malachi richardson of trenton. the orange who many doubted even belonged in the field of 6 are headed to their sixth final four in school history. >> it was a great come back, one of the best i've coached in, any team i've had in terms of your playing, i think, a great team. these guys just made some unbelievable plays. and they deserved to win this game. >> they do. the uconn women can punch their ticket to the final four tonight. the squad is coming off a 60-point win which has many questioning whether their dominance is good for the sport. >> don't watch. nobody's putting a gun to your head to watch. when tiger was winning every major nobody said he was bad for golf. actually he did a lot for golf. better golfer. >> 72 wins in a row, three consecutive national titles, ten overall, 119-1 since 2013. >> wow. >> i say go for it. >> up next on nbc nightly news coming up, deadly mistake, a type of car system many use to make life easier also leads to life threatening errors. >>> breaking news tonight. panic at the ca

malachi richardson gasoline and he has 21 . they face the lead and it's part of the 24 run. syracuse had the first season to make the final four. it's the fourth double-digit seat to get that far. on north carolina and notre dame it's the winter to face next weekend and the final four first half. jumper. in the final four since the first time they want it all in 2009. the next are eliminated from the playoffs. it's the third straight year new york will not make the postseason. they beat the rockets and it mathematically eliminates them. at home playing pittsburgh coming up for eric stall with his best game so far. carolina earlier this year's scoring goals. rangers send it into overtime. it's 30 seconds left in the game and sidney crosby flex it. it's two goals with 36 seconds. it's in the first period. it's one of those from in the second. they beat the devils 3/2 at the final score. >> the real season starts on sunday and then take on the wheels. port st. lucie takes on the nationals. david ray goes deep for the home run. 10 mets. he shows power and its deep . the mets are

malachi richardson, three straight shots from behind the arc. richardson led all scorers with 21 points. syracuse wins. >>> hawaii upset four seed cal at the buzzer in over time. it was a pretty rough tournament too. iona and stony brook. the pirat couldn't over come the star sophomore's shooting woes last night. gonzaga contained whitehead. he was 0 for 10 from three. this was a bummer of an end to a brilliant season. >> i feel like it was an off night. i've faced some of the toughest groups in the country. performance. i think it was just more of missing shots. i had some good looks and just couldn't knock them down. >> he had some good looks. he got to the rim. he just couldn't find it. i give him credit, though. he kept being aggressive. sometimes you just don't make shots. >> the sophomore has a bright future. as does seton hall. >>> the jets and ryan fitzpatrick remain at odds on a contract. the the jets are offering much much less than $18 million a year. the gm praised fitzpatrick in a conference call with reportoers. but if it doesn't w

and from there the freshman malachi richardson would take over. put the orange on top for good. they got a 25-5 run. richardson had 21 of his 23 points in the 2nd half. syracuse knocked off the old alma mater 68-62 to advance to the final four in houston. >>> over to golf. match play. austin, texas. semifinals. jason day, the par putt effort. he eliminated the defending champion rory mcilroy. so day moved to the final. at the fourth hole is day, sinking the birdie effort to take the lead. he would never let go. jump ahead to the 14th. day now up 4. his approach shot stopped a few feet from the hole and we're done here. day wins for the second straight week and moved to number 1 in the world rankings. that's sports from outside of oracle arena. we're going to take it inside. get ready for game day at the final of this warriors' grubbing of philadelphia. >> see you guys later. >> 60 minutes is next. ,, ,, ♪ is that coffee? yea, it's nespresso. i want in. ♪ you're ready. ♪ get ready to experience a cup above. is that coffee? it took joel silverman years to become a master dog train

syracuse also hoping to be dancing, they have a bigger florida state, malachi richardson needing one hand to a tie game. seminoles had beasley, he had 20 points and this dunk to begin to put it away. 78-73 the seminoles down the st. john's hosting providence on senior day. lindsey a big day, three of his 30 points right here. in the second half, chris dunn driving through the lane moving in for the dunk. that put the lead at 23. 90-76. st. john's finishing big east play at 1-17. >>> rutgers looking for its first win. minnesota happy to help. scarlet knights led by 25 at the half. michael williams, working the perimeter, had a game high 29 off the bench. 75-52 rutgers. they end their 32-game big 10 losing streak. >>> women's side, otherwise known as the first post season step leading to most likely an eventual uconn national title. the huskies met east carolina in the first run. this went about as you would women on their way to a 67th straight win marking their 11th 30 wins. the bigger news these days >> exactly. >>> thank you laura. >>> thanks for joining us. stay tuned for abc worl

