The final day of the NBA’s regular season is upon us on Sunday.

Not a single first-round playoff series is set entering the day’s action. In the Eastern Conference, the top-seeded Detroit Pistons could face anyone from the Toronto Raptors to the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets or Miami Heat.

Out West, most everything is settled, except for two key outcomes: The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are vying for the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds, while the Portland Trail Blazers and LA Clippers are jockeying for the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds.

You get the point. There is a lot left to be decided, and that’s what we’re here for, to sort it all out, providing you with everything you need to know about the postseason.

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CURRENT PLAY-IN BRACKET

Eastern Conference

(7) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Philadelphia 76ers
(9) Charlotte Hornets vs. (10) Miami Heat

Western Conference

(7) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers
(9) LA Clippers vs. (10) Golden State Warriors

CURRENT PLAYOFF BRACKET

Eastern Conference

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) play-in winner
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) play-In winner
(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Toronto Raptors
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) play-In winner
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) play-In winner
(3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves
(4) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets

EASTERN CONFERENCE RACE

The Pistons, Celtics, Knicks and Cavaliers have secured the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 seeds, respectively. Who each will face in the first round of the playoffs is still up for grabs.

The Hawks have captured one of the two remaining guaranteed playoff seeds in the East. They will finish either fifth or sixth. The conference’s final guaranteed playoff seed will go to the Raptors, Magic or Sixers; only Toronto can finish as high as fifth.

Whichever two teams fail to qualify for the last guaranteed playoff spot will face each other in the 7-8 play-in tournament game. The Hornets and Heat will play in the 9-10 game, though which team will host that outing is still left to be determined.

Playoff-bound, seeding locked

1. Detroit Pistons

Record: 59-22 | Net rating: 8.2 (3rd)

• Clinched No. 1 seed and Central Division title

• Remaining schedule: @IND

What’s at stake: Will face No. 8 seed (Raptors, Magic, 76ers, Hornets, Heat) after play-in tournament.

2. Boston Celtics

Record: 55-26 | Net rating: 8.1 (4th)

• Clinched No. 2 seed and Atlantic Division title

• Remaining schedule: ORL

What’s at stake: Will face No. 7 seed (Raptors, Magic, 76ers) after play-in tournament.

3. New York Knicks

Record: 53-28 | Net rating: 6.5 (5th)

• Clinched No. 3 seed

• Remaining schedule: CHA

What’s at stake: Will face No. 6 seed (Hawks, Raptors, Magic or 76ers).

4. Cleveland Cavaliers

Record: 51-30 | Net rating: 4.4 (9th)

• Clinched No. 4 seed

• Remaining schedule: WAS

What’s at stake: Will face No. 5 seed (Hawks or Raptors).

Playoff-bound, seeding to be determined

5. Atlanta Hawks

Record: 46-35 | Net rating: 2.3 (12th)

• Clinched playoff berth; clinches No. 5 seed with win over Heat or loss by Raptors to Nets

• Holds tiebreaker over Magic; loses head-to-head tiebreaker to Raptors

• Magic number for No. 5 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: @MIA

• Highest possible finish: No. 5 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 6 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed.

Battling for guaranteed playoff spot

6. Toronto Raptors

Record: 45-36 | Net rating: 2.7 (11th)

• Clinches No. 5 seed with win over Nets and loss by Hawks to Heat

• Clinches guaranteed playoff spot with a win or losses by Magic and 76ers

• Holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Hawks and Magic; loses head-to-head tiebreaker with 76ers

• Magic number for No. 6 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: BKN

• Highest possible finish: No. 5 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 8 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 5 or 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

7. Orlando Magic

Record: 45-36 | Net rating: 0.0 (17th)

• Clinches No. 6 seed with win over Celtics and Raptors loss to Nets; clinches at least No. 7 seed with win over Celtics or 76ers loss to Bucks

• Loses head-to-head tiebreaker with Hawks, Raptors and 76ers

• Magic number for No. 7 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: @BOS

• Highest possible finish: No. 6 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 8 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

8. Philadelphia 76ers

Record: 44-37 | Net rating: -0.5 (19th)

• Clinches No. 6 seed with win over Bucks and Raptors and Magic losses; clinches No. 7 seed with win over Bucks and either Raptors or Magic loss

• Holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Raptors, Hornets and Magic

• Magic number for No. 7 seed: Does not control own destiny

• Remaining schedule: MIL

• Highest possible finish: No. 6 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 8 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 6 seed and a guaranteed playoff berth.

