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Texas and Miami are two schools mostly known for football. Now one of them is about to head to basketball’s Final Four.

Heading into Sunday, it looked like a monumental showdown was set to commence. The World’s #1-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, and the World’s #3-ranked golfer, Rory McIlroy, appeared on a collision course for an epic championship match at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play event.
In the blink of an eye, though, everything changed.
But let’s “start from the start,” as they say.
Scottie Scheffler squared off with Sam Burns in the first semifinal match of the day. Rory McIlroy faced Cameron Young in the other.

His tweet from last year did not age well.
Some tweets don’t age well, but it’s important to see the hilarity in that sometimes. Rams star Cooper Kupp did just that when he highlighted a tweet of his from almost a year ago to the day when he celebrated the team’s signing of Bobby Wagner—the teammate he just lost. 
On March 31, 2022, Kupp tweeted, “Let’s go!! Don’t have to play against Bobby Wagner anymore!!!!” when the star linebacker left the Seahawks for the Rams.

Burns went on a tear Sunday afternoon in the championship match with eight birdies on his final 10 holes and enough help from Cameron Young for a 6-and-5 victory. Burns won for the fifth time on the PGA Tour. Young, who had a late rally with clutch birdies to eliminate Rory McIlroy in the semifinals, had to settle for his sixth runner-up finish in the last 18 months.

Kyrie Irving did not have any patience for a fan in the crowd at Sunday’s road game against the Hornets. Although the circumstances of the exchange are unclear, the 31-year-old Mavericks point guard had the man escorted out of the arena.
Midway through the third quarter, while trailing by seven, Irving flagged an official to a man on the other end of the court. The man was wearing a Redskins hat and D.C. United shirt— which is weird attire for a basketball game in Charlotte.
Nevertheless, security converged on the man and asked him to leave, per Irving’s request.

The Owls coach had one simple comment for the team’s doubters.
Shortly after Florida Atlantic beat Kansas State, 79–76, in the Elite Eight to advance to the school’s first Final Four, Owls coach Dusty May had a simple message to the college basketball analysts who doubted the No. 9 seed.
“I expect the prognosticators to pick us fifth in the Final Four,” May said, via Action Network’s Brett McMurphy.

LeBron James has spent the last 13 games nursing a foot injury, which opened the door for Austin Reaves. The 24-year-old wing, nicknamed ‘Hillbilly Kobe,’ has been remarkable in James’ absence.

Austin Reaves had 25 PTS and a career-high 11 AST in the win vs the Suns!
AR-15’s Last 4 Games25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 TO (60% FG)35 PTS, 6 AST, 6 REB (64% FG)16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 TO (63% FG)24 PTS, 7 AST, 1 TO (43% FG)pic.twitter.com/axVwaYM2nC
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 23, 2023

Reaves is averaging 17.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game since the first of March.

As Ohtani continues to make history, one of sports talk radio’s most recognizable voices isn’t too impressed.
Ever since his arrival in the U.S. in 2018, Shohei Ohtani has drawn comparisons to Babe Ruth. And after winning the American League MVP award in 2021 and regularly pulling off feats not seen since Ruth’s heyday, he’s won over nearly every skeptic who thought the days of two-way stardom were over.
Among those who are somehow not yet convinced? Legendary WFAN radio host Mike Francesa.

ESPN might be trying to undermine female athletes, but former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines is not going to let it happen.
Gaines took to Twitter Sunday to speak out against ESPN’s Women’s History Month tribute to Lia Thomas — a biological male who competed on the women’s swim team at the University of Pennsylvania.
The segment painted a picture of Thomas as a pioneer for transgender athletes and praised Thomas for triumph through adversity.
But Gaines isn’t having it. Responding to OutKick’s David Hookstead, she offered her take on the video.

“I didn’t do it very long because it seemed a little depressing actually,” he admitted.
Former MLB pitcher Steve Stone revealed an interesting tidbit from his minor league career during a recent White Sox spring training broadcast that surprised some viewers.
Stone, who pitched in the minor leagues in the Giants farm system from 1969–71, admitted he worked as a salesman hawking pre-paid funerals one summer.
His co-host, Jason Benetti, couldn’t hold back his laughter when Stone told him about the odd sales job.