With 27 seconds left, and the Volunteers leading 73-71, Virginia missed a short shot, and in the scrum for the rebound the ball was spiked by Tennessee's Nate Ament and bounced off some bodies before going out of bounds.
The officials gave the ball to Tennessee, which drew a coach's challenge from UVA coach Ryan Odom after replays seemed to suggest the ball was spiked off Vols guard Bishop Boswell's head and then out of bounds without a Virginia player touching it. UVA's Dallin Hall was close to the ball, but pulled his hands away and didn't seem to make contact with the ball, as it didn't change directions.
However, the refs stuck with the original call and gave Tennessee the ball. UT's Ja'Kobi Gillespie would add free throws, and down two possessions, the arithmetic changed and the game was ultimately affected.
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Shortly after a referee blew the whistle, signaling a held ball and the end of the play, Condon continued to pull at the ball and dragged Folgueiras to the court.
After the play, Iowa and Florida players rushed to the scene, with the two sides eventually separated. A replay on the TBS broadcast showed Folgueiras balling up his fist and throwing it in Condon’s direction, though it appeared that it was Folgueiras’ forearm, not his fist, that made contact with Condon’s chest, with the motion of his arm going in the direction of the tie ball.
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The TBS announcers working the game initially speculated that Folgueiras, a Robert Morris transfer in his first season at Iowa, might receive a flagrant-2 foul and an automatic ejection, but upon video review, referees determined that it was a double technical foul.
Florida coach Todd Golden was incensed at the call, arguing with the officials after it was made. Following the altercation between Folgueiras and Condon, Golden was also seen shouting in the direction of the Iowa bench and first-year Hawkeyes coach Ben McCollum.
Florida head coach Todd Golden just unleashed on the Iowa bench and Ben McCollum was not having it pic.twitter.com/UymMOz6mds
"I don't know, they were just going for the ball, and then everybody got all sensitive," McCollum said to TBS in a sideline interview at the next timeout. "Their people got sensitive. It's like, you're trying to play ball. It's whatever. We'll compete. We'll fight. We'll see what happens."
PEORIA, ARIZONA - MARCH 11: Bryan Woo #22 of the Seattle Mariners looks on in the dugout during a Spring Training game against the Colorado Rockies at Peoria Stadium on March 11, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It’s the penultimate night in Peoria, er, Glendale.
Bryan Woo will get the ball in the Mariners’ next to last game of Spring Training. The next time we see him, it’ll count for real. Catching Woo today is newly appointed backup catcher Mitch Garver. The rest of the Mariners lineup is not quite what they’ll send out on Opening Day lineup, but still a group of players who will feature throughout the season.
Also expected to pitch today: Andrés Muñoz, Jhonathan Díaz, Jose Ferrer, Casey Legumina, and Cooper Criswell.
Sean Burke takes his last spring start, for the last home game at Camelback Ranch. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Four, that’s right, four days to go until the games start meaning to mean! Until then, we’ll have to sate ourselves with whatever kind of scrap of news this is.
The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with catcher Reese McGuire on a one-year, $1.2-million contract.
Uh, alright? Nothing wrong with a little catching depth, I suppose? Korey Lee doesn’t have any options remaining and has had a productive spring, so he’s been a lock to make the roster the moment Kyle Teel pulled up limping in the World Baseball Classic. The whole “$1.2 million” thing there, though, indicates that McGuire has a real possibility of making the roster, if it’s not already foregone. This, to me, is strange, because while I’m interested to see whether Lee’s offseason hitting work has paid off, he doesn’t need to be in the lineup almost every day like both Teel and Edgar Quero do. That would make a third catcher on the roster redundant, so I’m curious to see what it all means.
Anyhow, not a ton interesting about the lineup the Sox are running out against Seattle tonight, but the battle between Tristan Peters, Everson Pereira, and Derek Hill rages on for what may now be two open outfield spots, with Brooks Baldwin out of the picture for the opener on Thursday. It’ll also be the last time Camelback Ranch sees White Sox game action until 2027, as they’ll be on the road for their final outing of the spring season tomorrow.
