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South Carolina coach Dawn Staley handled her team’s emotional SEC championship win over LSU with the utmost grace and class.
On Sunday, the Gamecocks prevailed over the Tigers in a 79—72 thriller that featured a late bench-clearing dustup causing at least 10 players to get ejected.
After the final buzzer, Staley, who had just clinched her eighth SEC tournament title in 10 years, apologized to those who witnessed the heated skirmish between South Carolina and LSU players.
“I just want to apologize to the basketball community,” Staley said in a postgame interview.

49ers QB Brock Purdy and his longtime girlfriend Jenna officially tied the knot on Saturday in Iowa.

Houston, UConn, and Purdue are locks to be No. 1s come Selection Sunday. Who gets the final spot? Well, that’s up for grabs this week.

The Buccaneers and QB Baker Mayfield are closing in on a three-year deal for $100 million in total and $50 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN.

Six players were ejected late in the SEC championship game after South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso shoved LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson, sparking a tussle between the teams.

Kevin Harlan can take an ad for a TV series and make it the most exciting thing you’ve ever heard. 
Early Sunday, the Drake Bulldogs played the Indiana State Sycamores in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship game. As Sycamores guard Julian Larry lined up for a pair of free throws in the second half, Harlan had to read a promo for the “Halo” show on Paramount+.
Now if this were a mere mortal reading the ad, you’d fall asleep from a lack of excitement in the commentators delivery.

Sports fans go wild for The Don.
UFC 299 in Miami, FL., was a hit, and one of the stars to capture the spotlight was former U.S. President Donald Trump.
And there’s no question that the left hates this.
Trump went around giving handshakes and even linked up with elite NFL guys like Joe Burrow and Nick Bosa. Former Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan loomed in the background. Trump also crossed paths with Barstool owner Dave Portnoy.
As OutKick’s Clay Travis noted on X, the MMA-hungry crowds at Kaseya Center loved Trump’s cameo.

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World number one Scottie Scheffler picked up his first win of the season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, making it look easy.
Scottie Scheffler proved why he is the best player in the world at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.
He gained more than four strokes on the greens, relying on his new mallet putter to separate himself from the field. Scheffler began the day tied with Shane Lowry at 9-under, but won by five shots after shooting a 6-under 66.

Even though the NFL’s free agency period doesn’t begin until noon, Monday when teams can begin negotiating with the players on other teams, this has already been an outstanding time for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because they’ve kept the Baker Mayfield to Mike Evans passing combination intact.
The Bucs on Sunday agreed to a three-year contract with Mayfield worth $100 million that includes $40 million fully guaranteed, a source confirmed to OutKick. ESPN was the first to report the agreement in principle on the deal.

A chaotic scene broke out at the end of the South Carolina vs. LSU women’s SEC championship game, and suspensions are coming for both teams in March Madness.
A benches-clearing brawl broke out in the 2024 SEC women’s championship game between No. 1 South Carolina and No. 2 LSU that led to multiple ejections and looming suspensions for the women’s NCAA tournament.
The incident started late in the fourth quarter with the Gamecocks holding a seven-point lead.