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Raegan Beers and No. 3 Oklahoma aim for their fourth Elite Eight appearance as they face No. 2 UConn in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA women’s tournament.
The Oregon State transfer is the top scorer for the Sooners, putting up 25 points and 18 rebounds in their first-round game against Florida Gulf Coast University. In the second-round win over Iowa, the junior added 11 points and 13 rebounds.

ATLANTA (AP) — Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford and Michigan State’s Jase Richardson are high-scoring, left-handed freshman guards who have more in common than big games that helped to propel their teams to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
The guards also share a rivalry that includes on-court matchups long before either began his college career. Even though Pettiford is from Jersey City, New Jersey, and Richardson is from Denver, they already have a history of playing against each other as rising top talents on the AAU circuit.

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Add a new linebacker to the Houston Texans’ defense for 2025.
According to reports, the Texans and former Indianapolis Colts E.J. Speed have agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $5 million. He’ll have a chance to continue to prosper as a breakout season for Houston’s top foe.
Speed put together his best season in his second year as a full-time starter. The 29-year-old finished with 142 tackles, seven tackles for losses and five pass deflections. His 93 solo stops were tied for third-most among all defensive players.

With back-to-back games of at least 30 points and 10 or more rebounds, UCLA center Lauren Betts certainly appears unstoppable. But, LSU has thwarted the Bruins before — in the Sweet 16 of last years women’s NCAA Tournament.
They’ll get a rematch on Sunday, this time in the Elite Eight.
UCLA (33-2), the overall No. 1 seed, advanced with a 76-62 victory over Mississippi on Friday night, the Bruins’ first trip to the regional finals since 2018.
Betts scored 31 points on efficient 15-of-16 shooting and added 10 rebounds and three blocks.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,- Opposing teams can do all they can, but Hailey Van Lith could be the most unstoppable force in college basketball. Her shot-creating ability and tenacious defense led the Horned Frogs into the Elite 8 with a 72-61 win over Notre Dame on Saturday. She finished with an eye-watering stat line of 29 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
Head coach Mark Campbell marveled at the performance from Van Lith that pushed his squad over the top, lauding her tenacity with a salute.
“Ms. March,” Campbell said, “is deserved and earned. She gets that title and she can own it.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi could make his return from injury for Inter Miami on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Union.
Messi has been nursing an adductor strain in his left thigh. He felt discomfort during Inter Miami’s last match at Atlanta United March 16, and he did not join Argentina for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay March 21 and Brazil on Tuesday. 
Inter Miami coach Mascherano said “Messi is doing well” and “if nothing happens” during Friday’s training session, Messi “should be available” Saturday.

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Hailey Van Lith becomes the first player to lead three different teams to the Elite Eight in men’s or women’s college basketball.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With the shot clock winding down, Hailey Van Lith looked a bit helpless as she searched for a teammate to pass to. No one seemed to be open as the fifth-year guard for the second-seeded Horned Frogs spun around and retreated to the 3-point line.
And then, she decided to just finish the possession herself.

BOSTON — In the early part of their skating careers, Madison Chock and Evan Bates got to train in Michigan alongside some of the legends of U.S. ice dance: Meryl Davis. Charlie White. Tanith Belbin. Ben Agosto.
“I just remember being in awe,” Bates told NBC Sports last year. “Being a teenager and getting to share the ice with your idols is the most motivating thing you could possibly imagine.”
Yet on Saturday in Boston, Chock and Bates achieved something that even their idols never did.

England’s Ellie Kildunne scores the first of her three tries against Wales – AFP/Adrian Dennis
It takes something special for an England player to be cheered in Cardiff, let alone to have their every touch exalted by an adoring audience.
Ellie Kildunne is that sort of distinct individual; one who is riding the crest of a wave at the very top of her sport. The 25-year-old full-back plundered an eight-minute hat-trick here, celebrating a 50th cap in some style and allowing her team to pull away from a spirited Wales outfit in front of more than 21,000 supporters.