WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT GLANCE
(25-9)
FIRST FOUR
Thursday, March 16
At Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Purdue (19-10) vs. St. John’s (22-8), 7 p.m. At Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Ind.
Monmouth (NJ) (18-15) vs. Tennessee Tech (22-9), 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15
At Purcell Pavilion
South Bend, Ind.
Illinois (22-9) vs. Mississippi St. (20-10), 7 p.m.
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Sacred Heart (18-13) vs. Southern U. (1814), 9 p.m.
SEATTLE 4
First Round
Friday, March 17
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford (28-5) vs. Sacred Heart-Southern U. winner, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi (23-8) vs. Gonzaga p.m.
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, Iowa
Florida St. (23-9) vs. Georgia (21-11), 1:30 p.m.
Iowa (26-6) vs. SE Louisiana (21-9), 4 p.m. Saturday, March 18
At Moody Center
Austin, Texas
Louisville (23-11) p.m.
Texas p.m.
At Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
Colorado (23-8) vs. Middle Tennessee (284), 7 p.m.
Duke (25-6) vs. Iona (26-6), 9:30 p.m. Second Round
Sunday, March 19
At Maples Pavilion
Stanford, Calif. Stanford_Sacred Heart-Southern U. winner vs. Mississippi-Gonzaga winner, TBA At Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa-SE Louisiana winner St.-Georgia winner, TBA
Monday, March 20
At Moody Center
Austin, Texas
Texas-East Carolina winner winner, TBA
At Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.
Duke-Iona winner vs. Colorado-Middle Tennessee winner, TBA
At Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 25 Stanford_Sacred Heart-Southern U._Mississippi-Gonzaga winner vs. Texas-East Carolina_Louisville-Drake winner, TBA Iowa-SE Louisiana_Florida St.-Georgia winner vs. Duke-Iona_Colorado-Middle Tennessee winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
vs.
vs. East
Drake
GREENVILLE 2
vs.
(28-4), 10
(22-9),
Carolina
vs.
vs.
Florida
7:30
(23-9), 10
Florida
Louisville-Drake
First Round
Saturday, March 18
At Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Ind.
Indiana (27-3) vs. Monmouth (NJ)-Tennessee Tech winner, 11:30 a.m. Oklahoma St. (21-11) vs. Miami (19-12), 2 p.m.
At The William B. Finneran Pavilion Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Washington St. (23-10)
Coast (32-3), 1 p.m.
Villanova (28-6) vs. Cleveland St. (30-4), 1 p.m.
Friday, March 17
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La.
Michigan (22-9) vs. UNLV (31-2), 3 p.m.
Gulf
LSU (28-2) vs. Hawaii (18-14), 5:30 p.m. At Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
NC State (20-11) p.m.
Utah (25-4) vs. Gardner-Webb (29-4), 7:30 p.m.
Second Round
Monday, March 20
At Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Ind. Indiana_Monmouth (NJ)-Tennessee Tech winner vs. Oklahoma St.-Miami winner, TBA At The William B. Finneran Pavilion Bryn Mawr, Pa. Villanova-Cleveland St. winner vs. Washington St.-Florida Gulf Coast winner, TBA Sunday, March 19
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La.
LSU-Hawaii winner vs. Michigan-UNLV winner, TBA
At Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City Utah-Gardner-Webb winner State-Princeton winner, TBA
At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C.
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 25 Indiana_Monmouth (NJ)-Tennessee Tech_ Oklahoma St.-Miami winner vs. Villanova-Cleveland St._Washington St.-Florida Gulf Coast winner, TBA Utah-Gardner-Webb_NC State-Princeton winner vs. LSU-Hawaii_Michigan-UNLV winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
vs. Princeton (23-5), 10
GREENVILLE 1
vs.
West
vs.
vs. Norfolk
Virginia
St.
Illinois-Mississippi
vs.
NC
First Round
Friday, March 17
At Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina (32-0) 2 p.m.
South Florida (26-6) vs. Marquette (21-10), 11:30 a.m.
At Purcell Pavilion
South Bend, Ind.
Creighton (22-8) winner, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame (25-5) vs. S. Utah (23-9), 3:30 p.m.
At Xfinity Center
College Park, Md.
Arizona (21-9) vs.
Noon
Maryland (25-6) vs. Holy Cross (24-8), 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 18
At Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles
Oklahoma (25-6) vs. Portland (23-8), 9 p.m. UCLA (25-9) vs. Sacramento St. (25-7), 11:30 p.m.
Second Round
Sunday, March 19
At Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina-Norfolk St. winner vs. South Florida-Marquette winner, TBA
At Purcell Pavilion
South Bend, Ind.
Notre Dame-S. Utah winner vs. Creighton_ Illinois-Mississippi St. winner, TBA
At Xfinity Center
College Park, Md. Maryland-Holy Cross winner Virginia winner, TBA Monday, March 20
At Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles UCLA-Sacramento St. winner winner, TBA
At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
South Carolina-Norfolk St._South Florida-Marquette winner vs. UCLA-Sacramento St._Oklahoma-Portland winner, TBA Maryland-Holy Cross_Arizona-West Virginia winner vs. Notre Dame-S. Utah_Creighton_
(266),
St.
(19-11),
Arizona-West
vs. Oklahoma-Portland
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES RAPTOR King of Tough 250
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 4:35 p.m.; Saturday, race, 5 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 163 laps, 251 miles.
Last year: Noah Gragson won after starting second.
Last race: High school senior Sammy Smith earned his first career victory in his 13th career start, leading the final 52 laps at Phoenix and holding off Kyle Busch at the finish. Fast facts: Ryan Truex finished second, followed by Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst and Chandler Smith . ... Busch was second following a final restart with 15 laps to go, but made contact with Chandler Smith on the final lap and ended up ninth . ... Justin Allgaier won the race’s first two stages, then crashed on Lap 178 after contact from JR Motorsports teammate Brandon Jones and Sam Hunt Racing’s Kaz Grala.
Next race: March 25, Austin, Texas.
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Fr8 208
Site: Hampton, Georgia. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 2 p.m. (FS1).
NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Mike Salinas won in Top Fuel and Matt Hagan won in Funny Car in Gainesville, Florida.
Next event: March 24-26 Chandler, Arizona.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next events: March 17, Mechanisburg, Pennsylvania, and March 18, Abbotstown, Penn