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It was a memorable finish to the women’s basketball national championship game Sunday, even if the score appeared one-sided. LSU defeated Iowa 102-85, and, in the game’s final moments, Tigers star forward Angel Reese was seen mocking Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark on several occasions. 
With the game all but over, Reese was seen giving Clark the “you can’t see me” gesture created by wrestler John Cena—a taunt Clark has used during the tournament, one Cena even acknowledged. Afterwards, she appeared to point at her ring finger several times while staring down Clark.

After months of looking for a potential buyer, the WWE is headed to Endeavor and will be part of a mega-merger with UFC under the parent company.
In a breaking CNBC report on Sunday, Endeavor is “near a deal” to buy WWE. An announcement by the companies is expected Monday, noted CNBC’s Alex Sherman.
Huge Merger Brings WWE, UFC Together
WWE CEO Nick Khan previously voiced a “strong” interest between the wrestling company and Endeavor earlier this week.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the sale will grant Endeavor a 51 % ownership stake in the WWE, with a value of $9.3 billion.

Angel Reese and the LSU Tigers, underdogs headed into the season finale against Caitlyn Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, cruised to an emotional national-title victory on Sunday, posting a 102-85 decision at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark was rightfully emotional in her post-game press conference on Sunday after the Hawkeyes came up short in the women’s basketball national championship game losing 102–85 to LSU.
When asked what her legacy will be, if she decides to step away from the team, Clark couldn’t hold back her tears. As a native of Des Moines, Iowa, her player career with the Hawkeyes means a lot to her.
“I want my legacy to be the impact that I have on young kids and the people in the state of Iowa,” Clark said. “I hope I brought them a lot of joy this season.

Free agent wideout Odell Beckham, Jr. is clearing up some fake news spreading on Twitter, notably about his contract demands as he visits teams this offseason.
One hot topic around Beckham’s free agency is the asking price he’s giving interested teams.
Initially, Odell’s annual contract numbers were placed at $20 million per year — a whopping total for a 30-year-old wide receiver who took a whole season off to recover from a second career ACL tear.

LSU didn’t merely beat Iowa in the national championship game on Sunday — it did so with style.
As the Tigers polished off their 102-85 victory, LSU forward Angel Reese went out of her way to poke fun at Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark. With Clark’s back turned late in the game, Reese pointed to her ring finger and gave a “you can’t see me gesture” to the camera in the style of WWE wrestler John Cena — mirroring a similar gesture made by Clark in Iowa’s upset of South Carolina in the Final Four.

Sunday’s national championship game between LSU and Iowa was among the most hyped college basketball games in years. And while both teams met the moment with high-level playmaking, it was the officials that drew the ire of nearly everybody who tuned in.
Fouls played a critical role in the game—which the Tigers won, 102-85, for the program’s first-ever national title—for its entirety, with 12 fouls called in the first quarter and 21 in the first half. Iowa star Caitlin Clark picked up three in the first half and had to sit for the last few minutes of the second quarter.

Frustrated Manchester United players held a meeting without manager Erik ten Hag after they were humbled in a 2-0 loss to Newcastle on Sunday.

Kodai Senga struck out eight in his major league debut, wearing a glove with an image of a ghost and a pitchfork in reference to his “ghost forkball,” leading the Mets over the Marlins 5-1 on Sunday.

UConn coach Dan Hurley isn’t in favor of the recommendation to expand the NCAA tournament from its field of 68 teams, saying doing so would devalue the regular season.