Author: Michael

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi could make his return from injury for Inter Miami on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Union.
Messi has been nursing an adductor strain in his left thigh. He felt discomfort during Inter Miami’s last match at Atlanta United March 16, and he did not join Argentina for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay March 21 and Brazil on Tuesday. 
Inter Miami coach Mascherano said “Messi is doing well” and “if nothing happens” during Friday’s training session, Messi “should be available” Saturday.

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Hailey Van Lith becomes the first player to lead three different teams to the Elite Eight in men’s or women’s college basketball.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With the shot clock winding down, Hailey Van Lith looked a bit helpless as she searched for a teammate to pass to. No one seemed to be open as the fifth-year guard for the second-seeded Horned Frogs spun around and retreated to the 3-point line.
And then, she decided to just finish the possession herself.

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BOSTON — In the early part of their skating careers, Madison Chock and Evan Bates got to train in Michigan alongside some of the legends of U.S. ice dance: Meryl Davis. Charlie White. Tanith Belbin. Ben Agosto.
“I just remember being in awe,” Bates told NBC Sports last year. “Being a teenager and getting to share the ice with your idols is the most motivating thing you could possibly imagine.”
Yet on Saturday in Boston, Chock and Bates achieved something that even their idols never did.

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England’s Ellie Kildunne scores the first of her three tries against Wales – AFP/Adrian Dennis
It takes something special for an England player to be cheered in Cardiff, let alone to have their every touch exalted by an adoring audience.
Ellie Kildunne is that sort of distinct individual; one who is riding the crest of a wave at the very top of her sport. The 25-year-old full-back plundered an eight-minute hat-trick here, celebrating a 50th cap in some style and allowing her team to pull away from a spirited Wales outfit in front of more than 21,000 supporters.

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