General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Golf Highlights
Shane Lowry suffered a dramatic collapse at the Cognizant Classic, hitting water on both the 16th and 17th holes to blow a three-shot lead. Nico Echavarria capitalized on the meltdown with a 5-under, finishing at 17-under 267 to claim victory at PGA National. Meanwhile, Casey Jarvis secured his first DP World Tour title at the South African Open, earning coveted spots in both the Masters and Open Championship later this year.
College Basketball
No. 1 UConn completed its 11th undefeated regular season, positioning itself nine wins from repeating as national champion. In women's college basketball, No. 21 North Carolina denied No. 12 Duke an outright ACC title with a 74-69 victory, while Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as the No. 1 seeds in the latest women's NCAA tournament projections.
Auto Racing
Tyler Reddick made NASCAR Cup Series history by becoming the first driver to win the first three races of the season with victory at Circuit of the Americas. In Formula 1 news, organizers remain "really confident" that Middle East travel disruptions won't impact the Australian Grand Prix, while the sport prepares for major changes in 2026 including new rules, cars, engines and an 11th team.
Rugby Union
England's most-capped men's player Ben Youngs investigated concussion and brain injuries in rugby, while former England captain Lewis Moody told Youngs he was "very aware" of the risks during his career and would "do it again." In Six Nations news, Cardiff's Keiron Assiratti and Dragons' Ryan Woodman joined Steve Tandy's Wales squad for their upcoming match in Ireland.
Cricket
India secured a T20 World Cup semi-final against England with a five-wicket victory over West Indies, powered by Sanju Samson's unbeaten. South Africa also advanced to the Super 8s top spot with a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe, setting up a semi-final against New Zealand. Australia's Alyssa Healy signed off her ODI career in style, smashing 158 in her final match as the team completed a clean sweep against India in Hobart.
Other Sports
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder tragically died in a single-car crash at age. USC announced that leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the men's basketball program, a day after leaving the Trojans' loss to Nebraska. In snooker, Barry Hawkins claimed his first Welsh Open title with a 9-5 victory over Jack Lisowski, while Matthew Brennan became the first Briton since Sir Mark Cavendish to win the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one-day race in Belgium.
Women's Sports
Hannah Green won the LPGA's Women's World Championship in Singapore with her husband serving as her caddie. In hockey, Ireland began their FIH World Cup qualification campaign brightly with a 5-2 victory over Canada in Santiago. Wales women's coach Rhian Wilkinson confirmed she'll continue rotating goalkeepers during their World Cup qualifying campaign.