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Briefing: Hurley asks rival fans to join forces in Sweet 16

Strategic angle: Coach Dan Hurley is pleading for rival UConn and St. John's fans to rally together -- for one night -- and root for each other in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

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Briefing: Arkansas' Acuff lands historic Reebok shoe deal

Strategic angle: Arkansas star Darius Acuff Jr. becomes the first NCAA men's athlete to secure a signature shoe with a major U.S. brand while still in college.

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Briefing: Meet the 'Tokyo Toe' -- the NFL draft's most interesting kicker prospect

Strategic angle: After learning how to kick and teaching himself English, Kansei Matsuzawa's dream is nearing reality.

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Briefing: Patriots release Dobbs, making DeVito new QB2

Strategic angle: The Patriots released quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Monday.

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Briefing: Jeremiyah Love landing spots: Where will 2026 NFL Draft's top RB go? Somewhere in top 10 after his pro day?

Strategic angle: Love led college football in rushing TD (35) and scrimmage TD (40) across his last two seasons at Notre Dame.

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Briefing: Complaint filed over World Cup ticket prices

Strategic angle: The Football Supporters' Association files a formal complaint against Fifa over "excessive ticket prices" and "unfair purchasing conditions" for the World Cup.

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Briefing: Merson: Arsenal will still win the title this season - but only that

Strategic angle: Sky Sports' Paul Merson believes Arsenal will still win the Premier League this season despite their Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.

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Briefing: PSG Request to Move League Match Before Liverpool Tie

Strategic angle: PSG ask to postpone their Ligue 1 game against title rivals Lens which is sandwiched between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.

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Briefing: Has the Newey Aston Martin team boss project failed? F1 Q&A

Strategic angle: BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the Japanese Grand Prix.

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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.

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Briefing: Football: France holds last training camp before 2026 World Cup

Strategic angle: Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix is making his first appearance in the France squad. France face Brazil and Colombia.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.