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Leafs' Matthews (MCL surgery) down 12 weeks

EMILY KAPLAN

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews underwent successful MCL surgery on Thursday, with an expected recovery time of 12 weeks, the team announced.

WBC title game ratings nearly double from 2023

This year's World Baseball Classic championship game between Venezuela and the United States was seen by 10,784,000 viewers on Fox and Fox Deportes, nearly double the viewership for Japan's victory over the U.S. in the 2023 final.

Tracking NFL free agency: We recapped all the signings, trades and cuts from March

ESPN STAFF

We followed every signing, trade, cut, contract restructures and other moves over the course of two weeks.

Ranking the top 50 men's college basketball players who could define March Madness

JEFF BORZELLO AND MYRON MEDCALF

From mid-major leaders to national superstars, here's who could impact their teams' NCAA tournament runs.

LeBron ties Parish's record with 1,611th game

DAVE MCMENAMIN

LeBron James tied Robert Parish for the NBA's all-time games played mark, with the Hall of Famer saying James is "deserving" of breaking the record.

Sources: WNBA's new CBA expedites max deals

ALEXA PHILIPPOU

A new provision in the WNBA's pending CBA fast-tracks the ability for players on rookie-scale contracts to make maximum and supermax salaries, sources told ESPN.

NBA debut to March Madness: Sandfort surprises brother in Nebraska win

BROOKE PRYOR

Less than 12 hours after his NBA debut, Payton Sandfort showed up courtside to support Pryce.

VCU rallies from 19 down, knocks out UNC in OT

Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime, and 11th-seeded VCU erased from a 19-point second-half deficit to stun sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Texas overcomes Dybantsa's 35 points, upsets BYU

No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, overcoming 35 points from Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa.

Ranking the 25 best players in women's March Madness

MICHAEL VOEPEL AND CHARLIE CREME

Who are the top players in the bracket? Where do Azzi Fudd, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts rank?

UNC's Davis: Fatigue not to blame for collapse

DAVID HALE

In a series of terse exchanges with reporters after VCU's 82-78 OT win, North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said he didn't think his team was tired and said it was "my decision" when asked why he'd gone with a short six-man rotation in the waning minutes.