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In the news PREPS Memphis-Arkansas at AutoZone Park The University of Memphis baseball team (10-17) will play No. 21 Arkansas (19-9) at 6:30 tonight in AutoZone Houston boys top CBHS in soccer Park. The game will be broadcast on WUMR-FM 91.7. Memphis will start freshman right-hander Jonathan ■ McKnatt, Young score 1 each that team.” year) and so far (the boys) Bowlan (1-2, 3.00 ERA) against Arkansas freshman right- CBHS had two great have given up two in seven hander Isaiah Campbell (2-0, 6.14). chances in the opening games.” The Razorbacks lead the series with the Tigers 11-3-1. By John Varlas the summer before opting minutes. But Houston goal- The teams played twice last season and split. [email protected] to return home. keeper Padraic Gilley made CRISWELL SETS MARK Memphis’ Darien Tubbs, the preseason American 901-529-2350 “It was a great oppor- aterrificsavetodenyColby Jake Criswell became Athletic Conference Player of the Year, has his batting tunity for me to go down Bradshaw before defender the winningest pitcher in average up to .291 after it dipped as low as .233. Senior Welcome back, Peyton there, but it just wasn’t the Sebastian Musicante acro- Harding history Tuesday Jake Little is batting a team-high .327 with 17 RBIs and McKnatt. The Houston right thing for me at this batically cleared one ofthe after earning the decision 20 runs scored. Jacob Elliott has started the last 12 games soccer team is definitely point in my life,” he said. line shortly afterward. in the Lions’ 5-1 victory at first base for Memphis and is batting .281 with 14 RBIs glad you’re around. “I’m happy to be back “Wecame out real slow,” overECS.Theseniorright- and nine runs scored. McKnatt, the reigning home with my old team- said Houston coach David hander (4-0), who has Infielder Carson Shaddy is the Razorbacks’ leading Pepsi Best of the Preps mates and I want to enjoy Wolf. “We were playing started for Harding since hitter with a .356 average, four doubles, five home runs player of the year, opened my senior year.” not to lose, like we were eighth grade, has 22 victo- and 25 RBIs. the scoring with a fine in- McKnatt opened the afraid to win.” ries, breaking a record that dividual efort early in the scoring after a sluggish Wolff said the spark had stood since 1984. Tigers’ Lawson earns freshman honor second half to send the first half for Houston, came from senior Josh Mustangs to a 2-0 victory chesting down a free kick Moss. IN OTHER GAMES University of Memphis forward Dedric Lawson was over CBHS on Tuesday at before turning his defend- “He finally started to Austin Mayfield (3-0) named to the Kyle Macy Freshman All-America team Houston Middle School. er and slotting it home. bow up,” said Wolf, using helped Arlington (14-2), by CollegeInsider.com. Connor Young also CBHS protested vig- apetphraseforplaying ranked first in the base- Lawson, the American Athletic Conference Rookie scored a second-half goal orously. The ofcial ap- with toughness. “He’s the ball Dandy Dozen, to an of the Year, led Memphis in scoring and rebounding, to help the Mustangs — peared to point for the key. When he plays more 8-3 victory over Briarcrest. averaging 15.8 points and 9.3 rebounds. His 17 double- ranked first in The Com- Brothers to take a free kick aggressively, we’re a better ... Michael Feather got the doubles ranked fourth nationally among freshmen and mercial Appeal’s Great and Houston took advan- team for sure.” victory as CBHS blanked tied Tigers legend Keith Lee’s freshman record. Eight — to 5-0-2. Third- tage of the confusion. Credit also goes to the St. Benedict, 3-0. ... Chris- ranked CBHS is 2-1. Four minutes later, Houston backline of Mu- tian Delashmit pitched Vanderbilthiresex-Valparaisocoach McKnatt was playing Young had Houston’s sec- sicante, Rex Jester, Kyle Covington to a 12-4 victory in his first regular-season ond goal after bundling in Heintz and Nick Anewalt over Millington. Valparaiso’s Bryce Drew signed a six-year contract to game after