Play-in bound, seeding to be determined

9. Charlotte Hornets

Record: 43-38 | Net rating: 5.1 (7th)

• Locked into play-in tournament; clinches No. 9 seed with win over Knicks or Heat loss to Hawks

• Loses head-to-head tiebreaker to 76ers and Heat

• Magic number for No. 9 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: @NYK

• Highest possible finish: No. 9 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 9 seed and home-court advantage in the 9-10 game.

10. Miami Heat

Record: 42-39 | Net rating: 1.6 (13th)

• Locked into play-in tournament; clinches No. 9 seed with win over Hawks and Hornets loss to Knicks

• Holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Hornets

• Magic number for No. 9 seed: Does not control own destiny

• Remaining schedule: ATL

• Highest possible finish: No. 9 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 9 seed and home-court advantage in the 9-10 game.

Sunday’s games of consequence

WESTERN CONFERENCE RACE

The Thunder and Spurs have captured the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, respectively.

The Rockets and Wolves are also respectively locked into the Nos. 5 and 6 seeds.

The Nuggets and Lakers will decide the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds on Sunday. Should Denver beat San Antonio or L.A. lose to Utah, the Nuggets will be the No. 3 seed. However, if the Lakers win and the Nuggets lose, L.A. will take over the No. 3 seed.

The Suns, Blazers, Clippers and Warriors will form the West’s play-in tournament field. In what order remains to be seen. The Suns and Warriors are locked into the Nos. 7 and 10 seeds, respectively. Should Portland beat Sacramento or LA lose to Golden State, the Blazers will be the No. 8 seed. On the other hand, if the Clippers win and the Blazers lose, LA will earn the No. 8 seed and two shots at a playoff bid.

Playoff-bound, seeding locked

1. Oklahoma City Thunder

Record: 64-17 | Net rating: 11.6 (1st)

• Clinched No. 1 overall seed, Northwest Division title and home-court advantage throughout playoffs

• Remaining schedule: PHX

What’s at stake: Will face No. 8 seed (Suns, Clippers, Trail Blazers or Warriors) after play-in tournament.

2. San Antonio Spurs

Record: 62-19 | Net rating: 8.6 (2nd)

• Clinched No. 2 seed and Southwest Division title

• Remaining schedule: DEN

What’s at stake: Will face No. 7 seed (Suns, Clippers or Trail Blazers) after play-in tournament.

5. Houston Rockets

Record: 51-30 | Net rating: 5.0 (7th)

• Clinched No. 5 seed

• Remaining schedule: MEM

What’s at stake: Will face No. 4 seed (Nuggets or Lakers) in the first round.

6. Minnesota Timberwolves

Record: 48-33 | Net rating: 3.1 (10th)

• Locked into No. 6 seed

• Remaining schedule: NOP

What’s at stake: Will face No. 3 seed (Nuggets or Lakers) in first round.

Playoff-bound, seeding to be determined

3. Denver Nuggets

Record: 53-28 | Net rating: 5.1 (6th)

• Clinched playoff berth; clinches No. 3 seed with win over Spurs or Lakers loss to Jazz

• Loses head-to-head tiebreaker with Lakers

• Magic number for No. 3 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: @SAS

• Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 4 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 3 seed and first-round matchup against the Timberwolves.

4. Los Angeles Lakers

Record: 52-29 | Net rating: 0.9 (16th)

• Clinched playoff berth and Pacific Division title; clinches No. 3 seed with win over Jazz and Nuggets loss to Spurs

• Holds tiebreakers over Nuggets and Rockets

• Magic number for No. 3 seed: Does not control own destiny

• Remaining schedule: UTA

• Highest possible finish: No. 3 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 4 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 3 seed and first-round matchup against the Timberwolves.

Play-in bound, seeding locked

7. Phoenix Suns

Record: 44-37 | Net rating: 1.3 (14th)

• Remaining schedule: @OKC

What’s at stake: Will face No. 8 seed (Clippers or Blazers) in first game of play-in tournament at 10 p.m. ET, Tuesday, April 14.

10. Golden State Warriors

Record: 37-44 | Net rating: -0.4 (19th)

• Remaining schedule: @LAC

What’s at stake: Will face No. 9 seed (Clippers or Blazers) in second game of play-in tournament at 10 p.m. ET, Wednesday, April 15.

