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Troy’s season ended after the blunder.
It is one of the most egregious mistakes a group of officials has made in recent memory. 
During the Sun Belt women’s basketball tournament, Old Dominion was inbounding the ball with a one-point lead and less than five seconds left in regulation against Troy on Friday. While both teams took their time setting up for the inbound play, it became clear to the broadcast team, the crowd and to both teams that Old Dominion had six players on the court. The referees appeared to be the only ones who didn’t notice.

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Alonso and Stroll both secure points as Aston Martin leaves Bahrain in second place
Coming out of pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season, expectations began to grow regarding Aston Martin. Despite the absence of driver Lance Stroll due to a training injury, and in spite of an early red flag for reserve driver Felipe Drugovich in the very first practice session, the team and their 2023 challenger, the AMR23, looked like one of the strongest teams throughout three days of testing in Bahrain.

March Madness has begun, baby! I wrote this week that Penn State is an NCAA Tournament team, regardless of what happened Sunday.
But what happened Sunday should remove all doubt. Hosting No. 21 Maryland, the Nittany Lions trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half, by 13 points at halftime and by 11 points with five minutes left.
Despite the deficits, the Lions went on a crazy run at the end of the game, scoring 17 points in the final five minutes. They held Maryland to just five over the same stretch.

There’s shifting, and there’s whatever you call what Boston did against Joey Gallo.
Thanks to MLB’s new rule restricting the infield shift, gone are the days of second basemen playing in shallow right field and shortstops moving to the other side of the diamond. But that doesn’t necessarily mean wonky defensive alignments are a thing of the past.
Case in point? The Red Sox’s tactics against Twins outfielder Joey Gallo in a spring training game on Friday.
Boston complied with the league’s rule by keeping two infielders on each side of second base and all four on the dirt.

With three players scoring two goals apiece, Liverpool ran away from its fierce rivals at Anfield on an historic afternoon.
At halftime of one of English soccer’s fiercest rivalry, Liverpool and Manchester United were locked in a tight battle that saw the former hanging onto a 1–0 lead. Then, the floodgates opened. 
Much to the delight of the home crowd, Liverpool ran away with its biggest-ever win over its bitter rival in shocking fashion, scoring six second-half goals in a 7–0 rout Sunday.

Stephen A. Smith issued a clear warning to Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant on Saturday.
On “NBA Countdown,” Smith said that Morant needs to watch where he steps. Because the NBA sure is.
“So many times, we don’t tell these players this,” Smith said. “NBA has off-duty police officers. They’ve got connections with the FBI. They’ve got connections with everybody. The NBA knows what you’re doing. They know who you’re doing it with. They know where you are. And they know how you’re conducting yourself at all times.

Big Ten men’s basketball takes center stage Sunday, as No. 5 Purdue plays host to Illinois.

The Tar Heels sit on the bubble one week before Selection Sunday.
Duke’s 63-57 win over North Carolina on Saturday clinched a season sweep for the Blue Devils and put the Tar Heels in a difficult spot. North Carolina presumably needs to make a serious run in the ACC tournament now just to get in the conversation to make the NCAA tournament, when a win over Duke may have launched them into the field.
The victory provided the Blue Devils with a bit of payback after North Carolina eliminated Duke in the Final Four last year.

As Texas Tech basketball turns its focus toward the Big 12 Conference Tournament, it will be without head coach Mark Adams for the foreseeable future. The 66-year-old has been suspended after a ‘racially insensitive’ comment around a Bible verse involving slaves serving their masters.
Head coach Mark Adams of the Texas Tech Red Raiders looks to the bench during the second half of the college basketball game against the Kansas State Wildcats at United Supermarkets Arena on February 11, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas.(Photo by John E.

Purdue Boilermakers’ Brandon Newman drained a 3-pointer late in the first half against Illinois giving him 15 points. Purdue went into the locker room with a 47-26 lead over the Fighting Illini.