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Weekend Sports Preview: March 24It seems like just last week there were 64 teams competing in the NCAA Tournament; when the dust settles this weekend, four teams will remain in contention for the national title. College hoops takes the sporting spotlight again over the next few days, with pro basketball, hockey, Arena Football, and NASCAR also thrown into the athletic mix. Friday features the second round of Sweet 16 action at the Big Dance, with two games each in the Washington D.C. and Minneapolis regions. In the nation's capital, No. 11 George Mason (-2) plays No. 7 Wichita State at 7:27pm ET at the Verizon Center, while No. 5 Washington battles No. 1 Connecticut (-6) at 9:57pm ET. Out at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, No. 1 Villanova (-2.5) takes on No. 4 Boston College at 7:10pm ET, while No. 3 Florida (-3) looks to continue with the big tourney wins against No. 7 Georgetown at 9:40pm ET. The winners of Friday's four games advance to their respective Regional Finals on Sunday. Meanwhile, Saturday features Regional Finals games at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and the Oakland Arena in Oakland. The regional winners then advance to the Final Four, which takes place at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 1. This year's Men's National Championship Game will be played on Monday, April 3 in Indy. Over in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons took care of business versus conference-rival Miami on Wednesday, and they'll be looking for similar results this weekend when they play Indiana on Friday night and New Jersey on Sunday afternoon. The Pistons have clinched the Central Division title, but are still battling for the top record in the league. Their challengers for that mark, the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks, take on lesser-lights over the next couple of days. The Spurs play in Portland against the Trail Blazers on Friday, and then in Seattle against the Sonics on Sunday. The Mavs have only one game on the weekend sched, in Atlanta versus the Hawks on Saturday. Other marquee games around the NBA this weekend include Boston at Cleveland and Milwaukee at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, Washington at the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver at Phoenix on Saturday, and Philadelphia at Indiana and Cleveland at Houston on Sunday afternoon. In the National Hockey League, the Ottawa Senators' quest to finish in first place in the Eastern Conference takes them on the road to Buffalo and Philadelphia this weekend. The Sens play the Sabres on Friday night, then battle the Flyers on Saturday night. Buffalo and Philadelphia are also looking to secure high seeds in the postseason. The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs, meanwhile, are just trying to secure any seed in the postseason; they continue their mini-series on Saturday in Montreal, then go their separate ways for games on Sunday (Toronto at New Jersey, Montreal at Pittsburgh). Their competition for the eighth playoff spot in the East, the Atlanta Thrashers, play on Long Island on Saturday in their only game of the weekend. Over in the Western Conference, the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers will continue to jockey for playoff positioning when they meet in Vancouver on Saturday night. The Oilers then travel to Colorado for a game against the Avalanche on Sunday; the Avs have a game with the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. New Los Angeles Kings coach John Torchetti sees his team hosting the Nashville Predators on Saturday; the Kings need Torchetti to turn around their fortunes if they hope to qualify for the playoffs this season. The San Jose Sharks, another team just below the current postseason cutoff line in the West, have games in Minnesota versus the Wild on Saturday and in Chicago against the Blackhawks on Sunday. Three Arena Football League games kick off the Week 9 schedule on Friday night, as Kansas City is in New York (-8), Las Vegas visits Utah (-2), and Los Angeles travels to Arizona (-3.5). On Saturday it's San Jose at Nashville (-4), Orlando at Austin (-4.5), Philadelphia at Dallas (-6.5), and Columbus at Colorado (-11). Sunday features Tampa Bay at Georgia (-6.5) and Grand Rapids at Chicago (-9). And finally, in auto racing, Kasey Kahne will be trying to pick up his second straight Nextel Cup Series win when he takes to the track in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Kahne won the delayed Golden Corral 500 in Atlanta on Monday afternoon, while Mark Martin finished in second place and Dale Earnhardt Jr. wound up in third place. Jimmie Johnson continues to lead the driver standings after four races this season, as the Lowe's driver holds a 50-point lead over second-place Kahne.
