The worst part? It only gets harder from here on out. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
- Middle Tennessee State 32, Maryland 31
Southern Mississippi 37, Virginia 34These are not typos, I swear. Sorry, Cavs and Terps fans — it might be time to pack it in until hoops season kicks off. In other scores, #13 Virginia Tech dramatically beat #19 Nebraska after going 91 yards on two plays in the final minute of the game and Georgetown (yes, they have a football team) lost.
- Fever 81, Mystics 74 (OT): The Mystics’ season came to an end after losing a decisive Game 2 to Indiana on the road. The Fever sank Washington thanks to a 17 point advantage from the free-throw line and Tamika Catchings’ 24 points and 16 rebounds. While the loss ended the Mystics season, they can at least say they went out with a good fight against a team that was almost unbeatable at home during the regular season. Crystal Langhorne highlighted for Washington with 15 points and 10 boards.
- Mets 3, Nationals 2: Man, this one was a snoozer which had some fans questioning the sanity of the manager; appropo for two teams whose fans have endured two of the more star-crossed seasons in recent memory. On the positive end: Adam Dunn earned his 100th RBI of the year, a pretty good number for a guy that seemingly nobody else wanted to sign in the offseason.
- Capitals 3, Blackhawks 2: Make it seven different goalscorers — none of them named Ovechkin — in two preseason games for the Caps, who notched their second straight overtime win in Chicago. Chris Clark, Kyle Wilson, and Mathieu Perreault lit the lamp for Washington.