Play-in bound, seeding to be determined

8. Portland Trail Blazers

Record: 41-40 | Net rating: -0.5 (20th)

• Clinches No. 8 seed with win over Kings or Clippers loss to Warriors

• Holds head-to-head tiebreaker over Clippers

• Magic number for No. 8 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: SAC

• Highest possible finish: No. 8 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 9 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 8 seed and two chances to secure a playoff berth.

9. Los Angeles Clippers

Record: 41-40 | Net rating: 1.1 (15th)

• Clinches No. 8 seed with win over Warriors and Trail Blazers loss to Kings

• Loses head-to-head tiebreaker with Trail Blazers

• Magic number for No. 8 seed: Does not control own destiny

• Remaining schedule: GSW

• Highest possible finish: No. 8 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 9 seed

What’s at stake: The No. 8 seed and two chances to secure a playoff berth.

Sunday’s games of consequence

The 2025-26 NBA regular season is winding down, which means that the postseason is right around the corner.

Will the Oklahoma City Thunder win another NBA championship? How far can the surprise Detroit Pistons make it? What about Boston Celtics with superstar Jayson Tatum’s shockingly fast return from an Achilles injury?

We’ll find out the answers to those questions in the coming weeks, but the end of the regular season also means we get to see how those preseason over/unders ended up.

Which teams outperformed expectations and which underperformed?

Here’s a list of the NBA teams have clinched their preseason over or under at BetMGM sportsbooks, along with the teams still undecided with a game remaining.

Still undetermined

Denver Nuggets: 53.5

New York Knicks: 53.5

Teams that have clinched their over

Oklahoma City Thunder: 62.5

Detroit Pistons: 46.5

Los Angeles Lakers: 46.5

San Antonio Spurs: 44.5

Philadelphia 76ers: 43.5

Boston Celtics: 41.5

Toronto Raptors: 39.5

Miami Heat: 37.5

Portland Trail Blazers: 35.5

Phoenix Suns: 30.5

Charlotte Hornets: 27.5

Brooklyn Nets: 19.5

Utah Jazz: 18.5

Teams that have clinched their under

Cleveland Cavaliers: 56.5

Houston Rockets: 52.5

Orlando Magic: 51.5

Los Angeles Clippers: 49.5

Minnesota Timberwolves: 49.5

Atlanta Hawks: 47.5

Golden State Warriors: 47.5

Milwaukee Bucks 43.5

Dallas Mavericks: 41.5

Memphis Grizzlies: 39.5

Indiana Pacers: 39.5

Chicago Bulls: 33.5

Sacramento Kings: 32.5

New Orleans Pelicans: 30.5

Washington Wizards: 20.5

The NBA tanking picture will come into clearer view each day between now and the end of the regular season on April 12. In the meantime, we will provide detailed daily updates on the landscape, lotto odds, remaining schedules and the stakes for every day’s slate of games. We also break down the league’s playoff races each day.

1. Washington Wizards

Record: 17-64 | Streak: L-9

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%

• Remaining schedule: @CLE

What’s at stake: Guaranteed of having one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. If the Wizards’ pick had fallen out of the top-8, it would have gone to the New York Knicks.

2. Indiana Pacers

Record: 19-62 | Streak: L-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%

• Remaining schedule: DET

What’s at stake: Clinched one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick. Due to the Ivica Zubac trade with the Clippers, if the Pacers’ pick lands between the 5-9 spots on lotto night, it will go to L.A.

3. Brooklyn Nets

Record: 20-61 | Streak: L-2

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 14%

• Remaining schedule: @TOR

What’s at stake: Clinched one of the three-worst records in the NBA to ensure the highest odds at the No. 1 pick.

T-4. Sacramento Kings

Record: 22-59 | Streak: W-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 11.5%

• Remaining schedule: @POR

What’s at stake: Clinching the fourth-worst record in the NBA.

T-4. Utah Jazz

Record: 22-59 | Streak: W-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 11.5%

• Remaining schedule: @LAL

What’s at stake: Clinching the fourth-worst record in the NBA. If the Jazz’s pick falls outside of the top-8, it will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

T-6. Memphis Grizzlies

Record: 25-56 | Streak: L-7

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 8.3%

• Remaining schedule: @HOU

What’s at stake: The Grizzlies can finish no higher than the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick.

