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Dan Hurley and his Huskies will be playing for a national title once again.
The UConn Huskies took down the Illinois Fighting Illini 71-62 in Saturday’s Final Four showdown to advance to their third national championship in four years.
As he’s done for much of the season and throughout the tournament, Huskies centre Tarris Reed shouldered the load for UConn, finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds while outmuscling Illinois big Tomislav Ivisic.
Guards Solo Ball and Braylon Mullins — the hero of the Elite Eight — scored 13 and 15 points, respectively, to help coach Hurley to glory once more.
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Meanwhile, a 20-point showing from Keaton Wagler wasn’t enough to push the Illini through, as an inefficient game from the rest of the side ultimately proved their undoing.
The only thing standing between UConn and a third national title under coach Hurley will be the winner of the Michigan-Arizona game taking place later on Saturday. The national championship is set to tip off on Monday.
Apr 4, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Colorado Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns (84) looks on during the first period against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Martin Necas scored with 9:21 left in the game, as the visiting Colorado Avalanche blanked the Dallas Stars, 2-0, on Saturday.
Nathan MacKinnon added his NHL-leading 51st goal with 58 seconds remaining.
The top two teams in the Central Division and the Western Conference split four meetings this season. This was the first result that did not require a shootout.
Necas’s winner came off assists from Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews. The Avalanche kept the puck in the zone off a failed Dallas clear. Toews sent the puck into the middle to Lehkonen, who worked into some space in the middle of the ice before finding Necas on the back doorstep for the easy tap-in.
Necas’s goal was his 36th of the season, a career high. His 14 goals since the Olympics break are tied for second in the league. Toews’s assist was the 300th point of his career.
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It was the fifth straight road win for Colorado (50-15-10, 110 points), which is on the verge of clinching the Presidents’ Trophy. It was also a good response, particularly defensively, to a sloppy 8-6 home defeat to Vancouver on Wednesday.
Scott Wedgewood made 17 saves for his third shutout of the season. He came into the game with an NHL-leading 2.19 goals against average and .916 save percentage and improved to 28-6-6.
For Dallas (45-20-12, 102 points), which fell to 3-6-2 since a 14-0-1 run skyrocketed them up the standings, Casey DeSmith matched Wedgewood save for save through two and a half periods. He made 20 stops, but fell to 0-4-1 in his last five.
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MacKinnon provided insurance with an empty-netter. He’s third in the league with 122 points. Necas assisted, giving him a career-high 58 assists and 94 points.
Colorado defenseman Brent Burns became just the second NHL player ever, and first blueliner, to play 1,000 consecutive games. The 2017 Norris Trophy winner, while with San Jose, Burns has not missed a game in 12 years and 138 days, dating back to November 17, 2013.
The Los Angeles Lakers appeared to have taken another hit to their lineup with only five games remaining before the playoffs tip-off.
The Lakers will be without Austin Reaves for the rest of the regular season as the guard suffered a left oblique muscle injury, ESPN first reported on Saturday. Reaves is reportedly expected to miss 4-6 weeks. The team will have a road game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves drives against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell during the first half of an NBA game in Oklahoma City on April 2, 2026.(Gerald Leong/AP)
Reaves has emerged as one of the Lakers’ top players since he joined Los Angeles before the 2021-22 season. The former Oklahoma and Wichita State player joined the Lakers as an undrafted free agent. He started to earn starting time during his third season with the franchise.
The 27-year-old has played in 51 games this year. He’s averaging 23.3 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game. He played 27 minutes in the team’s 139-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.
Lakers guard Austin Reaves brings the ball up court during the second half against the Washington Wizards in Los Angeles on March 30, 2026.(Ryan Sun/AP)
Word of Reaves’ season-ending ailment came a day after the team also lost Luka Doncic for the rest of the regular season with a left hamstring strain. Doncic was in the running for the NBA MVP award and scored 600 points in the month of March.
“Our mission, it hasn’t changed,” Lakers head coach J.J. Redick said earlier Saturday. “The rest of these guys and my staff, we’re going after the 3-seed, and we’re going to try to win a playoff series.”
Reaves will be eligible for a lucrative contract extension in the offseason if he declines his player option for the 2026-27 season. Reports indicated that Reaves will likely decline the option.
The Lakers’ final game of the season will come on April 12 against the Utah Jazz.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves drives against Washington Wizards guard Will Riley during the second half of an NBA game in Los Angeles on March 30, 2026.(Ryan Sun/AP)
Derek Chisora suffered a points defeat by Deontay Wilder in a wild heavyweight contest at London’s O2 Arena in what is expected to be his final professional bout.
Chisora, 42, was dropped in the eighth round and sent through the ropes. The Briton looked close to being stopped several times as Wilder pushed for the finish, but the veteran somehow fought his way back.
