Freshmen abound as UConn women take on Buffalo in NCAA second round
Now, with No. 2-seeded UConn heading into the second round of the NCAA tournament at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday against No. 10 Buffalo (7 p.m., ESPN), coach Geno Auriemma has some company in his story-telling with Buffalo coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
Buffalo's Legette-Jack, UConn's Auriemma have a mutual admiration society
Storrs — Felisha Legette-Jack says she's doesn't have a "hey, Geno, what's up?" relationship with UConn coach Geno Auriemma. But Legette-Jack, in her seventh season as head coach of the University of Buffalo women's basketball team,...
Black Wolves fall in Philadelphia 13-8
Joe Resetarits and Tyler Digby each had hat tricks for the New England Black Wolves but it was not enough as they fell to the Philadelphia Wings 13-8 in a National Lacrosse League game at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night.
Bruins clinch playoff berth with 7-3 win over Panthers
Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Zdeno Chara each had a goal and an assist help the Boston Bruins clinch a playoff berth with a 7-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
Local roundup: Coast Guard, Mitchell win in OT in men's lacrosse
Anthony Wyler scored the game-winning goal with 11 seconds remaining in overtime to lead Coast Guard to a 12-11 win over Merchant Marine in a men's lacrosse game on Saturday.
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ON THE AIR
Auto Racing
1:30 p.m., NBCSN — IndyCar Classic from Austin, Texas.
2 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Monster Cup STP 500 from Martinsville, Va.
Baseball
1 p.m., SNY, WCBS (880-AM) — Exhibition: Washington Nationals at New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla.
9 p.m., MLB Network — Exhibition: Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels.
Basketball
Noon, ESPN2 — NCAA women: Michigan at Louisville in Division I tournament.
Noon, MSG — NBA: Los Angeles Clippers at New York Knicks.
12:10 p.m., Ch. 3 — NCAA men: Iowa vs. Tennessee in Division I tournament from Columbus, Ohio.
2 p.m., ESPN — NIT men: Wichita State at Clemson.
2 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: Division I tournament coverage.
2:40 p.m., Ch. 3 — NCAA men: North Carolina vs. Washington in Division I tournament from Columbus, Ohio.
4 p.m., ESPN — NIT men: Xavier at Texas.
5:15 p.m., Ch. 3 — NCAA men: Duke vs. Central Florida in Division I tournament from Columbia, S.C.
6:10 p.m., TNT — NCAA men: Buffalo vs. Texas Tech in Division I tournament from Tulsa, Okla.
7 p.m., ESPN, WXLM (980-AM) — NCAA women: Buffalo at UConn in Division I tournament.
7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: Arizona State at Miami in Division I tournament.
7:10 p.m., TBS — NCAA men: Liberty vs. Virginia Tech in Division I tournament from San Jose, Calif.
7:30 p.m., ESPNU — NIT men: Harvard at North Carolina State.
7:30 p.m., NBCSB, NBA TV — NBA: San Antonio Spurs at Boston Celtics.
7:45 p.m., truTV — NCAA men: Oklahoma vs. Virginia in Division I tournament from Columbia, S.C.
8:40 p.m., TNT — NCAA men: Houston vs. Ohio State in Division I tournament from Tulsa, Okla.
9 p.m., ESPN — NCAA women: Clemson at Mississippi State in Division I tournament.
9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: Indiana at Oregon in Division I tournament.
9:30 p.m., ESPNU — NIT men: Texas Christian at Nebraska.
9:40 p.m., TBS — NCAA men: Oregon vs. UC Irvine in Division I tournament from San Jose, Calif.
Boxing
6 p.m., FS1 — PBC Fight Night preliminaries followed by Lamont Peterson vs. Sergey Lipinets in a wetlerweight bout from Oxon Hill, Md.
Curling
11:30 p.m., NBCSN — World Women's Championship final from Silkeborg, Denmark. (taped today)
Football
4 p.m., CBSSN — AAF: San Diego Fleet at Arizona Hotshots.
8 p.m., NFL Network — AAF: Birmingham Iron at Memphis Express.
Golf
1 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Valspar Championship from Palm Harbor, Fla.
3 p.m., Chs. 10, 30 — PGA: Valspar Championship from Palm Harbor, Fla.
6 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: Founders Cup from Phoenix.
Hockey
Noon, Chs. 10, 30 — NHL: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals.
8 p.m., NBCSN — NHL: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks.
Lacrosse
1 p.m., NESN — NCAA women: Yale at Harvard.
2 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Duke at Syracuse.
Rugby
2 p.m., CBSSN — MLR: Glendale Raptors at Rugby United New York.
Softball
Noon, ESPN — NCAA: Louisiana State at Georgia.
Noon, ESPNU — NCAA: Arkansas at Tennessee.
4 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Oklahoma State at Baylor.
4 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: South Carolina-Upstate at Longwood.
Soccer
4 p.m., NBCSB — MLS: FC Cincinnati at New England Revolution.
Tennis
11 a.m., Tennis Channel — Miami Open.
7 p.m., Tennis Channel — Miami Open.
PODCASTS
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: Conn College, Coast Guard women's swimming set school records at D-III championships
Olivia Haskell anchored the 800-yard freestyle relay to a fifth-place finish in a school-record time of of 7 minutes, 26.75 seconds to lead the Connecticut College women’s swimming team on the third day of the NCAA Division III Championships.
Black Wolves head to Philadelphia on a high note
For a team coming off a loss, the New England Black Wolves have a lot to be cheerful about headed into Saturday night's game at Philadelphia (7 p.m.)
PROFESSIONAL
Sale, Red Sox agree to deal adding $145 million to contract
Ace left-hander Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a new contract Saturday that guarantees an additional $145 million from 2020 to 2024.
Strome, Georgiev help Rangers beat Maple Leafs 2-1 in OT
Ryan Strome scored 1:48 into overtime as the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Busch grabs win No. 201 with another Truck Series victory
Kyle Busch remained undefeated in the Truck Series this season with yet another victory Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.
Logano leads pack of Fords to front at Martinsville Speedway
Joey Logano led a Ford sweep at Martinsville Speedway with another pole-winning run for Team Penske.
UCONN
UConn rolls in NCAA tourney opener as Samuelson returns
The No. 2 Huskies showered first-time NCAA participant Towson, the 15th seed, with 15 3-point field goals on the way to a 110-61 victory before 4,159 fans Friday at Gampel Pavilion.
First-time NCAA participants such as Towson bring back the memories for UConn's Auriemma
The circumstances, the aura, has changed surrounding the UConn women's basketball team since the night in 1989 when the Huskies made their NCAA tournament debut.
NCAA women's basketball tournament roundup
Jordan Roundtree hit a free throw after being fouled with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and seventh-seeded Missouri beat Drake 77-76 on Friday to advance to the NCAA Tournament's round of 32 for the third time in four years.
COLLEGES
Florida State slams Morant and Murray State 90-62 in NCAAs
Ja Morant dazzled for a half, but the star point guard and 12th-seeded Murray State got run out of the NCAA Tournament by Florida State.
NCAA women's basketball roundup
Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points and teammate Jessica Shepard had a double-double as No. 1 seed Notre Dame beat 16th-seed Bethune-Cookman.
Hemphill, Dillard lead 10 seed Buffalo over Rutgers 82-71
Summer Hemphill scored 23 points and Cierra Dillard added 20 as 10th seeded Buffalo upset seventh-seeded Rutgers 82-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
