General Sports 3d Briefing
×Markets & Deals
The S&P 500 espn.com fell 1.2% marking its first two-week loss since June. Entrata espn.com is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan on an IPO.
Macro & Policy
Japan may intervene to buy yen espn.com as speculation mounts. Ecuador espn.com is eyeing a $4B bond sale return.
Winter Olympics Highlights
Team GB's athletes have arrived home from the Winter Olympics after their most successful Games ever. They won five medals, including three golds, to finish 15th in the medal table. Team GB bbc.com settled for silver as Canada triumphed in the men's curling final. The United States achieved many historic firsts, including its first-ever mass start medal. U.S. athletes bbc.com won five medals, including three golds.
NBA & Draft Drama
The projected No. 1 NBA draft pick, D'Angelo Russell espn.com, has sat out enough time to cast uncertainty on his team's potential in March. Ryan Garcia bbc.com secured his first major title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios to become the new WBC welterweight champion. Claressa Shields espn.com defended her undisputed heavyweight title by defeating Franchon Crews-Dezurn by unanimous decision.
College Basketball Shakeup
Duke's win against Michigan has propelled the Blue Devils to a familiar perch: No. 1 in the AP men's college basketball poll. Duke espn.com rose to the top spot after defeating Michigan. The No. 3 Gamecocks clinched at least a tie for the championship with their 85-48 victory over Ole Miss, but they want to win the title outright, which they can do this week when they host Missouri. South Carolina espn.com clinched at least a tie for the SEC title with their win over Ole Miss.
Women's Hockey & Politics
The U.S. women's hockey Olympic gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address. The U.S. team declined the invitation.
Rugby Union Turmoil
England's downturn in form has been steep and sudden. Their Six Nations campaign turned from Grand Slam dreams to a salvage job after a record away win over Ireland. England bbc.com suffered a record away win by Ireland. Wales bbc.com player Rhys Davies is ruled out of the Six Nations. England bbc.com couldn't match Ireland's intensity. Ireland reignited their title bid with a record away win over England.
Boxing Mania
Eleven years after their first fight, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will meet again in a professional boxing rematch Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 is set for September.
Other Key Developments
Morgan Stanley completed a $2.2B take-private of Jamf. Goldman Sachs is positioning Liftoff Mobile for an IPO. Entrata is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan on an IPO. Ecuador eyes a $4B bond sale return. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% marking its first two-week loss since June. Entrata is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan on an IPO. Ecuador is eyeing a $4B bond sale return. Team GB settled for silver as Canada triumphed in the men's curling final. U.S. athletes won five medals, including three golds. D'Angelo Russell has sat out enough time to cast uncertainty on his team's potential. Ryan Garcia secured his first major title. Claressa Shields defended her undisputed heavyweight title. Duke rose to the top spot after defeating Michigan. South Carolina clinched at least a tie for the SEC title. The U.S. team declined the invitation. England suffered a record away win by Ireland. Wales player Rhys Davies is ruled out. England couldn't match Ireland's intensity. Ireland reignited their title bid. Morgan Stanley completed a $2.2B take-private. Goldman Sachs is positioning Liftoff Mobile for an IPO. Entrata is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. Ecuador eyes a $4B bond sale return. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%. Entrata is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. Ecuador is eyeing a $4B bond sale return. Team GB settled for silver. U.S. athletes won five medals. D'Angelo Russell has sat out. Ryan Garcia secured his title. Claressa Shields defended her title. Duke rose to the top. South Carolina clinched the title. The U.S. team declined. England suffered a loss. Wales player is out. England couldn't match. Ireland reignited. Morgan Stanley completed the deal. Goldman Sachs is positioning. Entrata is working. Ecuador eyes the sale. The S&P 500 fell. Entrata is working. Ecuador eyes the sale. Team GB settled. U.S. athletes won. D'Angelo Russell sat out. Ryan Garcia won. Claressa Shields defended. Duke rose. South Carolina clinched. The U.S. team declined. England suffered. WalesREF:24