T-6. Dallas Mavericks

Record: 25-56 | Streak: L-3

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 8.2%

• Remaining schedule: @CHI

What’s at stake: The Mavs can finish no higher than the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick. The Mavs don’t control their future first-rounders from 2027-2030.

8. New Orleans Pelicans (Atlanta Hawks)

Record: 26-55 | Streak: L-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 6%

• Remaining schedule: @MIN

What’s at stake: The Pelicans have no incentive to lose; they owe their unprotected first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks.

9. Chicago Bulls

Record: 31-50 | Streak: L-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 4.5%

Remaining schedule: @DAL

10. Milwaukee Bucks

Record: 32-49 | Streak: W-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 3%

• Remaining schedule: @PHI

11. Golden State Warriors

Record: 37-44 | Streak: L-2

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 2%

• Remaining schedule: @LAC

What’s at stake: The Warriors are locked into the play-in tournament.

12. Los Angeles Clippers

Record: 41-40 | Streak: L-2

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 1.5%

• Remaining schedule: GSW

What’s at stake: The Clippers are locked into the play-in tournament.

13. Miami Heat

Record: 42-39 | Streak: W-1

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 1%

• Remaining schedule: ATL

What’s at stake: The Heat are locked into the play-in tournament.

14. Charlotte Hornets

Record: 43-38 | Streak: L-2

• Current odds for No. 1 pick: 0.5%

• Remaining schedule: @NYK

What’s at stake: The Hornets are locked into the play-in tournament.

The 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament begins Tuesday, and will feature the teams that finish 7 through 10 in the East and West standings, with a chance to earn the final two playoff spots in each conference on the line. Let’s break it down:

Play-In Tournament schedule (all games on Prime)

Tuesday

• East team TBD vs. East team TBD, 7:30 p.m. ET

• West 8th place (Clippers or Trail Blazers) vs. (7) Phoenix Suns, 10 p.m. ET

The winners advance to the playoffs as the No. 7 seeds; the losers will play again on Friday.

Wednesday

• Heat vs. Hornets, 7:30 p.m. ET

• (10) Golden State Warriors vs. West 9th place (Clippers or Trail Blazers), 10 p.m. ET

The winners will play again Friday for a shot at the No. 8 seeds; the losers will be eliminated.

Friday

• East team TBD vs. East team TBD, 7:30 p.m. ET

• West team TBD vs. West Team TBD, 10 p.m. ET

The winners advance to the playoffs as the No. 8 seeds; the losers will be eliminated.

How the play-in tournament works

The current format of the play-in tournament was introduced during the 2020-21 season. Teams that finish 7 through 10 in the standings will participate in a two-round tournament for a shot at the playoffs as the seventh and eighth seeds.

From the NBA:

Each conference’s No. 7 team in the standings will host the No. 8 team. The winners secure the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. The losers will get another chance to earn a playoff spot.

Each conference’s No. 9 team in the standings will host the No. 10 team. The winners will advance to the final stage of the Play-In Tournament. The losers are eliminated.

The losers of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 matchups will host the winners of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 matchups. The winners secure the No. 8 seed in the NBA playoffs for its conference. The losing teams are eliminated.

The 2026 NBA Playoffs begin April 18.

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Rory McIlroy never makes it easy, especially at Augusta National.

McIlroy’s six-stroke advantage, the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history was gone by the time he bogeyed the 12^th hole on Saturday, and while he stanched the bleeding with birdies at Nos. 14 and 15 to shoot 1-over 73, he has stiff competition for the title.

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McIlroy shares the 54-hole lead with Cameron Young at 12-under 204, but the 90th Masters is wide open with 11 players within five strokes. That includes world No. 1 and two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who shot a bogey-free 65 on Saturday to climb within four strokes, McIlroy’s Irish pal Shane Lowry, who made an ace at No. 6 and is three back, and Justin Rose, the three-time nearly man at the Masters who is back in the thick of it after losing to McIlroy in a sudden-death playoff a year ago. Then there are American Ryder Cup teammates Young, who shot 65, and Sam Burns, who posted 68 and sits one back. McIlroy let them all back into it by shooting the worst score of anyone in the top 43 in the field.

After McIlroy changed the complexion of the Masters with six birdies in his final seven holes on Friday to flip the script from a tightly-contested tournament to a six-stroke romp, the narrative shifted to talks of McIlroy pulling a Secretariat or Tiger Woods 1997-type cakewalk. But it was only halftime and McIlroy, who ranked 90^th out of 91 players in driving accuracy, couldn’t get by with the exquisite short game and hot putting that had carried him for two days. 

