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Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled defeated Tennessee 74-58 for the SEC championship on Sunday, the Gamecocks’ seventh league tournament title in the past nine seasons.

Kevin Durant sealed the deal with a jumper and Luka Doncic and Devin Booker reignited their rivalry in the closing seconds of the Suns’ 130-126 win over the Mavericks on Sunday.

Kyle Larson spoke on his second-place finish behind William Byron in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

William Byron won all three stages at the Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas. The overtime finish was his first career win at Las Vegas.

NFL.com and NFL Network Reporter Ian Rapoport is among the most respected in the media business. Plus, as an NFL employee, he gets backed by the league.
But not Sunday afternoon. Rapoport tweeted that Florida offensive line prospect Richard Gouraige woke up with a swollen ankle Sunday morning. He would not be able to participate in NFL Combine drills on Sunday because of the injury.
So far, no problems. But how did Gouraige hurt his ankle? According to Rapoport, he suffered the ailment during a “pain tolerance test.

Tempers flared between the superstars in Dallas.
Tempers flared during the contentious Western Conference matchup between the Mavericks and Suns on Sunday afternoon, with Devin Booker and Luka Dončić getting into each other’s faces late in the fourth quarter. 
After the game, in which Dallas lost 130–126, Dončić was asked about the dust-up with Booker, to which he said there were no hard feelings before taking a small shot at Phoenix’s star guard.
“It’s a competitive game. It’s all good.

Is this Washington D.C.’s most exciting football moment in decades?
On Saturday, the XFL’s D.C. Defenders clarified that their fans’ beloved “beer snake” will remain legal for the foreseeable future, so long as certain rules are followed.
On Sunday, the Defenders’ fans celebrated accordingly.
As D.C. scored its third win in three games to start the 2023 season, Defenders fans responded by constructing yet another lengthy beer snake at Audi Field in Washington. The new snake quickly went viral during D.C.’s 34–28 victory over the St. Louis BattleHawks.

The league began its investigation in January into incidents involving the pitcher’s three children and their two mothers.
Editors’ note: This story contains alleged accounts of domestic violence. If you or someone you know is a survivor of domestic abuse, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or at https://www.thehotline.org/
Nearly six weeks after launching a domestic violence investigation into White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger, MLB will not issue any discipline against the 32-year-old, the league announced in a statement on Sunday.

Washington reportedly agreed to a deal with the star forward from the reigning NBL champion Sydney Kings on Sunday.
The Wizards are looking overseas in an effort to bolster their roster, with the club reportedly agreeing to terms on a deal with the reigning Most Valuable Player of Australia’s National Basketball League.
Washington inked star Sydney Kings forward and NBL MVP Xavier Cooks to a contract through the 2023–2024 season, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday, via Cooks’s agent Daniel Moldovan.

She walked away with not one, but two different autographs.
The 76ers picked up a massive 133–130 road victory against the Bucks on Saturday night to snap Milwaukee’s 16-game win streak.
For one fan, it was about more than just the game on the floor. It was about securing autographs from a former NBA MVP by all means necessary—even if it meant rocking a Bucks jersey in the process.
The young girl, who was sporting a Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey, got to the arena during warm-ups and got her jersey signed by the Milwaukee star as he was walking off the floor before the game.