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Briefing: Football's great entertainers - ranking the biggest showboaters

Strategic angle: We all love to watch the players with the flicks and tricks, the mavericks with the magic manoeuvres.

Briefing: Sinner surpasses Djokovic's Masters 1000 record

Strategic angle: Jannik Sinner breaks Novak Djokovic's decade-long record for consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Francesi and Aisling Oscar Clash at Wolverhampton

Strategic angle: A busy day of racing unfolds with key matchups at Wolverhampton.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Men's March Madness Friday takeaways: How Kentucky, Virginia, Arizona won

We're tracking how every first-round game is won -- and keys to each winner's chances of advancing again.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: 'There's more to come' - what's changed for Hamilton and can he kick on?

Strategic angle: Lewis Hamilton is confident there is "more to come" from him in the 2026 season having finally broken his podium duck at Ferrari.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Betts erupts for career-high 35 as UCLA rolls on

Strategic angle: UCLA star Lauren Betts had a career-high 25 points to lead the way in an 87-68 blowout win over Oklahoma State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Cuse women's HC blasts NCAA for UConn pairing

Strategic angle: Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack criticizes the NCAA for repeated matchups against UConn.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Texas rookie gets mound visit, told he made team

Strategic angle: Carter Baumler receives good news from Rangers manager Skip Schumaker during spring training.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Tiger to return with Jupiter's TGL season on line

Strategic angle: Tiger Woods confirms participation in Match 2 of TGL finals after close loss.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Arizona St. hires Saint Mary's Bennett as new HC

Strategic angle: Arizona State has hired Saint Mary's Randy Bennett as its next head coach, the school announced Monday.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Bucks waive guard Thomas to convert Nance

Strategic angle: The Bucks waived guard Cam Thomas to convert the contract of forward Pete Nance into a standard deal.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Fudd heeds Geno's nail tips, powers 53-point win

Strategic angle: Azzi Fudd scored 26 of her 34 points in the first half, leading UConn to a dominant victory over Syracuse.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Sources: Cincinnati to hire Utah State's Calhoun

Strategic angle: Jerrod Calhoun, who has been the Bearcats' top target since the job opened, has led the Aggies to back-to-back NCAA tournaments.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: What went wrong for Iowa in stunning second-round upset in NCAA Tournament? And what's next for Hawkeyes?

Strategic angle: The Hawkeyes suffered the biggest upset of the 2026 tournament, falling to No. 10 Virginia in double overtime.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: McCullum and Key very lucky to survive Ashes review - Vaughan

Strategic angle: Former captain Michael Vaughan says England head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key were fortunate to avoid the sack in a post-Ashes review.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: Mets phenom Benge to start after sizzling spring

Strategic angle: Mets prospect Carson Benge, who hit .366 in spring training, will be on the Opening Day roster as the starting right fielder.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: UVA ousts Iowa; 1st First Four team in Sweet 16

Strategic angle: Virginia is the first First Four to reach the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA tournament after knocking off host Iowa 83-75 in double overtime.

Editorial Staff Mar 24

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Briefing: HOF to Honor 3 Former NFL Assistant Coaches

Strategic angle: Influential coaches to receive Pro Football Hall of Fame's Awards of Excellence.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: LB Rozeboom leaves Panthers to sign with Bucs

Strategic angle: The Buccaneers are signing free agent linebacker Christian Rozeboom, agents Chris Gittings and Jeremiah Sirles told NFL Network on Monday.

Editorial Staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Ranking the 16 best deals of the offseason

Strategic angle: We've graded more than 60 signings and trades over the past few weeks. But only 16 moves received top marks. We ranked those deals.

Editorial Staff Mar 23