McIlroy started the third rounds with a soft bogey at the first and it wasn’t long before his lead was trimmed to two. He scrambled for pars and made the turn at even for the day and still in front but the back nine was marred by the type of mistakes Jack Nicklaus warned him against making if he wants to become the fourth player to repeat at the Masters – an exclusive club of Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods. That included a double bogey at 11, a bogey a 12 and another at 17.

“This golf course has a way of, you know, when you’re not quite feeling it, you struggle. You have to dig deep, and I felt like I did that on the front nine and made a lot of good par saves,” McIlroy said.

The five-time major champion could have stepped on the neck of the field with a score in the 60s on Saturday and put his stamp on the 90^th Masters. He did that at the 2011 U.S. Open and 2014 PGA Championship when he won those majors by eight strokes. But that was a long time ago. One patron wondered to another after McIlroy was busy working hard for par at 13, “Is he intentionally playing this way to make it more interesting?” Probably not but it sure has infused drama into what could be a wild chase for this year’s Green Jacket. 

“I still have a great chance. I’m in the final group,” McIlroy said. “I have to look at the positives even though there isn’t that many to take today.”

And then McIlroy high-tailed to the practice range knowing he needs to be better in the final round if he’s going to go home in the Green Jacket again.

If not McIlroy, a host of players in the chasing pack, some who have won majors before like Jason Day, Rose, Lowry and, of course, Scheffler, are poised to add to their collection while Young, Burns and Haotong Li would like nothing more than to join the club as major winners.

The Masters went from McIlroy’s to lose to anyone’s game. As Justin Rose’s caddie Mark Fulcher told Rose’s wife Kate as they walked to scoring on Saturday, “We just have to play nicely tomorrow and who knows?”

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters 2026: Rory McIlroy’s six-shot lead is gone heading to Sunday

The Golden State Warriors have put together their teams through a variety of ways over the years, yet few approaches have proven as successful as the NBA draft. More than anything else, the most talented players to represent the Warriors have arrived in Golden State either by being selected directly in the annual draft or through trades executed on that same night.

The Golden State Warriors have taken many of their top stars through the draft, but have also landed a number of notable players over the years as well. From tiny colleges to blue blood programs, these alumni have contributed significantly to the team’s roster over the years. So, we chose to take a closer look at which Dubs came from which schools over the years.

So without further ado, let’s take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Warriors out of Baylor.

Ekpe Udoh – center

Draft year and position: first round (sixth pick, sixth overall), 2010 NBA Draft

Seasons at Baylor: one

Seasons played with Warriors: two

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Every Baylor player drafted by the Warriors

What a difference a week (and a change in playing surface) made for the Syracuse Orange, who returned home on Saturday afternoon and raced past the Virginia Cavaliers, 14-9, in another fast-paced game between the ACC rivals.

It wasn’t the highest-scoring affair ever played between the two, but if featured plenty of the traditional hallmarks of the rivalry: tons of up-and-down the field action, transition goals, and quick-strike answers.

After a very tightly-contested first half, ‘Cuse took control with three quick goals out of halftime that gave them a four-goal lead. UVA would fight back to within two later in the quarter, but the second half belonged to the Orange, who eventually emerged with their third straight win over UVA thanks to strong efforts on both ends of the field.

Jimmy McCool led the charge for SU, helping the team earn the bounce-back win with an individual bounce-back of his own after getting pulled from the North Carolina loss. Jimmy was the difference maker in this game, coming up with 16 massive saves and a .640 save percentage while holding one of the nation’s highest-scoring offenses to single-digits. Right from the start, he was seeing the ball well, reading and reacting with energy and quickness. He made an early statement that he was putting last week in the rear-view mirror and never looked back.

On the other end of the field, his counterpart, Jake Marek, came away with only three stops as the goalie battle played a huge role in determining the outcome of this one.

Also on the other end, Joey Spallina and the Orange offense had a nice comeback from a lackluster effort last weekend, with Joey leading the way with five points (two goals, three assists) as he moved to within one point of Mike Powell’s program record of 307 career points.

The offensive effort was solid all-around, as SU looked to attack in transition and showed good variety in the half field sets. They initiated from all over the field and got everyone involved. Nine different players scored a goal and 12 players recorded a point. Their movement was constant, they spun the ball around the turf and they exhibited a feel that they could attack from anywhere at any time.

