Bid boost: Spartans top No. 2 Wolverines
Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead Michigan State to a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Sunday that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo’s 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid.
The Spartans (15-11, 9-11 Big Ten) have won five of their last seven, also beating No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Illinois during the late-season surge.
Senior guard Eli Brooks suffered a left ankle injury early in the game and didn’t return for the visiting Wolverines (19-3, 14-3). MaCio Teague scored 35 points while matching a school record with 10 3s and No. 3 Baylor finished undefeated at home for the first time in 73 years with an 88-73 win over No. 18 Texas Tech. The Big 12 champion Bears (21-1, 13-1) never trailed. ... No. 5 Iowa announced after its 77-73 homewinover No. 25 Wisconsin that it will retire the jersey number of senior Luka Garza, who’s the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,201 points. ... No. 20 Loyola Chicago beat
Drake in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis. It will be the seventh NCAA Tournament appearance for the Ramblers, who last made it 2018 and advanced to the Final Four as a No. 11 seed. Also, Liberty (Atlantic Sun) and Winthrop (Big South) also secured NCAA bids.
Golf: Austin Ernst cruised to a five-stroke win at the Drive On Championship in Ocala, Fla. It was Ernst’s third LPGA Tour title.
NHL: Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said D Brandon Carlo “is feeling better” but will be out “for a while” as he recovers from the hit that earned Capitals FTom Wilson a seven-game ban.
Soccer: Joan Laporta was elected president of Barcelona for the second time. Laporta, 58, was also team president 2003-2010.
Women’s basketball: Texas junior C/F Charli Collier declared for the WNBA draft. Collier, 22, is considered by many the top prospect in the draft.
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