Serie A: Milan vs Fiorentina – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV
Milan faces a major doubt over Tijjani Reijnders ahead of their Serie A home clash against Fiorentina, as the midfielder is reportedly struggling with gastroenteritis and his fitness for the match remains uncertain.
The match kicks off at 20:45 CET (18:45 GMT) at the San Siro in Milan.
The Dutch star withdrew from his side’s training session on Friday, but coach Sergio Conceiçao will re-evaluate his condition on Saturday morning. Younus Musah is the primary candidate to replace him should he be unavailable.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-14, 7-13 Big Ten) vs. Boise State Broncos (26-10, 16-7 MWC)
Las Vegas; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Broncos -2.5; over/under is 154.5
BOTTOM LINE: Boise State takes on Nebraska in the College Basketball Crown.
The Broncos are 16-7 against MWC opponents and 10-3 in non-conference play. Boise State is second in the MWC in team defense, allowing 66.6 points while holding opponents to 43.6% shooting.
The Cornhuskers are 7-13 against Big Ten teams. Nebraska averages 75.9 points and has outscored opponents by 3.0 points per game.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — José Ramírez blasted three homers and carried the Guardians to a victory Friday night. The veteran slugger claimed another place in Cleveland baseball history in the process.
Ramírez hit a solo homer in the first, a tying two-run shot in the fifth and another solo shot in the ninth inning of the Guardians’ 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Ramírez’s 26th career multi-homer game moved him even with Albert Belle and Jim Thome for the most multi-homer performances in the history of a franchise that began play in 1901.

We know Carmelo Anthony is going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. As he should be.
Dwight Howard is going to join him. While the official announcement will not come until this weekend, ESPN’s Shams Charania broke the news that we all expected. Howard essentially confirmed the news on X.

I want KG , Shaq, and Kareem to walk me out #hof
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) April 5, 2025

While younger NBA fans may only remember Howard from his time with the Lakers and after, that version was a shell of one of the best big men in the NBA for a decade.

Barcelona advisor talks Laporta, fight against La Liga, Flick, treble chances, Messi tribute – ‘We’re following the law’
Barcelona advisor Enric Masip has fiercely defended the club and president Joan Laporta amid what he describes as relentless and unfair criticism from various quarters, including La Liga and wider football institutions. 
In a candid and passionate address, Masip did not hold back as he labelled those accusing Barça of wrongdoing as “scoundrels” and spoke strongly in support of Laporta’s leadership and the club’s ongoing project under Hansi Flick.

Stony Point baseball player Caiden Perardi won the online voting for the Thomas J. Henry Law Austin-area boys athlete of the week poll for the week of March 24-29.
Perardi, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in a win over Vandegrift, received 56.1% of the vote.
Georgetown baseball player Braden Kirton, Lehman baseball player Andrew Cruz, Rouse baseball player Conner Thompson, Liberty Hill soccer player David Candia and Vandegrift baseball player George Farey were the other boys candidates.

It has been a whirlwind year for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany. 
Last May, he signed a three-year extension with Pittsburgh worth $775,000 annually at the NHL level. He made the NHL club out of training camp, and – after struggling through the first month of the season – he was optioned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (WBS) on Dec. 3 to find his game again.
And just four days after his re-assignment, he went down with an injury that kept him out of the lineup for almost two months. It took him a while to get back to 100 percent, both physically and mentally.
Now? St.

Mile Svilar: “I want to stay at Roma.”
Roma goal-keeper Mile Svilar came out in the open to discuss his contractual situation with the capital club.
In a brand new interview with Corriere dello Sport, Svilar opened up about his willingness to stay at Roma despite rumors of a possible exit in the summer.
The 25-year-old addressed the negotiations over his next contract.
“I don’t understand the rush, I have a contract until 2027,” he told the newspaper. “There’s no need to make a fuss. It seems that this matter matters more to the media than to me.

The Grand National is arguably the highlight of the jump racing calendar – Getty Images/Michael Steele
The 2025 Grand National is today.
No other race captures the imagination quite like it and this year promises to be no different with a maximum of 34 horses bound for the start line at Aintree.
For a rundown of the top contenders for today’s race click here.
And click here for Telegraph Sport’s downloadable sweepstake kit.

It’s sweepstake time for the 2025 Grand National
The final field for today’s 2025 Grand National is now confirmed so the time has come for families and workmates across the country to conduct their annual sweepstake.
Whether you are picking one horse or multiple, this is your chance to be a winner and Telegraph Sport has you covered with our sweepstake.
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Last year’s winner I Am Maximus heads a field of 34 for the race, which starts at 4pm today.

