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FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON – MARCH 29: Josh Liendo of the Florida Gators celebrates winning the 100 yard freestyle during the Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center on March 29, 2025 in Federal Way, Washington. (Photo by Mollie Handkins/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)Mollie Handkins via Getty Images

Two NCAA records fell on the second night of the Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. 
First it was Josh Liendo, who cemented himself as the NCAA butterfly king.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer to cap off an eight-run outburst in the sixth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 9-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.
Rookie JJ Wetherholt also homered for St. Louis.
Jonathan Aranda homered for Tampa Bay, which took a 7-1 lead with six runs in the top of the sixth.
St. Louis answered back with eight runs in its half including run-scoring sacrifice flies by Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera, which tied the game 7-all.
Burleson followed with a blast to right field.
Both teams sent 11 batters to the plate in the inning.

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Garrett Crochet picked up exactly where his 2025 campaign left off, delivering a masterpiece at Great American Ball Park to lead the Red Sox to a 3-0 Opening Day victory over the Reds.
After a season in which he led the majors with 255 strikeouts, the towering lefty performed like an ace, stifling Cincinnati’s bats with eight strikeouts over six scoreless frames.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner has agreed to a six-year contract, according to a person familiar with the details, marking another major deal for the franchise.
The person spoke to the AP on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical.
The long-term contract for Hoerner comes after All-Star center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong agreed to a $115 million, six-year deal with the Cubs. The team announced Crow-Armstrong’s contract after Thursday’s 10-4 loss to Washington on opening day.

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Northern Ireland defender Paddy McNair said that Italy “were there for the taking” during the World Cup semi-final play-off in Bergamo, which Michael O’Neill’s side lost 2-0.
The away side frustrated Italy during the opening 45 minutes before second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean secured their place in the play-off final.
Gennaro Gattuso’s outfit will now face Bosnia-Herzegovina as they aim to book their spot in the World Cup for the first time since 2014.

Anyone who remembers Jerome Bettis knows why he earned his nickname “The Bus.”
From his stout and stocky stature to the way he used to bulldoze over potential defenders, no one personified that moniker better than Bettis.
What you may not know is that Bettis has a son, and if you want to feel old, that son followed in his dad’s footsteps and is playing football at Notre Dame.
Unlike his father, though, Jerome Bettis Jr.