Daily sports TL;DR 2021

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March 17 headlines

• Deshaun Watson responds to lawsuit, wants to clear name
• 49ers agree to 6-year deal with OT Trent Williams
• Damian Lillard drops 50 to lead Blazers past Pelicans
• Mitchell leads Jazz down the stretch in win at Celtics
• Zach LaVine scores 40 as Bulls handle Thunder
• Ovechkin moves into 6th on NHL's goals list
• Tiger Woods says he's back at home, continuing his recovery

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March 18 headlines

• Bucks beat 76ers in OT in matchup of East contenders
• Harden gets 40-pt triple-double in Nets' win over Pacers
• Warriors send Rockets to 18th straight loss
• Luka finishes with 42 points as Mavs defeat Clippers
• Rangers rout Flyers, 9-0
• Patrick Peterson reaches deal with Vikings
• Georgia Tech's Moses Wright to miss start of NCAA tourney
• Two massage therapists file civil lawsuits against QB Watson

[InThe313]

March 19 headlines

• UCLA takes out Michigan State in OT in First Four
• Drake hangs on to beat Wichita State in First Four
• Towns, Edwards combine for 83 Pts as Wolves beat Suns
• LeBron drops 37 in Lakers' win over Hornets
• Beal, Westbrook lead Wizards over Mitchell, Jazz
• NFL reaches 10-year deal with Disney, ESPN

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March 20 headlines

• (15)Oral Roberts upsets (2)Ohio St in OT thriller
• (13)North Texas takes down (4)Purdue in OT
• (12)Oregon St def (5)Tennessee; 1st tourney win since 1982
• (11)Syracuse rides hot shooting past (6)San Diego St
• (10)Rutgers beats (7)Clemson; 1st tournament win since 1983
• Luka's big game not enough as Mavs lose to Lillard, Blazers
• Rockets lose 19th straight game, 12th straight by 10+ points
• NCAA apologizes for disparity in men's, women's weight rooms

[InThe313]

March 21 headlines

• LeBron out indefinitely after suffering high ankle sprain
• (10)VCU-(7)Oregon game off because of virus; Ducks advance
• (14)Abilene Christian hits late free throws to shock (3)Texas
• (13)Ohio eliminates (4)Virginia, defending NCAA champion
• (2)Alabama uses 2nd half surge to top Rick Pitino, (15)Iona
• (5)Creighton escapes with 1-point win over (12)UCSB
• (1)Gonzaga dominates (16)Norfolk St, 98-55
• (3)Kansas erases 10-pt deficit, beats (14)Eastern Washington

[InThe313]

March 22 headlines

• Oral Roberts def (7)Florida; 2nd 15-seed to make Sweet 16
• (12)Oregon St beats (4)Oklahoma St to advance to Sweet 16
• (11)Syracuse hangs on to beat (3)West Virginia
• (8)Loyola Chicago never trails in upset of (1)Illinois
• (2)Houston, (3)Arkansas win close games to advance
• (1)UConn women win tournament opener without Auriemma
• No upsets on 1st day of women's NCAA Tournament
• Hornets G LaMelo Ball (wrist) expected to miss rest of season
• Chris Paul hits 10K career assists in Suns' win over Lakers

[InThe313]

March 23 headlines

• Lakers legend Elgin Baylor dies at 86
• Rockets down Raptors, end losing streak at 20
• (6)USC dominant in win over (3)Kansas
• (11)UCLA reaches Sweet 16; (7)Oregon eliminates (2)Iowa
• (1)Gonzaga, (1)Michigan advance out of 2nd Round
• (2)Texas A&M women escape with win against (15)Troy
• (13)Wright State, (12)Belmont, (11)BYU women advance

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March 24 headlines

• Watson's lawyer: "Strong evidence" one suit is false
• (6)Michigan women top (3)Tennessee, advance to 1st Sweet 16
• Caitlin Clark leads (5)Iowa past (4)Kentucky, into Sweet 16
• Top seeds NC State, Stanford, South Carolina on to Sweet 16
• Bueckers gets 20 as (1)UConn heads to 27th straight Sweet 16
• Ingram, Zion lead Pelicans over LeBron-less Lakers
• Harden leads Nets to win at Blazers without Kyrie, Durant

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March 25 headlines

• Bucks hang on to beat Celtics for 8th straight win
• Donovan Mitchell, Jazz dominate shorthanded Nets
• Kawhi Leonard, Clippers blow out Spurs
• Jordan Nixon's OT buzzer-beater sends (2)TA&M to Sweet 16
• (2)Louisville overcomes 18-pt deficit to defeat (7)Northwestern

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March 26 headlines

• Rockets trade Victor Oladipo to Heat
• Hawks send Rajon Rondo to Clippers for Lou Williams
• Magic move Evan Fournier, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Vucevic
• Fournier to Celtics, Gordon to Nuggets, Vucevic to Bulls
• Fox puts up 44 as Kings roll past Warriors
• McCollum drops 35 to lead Blazers past Heat
• Knicks erase 17-point deficit to beat Wizards

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March 27 headlines

• James Harden drops 44 to lead Nets past Pistons
• Jokic, Zion duel as Nuggets beat Pelicans
• John Collins puts up 38 as Hawks defeat Warriors
• Tatum propels Celtics past Bucks
• Vandy's Leiter throws 7 hitless innings after Saturday no-hitter
• 49ers acquire 3rd overall pick in NFL Draft from Dolphins
• Dolphins acquire 6th pick from Eagles for two 1st-round picks
• Marquette announces Shaka Smart as new head coach

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March 28 headlines

• (1)Baylor uses big 2nd half to beat (5)Villanova in Sweet 16
• (3)Arkansas survives against (15)Oral Roberts in Sweet 16
• (2)Houston stifles (11)Syracuse, rolls into Elite 8
• (12)Oregon St tops (8)Loyola Chicago, advances to Elite 8
• Francis Ngannou def Stipe Miocic to win UFC heavyweight belt
• Zion drops 38 in Pelicans' win over Mavericks
• LaMarcus Aldridge to sign with Nets
• (1)UConn, (2)Baylor women earn wins, set up Elite 8 matchup
• (3)Arizona, (4)Indiana women to face off in Elite 8

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March 29 headlines

• (11)UCLA tops (2)Alabama in OT thriller to advance to Elite 8
• (6)USC rolls past (7)Oregon to reach Elite 8
• (1)Gonzaga, (1)Michigan advance to Elite 8
• (6)Texas women use late run to upset (2)Maryland in Sweet 16
• (1)Stanford, (1)South Carolina, (2)Louisville women move on
• Andre Drummond signs with Lakers

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March 30 headlines

• (1)Baylor men in Final Four for 1st time since 1950
• (2)Houston reaches 1st Final Four since Phi Slama Jama
• (1)UConn edges (2)Baylor for 13th straight trip to Final Four
• (3)Arizona women def (4)Indiana; 1st Final Four for program
• Harden's huge night leads Nets over Timberwolves
• Westbrook drops 35 Pts with 21 Ast in win over Pacers

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March 31 headlines

• Juzang leads (11)UCLA past (1)Michigan and into Final Four
• (1)Gonzaga rolls past (6)USC to reach Final Four
• (1)Stanford going to Women's Final Four after 2nd-half rally
• (1)South Carolina advances to Women's Final Four
• NFL to play 17-game regular season, 3 preseason games
• Goodell: NFL expects full stadiums for 2021 season