All of this, the New England Black Wolves' road work against the top teams in the National Lacrosse League's Eastern Division, is in preparation for one thing: the playoffs.
UConn's Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier were drafted fourth and sixth, respectively, by the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx at Wednesday night's WNBA Draft.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points, including four straight free throws in the final minute, as Notre Dame rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat UConn 81-76 in the national semifinals Friday night.
2 p.m., MLB Network — MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs.
7 p.m., NESN Plus, WTIC (1080-AM), WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays.
7 p.m., WCCT, WFAN (660-AM) — MLB: Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees.
7:30 p.m., FS1 — NCAA: Baylor at Texas Tech.
8 p.m., SNY, WCBS (880-AM) — MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals.
7 p.m., ESPN — NBA playoffs: Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic.
8:30 p.m., NBCSB, Ch. 8 — NBA playoffs: Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers.
9:30 p.m., ESPN — NBA playoffs: Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder.
Noon, Golf Channel — Champions: Mitsubishi Electric Classic from Duluth, Ga.
3 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: RBC Heritage from Hilton Head Island, S.C.
7 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: LOTTE Championship from Kapolei, Hawaii.
1 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: NCAA Championship from Fort Worth, Texas.
7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: NCAA Championship from Fort Worth, Texas.
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA women: NCAA Championship from Fort Worth, Texas.
7 p.m., NESN, NBCSN — NHL playoffs: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins.
10 p.m., NBCSN — NHL playoffs: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames.
5 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: Penn State at Johns Hopkins.
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Alabama at Florida.
5 a.m., Tennis Channel — ATP: Monte Carlo Masters from Monaco.