Sean Burke takes the ball for one final tune-up start before they really start to count, hoping to end with a flourish to offset what to this point has been a somewhat wobbly spring. He did look solid his last time out, nearly making it through five innings against Texas last Monday while surrendering just a single run. He’s on pace to get the nod for game two of the regular season against Milwaukee, on Saturday.
Opposite Burke, Sox hitters will get a look at Seattle’s burgeoning ace in Bryan Woo, who surely wants to come into the regular season hot after injuries kept him out of the 2025 postseason rotation despite a Cy Young-caliber campaign. Outside of Woo, most of Seattle’s big names are getting the night off, as Cal Raleigh dons the tools of ignorance by his lonesome without any of Julio Rodríguez, Randy Arozarena or Josh Naylor buffering him in the lineup.
This one is scheduled to tip off at 8:05 p.m. CT, and for the first time this year, I’ll actually be able to watch a game I’m recapping, as the CHSN TV crew will be on the call like usual. Hallelujah!
The Winnipeg Jets snapped their three-game losing skid Sunday night, defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 in a shootout to keep their playoff hopes alive.
It was a standout performance from Gabe Vilardi, who recorded a multi-point night and continued his strong season. Vilardi scored his 27th goal of the year on the power play, tying his previous career high, and added an assist on Winnipeg’s opening goal. His offensive contributions proved critical in a tightly contested game.
Jets captain Adam Lowry also delivered a bounce-back performance, opening the scoring in the first period with his fifth goal of the season to give Winnipeg a 1-0 lead.
The Rangers responded later in the game, with depth forward Tye Kartye scoring his sixth goal of the season off an assist from New York captain J.T. Miller.
Vilardi restored Winnipeg’s lead early in the second period with his power-play goal, making it 2-1. New York answered again before the end of the period, capitalizing on a power-play opportunity to tie the game 2-2 heading into the third.
Both teams leaned on strong goaltending from unexpected sources as Winnipeg backup Eric Comrie made 27 saves, while Rangers netminder Dylan Garand impressed in his first career NHL start. Garand made 35 saves and allowed just one goal at even strength, helping keep New York in the game.
After a scoreless overtime, the game went to a shootout, where Kyle Connor scored the winner to secure the victory for Winnipeg.
The win comes at a crucial time for the Jets with 12 games remaining, they sit five points out of a playoff spot and must surpass four teams in the standings. The Colorado Avalanche are currently the only team to have clinched a postseason berth, leaving the rest of the race wide open.
Winnipeg returns to action Tuesday at home against the Vegas Golden Knights and will need to stay hot to keep their playoff chances alive.
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PEORIA, ARIZONA - MARCH 5: Ramón Laureano #5 of the San Diego Padres swings and hits the ball during a Spring Training game against the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Stadium on March 5, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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After surrendering a late 13-point lead, Rick Pitino and St. John’s escaped with a 67-65 victory against Kansas in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament thanks to some heroics from one of its less-heralded starters.
With the score tied at 65 with 3.9 seconds remaining, Red Storm guard Dylan Darling received the inbounds pass near midcourt and drove to the basket, getting by his defender and making a contested layup as time expired to give his team an anxiety-inducing win.
Darling said after the game that he had suggested the play to Pitino, believing there wasn't enough time to run the play his coach had originally had them set to run.
"I probably don't deserve this," Darling said in his post-game news conference. "I was pretty bad all night long, but my teammates held it down tonight. Everybody stepped up, including this dude right here (teammate Ian Jackson), and just happy to keep this thing rolling."
The shot sent St. John’s to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. There, it will take on No. 1 overall seed Duke.
The Red Storm largely controlled the game against the Jayhawks and potential No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Darryn Peterson, leading for 93% of the contest and going up by as many as 14 in the second half. Until Darling’s layup, though, they had been outscored 20-7 in the final 6:29 of regulation.