new jersey's malachi richardson coming up huge and inspired a 29-8 run to close out the game. 21 of his 23 coming in the 2nd half as syracuse advances to the final four as a 10 seed! 68-62. >>> now it's left to north carolina to hold the torch for all the top seeds. meanwhile, notre dame only led for a total of 28 minutes combined through their first three games of the tournament i. meant the irish would be tough out tonight. but the tar heels have crushed opponents by an average of 16 points during this run. and tonight, they shot 61%! and 12. north carolina rounds out the final four 88-74. their 19th appearance in the final four. they'll play syracuse. oklahoma taking on villanova. >>> did you know our viewing area is one win away from crowning a champion? njit in columbia in the semifinals of the cit. this crowns the champion of the mid-majors. njit was in this game last year. they came up short. this is rob ukonubu. he backed up his attention for the lions. 29 points, 3 boards. 6 assists. 3 steals. columbia wins by 15 advancing to tuesday night's championship game where they will ho

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mainly freshman that guy right there, a trenton new jersey native malachi richardson. now off to houston in thrilling fashion. >> a great comeback. in any team i have had in terms of playing a great team. they are a hard team to come back against. and these guys just made some unbelievable plays. and they deserve to win this game. >> syracuse now has to deal with the only remaining number one seed, north carolina, the tar heels, beat notre dame, by 14 yesterday. and bryce johnson had 25 points. and 12 rebounds. a team that is playing the best ball of the tournament and they will enter the game pretty much unscathed. except for that guy. the head coach, injured himself during the post game, cutting down the net ceremony. >> he should be used to cutting nets. that is something he has done several times in his career. >> a couple of games ago, he was bleeding and came in the huddle and i will bleed for you guys if you keep play can the way you're playing. so i guess he wanted to do it again. it might be good luck. >> he bled the last couple of games and keeps biting his l

huge run in the second halfonl to turn things around theun t orange were led by freshman freh malachi richardsonhigh of 23 points. >>> and with that the finalhe four teams are set, villanova and oklahoma facing off.facing o on the other side of theide of bracket north carolina facingrto syracuse. the final four games begin onr g saturday in houston. houston. >>> take you to the nba. to th . wizards getting an easy 101 toy1 88 win over kobe bryant andkobey the lakers. it was a big game for john wall. he had a double-double with 22 points and 13 assists. marcin gortat added 16 points p and 10 rebounds. rebou wizards are tenth place in thect eastern conference just two jusw and a half games out of the out playoffs. >> spring training action theni nationals defeated tnghe bravesb seven to two. two gio gonzalez allowing two runs in six innings giving the nats n hope that he will have ailha strong season. sea ryan zimmerman driving in drivii three runs and brendan ryan had two rbi's.d two r next up for the nats they'rehey' going take on the marlins at 1:00 this afternoon. after >> the big winner this

then malachi richardson kept is interesting. michael with the three at the top of the key. then your exclamation point. 70-51, so orange gets middle tennessee next. >>> we had a buzzer beater. iowa and temple in overtime. adam woodbury is the hero. his putback at the buzzer gave the 7 seed hawkeyes the win over the ten seed owls ensuring themselves a spot. all that from barclays center in brooklyn. >>> the grapefruit league season may have already passed but it's never too late to get involved. the mets hosted the nationals. wright playing third base. colon took the ball to start with one. it's a bit rough. he allowed eight runs in five innings. wright's debut was a success. including this single on the very first pitch he saw. the mets still found themselves in a big hole late. this is a positive, though. michael confort to, a grand slam. also last night, the yankees hosting the orioles. cc sabathia on the mound still fighting for the fifth rotation spot. once again, though, did not help his cause. gave up the home run to mark trumbo, a three-run shot. did not get a lot be

