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SATURDAY COLLEGE RESULTS/Thompson’s solid start caps weekend of great pitching by Beavers; Ducks go to 26-0 in softball with 2-1 victory vs. Cal BASEBALL Oregon State 4, Arizona State 0 At Tempe, Arizona Oregon State got 14 hits to go with the capper on a weekend of great pitching. The result was a sweep of the three-game series that opened OSU’s Pac-12 season. The Beavers, ranked as high as No….

Download the CBS Sports App today and get instant tournament news and alerts, plus get the latest picks and upsets from SportsLine! Bracket Central Expert Picks Latest odds With the first round in the rearview mirror, a monster set of matchups are on tap for the weekend. The 16 games on the schedule are filled with bluebloods and highly anticipated second-round throwdowns.  Below are the tip times, TV schedule and live stream links…

Monique Lamoureux, right, celebrates a goal against Team Finland in the 2014 Four Nations Cup. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff Bassett, File) Monique Lamoureux-Morando started noticing the slights not long after she earned her spot on USA Hockey’s women’s national team in 2009. While the teenagers and young men on USA Hockey’s world junior (under-20) men’s team had a seemingly endless supply of sticks, 27-year-old Lamoureux-Morando said, she and her…

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There was a point in time where Bobby Labonte had a slightly different outlook on the direction he wanted to take in life. Before breaking onto the NASCAR scene, Labonte almost went from “Drivers, start your engines” to “Surf’s up, dude.” The 2000 Cup champion sat down with @TheBuzzer’s Daryl Motte to explain how he almost turned in go-karts for surfboards. Play Now!

Drew Doughty was just 15 when his parents asked him to make a decision that would affect the rest of his life: Did he want to pursue a career in soccer or hockey? “I was just as good at soccer as I was at hockey,” Doughty says now. “But living in Canada, it’s going to be tough to make it [in soccer] anywhere. So I kind of gave it up.”…

2:38 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment SCHLADMING, AUSTRIA — The parade of athletes at Saturday’s opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games will be short two delegations, as the teams from Ghana and Afghanistan were denied visas to travel to Austria to compete in the event. “We are deeply saddened that the delegations from Special Olympics Afghanistan and Special Olympics Ghana were not…

AUTO RACING Noon: Fox Sports 2, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Camping World 500, practice, at Avondale, Ariz. 12:30 p.m.: Fox Sports 1, IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship, 12 Hours of Sebring, at Sebring, Fla. 1 p.m.: Fox Sports 2, NASCAR Xfinity Series, DC Solar 200, qualifying, at Avondale, Ariz. 2:30 p.m.: Fox Sports 2, NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Camping World 500, final practice, at Avondale, Ariz. 4 p.m.: WFXR, NASCAR Xfinity…

Media playback is not supported on this device Six Nations 2017: Ireland 13-9 England highlights Ireland wrecked England’s Grand Slam dream and ended their world record run of victories with a dramatic win at a rejoicing Aviva Stadium. The home side overwhelmed the Six Nations champions with their intensity and physicality, just as they had in Slam deciders here in 2011 and 2001. In the process they also halted England’s…

Media playback is not supported on this device Wenger will reveal decision on his future ‘very soon’ Arsene Wenger will announce “very soon” whether he will remain at Arsenal after reaching a decision on his future. The Gunners boss was speaking after a 3-1 Premier League loss at West Brom, a fourth league defeat in five matches. The loss increased the pressure on the beleaguered Frenchman and left Arsenal facing…

Matt Ritchie’s first-half goal was disallowed by referee Simon Hooper Newcastle moved a point clear at the Championship summit despite being held to a goalless draw at Birmingham City. Matt Ritchie nearly opened the scoring in the first half when he beat Blues keeper Tomasz Kuszczak, but Ryan Shotton got back to clear. Ritchie had a goal ruled out for offside and Kuszczak saved from Dwight Gayle’s header as Newcastle…

Monique Lamoureux, right, celebrates a goal against Team Finland in the 2014 Four Nations Cup. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff Bassett, File) Monique Lamoureux-Morando started noticing the slights not long after she earned her spot on USA Hockey’s women’s national team in 2009. While the teenagers and young men on USA Hockey’s world junior (under-20) men’s team had a seemingly endless supply of sticks, 27-year-old Lamoureux-Morando said, she and her…

8:23 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR met with drivers Joey Logano and Kyle Busch prior to practice Friday, and everything appears not so great. Kyle Busch appears angry. When drivers don’t want to throw fuel on the fire but also don’t want to apologize or clarify their actions, they respond to questions the way Busch did for more than 40 seconds…

BUY TICKETS: See the races in PhoenixRELATED: Full schedule for Phoenix AVONDALE, Ariz. — The start to the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season hasn’t gone the way Daniel Suarez would have hoped.   Pressed into service at NASCAR’s highest level by the abrupt departure of Carl Edwards during the offseason, Suarez crashed out of the Daytona 500 in 29th place and finished 21st and 20th in the subsequent…

ST. CHARLES – Minnesota captain Lee Stecklein could barely hold her emotions back Friday night. Stecklein was asked about her four-year career, which came to an abrupt end with a 4-3 loss to No. 2 Clarkson in the NCAA Frozen Four Women’s Ice Hockey semifinals at the Family Arena. “It’s definitely a different feeling, one I would’ve loved to have never felt,” Stecklein said. “It’s been a great four years…

UMass Lowell advanced to its fifth straight Hockey East title match with a 5-1 semifinal victory over Notre Dame last night at the TD Garden. The top-seeded River Hawks (25-10-3) will face Boston College, the winner of last night’s other semifinal, 3-2, over Boston University. Tonight’s final faces off at 7 p.m. at the Garden with the winner taking the Lamoriello Trophy. UMass Lowell won the crown in 2013 and…

Monique Lamoureux, right, celebrates a goal against Team Finland in the 2014 Four Nations Cup. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff Bassett, File) Monique Lamoureux-Morando started noticing the slights not long after she earned her spot on USA Hockey’s women’s national team in 2009. While the teenagers and young men on USA Hockey’s world junior (under-20) men’s team had a seemingly endless supply of sticks, 27-year-old Lamoureux-Morando said, she and her…

8:23 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR met with drivers Joey Logano and Kyle Busch prior to practice Friday, and everything appears not so great. Kyle Busch appears angry. When drivers don’t want to throw fuel on the fire but also don’t want to apologize or clarify their actions, they respond to questions the way Busch did for more than 40 seconds…