The basket gave Darling his only points of the day on his only attempt from inside the 3-point arc of the afternoon. The 6-foot-1 junior had missed each of his previous four attempts from the field, all of which came from 3. He contributed in other ways, though, finishing with a team-high four assists and two steals.
And now, thanks to one determined drive to the bucket, he’ll live forever in St. John’s basketball lore.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have assigned forward Ville Koivunen to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Koivunen was called back up to the Penguins' NHL roster earlier this month, but with this news, he is now heading back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In 33 games this season with Pittsburgh, the 22-year-old forward has recorded two goals, five assists, seven points, and a minus-5 rating.
Koivunen will now be looking to continue to make an impact now that he is back with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In 29 games with the AHL squad this campaign, he has 11 goals, 22 assists, 33 points, and a plus-7 rating.
In 41 career NHL games over two seasons with Pittsburgh, he has recorded two goals, 12 assists, 14 points, and 14 penalty minutes.
During the third period, with Calgary holding a 2-1 lead, Greer was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding after he pushed Zary into the boards head-first.
The Greer-less Panthers will be back in action on Tuesday they host the first of their final three homestands of the season, all of which are a whole two games in length.
This one will feature Florida hosting the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday and the Minnesota Wild Thursday.
Photo caption: Oct 2, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) warms up before a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Steve Alker won the Cologuard Classic with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff for the second straight year, beating Padraig Harrington with a 4-footer Sunday in mid-90 degree heat.
Last year at La Paloma, Alker beat Long Island club pro Jason Caron with a 12-foot putt on the first extra hole.
Alker won for the 11th time in 100 career starts on the PGA Tour Champions. The 54-year-old New Zealander was nine strokes back after opening with an even-par 71, then shot a 62 on Saturday to pull within two.
“I just made some simple mistakes the first round,” Alker said. “A couple three-putts and missed the odd green here and there, and it was kind of silly stuff. I tidied that up. I knew my game was in good shape.”
Alker closed with a 65 to post at 15-under 198. Harrington, playing behind Alker in the final group, hit his approach long and bogeyed the par-4 18th — missing a 10-foot comebacker.
Both players found the left side of the fairway on the 18th in the playoff, Harrington with a driving iron. The Irishman hit to the back of the green from 146 yards, leaving a 30-foot downhill putt that slid by on the right. Alker hit a gap wedge from 135 yards to set up the winning putt.
“Ultimately it all worked out,” Alker said. “One hundredth start, really special. I had no idea. It’s just gone so quickly, I’m having so much fun out here. To win here again is pretty special.”
Zach Johnson closed with a 67 to tie for third at 13 under in his second start on the 50-and-over tour. He won two weeks ago in Florida in his senior debut.
Tommy Gainey also was 13 under after a 68, Thongchai Jaidee (70) was 12 under. Sixty-eight-year-old Bernhard Langer (70) was another shot back with K.J. Choi (67), Thomas Bjorn (67) and Stewart Cink (67).
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 16, 2025: Jesús Made #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers in the field during the third inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Fields of Phoenix on March 16, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
Here at BrewCrewBall, normally our game recaps provide a play-by-play (or, at least the important plays) of the game that we’re recapping. Since today’s Spring Breakout is an exhibition game, more of an excuse to showcase prospects than a game that really counts for anything, I thought I’d do this recap a bit differently. Here are some of the prospects that stood out in today’s 9-8 loss to the Athletics:
Blake Burke:
Burke, who played first base tonight, had the Brewers’ only two-hit performance in today’s game. Both hits were singles, with the first an RBI single in the first to score Luis Peña and give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead. Burke also stole third base twice en route to a three-steal performance. He played out of his mind once being promoted to Double-A (300/.377/.579 with 11 HRs in just 140 at-bats); if he can sustain anything close to that level of performance next season, it might not be long before he’s in a major league clubhouse.