injuring a knee acornerkick. who held firm in front of In softball, Kelsey Gross become Vanderbilt’s men’s basketball coach, according against CBHS in a pre- “We lost our composure Gilley in the face of solid pitched her fifth no-hitter to multiple media reports. season tournament. And after the first goal,” said CBHS attacking. orperfectgameoftheyear Drew replaces Kevin Stallings,whoendeda17-year even before the injury CBHS coach Nick Glaser. “That’s the thing that as Collierville downed tenure as the program’s winningest coach (332-220) last Houston was preparing “We felt that the team that is always overlooked with Houston, 17-0. Maria Max- week. Stallings left to become Pittsburgh’s head coach. for life without its star; he scored first would have the our teams,” said Wolff. well and Sydney Eubank enrolled in the academy of momentum swing. We just “Our (state champion) each drove in three runs Garlits to be grand marshal for MIR event MLS Club FC Dallas over have to learn how to be girls gave up four goals (all for the Dragons (12-6). Memphis International Raceway in Millington an- nounced that drag-racing legend Don “Big Daddy” Garlits will be the grand marshal for the World Series of Drag Racing, slated for Aug. 26 and 27. Jubilant Among the drivers scheduled to participate are cur- rent NHRA world champion and two-time K&N Horse- power Challenge winner Erica Enders-Sanders,whowill Villanova, race five-time Pro Stock champion and Super Gas world titleholder Jeg Coughlin.Six-timeIHRATopFuelworld champion and Drummonds, Tennessee, native Clay Mil- lican will race Bruce Litton;fatherandsonteamTim and fans keep Daniel Wilkerson will race each other in the Funny Car category; and three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon is scheduled to appear. party going TopseedwinsatUSTAProCircuitevent Associated Press Top-seed Christian Lindell of Sweden and No. 4 seed Nicolas Meister of the U.S. were among six players who VILLANOVA, Pa. — Once Villanova’s moved into the second round of the USTA Pro Circuit’s band stopped playing its fight song, Spell Restaurant Group Men’s $25,000 Futures tennis Wildcats basketball coach Jay Wright tournament Tuesday at Germantown Country Club. took over as pep rally conductor. Lindell advanced with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Nathan “Just for the hell of it, let’s do it,” he Pasha,aformerUniversityofGeorgiaplayer,andMeis- yelled to nearly 2,000 fans. ter took a three-set win over American Evan Song. “When I say, ‘Nova,’ you say, ‘Na- Dennis Nevolo,whoplayedattheUniversityofIlli- tion!’” nois, ousted No. 6 seed Evan King,aformerMichigan “Nova!” standout, 6-2, 6-1, “Nation!” they screamed back. First-round play continues today at 9 a.m. with No. 2 The Wildcats gave their fans seed Tennys Sandgren,aformerUniversityofTennessee plenty of reason to go wild through star, battling former University of Memphis No. 1 singles March Madness — and more fun is player Connor Glennon.Admissionisfree. ahead. The national champions were TwittertostreamThursdaynightNFL welcomed back Tuesday at the air- port with a police escort that swept The NFL has picked Twitter to stream its Thursday rush-hour cars ofthe interstate and night games. delivered them to Villanova’s football Only the 10 Thursday games on CBS and NBC will be stadium for a rally. streamed through Twitter under a one-year agreement, And there’s a bigger bash ahead: the NFL announced Tuesday. They will be free world- Villanova will get a championship wide on all devices that support Twitter. parade Friday. The NFL Network-only Thursday games are not part The parade in Philadelphia will of the deal. MICHAEL CONROY/ASSOCIATED PRESS cover five blocks of Market Street and Connecticut senior Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and earned her fourth end outside City Hall, skipping the COLLEGES straight most outstanding player award of the Final Four on Tuesday night. city’s traditional athletic celebration ■ Ole Miss starting quarterback Chad Kelly will miss route down