Five stakes races highlight St. Patrick’s Day Laurel card
Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable and Terp Racing’s Still Having Fun, a winner of back-to-back stakes to open his sophomore campaign, will attempt to extend his streak to three straight making his twoturn debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms at Laurel Park. The 29th running of the Private Terms for 3-year-olds, run at about 11⁄ miles, highlights five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on the 11-race St. Patrick’s Day program. First race post time is 1:10 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL: AJ Wright hit a two-run single in the ninth inning as UMBC took advantage of three errors in the inning to defeat host Towson, 6-4. ... Despite a season high in runs, Coppin State dropped a 16-9 decision to Georgetown. MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE: Blast midfielder Tony Donatelli was named second-team All-MASL and defender Adriano Dos Santos was named to the third team. Blast goalkeeper William Vanzela was named honorable mention. The Blast host the Milwaukee Wave for the Eastern Conference title Friday at 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: ... Mount St. Mary’s senior guard Junior Robinson was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches AllDistrict 18 first team. ... Morgan State seniors Tiwian Kendley and Phillip Carr were named NABC All-District 15 first team. — his $10.3 million salary for 2018 and a $3 million bonus but lose their best player and leader, a 10-time Pro Bowler. After losing out on the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes, the Jets brought back Josh McCown on a one-year deal worth $10 million. Two people with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed the Bills agreed to sign DE Trent Murphy to a three-year contract.
Lionel Messi scored his 99th and 100th goals in the Champions League to send Barcelona through to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over visiting Chelsea. Barcelona advanced 4-1 on aggregate.
Roger Federer defeated Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-4 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. At 15-0, the Federer, 36, is off to his best start since 2006 and can equal that career-best run of 16-0 with a win in the quarterfinals, where he will meet Chung Hyeon in a rematch of their Australian Open semifinal.
Conference USA agreed to a new five-year contract that will make CBS Sports Network the primary television home for the league’s football and men’s basketball games. ... Sofia Goggia and Lindsey Vonn each had something to celebrate when their season-long rivalry in downhill skiing concluded. Goggia followed up her Olympic downhill gold by claiming the season-long World Cup title in the discipline, while Vonn narrowly beat Goggia to win the race at the World Cup finals in Are, Sweden, and record career victory No. 82. Goggia ended up three points ahead of Vonn in the standings.