San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
HILL TO STICK TO NFL, NOT TRACK
Miami Dolphins speedster Tyreek Hill ran 6.70 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championships on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.
The time ranks Hill, who was competing in the 25-29 age group, outside the top 200 men in the world this year in the event.
“Never racing again had me out there looking wild,” tweeted the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver shortly after his performance.
Earlier this week, Hill posted a video on social media of him practicing a block start on a track at the University of Miami, with the caption, “Felt good to put the spikes back on !!!”.
Hill, 29, a world-class sprinter in high school, was participating in his first track meet since 2014, when he ran a 6.64 in the 60-meter dash. Hill, nicknamed “Cheetah” for being widely considered the fastest player in the NFL, qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials.
Local colleges
It was a mixed night for the Cal State San Marcos basketball teams in the NCAA Division II regionals. The women advanced while the man were eliminated. The San Marcos women beat Azuza Pacific 75-67. The Cougars trailed heading into the fourth quarter but outscored their opponent 2610 to face host Cal State Dominguez Hills — a 77-66 winner over Montana State Billings — on Monday. Paige Uyhara led San Marcos with 13 points. Cal State San Bernardino eliminated the men 67-61. San Marcos shot just 35.7 percent from the field in the loss. Quinn Denker led the Cougars in scoring with 24 points. San Bernardino will play host PLNU for the title on Monday night. PLNU defeated Academy of Art 8370 in the nightcap behind 26 points from Tobin Karlberg and 16 points by Kaden Anderson,
• Due to field conditions after inclement weather, the second game of a weekend series with Northern Colorado originally set for Saturday was postponed by UC San Diego baseball. The Tritons and the Bears will now play a doubleheader today beginning at 11 a.m.
• Junior infielder Kevin Sim homered and graduate right-hander Garrett Rennie turned in a strong start on the mound, but the University of San Diego baseball team (6-7-1) dropped the middle contest of its threegame series at No. 10 TCU (8-6) 3-1.
• San Diego State’s baseball series against San Jose State at home was called off on Saturday due to wet conditions. The Aztecs lost the first game Friday and a second game was suspended. There has been no make-up date announced for the series.
Locally
The San Diego Legion (3-1) scored a 22-0 Major League Rugby win over the Dallas Jackals at Snapdragon Stadium. Scoring trys for the Legion were Tuopo Afingia (eighth minute), Sama Malomo (21st) and Tomas Aoake (62nd).
• The San Diego Seals held on for a 12-11 win at the Saskatchewan Rush National League Lacrosse play. San Diego’s Dane Dobbie became only the seventh player in league history to surpass 500 career goals when he scored in the first quarter.
Soccer
Chelsea might finally be finding its stride under Graham
Potter while Liverpool’s up-and-down season took another nosedive in the English Premier League. Chelsea made it three straight wins in all competitions for the first time since October by beating Leicester 3-1 away, another sign that the expensively assembled team is starting to gel under Potter. Liverpool, though, followed its record 7-0 win over archrival Manchester United by losing 1-0 at relegation-threatened Bournemouth — a team it beat 9-0 at home in August. Manchester City again looked far from its best but still kept the pressure on leader Arsenal by beating Crystal Palace 1-0 away thanks to a second-half penalty by Erling Haaland. That cut Arsenal’s lead to two points ahead of its visit to Fulham today. Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 at home after Harry Kane scored twice in the first half.
• The Vancouver Whitecaps and visiting FC Dallas played to a 1-1 MLS draw, thanks to an own-goal by Dallas’ Paul Arriola , a San Diego native. Sebastien Ibeagha scored in the fifth minute to give Dallas (1-1-1) the lead. Nkosi Tafari had an assist on the goal. Vancouver (0-2-1) pulled even in the 34th minute on Arriola’s miscue.
• The NWSL and Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake announced the second iteration of the Utah Royals. The Royals were part of the
NWSL for three seasons from 2018 to 2020.
Skiing
Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, as the Swiss skier locked up the overall title. Odermatt built on his firstrun lead to beat Alexis Pinturault of France by 0.23 seconds. Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen was 0.37 behind in third. Odermatt, who is the defending overall champion, secured the title again as the victory increased his lead over runnerup Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in the overall standings to 486 points.
Iditarod
Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race, citing concerns for his health. Sass scratched at the Eagle Island checkpoint, a statement from the Iditarod said. Eagle Island is about 600 miles (966 kilometers) into the nearly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race.
Sass was in the lead when he arrived at the Eagle Island checkpoint late Friday night with an almost four-hour advantage over his nearest competitor, Jessie Holmes of Brushkana.
College basketball
Rick Stansbury resigned after seven seasons as Western Kentucky’s men’s coach and cited a need to focus on his health and family.
Stansbury missed nine games at midseason with an undisclosed health issue. He was 139-89 with the Hilltoppers.
• Jim Whitesell is out as the University at Buffalo men’s coach after his first losing season in four years on the job, the school announced.
Whitesell was under contract through the 2024-25 season and is due to receive a $500,000 buyout under terms of his deal for being fired before April 5.
• Wichita State fired coach Isaac Brown two years after he was voted the league’s coach of the year.