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A playoff seeding rundown, plus recaps from Thursday’s five-game slate.
First, a playoff standings rundown for each conference through 80 games, give or take a game.

Several weeks ago, some were surprised by the notion that a trade of Aaron Rodgers from the Packers to the Jets wouldn’t happen until the draft. At this point, any other outcome would be a surprise. The draft starts in 20 days, with round one. Round two starts three weeks from tonight.

Despite not playing in an NBA game this season, Mac McClung had a pretty strong year.

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Who cares how “bad” he did Thursday.
When Scottie Scheffler arrived at Augusta National, he was immediately penned as a favorite by many oddsmakers. Rightfully so, the world’s No. 1 golfer has been playing as good as ever this season. Still, the Masters defending champion wasn’t going to just have a second consecutive green jacket handed to him. But win or lose, there is no doubt Scheffler is doing things no other golfer on the tour is doing.

LSU star Angel Reese confirms she’ll join her teammates whenever they celebrate their championship in Washington, D.C.

The City Edition jerseys across the NBA have been generally met with positive reaction as the league has looked for creative ways to generate revenue for teams across the league.
Fans have been seen at games over the last couple seasons donning the same City Edition jerseys as the players, a testament to the successful idea by the league to create new alternate jerseys for each team.
With all that said, the Nets unveiled their City Edition jerseys for next season and they received quite the mixed reaction from fans across the sport.
First, here’s a look at Brooklyn’s jerseys.

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If South Carolina is as good on the field as they are in this ‘Office’ parody, it will be a great year for the Gamecocks
Shane Beamer and the South Carolina Gamecocks are in the midst of their spring practice session, building towards their annual Garnet and Black Spring Game, which is set to take place under the lights on Saturday, April 15th. The game will be part of “Big Gamecock Weekend,” and be preceded by both a concert and a charity 5K, and feature fireworks after the spring game.

With a week of games in the books, it’s time to start thinking about the waiver wire.
Of course, fantasy baseball is a marathon and not a sprint, but it could be wise to freshen up your bench from what you drafted a few weeks ago. We are already seeing certain players excel with the new limitations on the shift as well as a spike in stolen bases.
Plenty of rookies have been off to hot starts, too, and you’ll want to think about grabbing them now for your keeper leagues.

The bright lights of the Big Dance have dimmed, LSU has been crowned national champion and now attention turns to the WNBA draft. The world’s top players, along with the league’s 12 teams, will gather in New York City on Monday for this year’s selections. While the first two picks are near locks, the rest of the draft features a plethora of talent and plenty of intrigue. The draft will feature three rounds with 12 picks each, for a total of 36 selections.
Here’s a rundown of all the names you need to know, including projected first-round picks, ahead of Monday’s festivities.

The debate about whether the 1980s and ’90s era of the NBA being tougher and more physical than the league today is ongoing, but Kevin Durant wanted to throw his hat into the ring and decided to stand up for today’s game.
During the most recent episode of his podcast ‘The ETCs,’ Durant explained that he has recently been watching game footage from back in the day.
While he agrees that the era before him was physical, he also believes that players simply got away with more and that they wouldn’t be able to foul the same way in today’s NBA.