General Sports 3d Briefing
×Last updated: March 15, 2026, 8:45 AM ET
American Football
The Atlanta Falcons brought in Tua Tagovailoa espn.com to compete with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting quarterback job, as general manager Ian Cunningham definitively stated the team's plans for the 2026 season. Meanwhile, tension builds ahead of espn.com an NFL Players Association leadership vote to replace disgraced former leader Lloyd Howell, with representatives set to decide on a successor. The league also revealed the complete espn.com 2026 NFL draft order across all seven rounds, with the Raiders holding the No. 1 overall pick and the Broncos selecting last at No. 257.
College Basketball
College basketball reached the final weekend espn.com with an estimated $3.3 billion expected to be bet on the NCAA tournaments, marking a slight year-over-year increase. In conference tournament action, No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia espn.com for its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship under coach Jon Scheyer, while No. 13 St. John's routed sixth-ranked UConn espn.com 72-52 to defend its Big East title. Arizona avenged a loss espn.com by holding off Houston 79-74 to win the Big 12 tournament, with the team's Jaden Bradley hitting a fallaway jumper espn.com at the buzzer to send them to the final. In other coaching news, Cincinnati fired Wes Miller espn.com after five seasons, while Kansas State set to hire espn.com Belmont's Casey Alexander.
Professional Basketball
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard scored at least 20 points bbc.com for the 44th consecutive game to equal a 51-year-old franchise record. The Miami Heat responded online espn.com after Milwaukee brought up the Heat star's historic 83-point performance, demonstrating the competitive rivalry between the teams. UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau suffered a right leg injury espn.com that will likely sideline him for at least one game, but the Bruins still managed to hold off No. 8 Michigan State 88-84 to advance to the Big Ten tournament semifinals.
Golf
Bryson DeChambeau secured his fourth bbc.com LIV Golf title following a "brutal" play-off victory over wildcard Richard T Lee in Singapore. The Players Championship continued with bbc.com Ludvig Aberg holding a three