General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Basketball
Top-10 recruit Bruce Branch III has committed to BYU, giving coach Kevin Young his third consecutive recruiting class with a five-star prospect. Meanwhile, No. 2 Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night.
College Sports
Iowa State is ending its women's gymnastics program, with the school's athletic director calling the move "the right decision for our athletics program and our student athletes." In men's hockey, NCAA conference tournaments are underway as teams compete on the road to the Frozen Four.
Tennis
A drone attack in UAE caused a nearby fire, forcing players and officials to flee the court at an ATP Challenger event. The incident occurred at an oil terminal located about 10km from the tournament venue.
Rugby
Ellis Mee is in line for a Wales recall in Friday's Six Nations game against Ireland. In other Six Nations news, Scotland faces unbeaten France on Saturday looking to keep their title hopes alive, while England will field a new-look team with Seb Atkinson and Fin Smith's teenage days in the Worcester academy potentially key against Italy in Rome.
Cricket
England Lions squad and staff have arrived back in the UK following the cancellation of their limited-overs series against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates. Former fast bowler John Blain is being reinstated to the Cricket Scotland Hall of Fame after his suspension in July 2022.
Golf
The USGA announced that the winner of the U.S. Amateur will now receive the Tiger Woods Medal, while the U.S. Junior Amateur champion will get the Tiger Woods Trophy. In professional news, LIV's Jon Rahm accused the DP World Tour of attempting to "extort" golfers and said he won't commit to competing in six events on the European tour each season.
Olympics & Swimming
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Hunter Armstrong plans to swim in the PED-friendly Enhanced Games while still pursuing hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympics.
Football (Soccer)
Captain Angharad James says Wales have a first Women's World Cup "in their sights" as they set out on the long road to Brazil. Meanwhile, England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her team can create their own "Euros moment" at the home T20 World Cup this summer.
Auto Racing
Australian Grand Prix might see guaranteed drama when the lights go out on Sunday, with ESPN explaining why this year's start could be the craziest F1 start ever. In other F1 news, questions are being raised about whether Aston Martin's super team has turned into a disaster team heading to Australia in disarray.
Winter Sports
Skiing duo Menna Fitzpatrick and Scott Meenagh will be Great Britain's flagbearers at the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on Friday.
Awards & Recognition
Lando Norris, Luke Littler and the England women's football team are among the nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards, with winners to be announced in April.
Miscellaneous
Phantom BC and Mist will face off in the Unrivaled championship game Wednesday night after both delivered entertaining semifinal wins in front of a sellout crowd at Barclays Center on Monday. Additionally, back row Hanro Liebenberg will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season to rejoin South African side the Bulls.