NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: T.J. McConnell #9 of the Indiana Pacers and Jose Alvarado #5 of the New York Knicks look on during the game on February 10, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
The Knicks (42*-25) visit the Indiana Pacers (15-51) tonight at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. New York is favored by A LOT because Indy has the league’s worst record and generally stinks. Yet do not be fooled by their extensive injury list (Siakam, Nesmith, McConnell, Toppin, and Jackson are all OUT) nor tempted by hubris, Knickerbockers. Coach Rick Carlisle always circles your games on the calendar and prepares for them like it’s a bar exam. The roster might be reduced to Ethan Thompson, a hot dog vendor, and three cheerleaders, but Indy never quits against the Knicks.
Tip-off is 7:30 pm EST on MSG. This is your game thread. This is Indy Cornrows. Please don’t post large photos, GIFs, or links to illegal streams in the thread. Enjoy each other’s company, respectfully. And go Knicks!
* Should be one more, but NBA Cup wins are Russian spies.
DALLAS, TEXAS - JANUARY 03: Evan Mobley #4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dunks against Quentin Grimes #5 of the Dallas Mavericks in the second half of an NBA basketball game at American Airlines Center on January 03, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Kurtis Patterson is playing the best cricket of his life at the moment, with his title-winning purple patch coinciding with Marnus Labuschagne’s worrying red-ball slump.
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Madison St. Rose scored 18 points, Fadima Tall had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 23 Princeton routed Brown 65-51 on Friday night in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals.
Princeton (25-3), the No. 1 seed, moves on to play Saturday for the title — after not reaching the championship game last year for the first time in the tournament’s history.
Princeton scored 12 of the opening 15 points of the game to take control. The score was 23-6 after the opening 10 minutes and 36-14 at halftime after Princeton held Brown to 15% shooting (4 for 27). The Tigers shot 50% in the half, including 6 of 11 behind the arc — with 3-pointers from five different players.
Brown made six 3-pointers in the opening six minutes of the third quarter, but its deficit was still 47-32.
Princton made just 2 of 12 field goals in the fourth but held on by making 7 of 10 free throws, while Brown went 2 of 14 from 3-point range.
Ashley Chea added 12 points and Skye Belker scored 11 for Princeton, which outrebounded Brown 46-33.
Grace Arnolie scored 17 points and Olivia Young added 13 for Brown (16-11), the No. 4 seed. Alyssa Moreland, who entered averaging 11.0 points and 10.4 rebounds, played just six minutes due to a leg injury.
Eleven of Brown's 16 field goals were from behind the arc. The Bears shot 29% overall and turned it over 18 times.
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Princeton plays on Saturday against the winner of the other semifinal between Harvard and Columbia. The Tigers have won 21 of its last 23 games — with both losses coming against the Lions.
Mar 12, 2026; Lakeland, Florida, USA; Detroit Tigers outfielder Zach McKinstry (39) dodges an inside low pitch during the second inning against the New York Yankees at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images
VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain (AP) — Villarreal equalized 1-1 deep in stoppage time and broke the hearts of relegation-threatened Alaves in La Liga on Friday.
The home side seemed destined for a first win in six games and a debut three points for coach Quique Sanchez Flores, who was taking charge at home for the first time since replacing Eduardo Coudet nine days ago.
Alaves had gone ahead in the 40th minute courtesy of an own goal from center back Rafa Marin.
Toni Martínez’s clever backheel from the byline smacked off Marin’s head just four meters from goal and flew past his own goalkeeper.
However, a late equalizer was always a worry for a side that has conceded as many league goals in the last quarter of an hour as they have in the first half of their matches this season.
Sure enough, Nicolas Pépé did the damage with almost the last kick of the game in the seventh minute of added time when he finished off a counterattack by bending a fine shot into the far corner.
Villarreal moved above Atletico Madrid into third place in the table, a point ahead of the capital club.
Alaves remained in 16th place in the 20-team table, three points above the relegation zone.
The Cubs didn’t send too many regulars to Glendale to face the White Sox — Michael Busch, Miguel Amaya (back from the WBC) and Moisés Ballesteros were the only ones among 40-man roster players, and Michael Conforto and Chas McCormick among the non-roster guys trying to make the team.
Plus, it was basically a bullpen day for the Cubs pitching staff.
Riley Martin, a left-hander who might be in the Iowa Shuttle mix this year, allowed the Sox one run in two innings of work. One thing Martin got was the benefit of an inning-ending strikeout when Amaya successfully challenged a call [VIDEO].
Instead of ball 2, that wound up being strike three. Again, this is really good practice for the regular season, though it wouldn’t be that often you’d see this sort of ABS challenge in the first inning.