Broad Street. The Phillies the final week of spring practice for the Rebels after had been the last major champion- surgery to repair a sports hernia. Coach Hugh Freeze told NCAAWOMEN’SCHAMPIONSHIP ship team to have a parade, in 2008. Rivals.com that Kelly will be sidelined for three weeks. Kris Jenkins’ 3-pointer in the final Kelly, a senior, is not expected to miss any time in the seconds gave Villanova its second regular season; the Rebels open against Florida State on Huskies roll to fourth national title, following the stunner Sept. 5 in Orlando, Florida. over Georgetown in 1985. ■ Kentucky freshman Skal Labissiere will enter the “I watched it quite a few times and NBA draft. The school said the 6-foot-11, 225-pound every time it’s just like, wow, I can’t native of Haiti will hire an agent. ... Sophomore Wade straight national title believe I was that open,” Jenkins said Baldwin IV is skipping his final two years at Vanderbilt of his shot at the rally. “Then I can’t and entering the NBA draft. The 6-3, 194-pound guard believe I made the shot. It’s crazy.” averaged 14.1 points, four rebounds and 5.2 assists this UCONN 82, SYRACUSE 51 we first came here,” Morgan Tuck Villanova, the Big East champion, season as a sophomore. ... Marquette freshman Henry said of winning four straight cham- had lost three times in the first week- Ellenson will enter the NBA draft and hire an agent. Associated Press pionships. endasaNo.1or2seedsinceaFinal The 6-11 forward averaged a team-high 17 points for the Stewart was chosen the most out- Four run in 2009. ESPN said Villa- Golden Eagles. INDIANAPOLIS — Breanna Stewart standing player of the Final Four all nova was picked to win it all in only ■ Purdue sophomore Vince Edwards will enter the and UConn stand alone. Geno Au- four years of her career. No other 2.56 percent of its NCAA brackets draft but will not hire an agent. The 6-8, 225-pound for- riemma, too, after another flawless women’s player has won it more and that more users selected No. 16 ward was second for the Boilermakers in scoring, at 11.3 season by the dominating Huskies. than twice and only Lew Alcindor Hampton to advance out of the first points. Also entering the draft without hiring an agent: UConn won an unprecedented (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) of UCLA did roundthanselectedVillanovatowin Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes and Florida State fourth straight national champion- it three times on the men’s side. it all. sophomore guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes. ship Tuesday night, capping another The Huskies scored the first nine Now, this surprise champion, rely- ■ Dave Loos,wholedAustinPeay’srunthroughthe perfect season by routing Syracuse points and Stewart had 10 in the first ing on Jenkins, Ryan “Arch” Arcidi- Ohio Valley Conference tournament to an NCAA tour- 82-51. Until now, only the UCLA 6minutesasUConnbuilta23-6lead. acono, Daniel Ochefu, Josh Hart and nament berth, will be back as the Governors’ coach next men’s team had won four in a row When the Orange made a little run to Jalen Brunson, has infused joy into season after agreeing to a one-year contract extension. in Division 1, rolling to seven con- cut the deficit to 25-13, Jeferson hit a Philadelphia. ... Columbia has hired NJIT’s Jim Engles as its men’s secutive championships under John 3-pointer ofa nifty play just before Jenkins, Arch and the rest of the basketball coach. ... Women’s basketball coach Connie Wooden from 1967-73. With Tues- the first-quarter buzzer. UConn’s big Wildcats had strands of net tied to Yori resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons at Nebraska fol- day’s victory, Auriemma passed the three of Stewart, Jeferson and Tuck, their caps as they greeted fans. With lowing an alleged investigation into how she treated Wizard of Westwood with his 11th who have helped the Huskies to an three TV helicopters hovering over- her players. In a statement, Yori said only that she was national title. NCAA-record 151 wins