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ACC, Pac-12 report record revenue for 2021-22 season
The ACC 990 form showed the league brought in $617 million, up 6.7% from the previous year, while the Pac-12 announced total revenues of $581 million and record distributions at $444 million.
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Miami, Jim Larranaga agree to one-year extension through 2026-27
Larranaga, 73, has spent 12 seasons with the Hurricanes and is coming off his best season with the program -- taking Miami to its first Final Four appearance, tying a school record with 29 wins and finishing with a program-best No. 3 final ranking.
Italy puts limits on Russian at fencing worlds
Only 11 athletes from the countries are expected to attend against an initial figure of 39 who had registered, and they will have to compete as neutrals in line with International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidance.
USGA announces current U.S. Open field; Tiger Woods not in it
The USGA announced the 84 players currently in the field for next month's major championship at Los Angeles Country Club, and Tiger Woods is not among them as he recovers from leg surgery. Woods had April surgery to address post-traumatic arthritis in his right ankle that was caused by injuries suffered in a February 2021 car wreck. He played in the Masters before the surgery, making the cut before withdrawing due to injury, but missed the PGA Championship this past week. He remains without a timetable to return.
Hilinski's Hope Foundation rebrands mental health week
The Hilinskis created their foundation in 2018 after their son, Tyler, a quarterback for Washington State, died by suicide. As part of their efforts, they began "College Football Mental Health Week," initially reaching out to football programs to help raise awareness and erase stigmas surrounding mental health, because that is the sport their sons played.
U.S., Canada advanced to simis at hockey worlds
The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Thursday to set up a semifinal game against Germany at the ice hockey world championship. Canada will face Latvia at Nokia Arena in the other semifinal Saturday. The Americans earned their eighth straight victory.
Sources: Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua camp discussing Sept. bout
The talks began this week between Fury's promoter, George Warren, and Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, sources said, revisiting a discussion from last fall that failed to deliver the long-anticipated showdown between the U.K.'s two top boxing stars.
Boxing Championship List
With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be difficult -- especially when there are sometimes multiple titlists in each organization because of interim and secondary belts.
Germany stuns U.S. in OT, to face Canada in hockey world finals
Frederik Tiffels scored with 2 minutes, 28 seconds left in overtime to give Germany a 4-3 win over the Americans in the semifinals. Earlier, teenage forward Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal as Canada edged Latvia 4-2 in the other semi.
Elina Svitolina wins 1st WTA title since becoming a mom
Once ranked as high as No. 3, Svitolina entered the week at No. 508 and is the lowest-ranked woman to win a tour title since an unranked Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open. It is the 28-year-old Svitolina's 17th title.
Normann Regionals (Norman, Oklahoma):
Friday
Game 1: No. 1 Oklahoma 11, Hofstra 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: Missouri 5, California 1 (8 innings) Saturday:
Game 3: No. 1 Oklahoma 11, Missouri 0 (6 innings)
Game 4: California 7, Hofstra 0 (Hofstra eliminated)
Game 5: California 7, Missouri 5 (Missouri eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 1 Oklahoma 16, California 3 (5 innings) (California eliminated) No. 1 Oklahoma advances to super regionals
Clemson Regional (Clemson, South Carolina).
