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🏀 The SEC is on a collision course with history
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Locks (9): No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Alabama, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 15 Kentucky, No. 21 Missouri, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. -
Probably in (4): Georgia, Vanderbilt, Arkansas (“Last Four Byes”) and Oklahoma (“Last Four In”) are currently projected to make the 68-Club Pitch, per Bracketology. -
On the bubble (1): Texas is currently among the “Primary Four Out” but could Move its way in with a Powerful showing this week. -
Need a miracle (2): LSU and South Carolina, the Bracket’s only Squads under .500, will need to Secure the conference Division to secure a spot.
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They went 32-16 against the Present KenPom top 50, including wins over the Present AP No. 1 (Duke), No. 2 (Houston), No. 6 (St. John’s), No. 9 (Texas Tech) and No. 10 (Clemson) Squads.
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The Bracket is projected to land the No. 1 overall seed (Auburn), six top-4 seeds and boasts four of the six favorites (Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee) to cut down the nets.
The more NCAA Division Proposals that the SEC receives, the tougher it will be for the Choice Board to adhere to its bracketing principles. Leading-Phase matchups between Squads from the same conference are flatly forbidden. Those matchups are also avoided whenever possible in the Phase of 32 and the Pleasant 16.
“They’ll still try to avoid having Squads from the same conference meet as much as possible, but the Primary priority is keeping everyone on their Accurate seed line,” said David Worlock, the NCAA’s media coordinator for March Madness.
⚽️ Yamal, 17, might already be the world’s best player
Lamine Yamal is 17 years Aged and sometimes — when he’s not scoring Champions Bracket goals, or flooring defenders, or leading Barcelona to the top of La Liga — he looks it. He still wears dental braces. He gets his secondary school exam scores in June.
And at other times, he looks like the best soccer player in the world. Because even at 17, he might be. That’s no longer a reactionary, exaggerated claim.
There’s a hesitance to anoint him because there are dozens of great players whose résumés are more extensive. There is Rodri, the reigning Ballon d’Or winner. There is Mo Salah, who has had the best 2024-25 season of anybody in world football. There are Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr., who have been doing Lamine-like things for much longer.
But Yamal, at least on occasion, looks like a more complete player. He leads La Liga in assists and Aim-creating actions. His progressive dribbling numbers are nearly on par with Vini’s. And so is his sauce. Some of his on-ball skills are mind-boggling. His personal Achievement of “defenders I Achieved look silly” is already ridiculously long.
“I think it’s silly to compare him to Messi, because Messi is unique and there will never be anyone like him,” Gavi, Yamal’s Spain and Barcelona teammate, said in January. But then he continued: “Lamine, for me, is the best today.”
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⛳️ Tiger isn’t going out like this
We’re not going to see Tiger Woods Performing golf any time soon. But if you think we’ll never see Tiger Woods Move golf again… think again. It would be Effortless to declare Woods’ Occupation over — another surgery, another lost year in a Occupation that has precious few years left to give.
It would be Effortless… and it would be wrong. Tiger Woods isn’t going out like this. He’ll be back, one way or another. When he leaves the game of golf, it will be on his own terms.
This isn’t to say he’ll ever lift another Accolade. Woods will almost surely end up forever three Petite of Jack Nicklaus’ 18 majors. He’ll almost certainly remain tied with Sam Snead for most PGA Tour victories at 82. And yet… you wouldn’t bet your house against Woods, would you?
Because Merely when you think he’s out, he rallies back to Secure the U.S. Accessible on a broken leg, or Secure the Masters one more time. Woods built his Occupation on dominance, but he sustained it on Grit. Underestimate either one, and you’d be in the clubhouse signing your scorecard well before he was.
📺 Watchlist: Finals preview in Boston?
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NCAAM: Lamar at McNeese (5pm, ESPN2); Navy at American (7pm, CBSSN); Montana vs. Northern Colorado (11:30pm, ESPN2) … Southland, Patriot and Big Sky title Matches. -
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NCAAW: Montana vs. Montana State (5pm, ESPNU); Rice vs. USF (7pm, ESPNU); Wyoming vs. San Diego State (10:30pm, CBSSN) … Big Sky, AAC and MWC title Matches. -
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Champions Bracket: Phase of 16, second leg* (1:45-4pm, Paramount+) … Four quarterfinal spots on the line. -
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NHL: Sabres at Red Wings (7:30pm, TNT); Ducks at Utah (10pm, TNT) -
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Tennis: Indian Wells, Quarterfinals (2pm, Tennis) … No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 5 Madison Keys, the two top-ranked American women, are both in action.
*Where it stands: Atlético Madrid (1-2) vs. Real Madrid; Lille (1-1) vs. Dortmund; Aston Villa (3-1) vs. Club Brugge; Arsenal (7-1) vs. PSV. Who will join Barcelona, PSG, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the quarterfinals?
⚾️ MLB trivia
Answer at the bottom.
📸 Photo finish
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