Alongside McCool’s amazing performance between the pipes, it was the offense’s efficiency that helped clinch this win for ‘Cuse.

They fought hard, but the Orange had another struggle of a day on face-offs (10-of-27, .370), and subsequently lost the ground ball battle, 34-24. Following that progression even further, the Cavaliers held a plus-11 shot advantage in this game (46-35), including plus-eight in shots on goal (25-17).

This is, of course, related to the aforementioned performance of the goalies, but the ‘Cuse shooters deserve their flowers for this one. They were actually held to their fewest shots-on-goal of the season (17), but part of that is because they were hitting their spots so well, they didn’t need more shots. SU finished shooting 40 percent for the game, while UVA was held to under 20 percent.

Good day at the office for Jimmy.

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Virginia kicked down the door first in this one, in what looked at the time to be a continuation of the defensive lapses from last week, when Chuck Kuczynski lost track of Ryan Duenkel and McCabe Millon found him for a wide open finish less than 40 seconds into the game. Thankfully, ‘Cuse nipped that in the bud right away.

The Orange answered on the man-up when Joey found Greg Elijah-Brown for a nice finish in tight space out in front of the crease. Joey grabbed a second straight assist less than 30 second later thanks to a caused turnover off UVA’s face-off win, allowing SU to take advantage of the unsettled situation with Wyatt Hottle drifting into open space on the wing for the finish.

Payton Anderson made it three in a row when he used a roll dodge to get underneath his defender, split a second defender and score out in front of goal. ‘Cuse would take a 3-1 lead into the second.

It got extended a few minutes in, when Kuczynski blocked McCabe Millon’s shot, took a nice outlet pass from Jordan Beck and ran all the way down to rip one home from just inside 15 yards, for another unsettled goal.

Absolute MISSLE from Chuck.

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The Cavs answered with a transition goal of their own, with Brendan Millon getting some space after the subsequent face-off win and beating Jimmy to end SU’s four-goal run and make it 4-2 with 10:41 on the clock.

Less than two minutes later, Michael Leo made a gorgeous looping pass over the top of the Cavs’ defense, finding Hottle for his second of the game. Wyatt caught the ball up high and finished it high without bringing the ball down in between. A few minutes later, McCabe Millon found Truitt Sunderland for back-to-back goals within 27 seconds of each other to make it 5-4 ‘Cuse with a little over six minutes in the half.

The teams traded goals the rest of the quarter, starting with Luke Rhoa finishing off some nice, around-the-horn ball movement up top with a lefty hammer. Sunderland then found Ryan Colsey unmarked and cutting towards the crease from up top for an answer.

Joey got his third assist of the first half when Finn Thomson made a nice off-ball cut from X while being marked by a shortie, who lost track of him before Finn made him pay. Colsey then closed out the first half with his second goal as he shot around his defender to beat Jimmy and make it a tight, 7-6 Orange lead at the halftime break.

‘Cuse wasted little time in the third quarter taking control of the proceedings in the immediate aftermath of John Desko’s halftime induction into the Ring of Honor. Luke Rhoa nabbed his second when the Cavs completely lost track of him subbing in, and Finn hit him with a pass from X for the wide open finish.

A little over a minute later, the Orange got yet another transition goal after a McCool save in which Jimmy dropped an outlet pass right in the bucket to Jake Spallina, who hit Billy Dwan streaking up the field. Dwan face-dodged between defenders and finished slickly for a beauty of a goal. Six seconds later, Johnny Mullen finally cashed in one of his shot attempts to complete the three-goal spurt to open the third and give ‘Cuse their biggest lead to that point, 10-6.

Virginia had another quick answer when McCabe Millon scored 41 seconds later, but Luke Rhoa followed that a couple minutes after that with his hat trick goal after a little shake-n-bake move that led to another lefty rip, this time on the run down the right alley to quickly restore the four-goal advantage.

The Cavs did punch back with a pair of goals that made it as close as it would get, 11-9, with 3:43 left in the third.

But there was too much offense from the Orange, who followed with a beautiful team goal about a minute later. Joey drew a slide as he was trying to back down John Schroter, which he threw to Rhoa, who immediately nailed a diagonal pass to the crease to an open Hottle for his hat trick on an easy finish and a 12-9 win. Late in the third, Joey got his first goal of the game on a nice switch pass from Bogue Hahn, who found him wide open on the backside right at the end of the shot clock to make it 13-9 with a minute left in the quarter.

