supersport United 1-0

Maritzburg United def. Black Leopards 1-0

Orlando Pirates def. Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 

TS Galaxy def. Moroka Swallows 2-1 

NCAA Men's Soccer

Kentucky def. Bowling Green 1-0

Virginia def. George Mason 3-0 

English League One

Gillingham def. Milton Keynes Dons 3-2

Charlton Athletic def. Wigan Athletic 1-0

Ipswich Town def. Accrington Stanley 2-1

Blackpool and Crewe Alexandra tied 1-1

Burton Albion def. Bristol Rovers 1-0 

Doncaster Rovers def. Portsmouth 2-1

Hull City def. Rochdale 2-0

Fleetwood Town def. Lincoln City 2-1

Northampton Town def. Plymouth Argyle 2-0

Oxford United and Peterborough United tied 0-0

Shrewsbury Town and AFC Wimbledon tied 1-1 

Sunderland def. Swindon Town 1-0  

Australian A-League

Melbourne City def. Western Sydney 2-0

Central Coast Mariners def. Perth Glory 2-1  

English League Championship

Cardiff City def. Derby County 4-0 

Middlesbrough def. Coventry City 2-1

Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City tied 1-1

Millwall def. Preston North End 2-1

Luton Town def. Nottingham Forest 1-0

Reading def. Blackburn Rovers 1-0  

KNVB Beker

Vitesse def. VVV Venlo 2-0 to move into the final 

Serie A

Juventus def. Spezia 3-0 

DFB Pokal

Borussia Dortmund def. Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 to move into the semifinals 

Premier League

Manchester City def. Wolverhampton 4-1