malachi richardson loaded in the second half where he scored 21 of his 23 points to help cure the victoryand the other final four matchup of oklahoma will face the lineup and the battle of the two seas. the women of syracuse when that demand half of the fun. 89.672 had their first ever final four. collect peterson scored 29-point which helped to earn the most outstanding player of the regional bracket. syracuse as to indianapolis to face washington on monday. >> before you head out the door. fox meteorologist. good morning, maria molina. reporter, a little messy out there. the massive storm system we are tracking. yesterday produced and severe weather across places like indiana, kentucky and western parts of ohio. the moisture continuing to push the work with rain across the mid-atlantic and also parts of new york state, pennsylvania and done it to maryland. a slow commute to head off to work. you'll need those umbrellas and rain boot. as they had westward in a storm system tracking bringing in some areas of heavy snow across parts of the west and winters because of the storm system. seve

michael j gets the rebound scoring upcourt anyways it in with moments later and malachi richardson takes it in for the layup with 21 of his in the second half scoring a 58 lead. it's part of the 24 when one at 62. syracuse says he becomes the first seat to make the carmelo anthony in 2003 posting this on snapshot. the young boys, eat! >> i wanted a little bit more than that.you have to specify these things clearly, duke . [laughter] juliet huddy he said no one else will make it. it was good. it was nice we will fix that. >> notre dame went to face syracuse next weekend. the final four in the first half with johnson and a nice turnaround jumper. the tar heels are up with 12 rebounds. the irish came within one in the second half. they control the game once again with carolina. he was back in the final four for the first time since they wanted all. syracuse plays on saturday oklahoma. that's in houston. >> the next are eliminated from the playoffs but last night the pacers won the rockets. for the third straight year they missed the postseason hockey. it's a coming-out party for eric stall.

malachi richardson, 21 points the basket and the foul, 70-51 the orange men pull away in the second half. >>> five times this year north carolina played two games in three nights a 72 hour grind that can take its tole on the body. the heels have done well when faced with that situation winning 9 of those games from north carolina it is all about getting sleep eating right and hydrating stretching and cool tub helps as well they'll be ready on saturday against providence. >> nothing as far as eating wise you still have to eat the same, but you definitely have to get your rest and get your body ready for the game. >>> strengthening condition and trainer just go through in the cold tub or guys doing stretching here and there and if you have a little ache here and there they'll work on it for you and just try to get a lot of sleep. >> heels and fryers tonight at 9:40. >>> duke was tested in their game against unc wilmington today in providence duke beat the bulldogs at ram cameron north stadium. beat the . >>> welcome to the last day of winter and guess what it is going to feel a little more

the cavaliers looked ready for houston, but they rode their freshman, malachi richardson. 21 points inecond half to help the orange to punch their ticket. the cavaliers a sad end to one of the most decorated senior classes in uva history but as always, they were humble in defeat. >> we're not going to hold our head over this one further because it's just right there, but, you know, we done so much great for this university and this university has done so many great things for us as well. >> i was reminded, i don't know if it's an old church song but it says weeping will endure for the night but joy comes in the morning. we will have some tough moments but absolutely joy will come in the morning for what these guys have established for virginia basketball. >> reporter: with virginia out, just one local team still alive this march. george washington. the colonials leaving for new york city this morning. gw, they'll take on san diego state in the nit semi-finals tomorrow night. that game being played at the mec mecca, madison square garden. the furthest they have advanced in the nit and t

then it was malachi richardson with the stepback three. syracuse down six.l finds richardson who scored 21 of his 23 in the second half to lead the comeback upset. syracuse, the first ten seed to make to it the final four. they win. >>> and to the cactus league. it was buster posey's 29th birthday on sunday. but he was a late scratch for the giants game against the white sox due to hip tightness. the giants did lose 13-9. the a's beat the royals. kendell had a greating out, only one earned one in ten outings of work. that's all for sports. there will be more news right after the break. it's theower the terne hundds ofeopleame togeer-- om c germy-- tceleb >>> it's the power of the internet. hundreds of people came together from california to germany to celebrate a happy cookout for the so-called sad paw-paw. you might remember this photo of the oklahoma grandpa, kenny harman from last week. it went viral after he tried to get his family together for a cookout. he made burgers for six grandchildren. only one showed up. the partygoers showed up to meet the sad

