General Sports 8-Hour Briefing
×College Basketball
No. 15 West Virginia avenged two losses to No. 10 TCU by beating the reigning Big 12 tournament champion 62-53 in the conference title game. No. 2 UCLA rolled past Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten tournament crown. Queens University earned an NCAA berth in its first year of eligibility with a 98-93 win over Central Arkansas. Northern Iowa clinched its first NCAA bid since 2016 by winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Women's Hoops
No. 4 Texas sprinted to a 14-0 lead against No. 3 South Carolina to win the Longhorns' first women's SEC tournament title. No. 13 Duke rallied to win its second straight women's ACC tournament title, beating No. 12 Louisville 70-65 in overtime. UConn and Texas put multiple players on the women's Wooden Award top 15 short list.
Individual Sports
Akshay Bhatia beat Daniel Berger on the first sudden death play-off hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Britain's Emma Raducanu was overpowered by Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells, losing 6-1 6-1 in a third-round encounter lasting just 52 minutes. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo regained the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon.
International Competition
Ireland clinched a place in the Hockey World Cup finals with a dramatic shootout win over Japan. England's Ben Earl defended Steve Borthwick's record as head coach following their defeat by Italy. India's dominant T20 World Cup title win marked their third white-ball trophy in a row.
Coaching & UFC News
Boston College fired coach Earl Grant, ending his five-year run at the school. The Freedom Fights 250 UFC card at the White House has been announced, raising questions about the state of the UFC.