Sports News
Sports – Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
NCAA Tournament
North Carolina A&T 73 Liberty 72
St. Mary’s 67 Middle Tennessee State 54
Tonight
James Madison vs. LIU-Brooklyn
LaSalle vs. Boise State
NIT
Robert Morris 59 Kentucky 57
UW-Green Bay Men’s Hoops
The Green Bay men’s basketball team will play at Bradley tonight in the CollegeInsider.com tournament.
Bucks Win
The Bucks took down the Portland Trailblazers 102-95 on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Brandon Jennings led the way with 24 points while Monta Ellis chipped in 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Brewers
The Brewers beat the Angels 6-1 on Tuesday in Cactus League play. Wily Peralta went six innings, giving up 6 hits and 1 earned run for the Brewers. The home plate umpire was injured in the game and they actually played part of the game with an umpire calling balls and strikes from behind the pitchers mound. The Brewers play the Giants this afternoon.
WBC
Dominica Republic 3 Puerto Rico 0 – DR wins World Baseball Classic
NFL Delays Helmet Rule Vote
The NFL didn’t vote on a proposed new rule that would call a penalty on an offensive player if he puts his head down and delivers a blow to a defender with the crown of his helmet. You see running backs do this regularly while trying to get extra yards. Those in favor of the rule say it promotes safety.