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dayton kept is interesting in the early going but then malachi richardson started a big day. the orange ran away with it in the second. michael with the three fro from the top of the key. tieing to roberson for the alley-oop. 70-51, so orange gives middle tennessee next. >>> we had a buzzer beater. iowa in temple in overtime. adam woodbury is the hero. his putback at the buzzer gave the hawkeyes the win over the owls ensuring themselves the spot. all of that from barclays center in brooklyn. >>> the grapefruit league season already passed the halfway point. last night, david wright made the mets hosted the nationals. wright playing third base. bartolo colon took this one. he allowed eight runs in five innings. while wright's debut was a success, he went 2 for 3 including this single on the very first pitch he saw. the mets found themselves in a big hole late. this is a positive, though. michael connforto. cc sabathia on the mound. the veteran still fighting for the fifth rotation spot. once again, though, did not help his cause. gave up the home run to mark trumbo. he allowed

syracuse led by freshman malachy richardson scored a game highh 23-point.oint syracuse now plays northseina.lina final four teams all said set.a. on the left villanova will face oklahoma. on the other side there's yourhs north carolina syracuse matchup. final four games begin on saturday in houston. championship a week from tonight.tonight. wizards with an easy win overve kobe bryant and the lakers lastl time the wizards will face kobek bryant. big game for john wall anotherwh double double.doub 22 points, 13 assists.. gortat had 16 points and 100 rebound for his double double. l the wizards are currently in tenth place in the east.n the e two and a half games out of thee playoffs.. nine games to go. >>> to florida spring trainingin act nats defeating the bravess seven-two.two. gonzales allowing two runs in rs six innings giving the nats hopp he'll have a strong season.. drove in three runs, brendanre ryan drove in two runs. r next game 1:00 o'clock this0 o't afternoon. >>> all righty.. 7:51 right now. that's your sports breakfast.re. hope it was tasty.t was sty >> i like that. >> how ab

malachi richardson leading the way with a career-high 23 for the cavs. down by three. virginia has one chance to tie it with 12 seconds remaining. it wouldn't go. syracuse wins 68-62 in a shocker. they're going to take on north carolina. they beat notre dame to remain the only number one seed to make the final four. neither team led by more than six in the first half. unc and brice johnson were too much. johnson had a huge game. 25 points, 12 rebounds. tar heels win 88-74 and advantage to the final four for an ncaa record 19th time. there it is, guys. it's all set. the final four saturday night. all of it is going to be on our sister channel tbs. the first game villanova and oklahoma, each two seeds, knocking off number ones in their region to make it to the show. now an acc clash, syracuse verse is us north carolina. unc won both of those. we'll see is how it turns out. the winners go on to the national championship, monday night, april 4th, on tbs. >> i'm glad you're the sports guy. michaela is number three. alisyn is number five. yours truly is number nine. and coy

the orange were down 16 in the first half before staging a major comeback led by freshman malachi richardson points. syracuse topping the cavaliers 68-62 to make it to their sixth final four and fifth for coach jim boeheim. ville nobody virginia will face oklahoma. and the first game on saturday. while syracuse and north carolina meet for the third time this season in the second game. john, we'll lead into you, we will talk politics. as a big duke fan, i know you were watching most of these games over the weekend. i was -- love him or hate jimmy boeheim in syracuse, they were 9-9 in the conference. they finished tenth in that conference. only 4% had that team going to the final four. they were down. did you see they changed the complete strategy and just made it pressing for two or three minutes. and virginia fell apart. it was like a cheap deck of cards. whatever it's called. house of cards. it's amazing the way a coach can make a difference. that's why some of these teams, don't matter what they do. it doesn't matter if you're in the final four if you have a great coach. >> joe, it was a s