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Weekend Sports Preview: March 24It seems like just last week there were 64 teams competing in the NCAA Tournament; when the dust settles this weekend, four teams will remain in contention for the national title. College hoops takes the sporting spotlight again over the next few days, with pro basketball, hockey, Arena Football, and NASCAR also thrown into the athletic mix. Friday features the second round of Sweet 16 action at the Big Dance, with two games each in the Washington D.C. and Minneapolis regions. In the nation's capital, No. 11 George Mason (-2) plays No. 7 Wichita State at 7:27pm ET at the Verizon Center, while No. 5 Washington battles No. 1 Connecticut (-6) at 9:57pm ET. Out at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, No. 1 Villanova (-2.5) takes on No. 4 Boston College at 7:10pm ET, while No. 3 Florida (-3) looks to continue with the big tourney wins against No. 7 Georgetown at 9:40pm ET. The winners of Friday's four games advance to their respective Regional Finals on Sunday. Meanwhile, Saturday features Regional Finals games at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and the Oakland Arena in Oakland. The regional winners then advance to the Final Four, which takes place at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 1. This year's Men's National Championship Game will be played on Monday, April 3 in Indy. Over in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons took care of business versus conference-rival Miami on Wednesday, and they'll be looking for similar results this weekend when they play Indiana on Friday night and New Jersey on Sunday afternoon. The Pistons have clinched the Central Division title, but are still battling for the top record in the league. Their challengers for that mark, the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks, take on lesser-lights over the next couple of days. The Spurs play in Portland against the Trail Blazers on Friday, and then in Seattle against the Sonics on Sunday. The Mavs have only one game on the weekend sched, in Atlanta versus the Hawks on Saturday. Other marquee games around the NBA this weekend include Boston at Cleveland and Milwaukee at the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, Washington at the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver at Phoenix on Saturday, and Philadelphia at Indiana and Cleveland at Houston on Sunday afternoon. In the National Hockey League, the Ottawa Senators' quest to finish in first place in the Eastern Conference takes them on the road to Buffalo and Philadelphia this weekend. The Sens play the Sabres on Friday night, then battle the Flyers on Saturday night. Buffalo and Philadelphia are also looking to secure high seeds in the postseason. The Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs, meanwhile, are just trying to secure any seed in the postseason; they continue their mini-series on Saturday in Montreal, then go their separate ways for games on Sunday (Toronto at New Jersey, Montreal at Pittsburgh). Their competition for the eighth playoff spot in the East, the Atlanta Thrashers, play on Long Island on Saturday in their only game of the weekend. Over in the Western Conference, the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers will continue to jockey for playoff positioning when they meet in Vancouver on Saturday night. The Oilers then travel to Colorado for a game against the Avalanche on Sunday; the Avs have a game with the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. New Los Angeles Kings coach John Torchetti sees his team hosting the Nashville Predators on Saturday; the Kings need Torchetti to turn around their fortunes if they hope to qualify for the playoffs this season. The San Jose Sharks, another team just below the current postseason cutoff line in the West, have games in Minnesota versus the Wild on Saturday and in Chicago against the Blackhawks on Sunday. Three Arena Football League games kick off the Week 9 schedule on Friday night, as Kansas City is in New York (-8), Las Vegas visits Utah (-2), and Los Angeles travels to Arizona (-3.5). On Saturday it's San Jose at Nashville (-4), Orlando at Austin (-4.5), Philadelphia at Dallas (-6.5), and Columbus at Colorado (-11). Sunday features Tampa Bay at Georgia (-6.5) and Grand Rapids at Chicago (-9). And finally, in auto racing, Kasey Kahne will be trying to pick up his second straight Nextel Cup Series win when he takes to the track in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Kahne won the delayed Golden Corral 500 in Atlanta on Monday afternoon, while Mark Martin finished in second place and Dale Earnhardt Jr. wound up in third place. Jimmie Johnson continues to lead the driver standings after four races this season, as the Lowe's driver holds a 50-point lead over second-place Kahne.
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