General Sports 3d Briefing
×NCAA Tournament & Betting
The NCAA will monitor tournament officials espn.com for betting activity using Prohi Bet technology, a move designed to protect the integrity of college basketball, baseball, and softball tournaments. A fixer in an NCAA point-shaving scheme espn.com pleaded guilty as part of a sprawling betting scheme involving rigged games.
WNBA & NBA News
The WNBA and the players' union exchanged proposals over the weekend espn.com with no deal yet imminent before the looming Tuesday deadline. Jon Jones asked the UFC to release him espn.com from his contract after a "lowball" offer for the White House card. The Kansas City Chiefs signed a four-year, $52 million deal espn.com with center Connor McGovern, which includes $32 million guaranteed. The UFC White House card will be headlined espn.com by Topuria-Gaethje and Pereira-Gane.
Formula 1 & Motorsports
After the Australian Grand Prix, F1 drivers criticized espn.com the new cars, citing issues with the driving experience. Racing Bulls' rookie Arvid Lindblad finished eighth on his F1 debut bbc.com. Ryan Blaney secured a Team Penske sweep espn.com at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race.
Soccer
Cardiff City is looking to identify a fan bbc.com accused of a racist gesture during a Lincoln City match. Wales hopes to persuade Tottenham defender Ashley Phillips bbc.com to switch allegiance from England to boost World Cup qualifying hopes.
College Basketball
No. 15 West Virginia avenged two losses to TCU espn.com by winning the Big 12 tournament. Queens University earned an NCAA berth espn.com in its first year of eligibility, while St. Bonaventure's Mark Schmidt is expected to retire espn.com after the season. Boston College fired coach Earl Grant espn.com.
Women's Basketball
No. 2 UCLA rolled to its second straight Big Ten tournament title espn.com while No. 4 Texas won its first women's SEC tournament title espn.com. No. 13 Duke rallied to win its second straight ACC tournament title espn.com. UCLA is closing the gap espn.com on UConn in the AP women's poll. WNBA star Caitlin Clark is gearing up for her U.S. national team debut espn.com.
Golf
Akshay Bhatia won the Arnold Palmer Invitational bbc.com at Bay Hill in Orlando after a playoff. Gary Woodland opened up about his PTSD diagnosis espn.com. Thomas Detry and Jon Rahm shared the LIV lead espn.com in Hong Kong.
Baseball
Nolan McLean's incredible rise continues espn.com as he makes himself at home in the U.S. rotation. Former UConn basketball player Steve Emt discovered immense skill espn.com in Paralympic curling.
Six Nations Rugby
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says his side will benefit from the pressure bbc.com of having to secure a win against Scotland to secure the Triple Crown. England's Ben Earl defends Borthwick's record bbc.com after the defeat by Italy. England needs to play with more freedom bbc.com after their loss to Italy. England will travel to Dublin bbc.com in the 2027 Six Nations opener.
Rugby League & Union
Leicester Tigers beat youthful Bath bbc.com to gain a home cup final. Wigan Warriors maintained their perfect start bbc.com with a dominant win over Toulouse. Hull KR beat Huddersfield bbc.com for their first Super League win. Saracens won over Harlequins bbc.com thanks to May Campbell's three tries.
Tennis
Emma Raducanu lost in 52 minutes bbc.com at Indian Wells, while Sonay Kartal saved a match point bbc.com to win her second-round match. Filipina tennis prodigy Alex Eala has taken the tennis world by storm espn.com.
Boxing & MMA
Charles Oliveira dominated Holloway to win bbc.com the BMF title. Jai Opetaia could be stripped of his IBF title bbc.com after winning a Zuffa belt. Francis Ngannou will return to action espn.com on Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions' inaugural MMA fight card.
Athletics
Jacob Kiplimo regained the world half-marathon record bbc.com in Lisbon. Kate O'Connor headlines Ireland's World Athletics Indoor team bbc.com.
Winter Paralympics
Neil Simpson won Great Britain's first medal bbc.com of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with silver in the alpine combined. Ukraine's Maksym Murashkovskyi credits ChatGPT bbc.com for helping him win a Para-biathlon silver. Emanuel Perathoner won Paralympic gold bbc.com after a devastating knee injury. Russia won its first gold medal bbc.com of the Paralympics. Great Britain's curlers suffered double defeats bbc.com.
Darts
Luke Littler defended his UK Open title bbc.com, while Luke Humphries was beaten bbc.com in the quarter-finals.
Cricket
Brett Randell became the first bowler bbc.com to take five wickets in five balls. Sri Lanka named Gary Kirsten bbc.com as their new head coach.
Other Sports
Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Bankes claimed victory bbc.com in women's snowboard cross. The ICC rejected claims of bias bbc.com over World Cup travel.