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Source: Ryan Garcia, Javier Fortuna agree to terms on summer fight
In March, the WBC ordered Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) to fight Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) in a defense of the WBC's interim lightweight title. The winner will likely be in contention to face Devin Haney, who holds the sanctioning body's top belt in the 135-pound division.

WBC world lightweight champion Devin Haney to defend title against Jorge Linares on May 29
Haney (25-0, 15 KO) will make his third title defense. He won the belt by defeating Zaur Abdullaev in September 2019. Linares (47-5, 29 KO) has lost two of his past five fights, he was knocked out by Lomachenko in 2018 and by Pablo Cesar Cano in 2019.
 
WNBA draft to be virtual for second year in row
The telecast also will feature WNBA players discussing COVID-19 vaccines, one of the initiatives the league is focusing on this season. And there will be guest appearances from WNBA legends as the league prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary season.

WNBA unveils logo, basketball, uniforms as part of 'Count It' campaign in celebration of 25th anniversary season.
The league released photos of the new logo and ball on Monday.
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2020-21 NBA Standings - Conference

Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: Philadelphia (34 - 15)
No.2: Brooklyn (34 - 15)
No.3: Milwaukee (32 - 17)
No.4: Charlotte (25 - 23)
No.5: Miami (26 - 24)
No.6: Atlanta (25 - 24)
No.7: New York (25 - 25)
No.8: Boston (24 - 25)

Western Conference
No.1: Utah (38 - 11)
No.2: Phoenix (34 - 14)
No.3: LA Clippers (32 - 18)
No.4: Los Angels Lakers (31 - 18)
No.5: Denver (30 - 18)
No.6: Portland (30 - 19)
No.7: Dallas (27 - 21)
No.8: San Antonio (24 - 23)

2020-21 NBA Standings - Division

Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: Philadelphia (34 - 15): Brooklyn (34 - 15)
Central: Milwaukee (32 - 17)
Southeast: Charlotte (25 - 23)

Western Conference
Northwest: Utah (38 - 11)
Pacific: Phoenix (34 - 14)
Southwest: Dallas (27 - 21)
 
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North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Roy Williams retires

The last time Roy Williams left North Carolina, he was a virtually unknown assistant who was getting his first shot as a college head coach at tradition-rich Kansas. Now Williams is retiring, leaving the Tar Heels again with a résumé chock-full of honors -- as a Hall of Famer with more than 900 wins, three national championships and a legacy built on 33 seasons of success at two of college basketball's most storied programs. Williams has spent 18 seasons at UNC, going 485-163 while leading the Tar Heels to national titles in 2005, 2009 and 2017. He also coached Kansas for 15 seasons, taking it to four Final Four appearances before leaving for his alma mater. The Tar Heels lost to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament in his final game, his only first-round loss in 30 tournaments. Williams ranks fourth all time among Division I coaches in wins with a 903-264 record (.774 winning percentage), and he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. He is the only coach in NCAA history to post 400 wins at two different schools. After coaching for five years at Charles D. Owen High School in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Williams began his college career at North Carolina as an assistant under late mentor Dean Smith -- he still respectfully refers to him as "Coach Smith" after all these years. Williams won nine ACC regular-season championships and three conference tournament titles with the Tar Heels. He won seven league tournament titles with the Jayhawks.

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North Carolina Tar Heels hire Hubert Davis as new basketball coach, replacing retired Roy Williams

North Carolina has promoted longtime assistant Hubert Davis to replace Roy Williams as the Tar Heels' new head basketball coach, the school announced Monday. Davis has been an assistant coach under Williams for the past nine seasons in Chapel Hill and was one of the favorites as soon as the job opened. He becomes the first Black head coach in UNC men's basketball history. A Virginia native, Davis played for Smith at North Carolina from 1988 to 1992 before being a first-round NBA draft pick by the New York Knicks. He spent 12 seasons in the NBA with six organizations. Davis also spent time as a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

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Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: UConn reigns while South Carolina looms

The 2021 NCAA women's basketball tournament is in the books. Stanford has been crowned the new national champion, which means it's time to look ahead to next season and the Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings for 2021-22. For now, the top teams will look familiar. Three of the Final Four participants are expected to have the bulk of their rotations back. UConn and South Carolina should both return all five starters, making them the early favorites for next season. While the Pac-12 has three teams in the rankings, NCAA runner-up Arizona did not make list. Top-5: #1 UConn, #2 South Carolina, #3 Stanford, #4Baylor, #5 Maryland.

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NFL's 17-game schedule: Opponents for all 32 teams

NFL owners were granted the ability to expand to 17 games as part of last year's collective bargaining agreement with players. They approved the 17-game schedule, beginning in 2021, on Tuesday at the virtual owners meetings. The league had already approved a scheduling formula for a 17th game, which would include an extra game against a nonconference opponent each year based on standings from the previous season. The season will begin on Thursday night, Sept. 9 and end Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. The Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and the Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles has been pushed back one week, from Feb. 6 to 13, 2022.

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