NCAA TOURNAMENT-SECOND ROUND
Harvard, Dayton pull off upsets
UNDATED (AP) — A pair of upsets highlight the early results from the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
No. 12 seed Harvard got 11 points from Siyani Chambers, including five straight in the final two minutes of a 61-57 upset of fifth-seed Cincinnati. Wesley Saunders scored 12 for the 27-4 Crimson who didn’t trail after the opening minutes of the game. Harvard becomes the first Ivy League school with wins in consecutive years since Princeton in 1983-84.
Cincinanti got 18 points from Sean Kilpatrick and finish 27-7.
Vee Sanford scored on a layup with 3.8 seconds left to lift 11th-seeded Dayton to a 60-59 victory over sixth-seeded Ohio State in Buffalo.
Sanford finished with 10 points, while Dyshawn Pierre led the 24-10 Flyers with 12 points in a matchup of Ohio schools separated by about 75 miles.
The Buckeyes (25-10) had one last chance to pull out the victory, but Aaron Craft’s driving 10-footer hit off the backboard and rolled off the rim as the buzzer sounded.
Sam Thompson scored 18 points and Craft added 16 for Ohio State, which was eliminated after one game for only the third time in its 26 tournament appearances.
In other games;
— Ben Brust scored 17 points and Wisconsin devastated American with a 22-5 run to close the first half in a 75-35 victory. The second-seed Badgers trailed by seven points early in the game, but recovered to turn it into a rout. Wisconsin shot 57 percent in the second half to improve to 27-7.
— Talib Zanna scored 16 of his 18 points in the opening half, helping Pittsburgh build a 28-point on the way to a 77-48 rout of Colorado. The Panthers shot 51 percent to improve to 26-9.
Defending national champ Louisville tips off against Manhattan. That’s a match-up between Cardinals coach Rick Pitino and former assistant Steve Masiello.
President Obama’s pick to win it all, Michigan State, opens play in Spokane against Colonial Athletic Association champ Delaware.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WAKE FOREST-BZDELIK OUT
AP source: Wake fires Bzdelik
UNDATED (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says that Jeff Bzdelik (bihz-DEHL’-ihk) is out as Wake Forest’s men’s basketball coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school had not made an announcement.
Wake Forest has scheduled a news conference for this afternoon.
The 61-year-old Bzdelik was 51-76 in four mostly disappointing seasons with a 17-51 record in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
NBA-SCHEDULE
High scoring Durant on a roll
UNDATED (AP) — Kevin Durant leads Oklahoma City into Cleveland tonight as part of a four-game NBA schedule.
The Thunder forward and league-leading scorer is on quite a streak, scoring 25 or more points in 32 consecutive games. That’s eight short of Michael Jordan’s all-time record of 40 in a row during the 1986-87 season.
The injury plagued Cavaliers are fading from the playoff picture. The Cavaliers will be without starting guard Kyrie Irving again. He’s sidelined for at least two weeks with a strained biceps tendon.
Cleveland has lost six of 10 and is six games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
NHL-SCHEDULE
UNDATED (AP) — The showdown for first in the NHL’s Pacific Division highlights a nine-game hockey schedule tonight.
Anaheim is at San Jose for the fourth of five meetings between the two this season. Both teams go into the game with 97 points, but the Ducks have a game in hand. The Sharks have won two of the three previous meetings this season.
There are some pivotal match-ups at the bottom of the playoff picture.
Columbus holds the last post-season spot in the Eastern Conference and is on the road at Montreal. Washington has the same point total as the Blue Jackets, but has played two more games. The Capitals take a three-game winning streak into their game with Los Angeles.
Phoenix has a two-point lead over Dallas for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Coyotes host Florida while the Stars visit Philadelphia.
MLB-REDS-CHAPMAN
Reds Chapman having surgery
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati pitcher Aroldis Chapman is undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone above his left eye but has no other serious injuries. The Reds closer was hit in the face by a line drive in a spring training game Wednesday.
Team doctor Tim Kremchek says Chapman could be playing again in six to eight weeks.
Kremchek says Chapman has a very mild concussion but no other brain injury and no injury to his eye. Kremchek called Chapman “a very lucky guy.”
