The Day in Sports (March 17)

The Day in Sports (March 17)
The Day in Sports (March 17) /

The Day in Sports (March 17)

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Here are some of the images that caught our eye on St. Patrick's Day, the first full day of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, starting with Yale's upset of Baylor. Here, Brandon Sherrod, left, and Anthony Dallier celebrate the 79-75 victory.

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Johnathan Motley of Baylor drives to the basket against Sam Downey (44) of Yale during the Bears's upset loss to the Bulldogs.

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The Yale cheerleaders had plenty to be happy about after the Bulldogs knocked off Baylor in the NCAA Tournament.

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Kemy Osse of Arkansas Little Rock reacts after making a three-point shot over Ryan Cline of Purdue.

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Members of the Purdue Boilermakers react during their loss to the Arkansas Little Rock Trojans.

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Josh Hagins shows his pride during the double overtime victory over Purdue.

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Kansas guard Frank Mason III splits the Austin Peay defense to put up a shot.

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Carlton Bragg Jr. of Kansas and Khalil Davis of Austin Peay watch as a loose ball gets away from them.

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Evan Nolte of Virginia attempts to keep Hampton from scoring a basket.

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The Virginia bench cheers on the starters in a win over Hampton.

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Reginald Johnson Jr. of the Hampton Pirates drives the lane against Virginia.

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Butler's Tyler Wideman knocks the ball away from Norense Odiase of Texas Tech.

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A Texas Tech cheerleader performs during the team's loss to Butler.

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Keenan Evans of the Texas Tech Red Raiders keeps the ball out of the hands of Butler.

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Jameel McKay of Iowa State blocks a shot by Jordan Washington of Iona.

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Isaiah Williams (1) and Deyshonee Much (15) react to falling behind big to Iowa State, followed by a sad A.J. English hugging coach Tim Cluess late in the 94-81 loss.

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Abdel Nader of Iowa State completes a shot after being fouled by the Iona Gaels.

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Marcus Paige of the Tar Heels attempts to prevent a blocked shot against the defense of Zach Johnson of Florida Gulf Coast.

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Isaiah Hicks of North Carolina dunks the ball against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

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Zach Johnson puts up an awkward-looking shot during a Florida Gulf Coast loss to North Carolina.

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Troy Williams of Indiana is called for a charge against Greg Pryor of the Chattanooga Mocs.

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A toddler dressed in a Chattanooga Mocs gear and Indiana players in striped red and white pants offered a study in contrast in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Johnathan Burroughs-Cook of Chattanooga is knocked over by Troy Williams of Indiana.

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Kamari Murphy of the Miami Hurricanes reacts after being fouled by Ikenna Smart of Buffalo.

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Sheldon McClellan of the Miami Hurricanes crashes into press row after chasing a loose ball.

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A Buffalo Bulls cheerleader performs during the game between the Miami Hurricanes.

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Sheldon McClellan of Miami dunks the ball in a seven-point win over Buffalo.

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Rodney Purvis of UConn defends against Josh Fortune of Colorado.

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Xavier Talton of the Colorado Buffaloes gets off a shot against UConn.

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Utah Utes guard Brandon Taylor (11) high fives teammate Lorenzo Bonam after scoring against the Fresno State Bulldogs.

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Cullen Russo of Fresno State dunks against the Utah Utes.

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Utah guard Brandon Taylor falls down as Fresno State's Jahmel Taylor defends.

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Fresno State's Karachi Edo is hugged by the team's Bulldog mascot as he walks off the court after an 80-69 loss to Utah.

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Marshall Plumlee (40) and Matt Jones (13) react in the second half of their win over North Carolina-Wilmington.

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North Carolina-Wilmington's Jordon Talley is trapped by Grayson Allen (3) and Chase Jeter of Duke.

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Ron Baker of Wichita State falls into the bench during a win over the Arizona Wildcats.

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Rashard Kelly of Wichita State drives against Ryan Anderson of the Arizona Wildcats.

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Carson Puriefoy of Stony Brook drives against Skal Labissiere (1), Alex Poythress (22) and Jamal Murray of Kentucky.

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The Stony Brook Seawolves cheerleaders perform during the game against Kentucky.

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Tyler Ulis of Kentucky battles against Lucas Woodhouse of Stony Brook for the ball.

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Providence forward Rodney Bullock (left) shoots the game-winning basket against Southern California and is later mobbed by teammates after the 70-69 win.

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USC Trojans cheerleaders perform in the game against the Providence Friars.

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Southern California's Chimezie Metu (4) and teammates walk of the court after a 70-69 loss to Providence.

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Josh Perkins of the Gonzaga Bulldogs almost slides completely under a table during a win over Seton Hall.

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A Gonzaga cheerleader falls over as a ball bounces towards her.

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Gonzaga forward Kyle Wiltjer works under the basket as Seton Hall's Derrick Gordon (32) defends.

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A diver competes in the 3m Synchro Springboard Final during day one of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2016.

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Jaromir Jagr of the Florida Panthers battles with William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Lindsay Weinstein and Jacob Simon from the U.S. skate during the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

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J'Den Cox of the Missouri Tigers reacts after winning his match during the first round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in New York City.

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Bo Nickal of Penn State Nittany wrestles Josef Johnson of Harvard during the NCAA Wrestling Championships in New York City.

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Hassan Whiteside of the Miami Heat reacts to a play during a game against the Charlotte Hornets.

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Aisen Chen and Yue Lin of China dives in the 10m Synchro Platform Final during day one of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2016.

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Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow of Great Britain dive in the 10m Synchro Platform Final during day one of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2016.

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In a late-arriving March 16 photo, Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter lands on the scorer's table as he chases a loose ball.


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