Friday:
Game 1: No. 16 Clemson 17, UNC Greensboro 2 (5 innings)
Game 2: Auburn 12, Cal State Fullerton 2 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 16 Clemson 7, Auburn 0
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 5, UNC Greensboro 0 (UNC Greensboro eliminated)
Game 5: Auburn 5, Cal State Fullerton 0 (Cal State Fullerton eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: Auburn 5, No. 16 Clemson 2
Game 7: No. 16 Clemson 5, Auburn 1 (Auburn eliminated) No. 16 Clemson advances to super regionals
Durham Regional (Durham, North Carolina)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 8 Duke 2, George Mason 1
Game 2: Charlotte 7, Campbell 2 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 8 Duke 5, Charlotte 0
Game 4: Campbell 7, George Mason 1 (George Mason eliminated)
Game 5: Charlotte 6, Campbell 4 (Campbell eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 8 Duke 4, Charlotte 2 (Charlotte eliminated) No. 8 Duke advances to super regionals
Stanford Regional (Stanford, California)
Friday:
Game 1: Florida 3, Loyola Marymount 2
Game 2: No. 9 Stanford 1, Long Beach State 0 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 9 Stanford 8, Florida 0
Game 4: Loyola Marymount 2, Long Beach State 1 (Long Beach State eliminated)
Game 5: Florida 10, Loyola Marymount 6 (Loyola Marymount eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 9 Stanford 11, Florida 2 (Florida eliminated) No. 9 Stanford advances to super regionals
Tuscaloosa Regional (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Friday:
Game 1: Middle Tennessee 8, Central Arkansas 0
Game 2: No. 5 Alabama 5, Long Island University 0 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 5 Alabama 12, Middle Tennessee 5
Game 4: Central Arkansas 15, Long Island University 0 (5 innings) (LIU eliminated)
Game 5: Middle Tennessee 3, Central Arkansas 0 (Central Arkansas eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: Middle Tennessee 4, No. 5 Alabama 1
Game 7: No. 5 Alabama 1, Middle Tennessee 0 (Middle Tennessee eliminated) No. 5 Alabama advances to super regionals
Evanston Regional (Evanston, Illinois)
Friday:
Game 1: Kentucky 9, Miami (Ohio) 1 (6 innings)
Game 2: No. 12 Northwestern 2, Eastern Illinois 0 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 12 Northwestern 10, Kentucky 8
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, Eastern Illinois 0 (Eastern Illinois eliminated)
Game 5: Miami (Ohio) 9, Kentucky 0 (Kentucky eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 12 Northwestern 5, Miami (Ohio) 4 (Miami (Ohio) eliminated) No. 12 Northwestern advances to super regionals
Austin Regional (Austin, Texas)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 13 Texas 8, Seton Hall 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: Texas A&M 2, Texas State 1 (8 innings) Saturday:
Game 3: No. 13 Texas 2, Texas A&M 1
Game 4: Texas State 4, Seton Hall 3 (Seton Hall eliminated)
Game 5: Texas A&M 4, Texas State 2 (Texas State eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 13 Texas 11, Texas A&M 5 (Texas A&M eliminated) No. 13 Texas advances to super regionals
Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Friday:
Game 1: Indiana 4, Louisville 3
Game 2: No. 4 Tennessee 12, Northern Kentucky 0 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 4 Tennessee 9, Indiana 1 (5 innings)
Game 4: Louisville 9, Northern Kentucky 1 (Northern Kentucky eliminated) Sunday:
Game 5: Indiana 4, Louisville 2 (Louisville eliminated)
Game 6: No. 4 Tennessee 7, Indiana 3 (Indiana eliminated) No. 4 Tennessee advances to super regionals
Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 3 Florida State 9, Marist 0 (5)
Game 2: UCF 6, South Carolina 1 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 3 Florida State 5, UCF 1
Game 4: South Carolina 2, Marist 1 (Marist eliminated)
Game 5: South Carolina 10, UCF 1 (UCF eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: South Carolina 4, No. 3 Florida State 0
Game 7: No. 3 Florida State 1, South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated) No. 3 Florida State advances to super regionals