The good: Made only had one hit in three at-bats, but his hit — a 112.7 mph line drive double off of A’s No. 2 prospect Jamie Arnold — was the second-hardest hit ball of the day. The bad: he did have two throwing errors, one of which cost the Brewers a run. Not much more to say about Made, who continues to impress in one way or another nearly every time he’s on the field. He’s Milwaukee’s No. 1 prospect for a reason.
Jesús Made just started this game with a 112.7 MPH double to the wall in right-center.
Bitonti’s power has never been in question; he hit 19 home runs last year in Single-A . He ended the season still in Single-A because, despite all his power, he strikes out too much. Bitonti did strike out once in his two at-bats, but the other at-bat ended in a monstrous home run that came off the bat at 115.7 mph. With all the other talented corner infielders in the Brewers’ system, he has been somewhat overlooked. Today’s home run is a reminder that if he can cut down on the strikeouts, his power could be a true difference maker someday.
Other position players who had hits included Andrew Fischer, Brady Ebel, and Daniel Dickinson, all 2025 draft picks. Ebel’s hit, a double to left field, tied the game at 7 for the Brewers in the eighth inning. Fischer’s been flashing all spring between the World Baseball Classic and Spring Training, and tonight was no exception — smoking a 111.3 mph double down the right field line to score Ebel and give the Brewers an 8-7 lead.
Another day, another barrel from Andrew Fischer. This one's off the bat at 111 MPH for a double down the RF line.
It's the 3rd ball in play at 110+ from the Brewers today (Fischer, Made, Bitonti) pic.twitter.com/H9qBosdiyk
The pitching staff was a bit less impressive today, as Ethan Dorchies and Wande Torres were the only pitchers who didn’t allow a run. Starter Tyson Hardin allowed four hits and three runs in two innings, walking two and striking out one. The Brewers put up four runs before he was pulled, so Hardin exited the game with the lead. His replacement, Brett Wichrowski, gave up three runs in 0.2 innings, although one of the three was unearned due to a Made throwing error. The winning run for the Athletics was scored on a Darrien Miller passed ball in the bottom of the eighth, although pitcher Mark Manfredi had already allowed three hits and walked a batter during the frame.
I’d also be remiss not to mention that Josh Adamczewski made a nice leaping catch on the warning track to end the fourth inning, Adamczewski was listed as an infielder and mainly played middle infield last season, but the Brewers have a logjam of prospects (Made, Peña, Cooper Pratt, Jett Williams) that play shortstop and/or second base. Because of this, the Brewers are giving Adamczewski reps in left field to get his bat in the lineup. Seeing him do stuff like this in the outfield is a great sign:
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Tari Eason turned down a big extension this offseason and then went out and had the worst overall season of his career. And with the recent success of the Rockets with Reed Sheppard in the starting lineup, he may have lost his starting job as well. It’s a far road from the $100 million extension the team offered him this past offseason, but those are the risks when you bet on yourself.
That bring us to this week’s question, on whether you expected Eason back with the Rockets next season. He’ll be a restricted free agent in the offseason, so Houston can match any offer he receives, but the team will obviously be weighing their options when the time comes. Do you think he’ll be back?
As you can see, only one-third of Rockets fans expect Eason to be back. I think it’s probably closer to 50-50 right now, but there’s no doubting it’s shrunk from where things were before the season.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's Kristoffer Velde scored in the 13th minute and Timbers defender Kamal Miller picked up a red card seven minutes later, but James Pantemis surrendered only a João Klauss goal to help them hold on for a 1-1 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday.
Velde scored for the second time this season to give Portland (1-3-1) a 1-0 lead early. But things became difficult from the 20th minute on when Miller received his card for a foul on Klauss.
Antony Alves Santos notched his first assist this season on the score and Joao Ortiz picked up his second.