over their head, Ochefu hoisted the NCAA leaving for personal reasons. “What those 11 championships four years, combined for 26 of the championship trophy. Wright orga- mean to me is how many great 28 points in the period. nized a championship photo on the FOOTBALL players I’ve had the opportunity to They also handled the Orange’s stage with hundreds of fans as the ■ The Detroit Lions signed running back Stevan Rid- coach,” Auriemma said. “How many press with precision passing that led backdrop. He tweeted the photo with ley,whoplayedeightgamesfortheNewYorkJetslast great people have come through the to easy layups. The Huskies were the caption, “NOVA NATION YOU season. ... The Dallas Cowboys re-signed defensive end program. It doesn’t matter whose ahead 50-23 at the half and extended ARE THE BEST!” Jack Crawford after he had four sacks and seven tackles name is above, or whose name I’m the lead to 33 points early in the third Jenkins’ winner came on a play for loss while playing all 16 games last season. under. As long as I have those players quarter before Syracuse scored 16 Villanova works on every day in in my memory, I’m good.” straight points to close to 60-43 with practice: Jenkins inbounds to Arci- From Our Press Services Stewart said that when she came 2:02 left in the period. Consecutive diacono, who works the ball up the tocampusfouryearsagoshewanted layups by Napheesa Collier restored court. Ochefu sets a pick near half- to win four titles. She delivered on the 20-plus-point lead and UConn court to clutter things up. Then Ar- On the air that promise by scoring 24 points cruised from there. cidiacono creates. TELEVISION and grabbing 10 rebounds in her final Stewart, Tuck and Jeferson left This time, the senior point guard Baseball: Seattle at Texas, MLB Network, 1 p.m. college game. the game for good with 1:46 left. made an underhanded flip to Jenkins, Baseball: Philadelphia at Cincinnati, ESPN2, 6 p.m. “It’s unbelievable,” Stewart said. They shared an embrace before hug- whospottedupapaceortwobehind Baseball: St. Louis at Pittsburgh, FSSE, 6 p.m. “That was our goal coming in here ging Auriemma. the arc and made it with Carolina’s Baseball: Washington at Atlanta, FSTN, 6 p.m. once we were freshmen and to carry “There’s three key ingredients Isaiah Hicks running at him. Or, as Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Oakland, ESPN2, 9 p.m. it out and win like this as seniors is that go into this kind of success, Jenkins put it: “One, two step, shoot Basketball: NBA, Cleveland at Indiana, ESPN, 6 p.m. unbelievable.” ‘One, two, three,’” Auriemma said, ’em up, sleep in the streets.” Basketball: NBA, Houston at Dallas, ESPN, 8:30 p.m. The Huskies (38-0) have been pointing to his three seniors. That was all it took. Golf: The Masters par-3 contest, ESPN, 2 p.m. nearly unbeatable since Stewart To win her fourth championship, Students rushed Monday night Soccer: Women’s friendly, U.S. vs. Colombia, FS1, 6:30 p.m. arrived. They lost four games her Stewart had to beat her hometown from Villanova’s arena, The Pavil- freshman year and one since. The team. Fourth-seeded Syracuse (30-8) ion, onto a nearby commercial strip RADIO win over Syracuse was the 75th had its best season in advancing to where pubs and restaurants fes- Baseball: St. Louis at Pittsburgh, WMC-AM 790, 5:10 p.m. straight for UConn — all by double its first NCAA championship game. tooned with balloons and banners This listing is compiled using information supplied by stations and networks, and is figures. Stewart and her fellow se- The Orange hadn’t made it out of the were packed with revelers, ready to subject to late changes without notice. niors went 24-0 in NCAA tourney first weekend of the tournament un- step things up. CONTACT games. til this year. “We love you!” Wright told the SPORTS EDITOR “Stewie, Mo (Moriah Jeferson) Cornelia Fondren scored 16 points crowd. “You guys are the 2016 na- David Williams • 901-529-2310 • [email protected] and I kind of talked about it when to lead Syracuse. tional champions!”