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High Friars Boston University senior forward Cason Hohmann skated away disconsolate as Providence—the 15th seed in a 16-seed tournament—celebrated its first NCAA title after a 4--3 victory at TD Garden in Boston last Saturday. Trailing 3--2 in the third period, the Friars got goals from juniors Tom Parisi and Brandon Tanev to take the lead with 6:17 to play. Providence junior goaltender Jon Gillies, who made a career-high 49 saves, including 37 over the first two periods, was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.

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OU? Oh, Yes Oklahoma senior Sergey Resnick looked momentarily concerned during his parallel bars routine last Saturday at the NCAA men's championships in Norman, Okla. But he came through with a third-place finish to help the Sooners cap a 26--0 season with their ninth national title, the sixth since 2000. Stanford came in second and Penn State third.

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Shades Of Rae In this photo taken through an infrared filter, Jordan Spieth tees off last Friday on number 12 at Augusta National, a par-3 over fabled Rae's Creek in the heart of Amen Corner. He parred the 155-yard hole and finished the second round 14 under, a Masters record. Spieth went on to tie the tournament mark by finishing 18 under and, at 21 years old, claimed his first major title (page 42).