General Sports 3d Briefing
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Breanna Stewart espn.com and Mist topped Phantom 80-74 in the championship game to become the queens of Unrivaled for 2026. No. 2 Arizona espn.com clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night. Top-ranked Duke espn.com overwhelmed NC State on Monday night to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title. No. 19 Miami (Ohio) espn.com closed within a victory of a perfect regular season with a 74-72 win over Toledo on Tuesday night that extended the Red Hawks' season-opening winning streak to 30 games.
Football
Lou Holtz espn.com, the quick-witted college football coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988, has died at the age of. Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley espn.com tried to keep the focus on his players after an upset win over No. 14 Kansas in his possible final home game with the Sun Devils. Cameron Boozer and top-ranked Duke overwhelmed NC State on Monday night to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title.
Rugby
England Under-20 star Lucas Friday bbc.com is preparing for his anterior cruciate ligament recovery and learning off Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care. Nick Timoney bbc.com 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. Ellis Mee bbc.com is given a Wales recall in Friday's Six Nations game against Ireland.
Baseball
Team USA espn.com aims to defend its World Baseball Classic title as the tournament approaches. USA's men's baseball team bbc.com seeks to follow the success of their ice hockey teams, who won gold at the Winter Olympics.
Tennis
Emma Raducanu bbc.com says she wants to "bring my instincts back out" as she prepares for Indian Wells in California. Novak Djokovic espn.com said he thought Wimbledon would be a great potential site for Serena Williams to officially make her return.
Motorsport
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton bbc.com says "I'm going to be here until that happens" as he pushes for a grand prix in Africa. Red Bull junior driver Fionn McLaughlin bbc.com is ready for his Formula 3 debut in Melbourne after gaming in his bedroom. Former Mc Laren mechanic Marc Priestley bbc.com breaks down recent changes in F1 cars and engines.
Boxing
Australia's Jai Opetaia espn.com will make his Zuffa Boxing debut against Brandon Glanton in Las Vegas this weekend. Jade Jones bbc.com 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.
Winter Sports
Great Britain's Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean bbc.com lose 10-7 to Estonia in their Winter Paralympics wheelchair curling opener in Cortina. Welsh Para-alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick bbc.com says it feels "really special" to be at her third Winter Paralympic games after a "rollercoaster" of a year. Skiing duo Menna Fitzpatrick and Scott Meenagh bbc.com will be Great Britain's flagbearers at the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on Friday.
Cricket
England captain Harry Brook bbc.com says England do not need to produce the perfect performance to win the T20 World Cup and "unity" has driven the team to the semi-finals. New Zealand's Cole McConchie bbc.com takes two wickets in two balls to remove South Africa's Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in their T20 World Cup semi-final. South Africa bbc.com are the only unbeaten team left at the T20 World Cup and go into their semi-final against New Zealand as favourites.
Golf
The next stop on the PGA Tour season espn.com brings us to Bay Hill Club and Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where length off the tee and controlled iron play is at a premium. Rory Mc Ilroy espn.com says it's "a shame" that Jon Rahm is the only LIV Golf player unwilling to accept the terms of a DP World Tour deal to eliminate future fines.
Soccer
Captain Angharad James bbc.com says Wales have a first Women's World Cup "in their sights" as they set out on the long road to Brazil in the Czech Republic on Tuesday. England have some reasons for hope bbc.com before their T20 World Cup semi-final against India, but other issues show the difficulty of their task.
NCAA Basketball
Kaiya Wynn espn.com, a reserve guard on the Tennessee women's basketball team, said she is leaving the program, calling what she felt was a slight on senior day over the weekend a "breaking point." Iowa State espn.com is ending its women's gymnastics program. The school's AD called the move "the right decision for our athletics program and our student athletes," citing a pattern of issues within the program.
Other Sports
Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan bbc.com speaks to BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland about returning to the pommel horse after 18 months out injured. Paralympics GB's only female snowboarder Nina Sparks bbc.com tells BBC Sport about her journey from doing the sport as a hobby to competing at Milan Cortina 2026. Former British and Irish Lions wing Anthony Watson bbc.com reveals he cheated a concussion test during the 2017 Lions tour of New Zealand.