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Gilbert Burns sees a title shot in his future if he defeats Jorge Masvidal.
“This is a test for me to get to the title,” says Burns. “Jorge is the next guy in my way.”
Burns fights Masvidal in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 287, a bout with significant title implications in the welterweight division. Reigning champ Leon Edwards is tentatively scheduled to defend his title against Colby Covington, but a victory here should put Burns next in line for the winner of that bout.
“Jorge is going to be hungry,” says Burns. “It will take a lot of work to put him down.

Udonis Haslem has decided to retire after his 20th NBA season, and ahead of his farewell, the Heat organization made him a heartwarming video message. Some NBA greats submitted video segments of themselves discussing Haslem’s career and congratulating him on his longevity in the business. 
Among those featured were Dwyane Wade, Gary Payton, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice, Mario Chalmers and many more, all of whom reflected on Haslem’s playing career and their experiences alongside him with the Heat.

Coming off a memorable season, Florida Atlantic has rewarded men’s head basketball coach Dusty May with a 10-year contract extension.
May guided the Owls to a thrilling run in the men’s NCAA Tournament that culminated with the school’s first ever appearance in the Final Four. May, who was named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year, the NABC All-District 17 Coach of the Year and the Conference USA Coach of the Year this season, led FAU to a program-best 35–4 record.
“I would like to thank Dr.

Boston can tie the single-season wins record with a victory over New Jersey. Here are the key stats to know, broadcast details and more.

The Rays are the hottest team in MLB out the gate this year. In fact, Tampa is making history with its undefeated run to start the 2023 season, as its latest win over the Athletics saw it further its unblemished streak to eight games. 
At 8–0, the Rays are just the third team since 1990 to start a season with such a record, joining the 2003 Royals and 1990 Reds, per ESPN Stats and Info.

Free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will reportedly meet with the New York Jets on Monday.
This news was reported by CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson.

I’m told free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr is planning to fly into the NY-area Sunday to meet with the #Jets Monday, per him.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 8, 2023

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport elaborated on this news saying that the visit was the culmination of talks held during the league’s annual meetings in Arizona.

Lakers guard Malik Beasley put on a show during the team’s 121–107 victory over the Suns on Friday night. With his parents sitting courtside at Crypto.com Arena, Beasley dropped 21 points as he helped lift L.A. to an important win.
After the game, the 26-year-old talked about having his parents on hand for his strong performance and revealed it wasn’t actually him who hooked his parents up with the special tickets. As it turns out, Beasley’s parents have their own A-list connection, with whom they took in the game: two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington.

Major League Baseball Games are getting shorter and the Milwaukee Brewers — fittingly enough — are looking for a way to keep that from cutting into beer sales.
A lot of people have been hailing Major League Baseball’s new rules for condensing the overall run-time of games. For most of us, it’s a good thing, but most of us aren’t responsible for selling concessions.
The Brewers have decided to experiment with selling suds at American Family Field beyond the typical seventh-inning cutoff. The reason for that is simple.

Sha’Carri Richardson won her first individual race of the 2023 track and field season, clocking at a legal-wind time of 10.77 seconds at the Miramar Invitational on Saturday.
Richardson dashed through the 100-meter sprint in Miramar, Fla., with an official time of 10.57 seconds. However, when factoring in the wind, it results to 10.77 seconds. Her time, without factoring in the wind component, marked the third-fastest 100-meter race all-time, sitting behind Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.54 seconds) in 1992 and Florence Griffith-Joyner (10.49) in ’59.

Jon Rahmr eacts on the second green as Brooks Koepka looks on during the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images
The third day of play has been pushed to Sunday.
For the second consecutive day, bad weather hit Augusta National Golf Club and forced officials to suspend play resulting in another round being pushed to the next day.
The third round of the Masters will resume play on Sunday as several players, including leader Brooks Koepka (-13), will continue Round 3 at 8:30 a.m. ET.