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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The only two No. 1 seeds left in the NCAA Tournament reside here in football country.
No. 1 seed Houston ventured into the belly of the beast and beat No. 9 seed Auburn in what amounted to a road game for the Cougars two hours from Auburn’s campus. But Houston wore down the Tigers and silenced the capacity crowd of 17,654 at Legacy Arena for an 81-64 win in the second round.
And the Cougars went to 9-0 on the road this season. Just wait until they get back home to Houston, where the Final Four will be April 1-3.

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The Astros’ star exited after getting hit by a 96 mph fastball.
José Altuve was removed from Venezuela’s game against the United States in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday after getting hit by a pitch in the hand during the bottom of the fifth inning.
American reliever Daniel Bard lost control of a 96 mph fastball that ran up and in on Altuve, catching him on the hand as he attempted to duck out of harm’s way. 
The Astros’ superstar second baseman was visibly in pain as the medical staff rushed out to tend to his hand.

Don’t expect UFC fighter Colby Covington to get any invites to Buckingham Palace or even a warm reception the next time he walks into a pub.
The man is not a big fan of England.
Covington was in Jolly Old England because UFC 286 took place at London’s O2 Arena.
He was across the pond for the event and even weighed in as a backup fighter for the main event. Surely, he was able to put together a nice little vacation around his UFC duties. Maybe catch a show on the West End, take a Jack The Ripper, or try to get those dudes with the stupid furry hats to laugh.
Nope.

The sharpshooting sophomore channeled his inner KG after the massive upset.
Princeton pulled off another miraculous upset on Saturday, stunning Missouri in order to reach the Sweet 16 of the 2023 NCAA tournament. The No. 15 seed completed the comfortable upset victory, and after the game, sharpshooting sophomore Blake Peters channeled his inner-Kevin Garnett during his postgame interview.
When asked about his performance and the Princeton win, Peters emulated Garnett’s iconic 2008 interview before going off to celebrate with his teammates.

Arkansas shook up the NCAA tournament field Saturday, taking down the Jayhawks 72–71. Now the Razorbacks are headed toward their third straight Sweet 16.
Elite NCAA tournament coaches don’t come around often, but Arkansas may officially have one in Eric Musselman. The high-energy coach put on perhaps his most impressive performance yet, taking down No. 1 Kansas 72–71 as a No. 8 seed Saturday in an upset that further shook up the NCAA tournament field.
Since Nolan Richardson, the Arkansas program had consistently fallen flat in the Big Dance.

MLB’s efforts to speed up the game and increase pace of play has led to the league adding a controversial pitch clock.
Some long term fans are excited about the change, while others are unhappy about major alterations to the sport.
Players themselves have had mixed reactions. Many have come out in favor of the pitch clock, with some even using it to get an easy strikeout.
READ: YANKEES PITCHER TAKES ADVANTAGE OF PITCH CLOCK, GETS 20-SECOND STRIKEOUT
It’s also had a demonstrable impact on the length of games, with a drastic shift in spring training to this point.

Princeton University shouldn’t have been in the Round of 32 according to pretty much everyone, but that didn’t stop them from beating the No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats.
Well, then they definitely shouldn’t be making a trip to the Sweet 16. I mean, c’mon, that would be preposterous. Yet, that didn’t stop the team in the NCAA tournament with eh highest collective SAT scores (I’m assuming) from shocking everyone again.
This time they did it with a stunning — and commanding — win over the No. 7 seed Missouri Tigers.
Never count out those Ivy leaguers, man.

The Sweet 16 will be rounded out on the men’s side, while the women’s tourney starts its round of 32. Here’s some advice about how to best spend your day.

The Ivy League champs got the better of their higher-seeded SEC foe on Saturday to become the second consecutive No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16.
For the second consecutive season, a No. 15 seed is advancing to the Sweet 16.
No. 15 seed Princeton cruised to a 78–63 blowout win over No. 7 seed Missouri on Saturday afternoon to advance to the second weekend of the men’s NCAA tournament.
Princeton joins St. Peter’s as the second No.