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The former UFC, WEC champ challenges for third career world title when he will face Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 292.
Benson Henderson has competed at the highest level of MMA for more than 14 years, but he’s got a few things left to do before he calls it a career.
In 2009, “Smooth” claimed an interim belt for the now defunct WEC, then became undisputed champion three months later. In ’12, he defeated future UFC Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar to claim the lightweight title there as well.

The Raptors guard just gave us the best postgame press conference of the year.
1. Raptors guard Fred VanVleet knows the fine is coming, but he doesn’t care. So we need to thank him for throwing caution to the wind and giving us a memorable postgame press conference Wednesday after Toronto lost to the Clippers, 108–100.
VanVleet was hit for a technical foul by referee Ben Taylor during the game, and the Clippers had 31 free throw attempts to just 14 for the Raptors, so VanVleet wanted to talk about it. And, boy, did he.

The newest Suns superstar was injured in warmups ahead of what was set to be his home debut.
Kevin Durant missed his eagerly anticipated home debut with the Suns on Wednesday after injuring himself during warmups. The superstar forward was reportedly seen in a walking boot leaving Footprint Center after suffering the injury.
During warmups, Durant went down after a drive to the basket. He would finish the warmup, but was then scratched from the lineup due to “left ankle soreness,” per Kellan Olsen of Arizona Sports.

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After some key departures, can Mercedes overcome their slow start?
The 2023 Formula 1 season for Mercedes is off to a similar start to the 2022 campaign. While last year the team was struggling with physics, aerodynamics, and porpoising, this season the issue seems to be sheer performance.
Following last week’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the mood out of the Silver Arrows’ camp seems rather downtrodden.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Frankie Montas admitted to reporters on Wednesday that he was actually hurt before the team acquired him last season.
As a result, Montas had to undergo shoulder surgery and isn’t expected to return to the team until at least August.
Not great!

New York Yankees starting pitcher Frankie Montas is currently recovering from shoulder surgery.

Picking winners for Penn State-Illinois, Arkansas-Auburn and TCU-Kansas State.
Conference tournament play tipped off Wednesday in many of the top leagues around the country and today marks the second day of the action.
It’s the second round in the Big Ten and SEC brackets and the Big 12 is already on to the quarterfinals. SI Betting broke down three of the top games on the docket for today and offered a pick for each.
All six teams mentioned in the game breakdowns below are currently in SI’s projected field of 68.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is a fan of the Boulder police.
The new leader of the Buffaloes is making waves in Colorado before even coaching a single game, and he’s doing his best to build a new culture.
After several disappointing seasons, there is finally some optimism within the program and community. In an attempt to dive even deeper into Boulder, Sanders met with police Chief Maris Herold.
Both were grinning ear-to-ear.

We appreciate Boulder Police Chief, Maris Herold, coming to meet with Coach Prime today! pic.twitter.

North Carolina really needs a win over Virginia.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I promise tomorrow’s newsletter won’t be about the Fordham-LaSalle A-10 quarterfinal game I’m attending tonight.
In today’s SI:AM:
🔮 The latest on the NCAA tournament bubble
👑 Inside the Kings’ rapid rise
🍊 Jim Boeheim walks away
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Bubble watch
It’s getting to be do-or-die time in men’s college basketball.

Third-year TCU basketball player Eddie Lampkin Jr. stepped away from the program ahead of the Big 12 Tournament earlier this week. Although the exact reason is unclear, he posted a series of since-deleted screenshots to his Instagram that accused head coach Jamie Dixon of “misconduct and racially insensitive comments.”
Lampkin, who averaged 6.3 points per game in 21.8 minutes during the 2022-23 season, was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2020. He saw time in 10 games as a freshman, started 32 of 33 games played in 2021-22 and started 19 of 24 games played this year.

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We’re tracking the 32 teams who qualified automatically for this year’s tournament.
It’s the time of year again. March Madness is officially almost here as team battle for a chance to go to the Big Dance.
The entire 2023 NCAA tournament field will officially be announced on Sunday, March 12, but before that teams will play for their respective conference tournament title, which guarantees a spot in the NCAA tournament.
There is a total of 68 teams in the field, with 32 qualifying through automatic bids from winning conference tournaments.