General Sports 3d Briefing
×College Basketball
Texas espn.com sprinted to a 14-0 lead against No. 3 South Carolina en route to the Longhorns' first women's SEC tournament title. Madison Booker scored 18 points in the decisive victory. UCLA espn.com rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten tournament crown as Gianna Kneepkens scored 19 points and Kiki Rice added 15 points and eight assists. Northern Iowa espn.com defeated UIC 84-69 to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and earn an automatic NCAA bid as Trey Campbell hit six 3-pointers in scoring 23 points.
Basketball Coaching Changes
Boston College espn.com has fired coach Earl Grant, ending his five-year run at the school. Georgia Tech espn.com has fired men's basketball coach Damon Stoudamire, ending his tenure at the school after three seasons. St. Bonaventure espn.com head coach Mark Schmidt is expected to retire after this season, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Schmidt, is the all-time wins leader in program history.
Women's Basketball
UNC espn.com will miss star freshman Caleb Wilson as the stakes rise, but his draft stock shouldn't plummet after his injury. Duke espn.com rallied to win its second straight women's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title, beating No. 12 Louisville 70-65 in overtime Sunday. UConn's espn.com Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd headline the women's Wooden Award top 15 as the Huskies and Texas each put multiple players on the short list.
Tennis
Alex Eala espn.com has drawn enormous crowds everywhere she goes. On Sunday, the 20-year-old Filipina tennis prodigy will take on Coco Gauff at Indian Wells. Sonay Kartal bbc.com saved a match point and took a medical timeout before battling to a 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-2) victory in her second round match against Emma Navarro at Indian Wells. Charlotte Bankes bbc.com, British Winter Olympic gold medallist, claimed victory in the women's snowboard cross at a World Cup event in Erzurum, Turkey.
Rugby Union
England's bbc.com Ben Earl defends Steve Borthwick's record as head coach following their defeat by Italy and claims that "large parts of the performance were brilliant." Italy bbc.com want to keep writing history after finally breaking a duck - their first win over England at the 33rd attempt. Scotland bbc.com delivered arguably their best performance in almost 40 years to give themselves an unlikely shot at the Six Nations title. Ireland bbc.com kept alive their slim hopes of reclaiming the Six Nations title with a bonus-point victory over spirited Wales in Dublin. Wales bbc.com aim to have the last laugh against Ireland in the Six Nations at the Aviva Stadium on Friday after being the subject of ridicule.
Combat Sports
Charles Oliveira bbc.com dominated Max Holloway from start to finish to win the BMF title by unanimous decision at UFC 26 in Las Vegas. Ilia Topuria espn.com and Justin Gaethje will headline the UFC's White House event on June 14, while Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane will vie for the interim heavyweight championship. Dana White espn.com said Jones was "never ever" in his mind for a fight at the White House event. Tom Aspinall bbc.com says seeing Conor Benn secure a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing helped convince him to sign with Eddie Hearn in a bid to maximize his earnings outside of the UFC.
Olympics & Paralympics
Jacob Kiplimo bbc.com regained the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday. Emanuel Perathoner bbc.com, who competed at two Olympics for Italy, has won Paralympic gold at his home Games after a devastating knee injury and move into Para-sport. Varvara Voronchikhina bbc.com won Russia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with downhill bronze. Iran bbc.com will not take part in the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, the IPC confirms, as the nation's solitary athlete scheduled to compete "cannot travel safely to Italy."
Track & Field
Fred Kerley bbc.com, former world 100m champion, is banned for two years for an anti-doping whereabouts violation. Jacob Bethell bbc.com shows why he is integral to England's future after completing the set of centuries across all formats despite T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India.
Winter Sports
Great Britain's bbc.com mixed doubles pair lost to China after the mixed team were narrowly edged out by Canada in Cortina. Great Britain's bbc.com wheelchair curlers held their nerve to beat USA in a narrow win that keeps them fully in the hunt for a semi-final spot in the wheelchair curling mixed doubles at the Winter Paralympics.
Miscellaneous Sports
Leicester Tigers bbc.com overpowered defending champions Bath to set up a Prem Rugby Cup final meeting with Exeter at Welford Road. Hull KR bbc.com got up and running in 2026 with a 32-6 victory at winless Huddersfield Giants. England's men bbc.com won their Hockey World Cup qualification tournament with a 4-1 victory over Pakistan in the final in Egypt. Wigan Warriors bbc.com ran in four tries in 14 minutes as they overpowered Toulouse Olympique to maintain their 100% winning start to their Super League season. Warrington Wolves bbc.com maintained their 100% start to the Super League season by holding off a spirited York Knights side in a high-scoring encounter.
Other Notable Results
Queens University espn.com earned an NCAA berth in its first year of eligibility with a 98-93 win over Central Arkansas in the Atlantic Sun tournament as Chris Ashby made 10 3-pointers and scored 34 points. Miami (Ohio) espn.com finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball, winning 110-108 in overtime over Ohio. New Zealander Brett Randell bbc.com became the first bowler in the 254-year history of first-class cricket to take five wickets in five balls.