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Briefing: Man City dump Arsenal in final to win Carabao Cup

Strategic angle: Manchester City are crowned Carabao Cup champions as Nico O'Reilly's stunning double silenced Arsenal at Wembley.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Ovechkin scores 1,000th career goal in Caps' loss

Strategic angle: Alex Ovechkin reaches a milestone but the Capitals fall to the Avalanche in overtime.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Painter picks up win No. 500 as Purdue advances

Strategic angle: Matt Painter won his 500th game at his alma mater as Purdue beat Miami 79-69 to head back to the Sweet 16.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: DeChambeau wins again, beats Rahm in playoff

Strategic angle: Bryson DeChambeau clinches victory over Jon Rahm in a thrilling playoff at LIV Golf South Africa.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Sources: Cuse turns to ex-star McNamara as HC

Strategic angle: Syracuse is working toward hiring Siena's Gerry McNamara as its next head coach, sources told ESPN.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: What is the impact of Leicester's 'gut-wrenching' defeat?

Strategic angle: BBC Sport assesses how damaging Leicester's 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa is for their survival chances in the Women's Super League.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Hull FC edge out Leeds in Yorkshire derby thriller

Strategic angle: Hull FC edge out Leeds Rhinos in a pulsating Yorkshire derby to claim their second victory of the Super League season.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Men's March Madness: Previews for all of Saturday's games

From Michigan vs. Saint Louis to Arkansas vs. High Point, here are the keys that could decide every game.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Arozarena apologizes to Raleigh over WBC spat

Strategic angle: Randy Arozarena expresses regret for his earlier comments directed at Cal Raleigh during the World Baseball Classic.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Providence hires USF's Hodgson as new coach

Strategic angle: Providence has hired South Florida's Bryan Hodgson as its next men's basketball coach.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Sources: NFL to vote on Raiders succession plan

Strategic angle: NFL owners are set to decide on a plan allowing Egon Durban to buy a majority stake in the Raiders from Mark Davis.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Vikings add OT depth, sign Van Demark to deal

Strategic angle: The Vikings added offensive tackle depth Friday, signing Ryan Van Demark to a one-year deal.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Phillies ace Sanchez agrees to new 6-year deal

Strategic angle: The Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with ace left-hander Cristopher Sanchez.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Skattebo sorry for 'tasteless joke' on CTE, asthma

Strategic angle: Giants running back Cam Skattebo apologized Saturday for his comments regarding CTE and asthma made during a podcast.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Dan Skelton breaks the £4 million mark

Strategic angle: Dan Skelton is blazing an uncharted trail in his pursuit of a first trainer's title, setting a jumps record for prize money amassed in a single season.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Green lifts Australian WPGA for third win in a row

Strategic angle: Australia's Hannah Green claims a third successive tournament win at the Australian WPGA Championship on the Gold Coast.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: Greaves' 114-match winning run ended by Sherrock

Strategic angle: Beau Greaves' record run of 114 consecutive wins in the PDC Women's Series is ended by Fallon Sherrock.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Lin cleared for boxing return after sex test

Chinese Taipei's Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting is cleared to compete again by World Boxing after undergoing the governing body's new sex test.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: 'They think I just go home and make TikToks - it's not true'

Strategic angle: Leicester forward Alisha Lehmann addresses misconceptions about her life beyond social media.

editorial-staff Mar 22

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Briefing: LeBron breaks NBA record for most games played

Strategic angle: LeBron James set a new NBA record by playing his 1,612th regular-season game in the Los Angeles Lakers' 105-104 comeback win over the Orlando Magic.

editorial-staff Mar 22