General Sports 8-Hour Briefing
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Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race Sunday. The victory ended Tyler Reddick's streak and solidified Blaney's dominance at the track.
College Basketball
West Virginia avenged two regular-season losses to No. 10 TCU by beating the reigning Big 12 tournament champion 62-53 in the conference title game Sunday. The Mountaineers' defense held TCU to its lowest point total of the season.
UCLA rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten tournament crown. Gianna Kneepkens scored 19 points and Kiki Rice added 15 points and eight assists in the dominant performance.
Texas 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 as Texas controlled the game from the opening tip.
Golf
Akshay Bhatia beat fellow American Daniel Berger on the first sudden death play-off hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. The victory marks Bhatia's first PGA Tour win at age.
Hockey
Ireland clinched a place in the Hockey World Cup finals with a dramatic shootout win over Japan to finish third at the qualification tournament in Santiago. The victory secured Ireland's spot in the prestigious international tournament.
Tennis
Emma Raducanu was overpowered by sixth seed Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells, losing 6-1 6-1 in a third-round encounter lasting just 52 minutes. The British star struggled to find her form against the powerful American.
College Basketball (Cont.)
Queens University earned its first NCAA berth in its first year of eligibility with a 98-93 win over Central Arkansas in the Atlantic Sun tournament. Chris Ashby made 10 3-pointers and scored 34 points in the historic victory.
Basketball Incident
Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. received another technical foul for a kick toward a player's groin area. The incident adds to Fears' disciplinary history this season.