VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Jay Wright slipped in and out of his competitive consciousness in the national championship game. He cringed as a coach as Villanova's late lead trickled away against North Carolina. He loved the frenzy as a basketball fan watching the Wildcats and Tar Heels go shot-for-shot in one of the NCAA Tournament's classic finals.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The halftime fireworks in the form of a lightning storm rocked the press box and momentarily extinguished the field lights late Saturday night, a prelude to New Mexico quarterback Austin Apodaca accounting for two second-half touchdowns to help the Lobos beat Nevada 35-26.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Two teams looking to change their identities meet Sunday night when the Anaheim Ducks and the Calgary Flames face each other at the Honda Center.
BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics, still looking to have their entire team on the floor in the same game, host the road-weary Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
Sidney Crosby scored twice, Matthew Murray stopped 32 shots for his second career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins continued their dominance of the San Jose Sharks with a 5-0 victory Saturday night.
Devin Setoguchi scored twice and goalie Peter Budaj stopped 24 shots for his first shutout in three years as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Calgary Flames 5-0 on Saturday night.
HOUSTON (AP) Jeremiah Briscoe threw for 504 yards and six touchdowns, breaking a school record for touchdown passes in a season, and Sam Houston State remained perfect with a 56-43 win over McNeese State on Saturday night.
The Edmonton Oilers got back on the winning track with the type of gritty play that had helped them get off to a fast start this season; Mark Letestu scored the only goal in the shootout to lift Edmonton to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night.