There was only one goal in the fourth, and it was scored by Joey for his second goal and fifth point with plenty of open field in transition on a nice twister finish that made it 14-9 with 2:45 remaining. He actually had a chance to tie Powell a little later with an assist, but Leo hit the crossbar on an open net that denied him a share of the record until (presumably) next weekend.

And that chance will come next Saturday, when the Orange host the Colgate Raiders for Senior Day in their final Dome game of the regular season, 5 PM on the ACC Network.

This is the UFC 327 live blog for Patricio Pitbull vs. Aaron Pico, the featherweight bout closing out Saturday’s preliminary card at Kaseya Center in Miami.

Pitbull stands at No. 10 at 145 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Pico a few spots behind at No. 15.

Pitbull (37-8), Bellator’s greatest champion, finally crosses paths with Pico (13-5), who long loomed as a threat to challenge Pitbull for featherweight gold. The stars never aligned for them to compete in the Bellator cage, but now having landed in the UFC, this highly anticipated fight has finally arrived.

Pitbull has disappointed in his two UFC fights, losing a listless decision to Yair Rodriguez in his debut and then outpointing Dan Ige to get back in the win column. The Brazilian veteran turns 39 in July, he could be set to pass the torch to Pico, who suffered his setback when his first UFC fight saw him brutally knocked out by Lerone Murphy. Soon we find out what Pitbull has left and whether Pico—one of MMA’s true get or get got fighters—has the makings of a future UFC title challenger.

Check out the UFC 327 live blog for Patricio Pitbull vs. Aaron Pico below.

Preamble

Kind of surreal to see Pitbull and Pico finally square off. And in the UFC, no less! It was destiny for this fight to happen, though, so glad we’re getting it.

Big question: Is Pitbull washed? I don’t think so. But… maybe?

Always tell me the odds

You know who thinks Pitbull is washed? The oddsmakers! The multiple-time Bellator champion is a +205 underdog, while Pico is a sizable favorite at -250 on FanDuel.

Round 1

Referee Keith Peterson oversees this contest.

Pico immediately circling, he has the clear speed advantage. Pitbull keeping his distance, flicking the occasional jab. Hard jab catches Pico coming in. Pitbull lands a right hand and Pico ducks in for a single leg. They’re back in the center of the octagon.

Pitbull lands a hard low kick, but slips, so there’s no follow-up. Pico throwing hard punches, Pitbull’s defense holding up so far. He catches Pico with another loud leg kick. Pico with a 1-2 down the middle, he changes levels and plants Pitbull on his back with a double-leg takedown. Pitbull up, but Pico quick to grab hold again and push him against the fence. Again, it’s not long before their back in the middle.

Pico with a well-timed combination. Nice low kick from Pico. They’re exchanging in close. Another right down the middle knocks Pico off balance. Pitbull briefly with a body lock, but Pico shrugs him off. Knees to the body in close by Pitbull. Competitive round, I have it for Pitbull because Pico didn’t get much offense off of those takedowns.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Pitbull.

Round 2

They trade jabs to start, Pitbull clips the lead leg again. Pico answers with a stiff 1-2, clean on Pitbull’s chin. That would have rocked almost any other featherweight. Pico getting aggressive… this could be really good or really bad for him. Counter combo by Pico capped off by a monster uppercut. Somehow, Pitbull not knocked down by that.

Takedown by Pico, Pitbull back up immediately with Pico wrestling him against the fence. Back to the striking. Pico letting the hands go now, mixing it up to the head and body. Good jab by Pitbull. Pico with a 1-2 down the middle and finally, Pitbull touches earth. He’s back up, but that’s a knockdown on the cards. Pitbull firing back but he has been outgunned in this round.

Pico picking Pitbull apart now. Near clash of heads there, but Pico is so accurate and he lands several crisp punches. Pitbull must be on autopilot because it feels like any of these punches could have KO’d him. Huge round for Pico.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8, Pico. Overall, 19-18 Pico.

Round 3

Tyson Fury marked his return to the heavyweight mix with a composed points win over Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before immediately turning ringside to call out long-time rival Anthony Joshua.

The 37-year-old Briton – out of his latest retirement after 15 months – was far from Fury in full flow, but had enough ring IQ and technical control to outbox Makhmudov across 12 largely one-sided rounds.

Fury had to be watchful at times as Makhmudov did land occasional overhand rights, but the Russian was largely one-dimensional as Fury took a wide decision with scorecards of 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109.

