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The Huskies have rebounded from a midseason skid and now look like one of the more dominant teams heading to the Sweet 16.
UConn’s season has been a whirlwind. From a dominant 14–0 start through nonconference play to a stretch of six losses in eight games in January, it was impossible to know exactly which UConn we’d get on the sport’s biggest stage.
The answer after one weekend in the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament: not just good UConn, great UConn.

Kasperi Kapanen, Nathan Walker and Jakub Vrana each scored to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night. Rookie goalie and Winnipeg native Joel Hofer started in his first home appearance with St. Louis and stopped 33 shots in his fourth NHL start to help the Blues win for the fourth time in six games.

After Sunday’s loss to Kansas State, a look at John Calipari’s game-by-game NCAA Tournament record at Kentucky.

The Spaniard re-established himself at the top with a statement victory after Elena Rybakina claimed her maiden WTA 1000 title in the women’s tournament

The party on South Beach has not stopped despite shootings in back-to-back days.

The former Eagles star is headed to Detroit.
The Lions made a big splash in free agency on Sunday, reportedly agreeing to a deal with former Eagles defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the safety is headed to Detroit on a one-year, $8 million deal which includes $6.5 million in fully guaranteed money.
Gardner-Johnson, who was one of the top free agents left on the market, recorded a league-high six interceptions last year, playing a key role in Philadelphia’s run to the Super Bowl.

Everyone’s brackets are busted, but there’s still plenty of action to be had as the men’s NCAA tournament enters its second week.
A thrilling opening weekend of the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament is winding down and several Sweet 16 matchups are set. Spreads are already available for a few of those matchups, which will take place Thursday and Friday.
The remaining teams are just two wins shy of a trip to the Final Four in Houston.
Alabama and Houston are the only No. 1 seeds still dancing as Purdue suffered an historic upset to No.

The Wildcats paid homage to the Chiefs and their star quarterback late in Sunday’s round of 32 win over Kentucky.
Over the years, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs have wow’ed NFL fans the world over with their cavalcade of out-of-the-box trick plays. But, apparently, the game of football isn’t the only sport influenced by the reigning Super Bowl champion’s offensive creativity.
The Kansas State men’s basketball team earned a shoutout from Mahomes on Sunday after taking a page out of the Chiefs playbook in the closing moments of a 75–69 round of 32 win over No.

Michigan State knocked off the beasts from the big east on Sunday. And Tom Izzo felt the gravity of the upset win.
The Spartans upset Marquette, 69-60, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
It will be a familiar sight for Tom Izzo, a.k.a Mr. March, as he reaches his 15th appearance in the regional semifinal round.

Izzo’s Spartans have fashioned yet another run of unexpected NCAA tournament success out of indescribable pain.
Heart perpetually on his sleeve, Tom Izzo shed tears Sunday after getting Michigan State to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 for the 15th time. “It’s been a tough year,” Izzo explained after the No. 7 seed Spartans upset No. 2 Marquette in the East Region. This was an understatement.
No basketball glory can erase the pain from the Feb. 13 mass shooting that left three dead and seven wounded, shattering the Michigan State campus.