The Sideline – March 21

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 400

Site: Fontana, California.

Schedule: Today, practice (Fox Sports 2, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Fox Sports 1, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (Fox, 3 to 7 p.m.).

Track: Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Kyle Busch won at the track for the second straight year.

Last week: Kevin Harvick raced to his fourth straight Phoenix victory, fifth in the last six races and record seventh at the track.

Next race: STP 500, March 29, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.

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Hamilton Southeastern wins hockey crown

Indiana State High School Hockey Association State Finals results:

Class A

Ft. Wayne Summit City Panthers 2, Fort Wayne Bruins 0

Class 2A

Riley Wildcats 3, Bloomington Blades 2

Class 3A

Penn Kingsmen 6, Columbus Icemen 3

Class 4A

Hamilton Southeastern-A 6, Lawrence Bearcats 3

Class 5A

Carmel Gold Icehounds 3, Culver Varsity A Eagles 2

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National Invitation Tournament glance

First round

Tuesday

George Washington 60, Pittsburgh 54

Miami 75, NC Central 71

Rhode Island 88, Iona 75

Louisiana Tech 89, Central Michigan 79

Tulsa 70, William & Mary 67

Alabama 79, Illinois 58

Murray State 81, UTEP 66

Texas A&M 81, Montana 64

Stanford 77, UC Davis 64

Wednesday

Arizona State 68, UConn 61

Temple 73, Bucknell 67

Old Dominion 65, Charleston Southern 56

Richmond 84, St. Francis (NY) 74

Illinois State 69, Green Bay 56

Vanderbilt 75, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 64

South Dakota State 86, Colorado State 76

Second round

Friday

South Dakota State (24-10) at Vanderbilt (20-13), late

Today

Alabama (19-14) at Miami (22-12), 11 a.m.

Sunday

George Washington (22-12) at Temple (24-10), 11 a.m.

Arizona State (18-15) at Richmond (20-13), 7:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (23-9) at Stanford (20-13), 9:30 p.m.

Monday

Louisiana Tech (26-8) at Texas A&M (21-11), 7 p.m.

Illinois State (22-12) at Old Dominion (25-7), 8 p.m.

Murray State (28-5) at Tulsa (23-10), 9 p.m.