South Carolina and UConn advanced to Sunday’s NCAA title game. We tracked all the action live from Tampa.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points, Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Dallas Mavericks 114-91 on Friday night for their third straight victory.
The teams will meet again Saturday in Inglewood.
Norman Powell added 14 points, James Harden had 13 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic and Devin Eubanks each scored 12 points. Los Angeles led by 25 points midway through the second quarter and pushed its lead to 35 points in the fourth before emptying its bench.
The Clippers are 13-3 in their last 16 games.

The Lakers are part of a competitive seeding race in the West. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)Luke Hales via Getty Images

The New Orleans Pelicans wound up being more trouble than expected, but it was a good night for the Los Angeles Lakers in the standings.
With a 124-108 win over a New Orleans team still missing every major contributor, the Lakers moved back into third place in the Western Conference with a 47-30 record. They leapfrogged the 47-31 Denver Nuggets, who were blown out by the Golden State Warriors.

Paige Bueckers heads into her final collegiate with one goal on her mind: to win that elusive national championship.
Bueckers and UConn women’s basketball will face South Carolina on Sunday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, for a chance to win the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament national championship. Bueckers, who announced her intention to enter the 2025 WNBA draft, scored 17 points in an 85-51 win over UCLA in the Final Four on Friday.

On The Wrap-Up, the panel gives their guarantee

The Wrap-Up takes a deep dive into Joyce Edward

F1 returns to Japan next as Suzuka hosts the Japanese Grand Prix and round three of the 2025 F1 season.
Oscar Piastri won the last race in China, as he looks to take the title fight to McLaren teammate Lando Norris, who has an eight-point lead to Max Verstappen in the world championship.
Ferrari will be looking to bounce back after both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the race in China due to two technical infringements.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Star freshman Derik Queen of Maryland says he’s entering the NBA draft.
Queen made the announcement on ESPN. The talented big man averaged 16.5 points this season, and his bank shot at the buzzer gave the Terrapins a one-point win over Colorado State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Maryland lost coach Kevin Willard to Villanova and replaced him by hiring Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams. The Terrapins face the prospect of losing all five members of their “Crab Five” starting unit.

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UConn women’s basketball legends Sue Bird

Erica Ayala joins CBS Sports HQ to recap the Wo

While the Tennessee Titans are hunting for wide receivers for 2025, one of their former wideouts called it a career and announced his retirement on Friday. 

Julio Jones, one of the best WRs of all-time, announced his retirement on the social media app, “Squad”. Here is the video: pic.twitter.com/VuGbs4EpR9
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 4, 2025
Julio Jones only spent one season with the Titans, but his impact on the game and NFL legacy will live on.

The Boston Celtics love to shoot 3-pointers, and they set NBA history with the deep ball Friday.
Boston now owns the NBA record for most 3-pointers in a season. The previous record set by the Golden State Warriors in 2022-23 was shattered when guard Payton Pritchard hit a 3-pointer with just under four minutes left against the Phoenix Suns in the second quarter for the 1,364th 3-point make of the season.

The shot that made HISTORY pic.twitter.com/dqYhGw4b1y
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 5, 2025
Of course, the Celtics didn’t stop shooting from beyond the arc on the night.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Azzi Fudd banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key in the first half of the Final Four. When the shot from UConn’s standout senior guard went in, coach Geno Auriemma lifted his arms above him — a small celebration of what was shaping up to be Fudd’s best offensive half of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
It didn’t take Fudd long to assert herself Friday against UCLA in her first national semifinal since 2022 in her freshman season, as injuries had forced her to watch the Huskies’ last Final Four run from the bench.

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is not used to aiming lower. But he may need to as he adjusts to his first season with Ferrari.
He’s won a record of 105 Formula 1 races, but it’s anyone’s guess when he’ll make it 106. He’s won only twice in the last three seasons, and is winless in the first two races in main event in 2025 going into Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
“There was obviously a huge amount of hype at the beginning of the year,” he said ahead of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.

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Raven Johnson’s stats don’t jump off the page, but her impact for South Carolina hasn’t gone unnoticed by Diana Taurasi.
TAMPA, Fla. — Raven Johnson’s eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped.
“She said that? Is that real?”
She called her teammate Sania Feagin over and pointed to the tweet shown on a reporter’s phone: “Look at this!”
While Johnson was playing a team-high 27 minutes to lead her South Carolina Gamecocks to a Final Four victory over Texas, perhaps the greatest WNBA player of all-time was heaping praise on her.

