Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. LSU on attack with Michigan State on deck

One program is busy proving people wrong. The other is back where many always expected it to be. That's the essence of the matchup when No. 2 Michigan State takes on No. 3 LSU in the East Region semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Colorado routs Norfolk State in NIT quarterfinals

Tyler Bey scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half as fourth-seeded Colorado cruised to a 76-60 victory over eighth-seeded Norfolk State on Monday in an NIT second-round game at Boulder, Colo. Freshman Evan Battey recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and D'Shawn Schwartz added 11 points for the Buffaloes (23-12), who won their eighth straight at home. No. 1 Baylor clobbers Cal to reach Sweet 16

Juicy Landrum had 20 points, and Chloe Jackson added 18 points Monday night as top-seeded Baylor, playing on its home court, coasted into the Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament Round of 16 with a convincing 102-63 victory over eighth-seeded California in Waco, Texas. A 25th consecutive win advances Baylor (33-1) into the third round Saturday in Greensboro, N.C., where it will face fourth-seeded South Carolina, a 72-64 winner over fifth-seeded Florida State on Sunday. MLB notebook: Orioles' Cobb (groin) lands on IL

The Baltimore Orioles placed scheduled Opening Day starter Alex Cobb on the 10-day injured list with a strained right groin, the club announced Monday. Cobb departed his final spring training outing after one inning Saturday due to the injury. NFL notebook: Gruden affirms Carr as Raiders' QB

Amid rumors and speculation that the Oakland Raiders could be looking to move on from Derek Carr, coach Jon Gruden said Monday that Carr's status is set for 2019. "Yeah. He's going to be our quarterback," Gruden said in an interview with NFL Network from the league meetings in Phoenix. "I'm not going to address all the rumors. I could care less about the rumors." Pivec pulls Oregon State past Zags, into regional semis

Mikayla Pivec's three-point play with 2:20 left snapped a tie Monday night, and fourth-seeded Oregon State went on to eliminate fifth-seeded Gonzaga 76-70 in a second-round game of the Women's NCAA Tournament in Corvallis, Ore. The Beavers (26-7) advance to the Albany Region semifinals, where they will play top-seeded Louisville on Friday night in their fourth straight Sweet 16 appearance. The Bulldogs finish their season with a 29-5 mark. Federer, Anderson advance to fourth round in Miami

Roger Federer overcame a sluggish start to defeat Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-3 and Kevin Anderson's booming serve proved too much for Joao Sousa as they advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Monday. Serb Krajinovic broke Federer to jump to an early 2-1 lead and it looked like an upset could be in the works against the 20-times Grand Slam champion. No. 11 Missouri State earns upset win over No. 3 Iowa State

Alexa Willard scored 17 points to lead the No. 11-seeded Missouri State Lady Bears to a 69-60 upset win over the No. 3-seeded Iowa State Cyclones on Monday in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Monday in Ames, Iowa. The Lady Bears next will face the winner of Monday evening's game between second-seeded Stanford and seventh-seeded BYU in a Sweet 16 matchup in Chicago. Gobert helps Jazz slam past Suns

Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 27 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 125-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Gobert broke the NBA single season dunk record while picking up his 59th double-double of the season. Gronk's agent: Return possible if Brady asks

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement Sunday on Instagram, but his agent isn't convinced we've seen the last of him. Agent Drew Rosenhaus, speaking on ESPN's Get Up! on Monday, suggested the league's most dominant tight end might come back for a few games if he was asked by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.