Klauss came up with the equalizer in the 30th minute with assists from Marco Reus and Gabriel Pec. It was the fifth goal for Klauss, who has certainly helped ease the loss of superstar Riqui Puig for a second straight season due to injuries. Klauss spent his first three seasons with St. Louis City, where he scored 25 goals in 79 appearances.
Reus earned his first assist this season after posting a career-best nine last year. Pec's helper was his third to begin the season.
Pantemis totaled six saves for the Timbers, including four in the first half.
JT Marcinkowski stopped two shots in his first start of the season for the Galaxy (1-2-2).
The Galaxy lead the series 14-12-11, but are 5-10-11 in Portland. The two clubs played to a 1-1 draw in Portland last season before the Timbers posted a 4-2 victory on the road.
Up next
Los Angeles: Hosts Minnesota United on April 4.
Portland: Visits the Vancouver Whitecaps on April 4.
Before the Yankees begin their 2026 season with Wednesday's 8:05 p.m. Opening Night game at the San Francisco Giants, New York has two more spring training games -- 3:05 p.m. starts Monday and Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz.
New York is "discussing what that means for Luis Gil," Hoch said.
"Gil will remain behind in Tampa and throw live batting practice on Wednesday," Hoch wrote. "The Yanks are considering optioning him to the minors. If they don't, Matt Blake said they may use him in a piggyback role."
More than a month ago, Volpe said that an April return would "definitely" be possible.
Carlos Lagrange wins 2026 James P. Dawson Award
The Yankees' annual honor for the most outstanding rookie of spring training is Carlos Lagrange, the right-hander whose efforts made being sent down "a difficult decision."
"Well, I feel pretty good with my participation in this big league camp," Lagrange told Marakovits. "You know, that was my first one. It was pretty good."
Lagrange, 22, went 1-0 with a 0.66 ERA in 13.1 IP over four games (one start), allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits (one homer) while striking out 13 and walking four.
"I think I take a lot of confidence because when you have a really good team on your back, you know, you pitch with confidence," Lagrange said. "And during the summer, you know they can help you make the plays."
Lagrange is the Yankees' top pitching prospect and ranked No. 2 overall behind infielder Greg Lombard Jr., according to MLB Pipeline.
The Chicago Blackhawks took on the Nashville Predators in matinee hockey at the United Center on Saturday. The Blackhawks came into this game looking to rebound from a bad loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
The Predators entered Sunday above the playoff line. The Blackhawks had a chance to play spoiler for one of their top Central Division rivals.
The Blackhawks played an okay first period, but there was no scoring for either side. The big story from the opening frame is Matt Grzelcyk’s injury, which took him out of the game.
Nick Lardis got the Hawks on the board in the second with his 6th goal of the season. He was allowed to start a game in the top six, and he rewarded the coaches for it.
Just over two minutes of game clock later, Nashville tied the game. Filip Forsberg scored his 31st to even things up for his team.
The Blackhawks did reach the second intermission with a lead, as Connor Bedard scored his 29th of the season to put them up 2-1. He found himself on a breakaway, and he made a beautiful move to beat Juuse Saros.
In the third period, Steven Stamkos tied things up again. Once again, the Blackhawks had a chance to put a game against a good team away, but they weren’t able to hang on to a late lead. Overtime was required with a 2-2 tie.
In the extra frame, Filip Forsberg took advantage of Andre Burakovsky behind the Blackhawks’ net. Once Forsberg stole the puck, he made a nice play to beat Spencer Knight and won it in overtime with his second of the game.
After the game was over, Jeff Blashill confirmed that Matt Grzelcyk would miss the four-game road trip on the East Coast. He said that it is TBD beyond that.
March has mostly been good to the young Blackhawks, but finishing off some of these potential wins has been an issue all season. There will be emphasis on fixing this as they head into the 2026-27 season.
The Chicago Blackhawks will be back in action again on Tuesday night when they head east to take on the New York Islanders, the first of the aforementioned four-game road trip.
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