General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Golf & Tennis
The Arnold Palmer Invitational tees off at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, where length off the tee and controlled iron play will be crucial. In tennis news, Aryna Sabalenka announced her engagement to Georgios Frangulis, drawing congratulations from players including Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Amanda Anisimova.
College Basketball
Kaiya Wynn is leaving the Tennessee women's basketball program, calling what she felt was a slight on senior day over the weekend a "breaking point." Meanwhile, Miami (Ohio) closed within a victory of a perfect regular season with a 74-72 win over Toledo on Tuesday night, extending the Red Hawks' season-opening winning streak to 30 games.
College Football
Iowa State is ending its women's gymnastics program, with the school's AD calling the move "the right decision for our athletics program and our student athletes," citing a pattern of issues within the program. In recruiting news, Bruce Branch III, a top-10 senior, has committed to BYU, giving coach Kevin Young his third consecutive recruiting class with a five-star recruit.
International Sports
Dave Rennie is appointed the new head coach of New Zealand, becoming the first person of Pasifika heritage to lead the side as they target a fourth World Cup triumph. In rugby, Nick Timoney is handed his first Six Nations start as Ireland head coach Andy Farrell makes five changes to his XV for Friday's match against Wales in Dublin.
Combat Sports
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira can thank Nate Diaz for the chance to add BMF to their UFC legacies. In boxing, Jade Jones says her journey from reaching the pinnacle of taekwondo to being at the bottom of boxing has been a "humbling" one as she prepares for her boxing debut against Egypt Criss on 7 March.
Cricket
New Zealand's Glenn Phillips spilled a routine catch after South Africa batter David Miller found him near the boundary. In T20 World Cup action, Cole McConchie took two wickets in two balls to remove South Africa's Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in their semi-final.
Formula 1
Christina Sullivan tells BBC Sport about her unlikely route into F1, working as a wind tunnel systems engineer at Williams after being inspired by "Drive to Survive." With the new Formula 1 season entering a new era with more drivers and all new rule changes, George Russell may now have a car with which he can challenge for the title after having to be satisfied with proving himself against his team-mate.
Winter Sports
Welsh Para-alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick says it feels "really special" to be at her third Winter Paralympic games after a "rollercoaster" of a year.
Miscellaneous
Three athletes who were led off course when leading the US half marathon championship will receive compensation after ultimately finishing well outside the top three. The USGA announced that the winner of the U.S. Amateur now will receive the Tiger Woods Medal, while the U.S. Junior Amateur champ will get the Tiger Woods Trophy.
Women's Sports
WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart wrote a three-letter Monday to players' union executive director Terri Jackson expressing "serious concerns about how the PA is handling CBA talks."