The Day In Sports (April 2)

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 2, 2016

The Day In Sports (April 2)

John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated

Here are some of the images that caught our eye on a day when North Carolina and Villanova advanced to Monday's national championship basketball game. Kennedy Meeks (3) and the Tar Heels won by double digits for the fifth time in this tournament.

Saturday's 83-66 win over Syracuse was the third time this season that Isaiah Hicks and the Tar Heels have defeated the Orange.

Marcus Paige and the Tar Heels missed 11 consecutive three-pointers at one point, but Paige finally connected on three long range shots in the second half to stop a Syracuse comeback.

Tyler Lydon of Syracuse went up strong on this dunk attempt but missed it off the back iron.

France's Mehdy Metella competes in a 50-meter butterfly heat of the French swimming championships.

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid scores the winning goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou.

Football supporters hold-up coloured rectangular posters to form a giant mosaic reading, "Thank you Johan," in tribute to late Dutch football player Johan Cruyff before the Spanish league Clasico football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Josh Hart and the Villanova Wildcats defeated Oklahoma by 44 points, the biggest margin of victory ever in a Final Four.

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield scored on this pretty move but was held in check for most of the game, finishing with just nine points as Oklahoma lost 95-51.

Josh Hart scored a game-high 23 points to help send Villanova to Monday's national championship game.

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The Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler passes the ball around Andre Drummond of Detroit.

Keith Yandle of the New York Rangers falls over Johan Larsson of the Buffalo Sabres.

Ashley Wagner of the U.S. reacts after hearing her score in the Ladies Free Skate program at the world championships. She would go on to finish second, behind Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia.

Third-place finisher Anna Pogorilaya of Russia reacts after completing her routine in the Ladies Free Skate program at the world championships in Boston.

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada compete during Day 6 of theWorld Figure Skating Championships.

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A fan dress like Bogg Hog from the Dukes of Hazard tries to get the Leafs fans going as Toronto played Detroit.

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Members of the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team perform for the crowd against the Indiana Pacers.

Jean-Francois Berube of the New York Islanders watches a shot just miss the net in a game against Pittsburgh.

San Antonio forward LaMarcus Aldridge strong arms Bismark Biyombo out of the way while vying for a rebound.

A crew member for Kyle Busch (not pictured) looks on during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in Martinsville, Va.

Victoria Azarenka holds aloft the trophy after winning the Miami Open in straight sets over Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia can't stop the header from Real Salt Lake defender Justen Glad for a goal.

Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid battles for the ball with Lionel Messi of Barcelona during their La Liga match.

Chad Johnson of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save against the New York Rangers.

Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany during Day 6 of the World Figure Skating Championships.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France play in the doubles final against of the Miami Open.

Aleksander Barkov of Florida scores a second period goal against goaltender Mike Condon of Montreal.

The Denver Nuggets dancers before the game against the Sacramento Kings.

Isaiah Cousins, Ryan Spangler and Khadeem Lattin of the Oklahoma Sooners look on from the bench in the loss to Villanova.

Ryan Arcidiacono of Villanova deflects the ball before it can reach Buddy Hield of Oklahoma.

Mikal Bridges of Villanova drives to the basket against Khadeem Lattin of Oklahoma.

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo looks on during the NCAA Men's Final Four semifinal in Houston between Villanova and Oklahoma.

Vice president Joe Biden was among those on hand to root for Syracuse.

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Vice president and Syracuse alum Joe Biden shakes hands with coach Jim Boeheim as he visits the team after the loss to North Carolina.

Dom Dwyer of Sporting Kansas City pushes Jeff Attinella of Real Salt Lake over Diego Rubio of Sporting Kansas City after Diego Rubio scored on a penalty kick.