General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
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Texas Longhorns claimed their first women's SEC tournament title with a dominant 14-0 start against South Carolina. West Virginia Mountaineers avenged two regular-season losses to TCU by winning the Big 12 tournament championship 62-53. Queens University secured an NCAA tournament berth in its first year of eligibility with a 98-93 Atlantic Sun tournament victory.
Figure Skating & Paralympics
Figure skating remains absent from the Winter Paralympics despite growing calls for inclusion. Ukraine's Murashkovskyi credited Chat GPT for helping him win Para-biathlon silver at the Winter Paralympics. Russia claimed their first Paralympic gold medal since 2014 when Varvara Voronchikhina won the standing super G.
Mixed Martial Arts
Jon Jones hinted at a UFC release after receiving what he called a "lowball" offer for the White House card. Francis Ngannou will return to action on May 16 as part of Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions inaugural MMA card. Jai Opetaia could be stripped of his IBF cruiserweight title after winning the inaugural Zuffa World cruiserweight championship.
Curling
Team Canada's Thurston delivered a remarkable shot at the Paralympics, threading through two guard rocks to clear Norway stones from the house. British curlers missed out on wheelchair curling mixed doubles semi-finals after a tough day for Team GB.
Motorsports
Ryan Blaney ended Tyler Reddick's streak and sealed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway. Verstappen faces speculation about potentially quitting F1 after a controversial Australian Grand Prix weekend.
Golf
Akshay Bhatia defeated Daniel Berger in a playoff to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. UCLA Bruins rolled to their second straight Big Ten tournament title with a 96-45 victory over Iowa.
Rugby
Scotland will be without six key players including Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings and Duhan van der Merwe for their Ireland match. Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said his team welcomes the pressure of needing a win against Scotland to secure the Triple Crown. England may make major changes after three straight defeats, including a loss to Italy.
Tennis
Emma Raducanu suffered a 6-1 6-1 defeat to Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells, winning only 11 points in the first set. The loss highlighted the work still needed for the British star's comeback.
Horse Racing
Golden Ace trainer Jeremy Scott believes his horse can successfully defend her Champion Hurdle title at Cheltenham. Sean Bowen is targeting his first Cheltenham Festival victory despite an impressive jockey career.
Cricket
Sri Lanka appointed former South Africa batter Gary Kirsten as their new head coach. Welsh Fire co-owner Sanjay Govil explained his purchase of the worst-performing franchise in The Hundred's history.
NCAA Investigation
A fixer in a sprawling betting scheme to fix NCAA basketball games pleaded guilty in Philadelphia federal court. The case involves attempts to cash in on rigged college basketball games.
Basketball Rankings
Florida and Houston entered the AP Top 5 men's poll ahead of Selection Sunday, while Duke, Arizona and Michigan maintained their top three positions. UCLA closed the gap on UConn in the women's poll, picking up three first-place votes.
Miscellaneous
Michigan State's Fears received another technical foul for a kick toward a player's groin area. Cheltenham Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary since Gillian Fortescue-Thomas became the first female rider to complete a race in 1976.