ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys stadium is being taken over by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, with Final Four action slated for later today. Top overall seed Florida puts its 30-game winning streak on the line against the No. 7 Connecticut Huskies, who are the last team to beat the Gators. Game 2 has second-seeded Wisconsin taking on No. 8 Kentucky.
UNDATED (AP) — The NHL’s two conference leaders are in action this afternoon. The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Boston Bruins, who lead the East with 111 points but are coming off back-to-back losses. The West-leading St. Louis Blues also have 111 points heading into their home game against the Colorado Avalanche, who are seven points off the pace.
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Sergio Garcia was the leader heading into the third round of the PGA’s Houston Open. Garcia fired a 7-under-par 65 yesterday to fall to 12 under, matching the 36-hole low at the 7,441-yard Golf Club of Houston. He’s one shot ahead of Matt Kuchar. Phil Mickelson is minus-6 following a 2-under 70, putting him six shots off the pace.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Lexi Thompson and Se Ri Pak (say ree pahk) were co-leaders when the third round of the LPGA’s Kraft Nabisco Championship began this morning. Thompson surged up the leaderboard with an 8-under-par 64 yesterday, putting her 7-under in the first LPGA major of the year. Michelle Wie (wee) is at minus-6.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — NASCAR is holding qualifying today at Texas Motor Speedway for tomorrow’s Duck Commander 500 Sprint Cup race. This is the seventh race on the 2014 schedule, and there have been no repeat winners. The winner last week in Martinsville was Kurt Busch.