MLB-TIGERS-INGLESIAS
Tigers Inglesias sidelined
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit’s Jose Iglesias will be out four to six months because of stress fractures in both legs. The Tigers shortstop was examined by a specialist on Tuesday, and is scheduled to be reevaluated in four months. Iglesias will be relegated to non-weight bearing exercises and upper-body conditioning for four to six months.
The smooth-fielding Iglesias hit .303 for Boston and Detroit last season. The Tigers acquired him last July from the Red Sox in a three-team trade shortly before shortstop Jhonny Peralta was suspended.
MLB-BRAVES-BEACHY
Beachy to have major elbow surgery again
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy will have ligament-replacement surgery in his right elbow for the second time Friday and is expected to miss the entire season.
Beachy’s ulnar collateral ligament was reconstructed in June, 2012, and he returned to go 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA in 30 innings over five starts from July 29 to Aug. 20 last summer.
He finished the season on the disabled list because of elbow inflammation and left his third spring training start after two innings on March 10 complaining of soreness in his elbow and biceps.
MLB-DODGERS-AUSTRALIA EXHIBITION
Dodgers win Aussie exhibition
SYDNEY (AP) — Yasiel Puig (yah-SEEL’ pweeg) hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lead the Dodgers to a 4-2 win over Team Australia in an exhibition game at the revamped Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Dodgers are preparing for Major League Baseball season openers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and Sunday. Team Australia plays the Diamondbacks in an exhibition game Friday.
GOLF-ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
Scott comes out firing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Masters champion Adam Scott has tied the course record at Bay Hill with a 10-under 62 in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Scott made two eagle putts and had three birdie putts longer than 20 feet during the round. The 33-year-old Australian has a four-shot lead among the early starters.
It was the lowest round in 30 years at Bay Hill.
Andy Bean in 1981 and Greg Norman in 1984 are the only other players with a 62 at Bay Hill.
LPGA-JTBC FOUNDERS CUP
LPGA U.S. tour begins
PHONEIX (AP) — The United States portion of the LPGA tournament schedule gets going with the opening round of the JTBC Founders Cup. Stacy Lewis is the defending champ. The field also includes Paula Creamer, who drained a 75-foot eagle putt on the second playoff hole to win the HSBC Women’s Championship two-and-a-half weeks ago. Also competing is top-ranked Inbee Park, who is coming off a victory in China in the Ladies European Tour’s World Ladies Championship.
NFL-SIGNINGS
Bengals ink Campbell
UNDATED (AP) — Safety Charles Woodson has agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the Oakland Raiders. A person with knowledge of the deal says Woodson is expected to officially sign the contract on Thursday.
Woodson returned to his original NFL team last season after spending the previous seven years with Green Bay. The 37-year-old started all 16 games with one interception, two sacks, three passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Elsewhere around the league;
— Arizona has agreed to a one-year contract with free agent cornerback Antonio Cromartie. The three-time Pro Bowl selection spent the past four seasons with the New York Jets. He led the Jets last season with three interceptions. Cromartie was released by the Jets on March 9.
— The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with return specialist Devin Hester. The 31-year-old is a three-time Pro-Bowler who last year tied an NFL record with his 19th scoring return in eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. Hester has scored on 13 punt returns, five kickoff returns and off a missed field goal. He led the NFL in kickoff return yards (1,436) and total return yards (1,692) last season.
— The Bengals have signed quarterback Jason Campbell to be Andy Dalton’s backup. Campbell has played for Washington, Oakland, Chicago and Cleveland. He started eight of the Browns’ last nine games last season.
— Carolina has signed free agent wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery, who spent the last three seasons with Pittsburgh.
NFL-STEELERS-TOMLIN PENALTY
No further penalty for Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the NFL has told the team it will not be docked a pick in this year’s draft for coach Mike Tomlin’s foray onto the field against Baltimore last November.
Tomlin was fined $100,000 for stepping onto the field during a lengthy kickoff return by Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones during a loss to the Ravens on Thanksgiving night.
The league said at the time of the penalty it would consider taking away a pick in May’s draft once the draft order was established.
The Steelers finished 8-8 and have the 15th pick in the first round of the draft.
