Atlantic Coast Conference leads NCAA tourney field
Conference records in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament through Sunday.
(Selections in parentheses)
Conference W L
Atlantic Coast (6) 11 1
Pacific-12 (4) 7 1
Missouri Valley (2) 3 1
West Coast (2) 2 1
Big Ten (7) 7 5
Big East (6) 5 5
Southeastern (5) 4 4
Conference USA (1) 1 1
Mid-Eastern Athletic (1) 1 1
Northeast (1) 1 1
Sun Belt (1) 1 1
Big 12 (7) 5 5
Atlantic 10 (3) 2 3
American Athletic (2) 1 2
Mountain West (3) 1 3
America East (1) 0 1
Atlantic Sun (1) 0 1
Big Sky (1) 0 1
Big South (1) 0 1
Big West (1) 0 1
Colonial (1) 0 1
Horizon (1) 0 1
Ivy (1) 0 1
Metro Atlantic (1) 0 1
Mid-American (1) 0 1
Ohio Valley (1) 0 1
Patriot (1) 0 1
Southern (1) 0 1
Southland (1) 0 1
Southwestern Athletic (1) 0 1
Summit (1) 0 1
Western Athletic (1) 0 1
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IHSAA announces spring sports sectional hosts
Sectional sites for spring sports (with local teams):
Baseball: 4A 9 at Pendleton Heights (Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon); 3A 26 at Bishop Chatard (New Palestine); 2A 41 at Centerville (Eastern Hancock).
Softball: 4A 9 at Mt. Vernon (Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon); 4A 13 at Center Grove (New Palestine); 2A 41 at Cambridge City (Eastern Hancock).
Boys golf: Sectional 17 at Greenfield (Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine).
Girls tennis: Sectional 40 at Mt. Vernon (Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine).
Boys track and field: Sectional 21 at Mt. Vernon (Eastern Hancock, Mt. Vernon); Sectional 32 at Warren Central (Greenfield-Central, New Palestine).
Girls track and field: Sectional 24 at Pendleton Heights (Eastern Hancock, Mt. Vernon); Sectional 30 at Shelbyville (Greenfield-Central, New Palestine.
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NIT quarterfinals taking place today
NIT Second Round, Monday
Louisiana Tech (26-8) at Texas A&M (21-11), late
Illinois State (22-12) at Old Dominion (25-7), late
Murray State (28-5) at Tulsa (23-10), late
Quarterfinals, today
Miami (23-12) at Richmond (21-13), 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt (21-13) at Stanford (21-13), 9 p.m.
Wednesday
Louisiana Tech-Texas A&M winner at Temple (25-10), TBA
Murray State-Tulsa winner vs. Illinois State-Old Dominion winner, TBA
Semifinals at Madison Square Garden, New York
Tuesday, March 31
Game One, 7 p.m.
Game Two, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
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Colts sign former Broncos linebacker
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to terms with unrestricted free-agent linebacker Nate Irving.
Irving spent the past four seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he had 104 tackles, two sacks and 22 special teams stops in 54 regular season games, including 12 starts. In six playoff games, he added nine more tackles.
Irving started the first eight games last season and posted a career-high 44 tackles along with a sack before being placed on injured reserve Nov. 13.
Irving was a third-round draft pick by Denver in 2011 out of North Carolina State.
The NFL’s annual league meeting continues Phoenix through Wednesday. Key upcoming dates include:
April 6, teams with new head coach can begin offseason workouts.
April 20, teams with returning head coach can begin offseason workouts.
April 30 to May 2, NFL draft, Chicago.
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Prep Calendar
Tuesday, March 31
Baseball: Greenfield-Central at New Palestine (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m.; Mt. Vernon at Eastern Hancock (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m.
Softball: Greenfield-Central at New Palestine (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m.; Mt. Vernon at Eastern Hancock (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1
Track: Mt. Vernon at Fishers, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 2
Softball: New Palestine at New Castle, 5:30 p.m.