Ethan Roberts threw a scoreless third, and then the Sox scored a pair off Collin Snider in the fourth and fifth, one of the runs unearned, and another run off Jeff Brigham in the sixth.
That ball was well struck and could have gone for a double, but instead it was ruled a two-base error on Jarred Kelenic. That’s a bit surprising, as I have seen many plays this spring that I thought were errors that were ruled hits. In any case, Amaya looks great. If he stays healthy I think he’s going to have a big year.
Also perhaps primed for a big year is Ballesteros, who went 2-for-3. Busch went 1-for-3 as the DH in this game.
The Cubs loaded the bases with nobody out in the seventh off former Cub Sean Newcomb, but two strikeouts and a popup ended the inning with no runs scoring. Newcomb actually looked pretty good and he had a very good year split between the Red Sox and A’s in 2025. If he’d have done that with the Cubs (17 games with a 9.13 ERA in 2022) he’d probably still be a Cub. Just shows you how fungible relievers are.
After that it was all minor leaguers finishing up things.
The Cubs will visit Salt River Fields in Scottsdale to take on the Rockies Saturday afternoon. Ben Brown will start for the Cubs and Kyle Freeland will go for the Rox. Game time Saturday is 3:10 p.m. CT. No TV Saturday, but there will be a radio broadcast via WSCR The Score.
Mar. 10, 2013; Phoenix, AZ, USA: USA catcher Joe Mauer (7) talks to Canada infielder Joey Votto (19) during the World Baseball Classic at Chase Field. USA defeated Canada 9-4 to advance to the next round. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
The Cincinnati Reds are playing a pair of Cactus League games on Friday evening down in the desert of Arizona, but neither of those games are televised. What is televised this fine Friday evening, however, is more World Baseball Classic action.
Down in Miami, the Dominican Republic will play South Korea, with the DR serving as the home team in this Quarterfinals matchup. Veteran lefty Hyun Jin Ryu will toe the rubber for South Korea, while Philadelphia’s burgeoning ace Cristopher Sánchez – a fellow lefty – will start for the Dominican. That game can be viewed on FS2 and FOX Deportes, with first pitch at loanDepot park set for 6:30 PM ET.
The nightcap will feature the United States squad facing off against Team Canada from Daikin Park down in Houston. San Francisco Giants bulldog righty Logan Webb will start for the US while Arizona Diamondbacks righty Mike Soroka will go for Canada. First pitch in that game is slated for 8:00 PM ET, and that game will be carried on FOX (and on FOX Deportes).
You can find more information (such as tonight’s lineups and overall rosters) at MLB.com’s World Baseball Classic page.
SURPRISE, AZ - FEBRUARY 28: A general view of the exterior of Surprise Stadium is seen prior to the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers on Friday, February 28, 2025 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Firstly, this is going up early as it will also be a thread for the WBC quarter-finals, which get under way very shortly. We start with the appetizer of Korea taking on the Dominican Republic, and at 5 pm Arizona, we get the main course: USA vs. Canada. That’s of particular interest to us, because the Diamondbacks’ Michael Soroka will be starting on the mound for Team Moose. After their manager thinking they had already sauntered into the knock-out stages, before the Italians proved otherwise, I suspect America will not be taking this game with anything other than the utmost seriousness.
As for the Diamondbacks, they have a night game today. Mind you, given how the weather is looking for next week, might be worth moving ALL games to the evening, and this seems to be happening in some case.
Extreme heat here in Az expected in the coming days. Teams are rescheduling day games for night ones. Supposed to reach 100 degrees earliest ever in Phoenix.
Gamewise, let’s just hope today goes better than Wednesday and Thursday, where the D-backs were outscored by a margin of 25-4. While the pitching (clearly) hasn’t been good, the offense has basically evaporated over the past week or more. Over the past ten games, Arizona has scored a total of only twenty-one runs, and has not delivered (hypothetical spring) tacos in that time. Of course, it is only spring training. But, still…
Not quite got tonight’s line-up for the D-backs at this stage – I’ll update this a bit nearer first pitch in Surprise. But it is scheduled to be Merrill Kelly’s return to the mound as he ramps up again after his back problem. Following him, expect RHP Andrew Hoffmann, LHP Philip Abner, RHP Kade Strowd, RHP Paul Sewald, RHP Isaiah Campbell, RHP Jonathan Loáisiga and RHP Bryce Jarvis. And after what feels like forever, tonight’s game is reported to be available to watch, though it will be the Kansas City feed you’ll get. Personally, I look forward to getting the inevitable “The content you requested is not available. Please try again later” message from MLB.
