The Day In Sports Pictures (March 19)

The Day In Sports Pictures (March 19)

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Here are some of the images that caught our eye as half of the Sweet 16 was decided in the NCAA Tournament, starting with Yale coming short of an epic comeback in a loss to Duke.

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Duke's Grayson Allen loses control of the ball as Yale's Makai Mason defends. Duke advanded, 71-64.

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Brandon Ingram (14) of Dukeand teammate Derryck Thornton reach for a rebound.

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Thomas Bryant and Indiana eliminated Kentucky from the tournament with a hard-fought 73-67 victory.

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Alex Poythress of Kentucky goes up against Thomas Bryant (31) and Collin Hartman (30) of Indiana.

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Tyler Ulis had a team-high 27 points for Kentucky, which suffered its earliest tournament exit since 2008.

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Yogi Ferrell of the Indiana Hoosiers shoots against Marcus Lee of Kentucky.

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Utah guard Brandon Taylor passes to Kyle Kuzma as Silas Melson of Gonzaga defends.

The Utah cheerleaders perform during the game against Gonzaga.

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Kyle Wiltjer (33), Domantas Sabonis, Kyle Dranginis and Silas Melson of the Gonzaga Bulldogs celebrate an 82-59 win over No. 3 seed Utah.

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Marcus Johnson Jr. and Arkansas Little Rock fell out of championship contention with a 78-61 loss to Iowa State.

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Marcus Johnson Jr. of Arkansas Little Rock jokes with Georges Niang in a game in which the latter scored 29 points.

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The Iowa State bench was in a joking mood in a blowout win over Arkansas Little Rock.

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Wichita State's Fred VanVleet tries to steal the ball from Miami's Angel Rodriguez during the Hurricanes' 65-57 win.

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The Miami cheerleaders celebrate after the Hurricanes defeated Wichita State.

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Angel Rodriguez of the Miami Hurricanes scored a career-high 28 points against Wichita State.

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Teammates Justin Jackson and Joel Berry II of North Carolina trap Kyron Cartwright of Providence during an 85-66 win.

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North Carolina forward Brice Johnson dunks against Providence.

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Ben Bentil of Providence extends some respect to Justin Jackson of North Carolina on a night when the Tar Heels dominated.

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Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia talks with a referee as the Cavs advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years.

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A Butler fans cheers on the Bulldogs to no avail in their 77-69 loss to Virginia.

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Malcolm Brogdon pulls in a rebound in front of Butler's Austin Etherington.

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Landen Lucas of Kansas fouls Amida Brimah of Connecticut in a game in which the Jayhawks won 73-61.

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Kansas guard Frank Mason III passes over UConn's Sterling Gibbs as the tournament's No. 1 overall seed advanced to the Sweet 16.

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Connecticut guard Rodney Purvis leaps over Kansas guard Devonte' Graham while chasing down a loose ball.

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Connecticut's Phillip Nolan and Kentan Facey experience a little March sadness as the Huskies were ousted by Kansas.

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Tim Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich enjoy a lighter moment during San Antonio's 87-79 home win over Golden State.

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Tony Parker defends Stephen Curry on a night when the Golden State star was held to 14 points.

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Ohio State's Myles Martin, the No. 11 seed, reacts after defeating Penn State's Bo Nickal in the 174-pound championship match of the NCAA Division I wrestling championships.

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Cornell's Gabriel Dean takes down Timothy Dudley in the 184-pound championship match of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Dean won the match.

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Penn State's Zain Retherford is handed the team's trophy as it poses for a photo after winning the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in New York.

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Angelique Abachkina and Louis Thauron from France skate during the Ice Dance Free Dance Skating program of the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2016.

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Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers fight for a loose ball.

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Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat scored his 20,000th point Saturday in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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A Miami Heat dancer performs during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes scores a goal with Charlie Coyle, Devan Dubnyk and Jared Spurgeon of Minnesota defending.

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Brendan Gaunce of the Vancouver Canucks watches from the bench against St. Louis.

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Cam Atkinson, Brandon Saad and Ryan Murray of Columbus climb over the boards during a game against New Jersey.

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Bradley Beal (3) and Marcin Gortat (13) of Washington try to get a loose ball before Kristaps Porzingis of the Knicks can.

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South Florida's Courtney Williams leaps onto a courtside table while chasing the ball during a first-round women's college basketball game against Colorado State in the NCAA Tournament.

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Maryland guard Brene Moseley, right, and Malina Howard react in front of Iona guard Philecia Gilmore.

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Otto Porter Jr. of Washington falls into a fan while going for a loose ball against the New York Knicks.

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Curtis Beach of the U.S. clears the bar in the high jump of the heptathlon during the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

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U.S. sprinter Laura Roesler (6) runs in a heat of the 800 during the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

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Austin Dillon daps after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Fontana, Calif.

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San Jose Earthquake's Fatai Alashe gets on top of Los Angeles Galaxy's Gyasi Zerdes while hitting a header. The Galaxy won 3-1.

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Ross Pearson of England punches Chad Laprise of Canada in their lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event in Brisbane, Australia.

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Seohee Ham of South Korea and Bec Rawlings of Australia exchange punches in their strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night in Brisbane, Australia.

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Johnny Case connects against Jake Matthews during their lightweight bout at UFC Brisbane.

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Mark Hunt delivers the knockout punch against Frank Mir during their UFC heavyweight bout at UFC Brisbane.