American Wilder was awarded a split decision with scores of 115–111 and 115–113, while one judge scored it 115–112 to Chisora.
Post-fight, Wilder said: “I had an adorable opponent. I knew Derek was going to bring everything he had.
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“In the ring I saw his temple start to swell, I said ‘you’ve got to live for your kids’. Too many lives have been lost in this ring, nobody gives a damn about us. Us fighters have to look out for each other.
“Tonight, I looked out for him, I want him to live for his kids. It’s time for us to take care of each other. I have seven of my own, those are my best friends. Kids, I’m coming home.”
Both men absorbed heavy punishment as the contest, almost inexplicably, went the distance.
Chisora had his moments, notably stunning Wilder, 40, in the fifth round, but the former world champion ultimately deserved the decision.
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Remarkably, it was the 50th bout of both men’s careers. Londoner Chisora – now with 14 defeats – had said beforehand it would be his last fight, but he hesitated to confirm his retirement when joined in the ring by his family.
It was not pretty, nor particularly elite, but it was undeniably entertaining. For Wilder, this represents his best win in recent years and extends a career that may also be nearing its end.
After completing his career grand slam at last year’s Masters, Rory McIlroy will try to make it two in a row at Augusta National Golf Club. He enters the 2026 Masters as one of the favorites at +1200 (risk $100 to win $1,200), behind Scottie Scheffler, who is +500 in the 2026 Masters odds, and Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, both at +1000. McIlroy, 36, has 44 professional wins, including 29 on the PGA Tour. Besides last year’s Masters, he has major wins at the PGA Championship (2012, 2014), U.S. Open (2011) and The Open Championship (2014).
The Masters 2026 gets underway on Thursday, April 9, and this will be the 90th edition of the event. The tournament, with a $21 million Masters purse, will be played on a par-72 course measuring 7,555 yards. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will not play this year for personal reasons. Before making any 2026 Masters picks, you need to see the 2026 Masters predictions and best bets from golf expert Brady Kannon.
Kannon is an elite golfing betting handicapper with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He has called eight major winners since 2013 and hit six PGA winners, including 110-1 longshot Harris English at the Farmers Insurance Open, in 2025. He also hit on Matt Fitzpatrick (15-1) at the Valspar Championship on March 22 for an outright winner. Additionally, he’s 32-27-4 on head-to-head bets since joining SportsLine.
Now, Kannon has focused his attention on the 2026 Masters Tournament field and locked in his best bets, sleepers and golfers to avoid. You can only see them here.
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One of Kannon’s 2026 Masters Tournament predictions: He’s fading Tyrrell Hatton at 70-1, avoiding him in outright bets and head-to-head bets.
“I see the other three majors as better fits for Hatton and not the test that the Masters presents. Furthermore, his game has been quite inconsistent on the LIV circuit this season with finishes of 47th, 45th and 38th wrapped around a 3rd and a 10th. The Masters, or any major, really, is not necessarily receptive to volatility in one’s current game. Remember: Here, we are dealing with 50-some players on LIV and Hatton ranks 44th in scrambling, 33rd for greens in regulation and 27th in putting average. Normally, I might say Hatton is worth a look at a top 20 finish, but with the way he’s been all over the place this season on LIV, another missed cut at the year’s first major championship could be in Hatton’s near future.” See who Kannon is backing at SportsLine.
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Kannon has revealed his best bets, and his top outright pick is a surprising longshot who hasn’t won an event in more than three years. He’s a perfect course fit, and anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see who it is at SportsLine.
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Just over a week ago, Arsenal were dreaming of a potential quadruple, and now they’ve crashed out of the FA Cup at the hands of Championship side Southampton in the quarterfinals. Defensive errors were punished as the Gunners lost 2-1, and a goal from Viktor Gyokeres to tie the match wasn’t enough. It’s quite a setback in what is a critical week for Arsenal, facing Sporting CP in the Champions League quarterfinals beginning on Tuesday, live on Paramount+.
While that’s a team that Arsenal will expect to brush aside, they also would’ve expected that facing a Championship team and fell there as they seek their first major trophy since winning the 2019-20 FA Cup title. Despite the team’s improvement under Mikel Arteta, at the end of recent seasons, the result has been the same, with Arsenal failing to win a trophy before finishing as Premier League runners-up three consecutive times.
They’re very much in the driver’s seat for the Premier League title with a nine-point lead over Manchester City, but these kinds of losses are ones that can cast doubt over whether Arsenal can go wire to wire, especially with a looming clash with Pep Guardiola coming on April 19. The Gunners have still performed well, but looking at their xG as of late, it’s clear that they haven’t been at their peak for a few weeks now.
