General Sports 3d Briefing
×MLB & NCAA Sports
Scherzer's re-signing with Blue Jays espn.com fulfills his daughter's letter wish as the 41-year-old three-time Cy Young winner stays in Toronto. The NCAA's football oversight committee is proposing stiff penalties espn.com for schools and coaches who violate transfer portal window rules. Cincinnati is suing transfer QB Sorsby espn.com over a $1 million exit fee, alleging he breached his NIL contract by refusing to pay after transferring to Texas Tech.
College Basketball
No. 1 Duke dominated Notre Dame 100-56 as Cameron Boozer had 24 points and 13 rebounds, handing the Irish their worst home loss since 1898. UConn avenged a February loss espn.com by handing St. John's its largest defeat under Rick Pitino, a 72-40 blowout where the Red Storm missed their final 24 field goal attempts. Kansas bounced back espn.com from a surprising defeat to hand No. 5 Houston its third straight loss as Tre White scored a season-high 23 points.
T20 World Cup Cricket
Abhishek Sharma bbc.com overcame three consecutive ducks to return to form with a half-century off 26 balls in India's Super 8s match against Zimbabwe. Aiden Markram's unbeaten 82 bbc.com off 46 balls propelled South Africa to an emphatic nine-wicket win over the West Indies in Ahmedabad. England considered spinner Ahmed bbc.com for their Colombo match against New Zealand with spinning conditions expected. Harry Brook's majestic century bbc.com led England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a two-wicket victory over Pakistan.
Rugby & Combat Sports
Veteran promoter Frank Warren confirms he is considering legal action bbc.com against Saudi Arabian-owned Sela and American company TKO over the Zuffa Boxing launch. Daniel Dubois refused world champion Wardley's fist bump bbc.com at a lively London news conference promoting their world title fight in May. Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh says facing former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City will be a "legendary moment bbc.com" in his career.
Winter Sports & Olympics
The United States women's hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav espn.com in Las Vegas in July to celebrate its gold medal victory at the Milan Cortina Olympics. American gold medalist Hilary Knight called President Trump's comment about the women's team "distasteful espn.com" but said she chooses to celebrate the women's accomplishments. Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel had minor heart surgery bbc.com after dropping out when leading the Winter Olympic 15km mass start event.
NFL & NBA
The San Antonio Spurs extended their winning run bbc.com as Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder lost at the Detroit Pistons. Rookie Kon Knueppel became the fastest player to reach 200 three-pointers bbc.com in NBA history as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls 131-99. The Jacksonville Jaguars will play two games in the UK in 2026 bbc.com while the Washington Commanders will also play in London and the Detroit Lions will visit Munich.
Snooker & Darts
Beau Greaves bbc.com made history with the perfect leg in her Players Championship 6 clash against Mensur Suljovic in Leicester, becoming the first woman to hit a nine-darter on the PDC Pro Tour. Former Welsh Open champion Shaun Murphy was knocked out in a shock first-round whitewash bbc.com by China's Chang Bingyu. Dennis Taylor paid an emotional tribute to snooker legend John Virgo bbc.com, who died earlier this month aged.
Soccer & European Sports
A radical new structure for English rugby bbc.com is set to be rubber-stamped by the RFU, with the Premiership separating from the rest of the pyramid and promotion and relegation scrapped. Wales are not giving up hope of fly-half Sam Costelow playing again in the Six Nations but flanker Taine Plumtree is ruled out of the tournament bbc.com. Scotland and Ireland will both face hosts England bbc.com at the Women's T20 World Cup after the draw for this summer's tournament was finalized.
Other Sports News
A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week claimed a third victim, authorities said Wednesday. Former Miami football player Rashaun Jones had prosecution rest in his murder trial espn.com, accused of second-degree murder in the 2006 slaying of teammate Bryan Pata. The UFC will spend up to $60 million bbc.com on its one-of-a-kind event at the White House, according to TKO Group Holdings chief Mark Shapiro.