Rory McIlroy secured his second successive Masters title, becoming only the fourth man to achieve this feat. McIlroy finished on 12 under, one stroke ahead of Scottie Scheffler. This victory marks McIlroy’s sixth major title.
Jaylen Petty, a Texas Tech transfer guard, has verbally committed to UCLA after an official visit. The sophomore-to-be chose UCLA over Vanderbilt, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Kansas and Xavier. Petty started 22 of 33 games for the Red Raiders last season, averaging 9.9 points per game.
Rich Eisen, the Emmy-nominated sportscaster and host of The Rich Eisen Show, is returning to Bristol, Conn., to host SportsCenter. This marks Eisen’s second return to host SportsCenter and his first time back at ESPN headquarters in more than 20 years. He will host SportsCenter at midnight ET Sunday into Monday, April 13.
The Denver Nuggets have secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They will face the No. 6 seed, the Minnesota Timberwolves, with the first two games taking place at Ball Arena in Denver. Tickets are available now for all potential games.
LeBron James’ availability for the Los Angeles Lakers’ final regular season game against the Utah Jazz is uncertain. He is listed as “questionable” due to left foot injury management. The Lakers’ seeding in the Western Conference playoffs is at stake.
Branden Carlson made a big-time block. Elsewhere, Lionel Messi’s late free kick was saved, though his run set up Inter Miami’s go-ahead goal. Scottie Scheffler made 65 on Day 3.
Dallas Mavericks rookie John Poulakidas’s 23-point performance against the Phoenix Suns has exposed the team’s need to add more shooting in the offseason. The Mavericks only lost by five despite tanking the game at the end of the fourth quarter. Poulakidas’ performance underscores a deeper problem within the Mavericks’ identity.
The Denver Nuggets ruled out most of their usual rotation for their game against the San Antonio Spurs. Nikola Jokic will play at least the first half to be eligible for postseason awards. The Spurs will be without Victor Wembanyama.
Utah Jazz’s Ace Bailey is stepping into the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars event as an injury replacement. Bailey will join Carmelo Anthony’s Team Melo. The games are set to stream on Peacock on February 13.
Curtis Jones is expected to be unavailable for Liverpool’s upcoming match against Paris Saint-Germain due to a groin injury sustained against Fulham. Head coach Arne Slot confirmed Jones felt the issue during the game. Alisson Becker will also remain sidelined for the meeting with PSG.