CLEVELAND, OH - FEBUARY 2: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on February 2, 2025 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
The Dallas Mavericks (22-44) are at home, finally, after a very long road trip, and play the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26). The Mavericks got their first win in forever, beating the Memphis Grizzlies last night. The Cavaliers are playing uneven basketball lately, most recently losing to the Orlando Magic.
Here are the main things you need to know:
WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
WHAT: A game in Dallas!
WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
WHEN: 6:30 pm CST
HOW: Amazon Prime
More Mavericks appear on the injury report than last game. Daniel Gafford is doubtful with rest, but so are all the two-way guys (so no Moussa Cisse) which means things might get hairy for Dallas in the middle. Naji Marshall is questionable with a foot injury. Caleb Martin is probable with a finger sprain.
Cleveland isn’t exactly the beacon of health, but they are also gearing up for a playoff run. Jarret Allen has a knee injury and will miss the game. Max Strus will miss yet another game recovering from surgery. James Harden is playing despite carrying a thumb fracture. Keon Ellis is also available despite a broken finger. Tyrese Proctor is also out with an injury. Sam Merrill is questionable with hamstring issue.
Dallas should get beaten in this game; the Cavs are quite good. But given how the Mavs play, you never know. A lot of this depends on how seriously the Cavs take the Mavs. If Dallas comes to play, they may win.
Be sure to chime in with your predictions in the comments!
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TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 23: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket during the game against the Toronto Raptors on February 23, 2025 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JULY 22: Yency Almonte #38 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on July 22, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Dodgers take on the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in Peoria.
Lineup
Miguel Rojas DH Kyle Tucker RF Teoscar Hernández LF Alex Call CF Santiago Espinal 3B Alex Freeland SS Nick Senzel 2B James Tibbs III 1B Eliézer Alfonzo C
Landon Knack starts for the Dodgers.
Other pitchers
Blake Treinen, Ben Casparius, Will Klein, and Edgardo Henriquez are scheduled to pitch on Friday.
Veteran right-handers Yency Almonte (wearing number 93) and Keynan Middleton (95) are active in a big league game for the first time this spring. Each signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers. Also active are Kelvin Ramirez (90) and Matt Lanzendorfer (87).
Other position players
Michael Siani makes the trip to Peoria, as do non-roster invitees Ryan Fitzgerald, Zach Ehrhard, Noah Miller, Zyhir Hope, and Seby Zavala.
Up from minor league camp are Chris Newell (00), Griffin Lockwood-Powell (92), Charles Davalan (01), Austin Gauthier (89), Yeiner Fernandez (02), and Kyle Nevin (91).
MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 8: Justin Wrobleski #70 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch during a Spring Training game against the Athletics at HoHoKam Stadium on March 8, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The second and final battle of Camelback Ranch is upon us on Saturday afternoon, with the Dodgers taking on the White Sox, this time with Chicago as the home team.
Back on February 26, the Dodgers beat the White Sox 7-6 in their first meeting this spring. These two teams will meet during the regular season from June 12-14 in Chicago, with a weekend rematch of the 1959 World Series.
On Saturday, Justin Wrobleski continues his march toward a potential rotation spot, making his fourth appearance of spring training, and his third start. The left-hander pitched three scoreless innings last Sunday against the A’s.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kentucky junior Braden Peiser earned the individual title in the smallbore competition and Mississippi took the team lead after the opening day of the NCAA rifle championships Friday inside the Covelli Center.
Peiser posed a score of 596 to tie the NCAA championship record. He shot a 196 in kneeling and followed with perfect 200s in both prone and standing for the second-straight match.
Ole Miss sophomore Audrey Gogniat finished second for the program's highest smallbore finish at the tournament. West Virginia junior Griffin Lake was third to claim his first career NCAA podium in smallbore, besting last season’s sixth-place finish at the event.
Ole Miss scored 2,356 in the event to earn the team title — the program's first team gold at the tournament. TCU and Nebraska followed, tied with 2,354, and reigning team national champion West Virginia sits in fourth place.
Saturday's air rifle competition will decide the national champion.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - MARCH 11: A view of a Canadian flag prior to the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool A game presented by Capital One between Team Canada and Team Cuba at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
We have two quarter final WBC games today.
6:30 PM: Korea vs. Dominican Republic
Hyun Jim Ryu, who you might remember, starts for Korea. Cristopher Sánchez for DR. Vlad is in the cleanup spot.
8:00 PM: USA vs. Canada. Logan Webb starts for the US. Mike Soroka for Canada.