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Apr. 4—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown High School softball team is perfect so far this spring.
Head coach Mike Soulis helped to direct his team to a 2-0 record on Friday. The Blue Jays defeated Hillsboro/Central Valley 4-2 and West Fargo Sheyenne 15-5. Final stats were not available to The Jamestown Sun.
Jamestown’s conference schedule is slated to begin on April 8 with a doubleheader against Mandan. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m. at Jamestown’s Trapper Field.

Holly Rowe interviews Paige Bueckers’ followi

Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders join Ran Cart

Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration on the ice with his teammates and chants of “Ovi! Ovi!” in the crowd that included the “Great One” himself.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino each had three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on a rainy Friday night.
The Royals broke it open in eighth inning, sending nine batters to the plate and scoring five times.
Garcia ripped a double down the left-field line to score Mark Canha and give Kansas City a 4-2 lead. Kyle Isbel followed with a bunt to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, who underhanded it to the plate, but Garcia beat the throw to make it 5-2.
Pasquantino gave the Royals a six-run lead on a bloop single that cleared the bases.

Samford’s Bucky McMillan is set to take over for Buzz Williams as Texas A&M’s men’s basketball coach, with the two sides finalizing a five-year deal, sources told ESPN.

Dwight Howard, an 8-time NBA All-Star and 3-time Defensive Player of the Year, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, sources told ESPN.

After overwhelming Texas 74-57 Friday in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA tournament, South Carolina is just a win away from repeating as national champions for the first time in school history.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The best start in Dodgers history stays with Brooklyn.
The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers ran themselves out of a shot at keeping their undefeated season alive in a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night that stuck them at 8-1 on the season.
The Brooklyn Dodgers got off to a 10-0 start in 1955.
This year’s Dodgers can blame their first loss on sloppy and silly baserunning.
“When you give a good team outs and shorten the game,” manager Dave Roberts said, “then it’s hard to win. It’s hard to beat a good team.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Evan Mobley added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-113 on Friday to move a game away from clinching the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland never trailed and led by 23 points in winning its third straight. The Cavaliers have won six of seven and are a win or a Boston loss from clinching the East’s best record for the sixth time in franchise history.
Despite the early dominance, Cleveland had to hold on to beat San Antonio.

On a team with superstars Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, it would be easy for any freshman to be overshadowed.
But UConn women’s basketball‘s Sarah Strong is no ordinary freshman. The No. 1 overall recruit in the 2024 class is making quite an impact in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament.
Strong had 22 points, 17 rebounds and four assists in a 78-64 win over USC in the Elite Eight last week, then carried that performance to the Final Four against UCLA at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Friday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic and Coby White each had 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the post-season bound Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-113 on Friday night.
Giddey had 15 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season. The Bulls are 10th in the Eastern Conference, the lowest position they can finish.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 37 points. Coming off a victory in Toronto on Thursday night, the Trail Blazers went 2-3 on a five-game trip. They are 12th in the West.

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Ejgayehu Taye won the women’s 3000m at the Gr

I had a feeling that when news broke that the Great One was going to be in the house, something special was going to happen, and Alexander Ovechkin delivered the goods by scoring two goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring lead at 894 goals each.
Ovechkin came into the night two off of Gretzky’s mark and three away from passing the record.
He had a good chance to do some scoring with the struggling Chicago Blackhawks, a team that came into the night having given up the third-most goals in the entire league.
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The CBS Sports HQ crew breaks down the biggest

Josh Emmett is a scary individual. If you don’t believe so, watch his last UFC fight.
Back in December 2023, Emmett scored one of the nastiest and scariest knockouts in UFC history. The long-time title contender viciously put the lights out on Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 in Las Vegas. The massive right hand left Micthell unconscious and twitching on the mat in a scary scene.
Watch Emmett’s $50,000 Performance of the Night finish in the video above.

The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
 To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points and hit three 3-pointers and the Boston Celtics broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season in a 123-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
Boston was 14 of 39 from 3-point range to push its season total to 1,370. Golden State held the previous record with 1,363 in 2022-23.
After having their nine-game winning streak halted in their previous game, the Celtics coasted to the victory.
Jayson Tatum added 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.