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UCF center John Bol scores on own basket in March Madness loss to UCLA

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In March Madness, it often comes down to the little things, but for UCF center John Bol, his blunder was not a little thing: he scored on his own basket.

In the first half of No. 7 UCLA’s 75-71 win over No. 10 UCF on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center, Bol tapped a rebound into his own basket.

With just under two minutes left in the first half and the shot clock winding down, UCLA guard Donovan Dent shot a desperation 3-pointer. Bol, instead of corralling Dent’s miss and turning the other way, tapped the ball into his basket to increase UCLA’s lead to 35-21.

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UCF Knights center John Bol (7) reacts against the UCLA Bruins in the first half of a first-round game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

The points were not credited to a UCLA player.

It was the beginning of a rough night for Bol, who went 0-5 from the free throw line with an unorthodox free-throw motion. The 7-foot-2 center scored two points on the night, contributing as many points to his own team as he did to the other team.

Bol’s own basket was not the only odd event during the game, as UCLA guard Skyy Clark also lost a tooth during the game.

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UCF Knights guard Riley Kugel (2) and center John Bol (7) react in the first half of a first-round game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

UCF made it close late, erasing a double-digit deficit from the first half, but was not able to cap off the comeback, adding more significance to Bol’s own basket.

Jordan Burks led UCF in the loss with 22 points and six rebounds. Jamichael Stillwell (10 points), Themus Fulks (10 points) and Riley Kugel (13 points) were the only other players to score in double figures in the loss.

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UCF Knights center John Bol (7) reacts in the first half of a first-round game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

Eric Dailey Jr. led the Bruins with 20 points and five rebounds, while Trent Perry and Xavier Booker each had 15 points in the win.

UCLA will play No. 2 seed UConn in the Round of 32 on Sunday at 8:45 p.m. ET.

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Harry Kane Moves Closer To Bundesliga Goals Record As Bayern Munich Sink Union Berlin

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Serge Gnabry bagged a brace and Harry Kane inched closer to the Bundesliga single-season goals record as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 4-0 at home on Saturday. Michael Olise also got on the scoresheet as Bundesliga leaders Bayern went 12 clear. Borussia Dortmund can return the gap to nine points with a win at home to Hamburg in Saturday’s late game.  Kane’s second-half goal took him to 31 goals this campaign — the same number Union have scored all season — and 10 short of Robert Lewandowski’s mark from 2020-21, with seven games to play.

“It’s still possible, I just have to keep doing what I’m doing,” Kane told reporters about the record. 

“All it takes is a hat-trick or a couple of braces in a row and then it’ll look a bit more likely.”

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Bayern now have 97 goals this season, four short of the best mark set in 1971-72, when Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Mueller helped the Bavarian giants tear through the Bundesliga. 

Coach Vincent Kompany made five changes from the side which thumped Atalanta on Wednesday to set up a Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid, but kept Kane front and centre. 

Union had never beaten Bayern in 14 clashes and held out until the 41st minute, when Olise collected a punted Leon Goretzka pass and curled the ball into the top corner. 

Gnabry made it two just before the break, knocking in a rebound at the far post. 

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Kane pirouetted and curled in Bayern’s third just after the break, boosting his tally to 48 in 40 games in all competitions this season. 

Gnabry was again in the right place to volley in with 67 minutes gone and add gloss to another big Bayern win. 

Bayer Leverkusen’s top-four hopes took a hit with a 3-3 draw at rock-bottom Heidenheim after leading 2-0 at half-time and 3-2 with five minutes remaining. 

The draw leaves Leverkusen sixth, four points behind RB Leipzig, Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, who are all level on 50 points. Stuttgart have a game in hand. 

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“I’m speechless,” goalkeeper Mark Flekken told DAZN. “We talked at half-time about not getting complacent.”

Hoping to bounce back from Tuesday’s Champions League exit at Arsenal, first-half goals to Malik Tillmann and Patrik Schick had Leverkusen on course for a routine win. 

Heidenheim fought back to level the match through a Hennes Behrens goal and a Marvin Pieringer penalty. Schick once again gave Leverkusen the lead with a header but Pieringer levelled things up from a corner with 85 minutes gone. 

Justin Njinmah scored the only goal as Werder Bremen won 1-0 at Wolfsburg to push their hosts closer to a first ever Bundesliga relegation. 

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Second-last with just one victory in the calendar year, 2009 German champions Wolfsburg could be six points from safety if St Pauli beat Freiburg on Sunday. 

Elsewhere, Rhine Derby rivals Cologne and Borussia Moenchengladbach played out a 3-3 draw. 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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WWE: “ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING” – Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch drop major teaser in personal update

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WWE Superstar Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch recently took to social media to drop a massive teaser related to an upcoming announcement. The two shared a collaborative Instagram post.

Both Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch currently perform on Monday Night RAW. The Man is in a heated feud with AJ Lee, and they are expected to clash for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 42. Meanwhile, many reports suggest that Bron Breakker will return soon to set up a match against The Visionary at this year’s Show of Shows.

On the Road to WrestleMania 42, the husband-wife duo has shared a massive teaser. Rollins and Lynch recently took to Instagram to share a collaborative post about an upcoming announcement, teasing that they are launching something major.

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Although they didn’t mention the details of this announcement, many fans believe it could be related to their coffee project with Dayglow Coffee, which Big Time Becks teased last month. They also confirmed that the reveal will happen on March 23, 2026.

“ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING. 03.23.2026. From Us, With Love. R+C,” the post read.

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WWE star Seth Rollins dropped a major retirement tease

During a recent interview with the Boston Herald, Seth Rollins admitted that he was “closer to the end” of his wrestling career than when he first started.

The Visionary added that he still had a lot to give back to pro wrestling and was excited that he was a part of the Road to WWE WrestleMania 42.

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“I’m closer to the end of my career than the beginning, but I still feel like I have a lot to give. I’m excited to be able to do that as we march forward to WrestleMania,” Rollins said.

It remains to be seen what the Triple H-led creative team has planned for the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion at this year’s Show of Shows.