UNDATED (AP) — Play in many of the top college basketball conferences continues today throughout the country. Florida, the top team in the AP men’s poll, has an SEC game in Atlanta against Missouri while No. 4 Arizona plays Colorado in a Pac 12 game in Las Vegas and fifth-ranked Louisville goes up against Houston in an American Athletic Conference game in Memphis.
NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova, the top-seed in the Big East tournament, was ousted yesterday when it was upset by Seton Hall 64-63. The loss won’t cost the Wildcats a spot in the NCAA tournament but their chances of landing a No. 1 seed were diminished.
UNDATED (AP) — The two hottest teams in the NBA are in action tonight. The Clippers have won nine straight and are at Utah this evening, while the San Antonio Spurs, who have won eight straight, are home to the Lakers. In the NBA’s Western Conference, the Spurs are tops with idle Oklahoma City a half-game back and the Clippers three back.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — This week’s Sprint Cup race is in Bristol, Tenn., and qualifying for Sunday’s Food City 500 race is today at Bristol Motor Speedway. In the race a year ago, the winner was Kasey Kahne (kayn) who held off Kyle Busch for the victory.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Formula 1 season starts this Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix (pree). Practice started last night U.S. time with Mercedes drivers claiming the two fastest times. Lewis Hamilton edged teammate Nico (NEE’-koh) Rosberg with a time of 1 minute 29.625 seconds in the second session, 0.157 seconds ahead of Rosberg.