But before the scores were even read out, Fury invited Joshua into the ring, but his rival refused.

“I challenge you, Anthony Joshua, to fight me next. Do you accept?” Fury said after more attempts to get Joshua into the ring failed.

Joshua, who appeared to film much of Saturday’s fight on his phone at ringside, initially seemed reluctant to engage, before replying: “I punched you up when we were kids and I’ll punch you up again.

“You aren’t going to tell me what to do, I’ve been chasing you for 10 years.

“I’m the boss, you work for me. I’m the landlord. You work for me.”

Fury responded: “You [Anthony Joshua] are next. You are getting knocked out. Believe it.”

A bout that should have happened in both men’s primes, it now lingers as boxing’s great what-if – but it appears it may finally be made a reality.

In his first fight since successive defeats to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk in 2024, Fury moves to 35 wins, two losses and one draw.

For Makhmudov, 36, it was a third defeat in 24 fights.

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Will we finally see Fury v Joshua?

Fury and Joshua – both two-time world champions – have carried British boxing on the global stage for more than a decade, yet despite years of negotiations and false starts, the fight has never materialised.

Now, though, this feels like their most significant breakthrough yet.

“I have been at this table with him many times. In my heart, I’d fight Fury tomorrow, especially after watching that. There is not a problem fighting him,” Joshua told Netflix.

“I am not here to get clout. I am here to fight. The contract will be sent over, we will go through the nitty gritty, and you will probably see us in the ring next, more than likely.”

Joshua, 36, beat YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in December, before suffering a tragic car crash in Nigeria later in the month which claimed the lives of his two friends.

“I was in a serious incident maybe four months ago,” he added. “I need to really check out what is going on with my return to the ring.

“But I’m here, keeping my eye on the game. I am not ducking anyone, there are just things in my life I need to tend to.”

Most fans argue the moment has passed. Both fighters are now in their late thirties and no longer at their physical peak, but the commercial pull remains enormous.

For all the focus on Joshua, Usyk still looms in the background as a potential sporting detour for Fury, although there is limited appetite for a third fight after Usyk’s dominance across their first two meetings.

Another route could lead Fury towards the winner of the 9 May clash between WBO world champion Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois.

For now, though, Fury has done what he needed. He returned and he won comfortably.

And if the showdown with Joshua truly is next, British boxing may finally get the fight it has spent a generation waiting for.

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A poignant and emotional start to Fury’s ring walk saw a tribute to boxing legend Ricky Hatton, with Blue Moon playing in his honour following his death in September.

The atmosphere in north London was then charged by the familiar Fury theatre – swagger, showmanship and singing – with fireworks erupting over the stadium as he danced to a medley before sprinting to the ring.

The bout was broadcast globally on Netflix to its 325 million subscribers, landing just hours before the release of At Home with the Furys season two.

Fury – who briefly retired after the Usyk losses – had not fought in Britain since December 2022, when he stopped Derek Chisora at this venue to retain the WBC title.

With 16 of his 19 knockouts inside three rounds, Makhmudov carried early danger on paper and landed an overhand right on Tyson Fury’s ear in the opening round.

But Fury quickly found rhythm, picking apart Makhmudov’s high guard and limited movement with counters, switching between southpaw and orthodox.

“He’s tiring already. Take your time,” Fury’s trainer SugarHill Steward told him.

One pre-fight concern had been complacency – Fury has previously struggled with awkward underdogs – but despite Makhmudov connecting again with a looping right in the fourth, Fury’s ring savviness, while a bit rusty, was proving too much.

Makhmudov’s corner urged him to beat Fury to the jab, while Fury’s team praised him for boxing “smart”.

Despite pre-fight talk of sluggish ticket sales, the 62,000-capacity stadium looked close to full, though whether through strong sales or late complimentary distribution was unclear.

Fury upped the tempo in the latter rounds, varying his attack and threading in several uppercuts, but Makhmudov absorbed them without ever really being shaken.

Whether the power that once dropped Deontay Wilder multiple times has waned, or Makhmudov simply showed a stubborn chin under sustained pressure, Fury couldn’t find the breakthrough.

Sensing that a stoppage was unlikely, sections of the crowd began drifting out before the final bell. Fury closed strongly, finishing the fight firmly on top.

After the long lay-off, his corner appeared content simply to bank the rounds and re-establish rhythm rather than chase the finish.

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