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The second-seeded Terps beat the third-seeded Irish at the buzzer back in December. On Saturday, they left no doubt after a huge second half.

It didn’t take long for tempers to flare in Saturday afternoon’s showdown between the Bruins and Lightning at TD Garden. Nine seconds, to be exact.

The starting pitcher is set to hit free agency in the offseason.
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is entering the final year of his contract, but he is reportedly not interested in negotiating during the season. Therefore, the deadline for agreeing to an extension would be Opening Day on March 30.
However, the Phillies and Nola could not and will not reach common ground on a potential contract extension before the season begins next week, team president Dave Dombrowski announced Saturday.

It was a rough three games for the controversial Crimson Tide forward.
Alabama’s unceremonious exit in the Sweet 16 Friday evening at the hands of San Diego State drew comment throughout the college basketball world, as the Crimson Tide’s scandal-marred 2023 season came to an end.
However, Alabama forward Brandon Miller’s performance drew particular scrutiny. 
The Crimson Tide superstar made just eight of his 41 field goal attempts in Alabama’s three tournament games against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Maryland and the Aztecs.

On the latest episode of Hustle Play, Alvin Williams and Chris Boucher discuss the importance of players having people in their lives who will help them make good decisions.

The Ole Miss head coach discussed the scrutiny he faced from fans, despite remaining in Oxford.
When Lane Kiffin signed his six-year contract extension to remain as head coach at Ole Miss instead of jumping over a state to become the head man at SEC West rival Auburn in November, he felt good about his decision.
Kiffin, who finished his third season with the program with an 8-5 record overall and 4-4 in SEC, was in a bevy of rumors as the Tigers top target to become the next head coach from the moment Auburn fired Bryan Harsin on Oct. 31.

Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin was nearly Auburn head coach Lane Kiffin, and he told ESPN Friday he struggled with that decision last fall.
It wasn’t so much the choice between Auburn or Ole Miss, though. Instead, Kiffin said, it was the public criticism he received in some corners for how he went about the process.
“We screw up all the time,” he told the outlet.

These six players could push the Blue Jays over the top with strong performances in 2023.

The Los Angeles guard weighed in on his future in Los Angeles following this season.
Austin Reaves has not only become a pillar of the Lakers organization in the last two seasons, but he has also become a crucial part in the franchise’s playoff aspirations without star LeBron James, who is still healing from a tendon injury in his right foot.
Los Angeles (37–37) has won seven of its last 10 games that includes a current three-game winning streak and sits at No. 8 in the Western Conference, tied with the Timberwolves (37–37) and 1.5 games behind the Warriors (39–36) at No.

The U.S., led by a resurgent Christian Pulisic, dominated the Spice Boys, cruising to a 7-1 victory.
There’s something to be said for just pummeling the teams you should pummel—for having the discipline to avoid deviation or distraction. It takes some measure of maturity to be relentless, ruthless and professional, even if the opponent and occasion don’t demand it.
By the fourth minute of Friday night’s 7-1 rout of Grenada, it was clear that the U.S. men’s national team had carried those qualities onto the flight to this tiny Caribbean nation of around 125,000 people.