The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON – Marshall University's scheduled softball doubleheader Thursday against Ohio was reduced to one game and the Thundering Herd blasted the Bobcats, 18-3, before an afternoon crowd of 405 spectators at Dot Hicks Field.

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Record-setting Herd batters Bobcats, 18-3

Let it be known that the 16th-seeded Hampton Pirates led the best team in the country for 29 intoxicating seconds Thursday.

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No. 1 Kentucky eases past 16th-seeded but spirited Hampton, stays unbeaten

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) All the talk that the Hoyas couldn't handle underdogs can hush. Georgetown finally showed it can be a bully in March again.

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Georgetown avoids another upset, beats E. Washington 84-74

All the talk that the Hoyas couldn't handle underdogs can hush. Georgetown finally showed it can be a bully in March again.

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NCAA tournament: Late surge by Eastern Washington not enough against Georgetown, 84-74

USD pulled away in the final minute for a 63-56 win over Long Beach State in the first round of the WNIT.

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USD women hold off Long Beach St.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Starlin Castro hit a two-run double and Edwin Jackson pitched four innings for the Chicago Cubs in a 9-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.

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Edwin Jackson goes 4 innings but Cubs lose to D-backs 9-5

Thirty-five down, five to go.

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Kentucky starts slow, still pummels Hampton

DALLAS (AP) – Kari Lehtonen and the Dallas Stars' defense made two quick second-period goals hold up.

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Stars hold on for 2-1 win over Penguins

The Utah Jazz overcame plenty of adversity to beat the Los Angeles Lakers, whose injury-placed season reached historic proportions.

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Hayward scores 22, Jazz hand Lakers their 50th loss, 80-73

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 25 points, Mikael Hopkins had 10 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded Georgetown avoided another NCAA Tournament upset by beating No.

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MARCH MADNESS: Eastern Washington falls to Georgetown, 84-74