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How D.J. Burns went from college basketball anonymity to a March Madness superstar
GLENDALE, AZ — Zach Edey is on stage accepting yet another national Player of the Year award on Friday afternoon in the bowels of State Farm Stadium, where his Purdue Boilermakers will play the NC State Wolfpack in the 2024 men’s Final Four just over 24 hours later. As Edey goes through his remarks thanking his teammates, coaches, and family, loud music blaring from the hallway momentarily interrupts the ceremony.
It’s D.J.

Unlike coach Dawn Staley, South Carolina guard Raven Johnson says she has rewatched the Gamecocks’ only defeat last year — a Final Four loss to Iowa — about a hundred times and hopes for a better result in the title game rematch.

A grand jury has rejected an attempted murder charge against LSU running back Trey Holly, who will instead face a felony count of illegal use of a weapon.

Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says Iowa’s Caitlin Clark could be considered among the greatest ever if she wins a title, something Staley’s Gamecocks hope to prevent from happening.

Former NBA stars Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter and four-time WNBA champion Seimone Augustus headline the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024, which was announced Saturday.

Earlier today, OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske asked South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley whether transgender women should be included in women’s sports. 
The question seemed reasonable, seeing as, you know, women’s college basketball is currently dominating the sports world. 
Between Caitlin Clark and the Iowa-UConn game last night – and the ending, of course – it’s a pretty great time in women’s sports.

It remains a sweet and chocolaty memory.
Minutes before Auburn was to play Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville in 1984, Auburn center Charles Barkley lounged largely in the stands waiting for the previous game to end, so he could warm up.
And he was unwrapping a Goo Goo Cluster – the candy of Nashville born there in 1921. Then all 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds of the later-to-be Sir Charles scored 12 points with five rebounds in a 59-58 win and went on to take tournament MVP as Auburn reached the finals before losing to Kentucky.

Ludvig Åberg during the third round of the Valero Texas Open. | Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images
During the third round of the Valero Texas Open, Ludvig Åberg managed to do something preposterous with his driver.
You need to see it to believe it.
On Saturday, Ludvig Åberg stepped up to the tee on TPC San Antonio’s drivable par-4 17th hole with driver in hand.
After the Swedish phenom gave it a good poke, not only did his ball launch off the center of the club face, but the club head flew off the shaft of the club, too.

The Huskies are never down for long. Now they have three No. 1 recruits on their roster for next season.