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Denver survives a 92-minute double-overtime thriller against Michigan, 4-3, with Kent Anderson scoring the OT winner and freshman goalie Johnny Hicks turning away 49 shots to send the Pioneers to the national championship against Wisconsin in Las Vegas.
Minnesota erased a late 4th-quarter deficit and, after a controversial wave of calls, unleashed a 13-point overtime rally (including a 15-0 stretch that flipped a 15-point hole) to beat Houston 110-108. The game featured Naz Reid’s ejection and emphasized a chaotic officiating storyline, with Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle delivering key plays as the Wolves completed one of the NBA’s most remarkable OT comebacks since play-by-play data began in 1996-97. They’ll next face Detroit.
Buffalo led late in the third but blew a 3-2 lead and fell 4-3 in overtime to Boston after a rough first two periods, with Zach Benson initiating the third-period surge and Jason Zucker scoring twice on the power play; Casey Mittelstadt tied the game on a quirky bounce, and Pavel Zacha finished the OT winner. Timmins returned from injury and was solid on the penalty kill, Dahlin’s presence was noted as a lift off the ice, and Buffalo’s power play went 2-for-3 while the PK went 2-for-2. The Sabres remain atop their division with 96 points but must curb late-game collapses.
Colorado Avalanche defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime, with Alex Ovechkin scoring his 1,000th combined goal; Capitals led early on Justin Sourdif’s breakaway, but Colorado answered with goals from Landeskog and Nicolas Roy, and Logan Thompson held Washington through two periods. Washington earned a loser point and stays in playoff contention ahead of their next game against St. Louis.
10th-seeded Virginia outlasted 7th-seeded Georgia 82-73 in overtime behind 28 points from Kymora Johnson and 23 from Sa’Myah Smith (plus 11 rebounds), becoming the first lower seed to win this season. Virginia outscored Georgia 11-2 in OT to reach the second round, where they’ll face Iowa or Fairleigh Dickinson after beating First Four participant Arizona State earlier this week; Georgia’s Mia Woolfolk had 27 and Rylie Theuerkauf 22, but Virginia’s second-half defense and a tighter man-to-man approach helped seal the win and Woolfolk left overtime after taking hard falls.
Otega Oweh hit a halfcourt heave at the end of regulation to force overtime against Santa Clara, sparking Kentucky's 89-85 OT win and a looming matchup with No. 2 seed Iowa State. He and the Cats stressed their relentless, never-quit mindset as they move on from the dramatic moment.
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 4-3 in overtime to reach the 2026 NC women's hockey championship, where they will face Ohio State, who beat Northeastern 5-0 in the other semifinal; the final is scheduled for Sunday, March 22 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, PA, marking a fourth straight final matchup between Wisconsin and Ohio State with Wisconsin the defending champion.
Kentucky defeated Santa Clara 89-84 in overtime after Otega Oweh banked in a half‑court heave at the regulation buzzer to force OT. Oweh finished with 35 points, while Santa Clara's Elijah Mahi led the Broncos with 20. Kentucky advances to face Iowa State in the next round.
Otega Oweh banked in a roughly 40-foot buzzer-beater to force overtime against Santa Clara, and Kentucky rode that momentum to an 89-84 overtime win in the NCAA Tournament, with Oweh finishing 35 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists to lift the seventh-seeded Wildcats past the 10th-seeded Broncos.
Otega Oweh buried a half‑court buzzer beater to force overtime, then Kentucky pulled away to beat Santa Clara 89–84 in the NCAA Tournament first round, with Oweh finishing with a career‑high 35 points and Mouhamed Dioubate adding 17 off the bench; Elijah Mahi led Santa Clara with 20 points as the Wildcats survived a tight game in St. Louis.
Day 1 of the men’s NCAA tournament delivered drama and upsets: No. 11 VCU rallied from 19 down to beat North Carolina in overtime; No. 1 Duke survived a Siena scare after trailing at halftime; Nebraska earned its first NCAA tournament win; No. 12 High Point upset No. 5 Wisconsin. The day also featured a slate of notable results, including TCU over Ohio State, Arkansas over Hawai‘i, Michigan over Howard, Texas over BYU, Illinois over Penn, Saint Louis over Georgia, Gonzaga over Kennesaw State, Houston over Idaho, Michigan State over North Dakota State, and Texas A&M beating Saint Mary’s.
Atlus is boosting salaries and reducing fixed overtime to help its workers amid a crunch in the games industry, raising starting salaries from 300,000 to 330,000 yen, lifting average annual pay by about 15%, and cutting fixed overtime hours from 30 to 20 per month, with changes taking effect in April 2026.
Ohio State upset No. 1 seed Michigan State 3-2 in overtime in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal, with Felix Caron netting the OT winner and Jake Karabela assisting on all three Ohio State goals. OSU advances to face Michigan in the championship in Ann Arbor, and with a 14-20-2 record a conference title would likely be needed for an NCAA bid; Karabela was instrumental, helping OSU go 3-1-1 against MSU this season.
LeBron James and Austin Reaves forced overtime, and Luka Dončić sealed the Lakers’ 127-125 win over the Nuggets with a fadeaway after posting a triple-double (30 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists); Reaves added 32, LeBron 17, Ayton contributed four points in OT, and Jamal Murray fouled out as L.A. earned the tiebreaker over Denver and prepared to face the Rockets next.
Without key stars, the injury‑depleted Warriors rally to a 115‑113 overtime win in Houston, powered by Brandin Podziemski (26) and De’Anthony Melton (23), with LJ Cryer heating up off the bench and Draymond Green stabilizing the defense in the final minutes.