General Sports 8-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: March 14, 2026, 8:57 PM ET
Golf
Sweden's Ludvig Aberg extended his lead to three shots heading into Sunday's Players Championship finale at TPC Sawgrass, where spectators experienced delays in entering the course due to a fatal shooting incident near the venue that affected day three proceedings.
College Basketball
Big Ten drama unfolded dramatically when Yaxel Lendeborg buried a tiebreaking 3-pointer with just 0.4 seconds remaining, lifting No. 3 Michigan to a 68-65 victory over No. 23 Wisconsin and advancing them to the conference tournament championship. In tournament news, top seeds were confirmed with both North Carolina and West Virginia making the women's NCAA tournament's top 16 and earning hosting rights, while UCLA received positive news as leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau, nursing a mild right knee strain, is expected to be available for the NCAA tournament. Elsewhere, DJ Armstrong Jr. delivered a career-high 33 points to lead top-seeded UMBC to a 74-59 victory over No. 2 seed Vermont in the America East championship, securing their tournament berth for the first time since the historic upset of Virginia.
Combat Sports
Belfast's Anthony Cacace secured his second world title with a unanimous decision victory over James 'Jazza' Dickens at Dublin's 3 Arena in the WBA super-featherweight division, while Tennessee's track program landed a notable commitment from Hendrix Hart, son of comedian Kevin Hart, whose personal bests include 10.68 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.35 in the 200-meter dash.
Rugby & Hockey
Wales snapped a three-year Six Nations losing streak in spectacular fashion with a bonus-point victory against Italy in Cardiff, while Ireland's Andy Farrell praised his team's "ruthless edge" in their dominant 43-21 win over Scotland that secured a fourth Triple Crown in five years. In the women's game, Scotland booked their place in the women's Hockey World Cup for the first time since 2002 after beating Italy in a tense play-off, and Exeter Chiefs thrashed Trailfinders Women 47-14 with Cliodhna Moloney-Mac Donald's first-half hat-trick helping them remain third in the Premiership Women's Rugby table.
Soccer
Scotland's bid for history fell short as they suffered defeat in Ireland once again, missing the chance to clinch the Six Nations, while Glenavon climbed off the bottom of the Irish Premiership table with a 3-0 victory over Crusaders, who now occupy the automatic relegation spot.
Indy Car
Indy Car officials had to throw a red flag during practice to slow the cars as they were pulling out of the pit area when three workers were spotted on the hot track, creating a dangerous situation that required immediate intervention.