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This week’s Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week award is back on the baseball diamond for the second straight week.
Rocky Mountain baseball player Riley Honick took top honors in the Fort Collins area for the week of March 24-29 after a big week at the plate.
The Lobos outfielder went a combined 6-for-8 with 8 RBIs, including a home run, two doubles and a triple across two games in a dominant series sweep over Greeley West.
Rocky (6-2) is 5-0 against Colorado competition so far this season and is ranked No. 11 in CHSSA’s latest Class 5A seeding index ranking.

Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies will play the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four of the women’s 2025 NCAA tournament. Here’s how to tune in. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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UConn’s Paige Bueckers has become one of the breakout stars of the 2025 women’s NCAA basketball tournament and she and her team will continue their quest for a championship title at Friday night’s Final Four matchup against UCLA.

Next up in the series spotlighting a draft prospect for each position for the Detroit Lions: the safeties. It’s a position Lions GM Brad Holmes has landed two outstanding starters but little else over his four-year tenure.
Wide receivers
EDGEs
Offensive tackles
The Lions aren’t going to draft a wideout in each round, of course. The goal here is to show which types of talents are fits for the Lions in each round of the draft to help identify talents, and also the relative value that projects to be available for Detroit in those rounds.

The 2025 MLB season is one week in, but Opening Day at Comerica Park is finally here.
The Detroit Tigers return home to start a 3-game series with the Chicago White Sox on Friday, kicking off a beloved tradition that draws fans across Michigan and beyond.
From game details and celebrations to tickets and parking, here’s what to know before heading downtown to support the Tigers and mark Comerica Park’s 25th anniversary season.
When is Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2025?
The Detroit Tigers‘ Opening Day, their home opener, is Friday, April 4. They face the Chicago White Sox at 1:10 p.m.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team snapped the Orlando Magic’s 51-game home winning streak in 1996 — an NBA record at the time — with a 100-98 victory on the road. Orlando had not lost a home game to an opponent since April 1994. Point guard David Wesley led Boston with 22 points and 7 rebounds, and forward Rick Fox added 16 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists. Reserve guard Dee Brown contributed 15 points and 6 assists off the bench, and big man Pervis Ellison chipped in 13 points, 7 boards, and 6 blocks for the win.

The 2025 Masters begins in six days.
As the countdown to heading down Magnolia Lane continues, Golfweek is taking a look back at some Masters history through the years.
Today, it’s time to examine the 2019 Masters and the significant milestones that occurred at Augusta National Golf Club that year.
Who won the 2019 Masters?
Tiger Woods wins the Masters for a fifth time, only one of two players to win at least five Masters titles.

Nebraska baseball senior infielder Tyler StoneCourtesy of Nebraska Athletics

After a seemingly momentum-building series win over No. 5-ranked Oregon State last weekend, the Nebraska baseball team showed what it has been all year thus far – inconsistent and flawed.
The Huskers (12-17, 2-7 Big Ten) won two of three over the Beavers but then dropped two straight in-state rivalry games to Creighton (9-5 loss at home) and Omaha (11-9 loss on the road) in back-to-back days.

Soulé Not Vengeful Toward Juventus, Explains Roma Move
Matias Soulé is ready to take on his former team, Juventus, in a pivotal tilt for Roma and the Champions League race in general. He spoke to La Stampa. 

“It’s a special game for me since I’ve spent five years in Turin. The Next Gen helped me a lot physically and technically. When I was on loan at Frosinone, I thought I would be back with the Bianconeri. In January, they told me they had to sell him to make money, maybe to a Saudi team. That negotiation didn’t come to fruition, but I knew I would depart in the summer.

Arsenal face huge wage demand in race to land top La Liga talent
Arsenal Face Major Financial Hurdle in Pursuit of Nico Williams
Summer Ambition Meets Financial Reality
Arsenal’s interest in Nico Williams is nothing new. The North London club have tracked the explosive Spain winger for several windows. But according to The Telegraph, any hopes of landing the 22-year-old this summer now hinge on a deal that would elevate him to the very top of Arsenal’s wage structure — alongside the likes of Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Ødegaard.

England’s Lionesses return to action with the first of back-to-back meetings with Belgium in the Nations League.
England host the first fixture at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Friday before travelling to Leuven for the return outing on Tuesday.
Sarina Wiegman’s side have made a solid start in Group A3 with a win and a draw from their opening two games, though a win may be a must here with a tricky trip to Spain to come later in the group stages.