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From injuries to Mikel Merino and Noni Madueke to William Saliba also not being available in defense, this wasn’t the best team that Arteta could’ve called upon, but at this stage of the season, it can be tough to manage absences for every team around. With Sporting CP coming, it won’t get any easier in their upcoming matches either. Martin Odegaard getting back into the starting XI to shake off rust is something that will help, but they can’t dwell on these missed opportunities. City are lurking, waiting to strike in the Premier League, and any off day in Champions League play could see that slip away too, as this season could quickly switch to what could’ve been.
Deontay Wilder consigned British heavyweight Derek Chisora to defeat in his final fight but only after an exhilarating fight of the year contender at a raucous O2 Arena.
In the 50th bout of Chisora’s eventful professional career, ‘Del Boy’ showed remarkable powers of recovery to come back from a punishing eighth round and take former WBC champion Wilder to the distance.
After the American showed the power early on in London which once made him one of the most formidable punchers in heavyweight history, Chisora’s farewell threatened to turned into a nightmare during a one-sided start.
However, Chisora rallied back in sensational fashion in a thrilling fourth and after he got up off the canvas in round eight, the 42-year-old made it through to earn a hero’s reception before, during and after the last three-minute round of his journey in the professional ranks.
It was not enough to seal Chisora one last victory after the judges scored the bout 115-111, 112-115 and 115-113 in favour of Wilder to earn the ‘Bronze Bomber’ a split-decision triumph, which may put his name back in the mix for the biggest fights in the division.
Luka Dončić (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) are going to miss the rest of the regular season, which makes the Lakers’ fight for the No. 3 seed in the West a lot tougher. They have an effective two-game lead over the No. 4 Nuggets with the tiebreaker secured and five games to play.
In the East, the Pistons are one win or one Boston loss from officially clinching the No. 1 seed.
The final day of the regular season will be on Sunday, April 12. Between now and then, we will be updating this playoff picture each day to keep you up to date on the standings, important magic numbers, all relevant tiebreakers and our SportsLine projections.
Here is where we stand entering play on Saturday, April 4.
*Tiebreaker note:All tiebreakers are included for teams currently within one game (or one seed) of each other, but will only be listed in the current higher seed’s section.
Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder went to the judges’ scorecards and the Bronze Bomber won the fight by split decision
23:51, 04 Apr 2026Updated 23:56, 04 Apr 2026
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Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora on points in an epic heavyweight brawl at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.
Both fighters went toe-to-toe in the capital in a fight full of twists and turns but it is Wilder who prevailed with the American winning by split decision.
“I had a durable opponent, I knew Derek was going to come, I knew he was going to bring everything that he had,” Wilder said immediately after the fight.
“This is his retirement fight and I was telling him in the ring as I started seeing his eyes swelling and his temple start to buckle a bit and I said ‘brother, you have got to live for your kids. I don’t want you to hurt too much.”
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Champagne-clutching Cambridge bow Simon Hatcher wanted to win the men’s Boat Race by the “curvature of the earth” but by the finish was simply satisfied to beat both Oxford and Mother Nature.
Heavy favourites Cambridge made it four straight victories on Saturday, beating underdogs Oxford by three and a half lengths on a blustery afternoon on the Thames, where wind gusts were predicted to reach 38 miles per hour.
It made for sea-like conditions in some sections, with both crews electing to take the relatively rare step of risking added weight by employing electric pumps to displace any water the boats were likely to take on.
“The conditions tend to make equals of us all,” said Hatcher, an American PhD student in engineering, when asked about the small margin between the rivals in the opening stages.
“A lot can happen that’s unexpected when the conditions rear up like that. We handled it well enough to get our bow well enough ahead at the end. Whether the margin would have held on a flatter day, we’ll never know.
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“I mentioned before that I wanted to win by the curvature of the earth. We might not have won by the curvature of the earth, but we got the bow well ahead and I think that’s the most important thing.”
Hatcher’s word for the conditions was “brutal”, adding, when asked about the especially punishing white-capped section at Chiswick, “in those moments you’re blown to a halt, essentially, by the wind.”
Cambridge entered the 171st men’s edition of the Boat Race unbeaten this season, but Oxford held them to just a narrow lead at the start – less than four seconds at Mile Post – before the light blue boat pulled ahead at the midway point and crossed the finish with a lead of just over 11 seconds.
“It’s just the greatest feeling in the world,” Hatcher added. “You put so much time into a campaign like this, and you really become brothers with every person in your boat and every person in the club, to deliver like that and to be a part of history.
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“It’s just everything. It’s everything you hope for, and regardless of the margin or anything, it’s the greatest feeling ever.”
Cambridge’s win takes the men’s head-to-head record to 89-81 in favour of Saturday’s victors.
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