Athens Regional (Athens, Georgia)
Friday:
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, Boston University 1
Game 2: No. 14 Georgia 12, North Carolina Central 0 (12) Saturday:
Game 3: No. 14 Georgia 8, Virginia Tech 3
Game 4: Boston University 8, North Carolina Central 0 (NC Central eliminated)
Game 5: Virginia Tech 9, Boston University 0 (5 innings) (BU eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 14 Georgia 12, Virginia Tech 3 (Virginia Tech eliminated) No. 14 Georgia advances to super regionals
Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Friday:
Game 1: Oregon 5, Notre Dame 4
Game 2: No. 11 Arkansas 11, Harvard 0 (5 innings) Saturday:
Game 3: Oregon 10, No. 11 Arkansas 4
Game 4: Notre Dame 5, Harvard 2 (Harvard eliminated)
Game 5: No. 11 Arkansas 5, Notre Dame 0 (Notre Dame eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: Oregon 14, No. 11 Arkansas 4 (No. 11 Arkansas eliminated) Oregon advances to super regionals
Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 6 Oklahoma State 9, UMBC 0
Game 2: Wichita State 6, Nebraska 5 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 6 Oklahoma State 6, Wichita State 0
Game 4: Nebraska 3, UMBC 2 (UMBC eliminated)
Game 5: Nebraska 9, Wichita State 8 (9 innings) (Wichita State eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 6 Oklahoma State 5, Nebraska 2 (Nebraska eliminated) No. 6 Oklahoma State advances to super regionals
Seattle Regional (Seattle, Washington)
Friday:
Game 1: McNeese 5, Minnesota 4 (13 innings)
Game 2: No. 7 Washington 10, Northern Colorado 2 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 7 Washington 3, McNeese 1
Game 4: Minnesota 4, Northern Colorado 0 (Northern Colorado eliminated)
Game 5: McNeese 1, Minnesota 0 (Minnesota eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: McNeese 1, No. 7 Washington 0
Game 7: No. 7 Washington 7, McNeese 6 (McNeese eliminated) No. 7 Washington advances to super regionals
Baton Rouge Regional (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Friday:
Game 1: Louisiana 5, Omaha 0
Game 2: No. 10 LSU 12, Prairie View A&M 2 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 10 LSU 4, Louisiana 0
Game 4: Omaha 3, Prairie View A&M 0 (Prairie View A&M eliminated)
Game 5: Louisiana 9, Omaha 0 (5 innings) (Omaha eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: Louisiana 7, No. 10 LSU 4
Game 7: Louisiana 9, No. 10 LSU 8 (No. 10 LSU eliminated) Louisiana advances to super regionals
Salt Lake City Regional (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Friday:
Game 1: Ole Miss 3, Baylor 0
Game 2: No. 15 Utah 11, Southern Illinois 9 Saturday:
Game 3: No. 15 Utah 7, Ole Miss 1
Game 4: Baylor 13, Southern Illinois 9 (9 innings) (Southern Illinois eliminated)
Game 5: Ole Miss 9, Baylor 2 (Baylor eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: No. 15 Utah 4, Ole Miss 1 (Ole Miss eliminated) No. 15 Utah advances to super regionals
Los Angeles Regional (Los Angeles, California)
Friday:
Game 1: Grand Canyon 3, No. 2 UCLA 2
Game 2: San Diego State 7, Liberty 0 Saturday:
Game 3: San Diego State 6, Grand Canyon 0
Game 4: Liberty 2, No. 2 UCLA 1 (No. 2 UCLA eliminated)
Game 5: Liberty 5, Grand Canyon 1 (Grand Canyon eliminated) Sunday:
Game 6: San Diego State 6, Liberty 3 (Liberty eliminated) San Diego State advances to super regionals
SEC, sans division, going with 8 game conference slate in '24
The SEC currently plays an eight-game conference schedule -- games against all six division opponents plus two cross-divisional games. The eight-game conference schedule discussed at this week's spring meetings features one permanent opponent and seven rotating opponents.
Way-Too-Early Top 25: Is Duke or Kansas No. 1?
While Wednesday's NBA draft early-entry withdrawal deadline was the busiest in recent memory -- with more than 40 players announcing their decisions to stay in the NBA draft or return to college -- the top of the Way-Too-Early Top 25 was determined by a stay-or-go announcement more than a week before the deadline.
Top-5
No.1: Kansas
No.2: Duke
No.3: Purdue
No.4: Michigan State
No.5: Tennessee