Illinois outlasted Iowa State 72-69 on Thursday night and will take a "why not us" attitude into its Elite Eight matchup against defending champion UConn.
Alabama edged North Carolina 89-87 on Thursday night, reaching the Elite Eight for the second time in school history and making the Tar Heels the first No. 1 seed to be sent packing from this year's NCAA tournament.
UConn advanced Thursday with the largest margin of victory in a Sweet 16 game since 2017, against the team it defeated for the national championship last year.
Juan Soto played the hero in his Yankees debut, and did so in a surprising way -- with a game-saving throw to the plate in the ninth inning of a 5-4 win over the Astros.
The Diamondbacks sent 18 batters to the plate and had 13 hits in the third inning Thursday night, when they scored 14 runs, the most in an inning on Opening Day in MLB history.
Thousands of Athletics fans gathered in the Coliseum parking lot before Thursday night's Opening Day game against the Guardians but did not enter the stadium, a protest against the team's pending move.
And just like that, we have one fewer 1-seed and 2-seed left. While the West was upset, UConn continued to dominate the East and Illinois is moving on.