Closing in on the evening slate of games, which kicks off with Florida State-Gonzaga from Buffalo in about 30 minutes. Georgia Tech takes on Oklahoma State in an intriguing first-round matchup between evenly matched teams, and Michigan State takes on New Mexico State in one of those 5-12 games.

The second wave of games is already underway in Spokane, Wash., with Siena taking on Purdue. Due to start in about 30 minutes are Missouri-Clemson, Pittsburgh-Oakland and Wofford-Wisconsin.

Xavier has its largest lead over Minnesota (55-44), Cornell has its largest lead over Temple (63-48), and West Virginia is blowing out Morgan State (70-38). So much for more close games after a terrific slate on Thursday.

Has Ubisoft's controversial new digital rights management technology resulted in a game ban from a popular digital download service in the UK? UK games site CVG thinks so, claiming the reason Steam's UK catalogue doesn't include recent PC releases Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter V is because of "an objection to the DRM measures of both titles."

Atlanta Hawks scoring leader Joe Johnson started against the Charlotte Bobcats after missing two games because of Achilles' tendinitis.

The Indian government on Friday approved an additional 152 million dollars for this year's Commonwealth Games in a desperate effort to ensure the venues are finished in time.

Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended for eight games for hitting Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook in the head, the NHL said Thursday.

Sure, it's not going out on a limb to say Connecticut's winning its seventh national championship. But who the Huskies will play and how they get there is still up for debate. Here's one guy's sheet, a look at the 63 games and how they might pan out. It's guaranteed to remain unblemished until at least Saturday's opening-round game (seedings in parentheses, winners in...