General Sports 3d Briefing
×College Basketball
Michigan espn.com defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title. Meanwhile, Cornell espn.com stunned first-place Yale 72-69 when Jake Fiegen hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with one second left in an Ivy League thriller. Miami of Ohio espn.com extended its season-opening winning streak to 29 games with a 69-67 victory over Western Michigan, as Trey Perry scored the winning layup with one second remaining.
MMA & Combat Sports
The UFC announced a vacant light heavyweight title bout between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg at UFC, meaning former champ Alex Pereira has vacated his belt. Brandon Moreno espn.com, ten years into his UFC career, still believes he can become a three-time champion with one more run at the flyweight title. Brandon Kavanagh bbc.com called facing former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City on Saturday a "legendary moment" in his career. The UFC will spend up to $60 million on its White House event, according to TKO Group Holdings chief Mark Shapiro.
Wrestling & Entertainment
New tag team champions espn.com were crowned and Logan Paul earned a spot in the Elimination Chamber match on "Smack Down." WWE espn.com is preparing for Saturday's Elimination Chamber in Chicago, with fans wondering who will book their tickets to Wrestle Mania.
Rugby
Edinburgh bbc.com secured a crucial bonus-point win over Scarlets 24-19 in their United Rugby Championship play-off bid. Cardiff bbc.com boosted their URC play-off hopes by ending champions Leinster's 11-game winning streak at the Arms Park. England bbc.com secured an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand in Colombo, led by Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks. England bbc.com suffered a blow as first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell was ruled out of the remainder of their Six Nations campaign with a hamstring injury. France's Thibaud Flament bbc.com revealed he was "surprised how many people go through" fertility treatment after missing France's Six Nations opener for this reason.
Cricket
South Africa bbc.com put on an impressive run chase to beat West Indies by nine wickets with 3.5 overs to spare, qualifying for the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Aiden Markram bbc.com powered South Africa to an emphatic nine-wicket win over the West Indies with an unbeaten 82 off 46 balls. Abhishek Sharma bbc.com returned to form with a half-century off 26 balls for India against Zimbabwe after being dismissed for three consecutive ducks. New Zealand bbc.com eliminated co-hosts Sri Lanka from the T20 World Cup with a 61-run victory in Colombo. England bbc.com will consider spinner Rehan Ahmed for their Colombo match against New Zealand with spinning conditions expected.
Tennis & Snooker
John Higgins bbc.com remains on course for a sixth Welsh Open title after brushing aside Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals. Stephen Bunting bbc.com silenced critics with a win in Belfast, inflicting a third final defeat of the season on Gian van Veen to win night four of the Premier League. Mark Williams and Neil Robertson bbc.com both earned 4-1 wins to progress into the third round of the Welsh Open in Llandudno. Katie Boulter bbc.com reached the quarter-finals of the Merida Open in Mexico as Camila Osorio retired with injury.
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.
Soccer
PSG espn.com looked a shadow of their former selves, only just edging past Monaco as their title defense showed signs of shakiness. London Pulse bbc.com showed a "no-mercy mindset" as they got their Netball Super League title defence off to a winning start with a 56-51 victory over Manchester Thunder.
NFL & American Football
San Antonio Spurs bbc.com extended their winning run as Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder lost at the Detroit Pistons. The NCAA's football oversight committee is proposing stiff penalties for schools and coaches who violate the rules of the transfer portal window. Cincinnati espn.com is suing former quarterback Brendan Sorsby, alleging he breached his NIL contract by refusing to pay a $1 million exit fee after transferring to Texas Tech.
Golf
Italian golfer Andrea Pavan bbc.com said he has "a lot of rehab and hard work" ahead of him after falling multiple floors down an open lift shaft before the start of the South African Open.
Formula 1
Formula 1 bbc.com enters what some are calling a new golden age of celebrity as the eighth series of Netflix's Drive To Survive is released. Cadillac and Audi bbc.com enter F1 with the ultimate goal of becoming world champions, though both know they have some way to go before achieving that aim.
Other Sports
Harry Brook bbc.com hit a "mammoth six" for England against New Zealand, with the ball flying over square leg and into the stadium screen at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Jeff Galloway espn.com, a 1972 U.S. Olympic team member who inspired countless runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, has died. Dennis Taylor bbc.com paid an emotional tribute to snooker legend John Virgo, who died earlier this month aged.