Baltimore City CC to play Monday in national tourney
The Baltimore City Community College men’s basketball team will face No. 9 seed Trinity Valley (27-4) on Monday at 1 p.m. in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. The No. 24 seed Panthers (21-11) beat ASA College, 76-68, on Friday night at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, N.Y., to capture the NJCAA District III championship and earn a spot in the Division I tournament. For the full bracket, go to njcaa.org. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Navy received an at-large berth into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The first round begins Wednesday. .... No. 8 seed Bowie State fell, 75-60, to No. 2 seed Indiana (Pa.) in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region championship game in Richmond, Va. Kyah Proctor scored a game-high 23 points and Lisa Jing (Laurel) added 11 for the Bulldogs (22-10), who reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history. WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Freshman Beanie Colson (Manchester Valley) had two goals and one assist in the final six minutes to lead Mount St. Mary’s to an 11-10 victory over visiting Fresno State (4-3). Colson finished with four goals, andEmily Davis and Taylor Carhart (Manchester Valley) each scored two for the Mount (4-3). VARSITY BOYS LACROSSE: Liam Powderly (one goal, three assists), Jackson Cummings (three goals) and Jack Sweeney (two goals, one assist) helped lead McDonogh to a 14-7 win over host Oxbridge Academy (Fla.). Andrew Hurdle, Griffin Catlett and Matt Hilgartner each scored two goals, Gable Braun won 18 of 21 faceoffs and goalie Evan Long finished with eight saves for the Eagles. — LB Mark Herzlich and G Jon Halapio. ... Saints RT Zach Strief said he is retiring after 12 seasons. ... The Chargers re-signed LB Nick Dzubnar and WR Geremy Davis. ... The Cowboys re-signed DT Brian Price, an exclusive rights free agent. ... The Seahawks re-signed S Bradley McDougald to a three-year contract.
Greece indefinitely suspended its soccer league a day after the gun-toting owner of PAOK Thessaloniki marched onto the field after a goal in a match against AEK Athens. FIFA urged Greek authorities to take action against PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis or face a possible suspension. Savvidis walked onto the field twice with bodyguards, and appeared to be carrying a pistol in a holster. ... Southampton fired manager Mauricio Pellegrino with the club in danger of being relegated from the English Premier League.... Brad Friedel, Carlos Bocanegra and Thierry Henry are among first-year eligible nominated for the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. Also on the ballot for the first time are Juan Pablo Angel, Bobby Convey, Jay DeMerit, Stuart Holden, Eddie Johnson and Lori Lindsey.
Roger Federer rolled past No. 25 seed Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 6-1 in pursuit of a record sixth BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells, Calif. Federer improved to 65-5 since returning from a left knee injury last year with his third-round victory. American Sloane Stephens lost to Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-4, 6-3, and fell to 2-4 in matches this year. The draft will be held April 12 at the Nike New York headquarters.