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The Latest on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):

The Latest on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Joey Logano capped a day in the spotlight with a fast late lap Friday to claim the pole for the NASCAR Camping World 500.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Frank Mason III scored 22 points and had eight assists as top-seeded Kansas won its opening game of the NCAA Tournament for an 11th straight year with a 100-62 victory over UC Davis on Friday night.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Rangers pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez has been diagnosed with a partial tear of a ligament in his right elbow and will not throw for at least six weeks.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ian Desmond, with his right hand, is able to drive slowly around the Colorado Rockies spring training complex in a golf cart and watch teammates practice. That's what he did Friday afternoon before the Rockies left camp to play the San Francisco Giants.

Despite being told yearly that spring training statistics are overrated, fantasy baseball owners still buy into them and will over or underrate players as a result.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) North Carolina State has hired UNC Wilmington's Kevin Keatts to take over as head basketball coach.

MILWAUKEE (AP) Iowa State starts four senior guards, and each of them averages in double figures. Purdue might have the most imposing frontcourt in the country.

The former Rams star unexpectedly showed up for his alma mater Friday.

Marcell Ozuna hit his third homer of the spring on Friday afternoon.

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in spring training

The Latest on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament (all times eastern):

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Jeff Dowtin scored a career-high 23 points with a perfect day at the free-throw line, upstart Rhode Island answered every threat and the Rams ran right into the next round of the NCAA Tournament by stunning cold-shooting No. 6 seed Creighton 84-72 on Friday in an opener of the Midwest Region.

OTTAWA -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and seven of the NHL's Top 100 players were on hand Friday as the formal announcement was finally made for an outdoor game between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 16, 2017.

Kansas City Royals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at spring training

MILWAUKEE (AP) It could have gone either way, really. Just three short years ago, Purdue was in bad shape, and the questions about Matt Painter were growing in frequency.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) No. 1 seed Gonzaga (33-1) vs. No. 8 Northwestern (24-11)

No runs once again off Masahiro Tanaka. No hits off him or the New York Yankees' bullpen, either.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Vancouver Canucks have lost five games in a row. They've given up an alarming 17 goals over the last four games.