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Michigan's defense outshines historic offense in title win over UConn
A lot has been made about Michigan’s explosive offense, especially after its dominant run through the NCAA Tournament. In Monday’s 69-63 win over Connecticut in the national title game, the Wolverines’ defense took center stage.
Michigan did something unusual before the championship. Did it help them win a title?
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here.Six days before the NCAA championship game, a group of staffers from the University of Michigan rolled a portable basketball goal onto the field at Michigan Stadium and set up a makeshift practice lab in the center of one of the world’s largest outdoor stadiums. Advertisement
Michigan's national title is the latest chapter in a year of Big Ten dominance
Michigan’s 69-63 win over UConn in the 2025-26 national title punctuated an athletic season of dominance for the Big Ten Conference in 2025-26.For the second time ever, a conference has won the football, women’s basketball and men’s basketball national championships.The SEC enjoyed a similarly fruitful athletic calendar in 2007. That year Florida won in both football and men’s basketball while Tennessee took it home in women’s basketball. But this year the Big Ten’s dominance stretches far beyon...
Welcome to Lincoln, the underdogs who could soon be welcoming some big Premier League names
Lincoln City are in dreamland after confirming their promotion to the Championship with a 2–1 win over Reading on Monday.It will be their first time in the English second division since 1961 and theirs is the definition of an underdog story, with Lincoln’s budget ranking 17th among the third tier’s 24 teams.Advertisement
Are Real Madrid's big stars actually their biggest problem?
The day before Real Madrid saw off Manchester City last month and sealed a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals, the Spanish club released a documentary celebrating the path to their most recent European title.The internally produced film follows the team through a 2023-24 campaign packed with drama and incident — including a penalty shootout win over City in the quarter-finals, and a trademark comeback victory against Bayern Munich in the last four.Advertisement
Milner, Mitoma, Van Hecke - Brighton's contract situation and what happens next
James Milner heads a list of Brighton & Hove Albion players approaching the end of their contracts.Joel Veltman, Solly March and Adam Webster also have deals expiring in June, while Kaoru Mitoma and Jan Paul van Hecke — two of the biggest assets in Fabian Hurzeler’s squad — are both out of contract at the end of next season.Advertisement
Aston Villa rejoice at the return of Youri Tielemans, their midfield metronome
“Very important,” Unai Emery re-emphasised. “He is playing after two months out. Now he is going away with his national team and he will come back again in two weeks, ready to add to us his quality and leadership. He is very important, with his mentality.”Emery speaking glowingly about Youri Tielemans, as he did when speaking to journalists just before the international window, should come as no surprise. After all, the Belgian was Aston Villa’s player of the season in 2024-25.Advertisement
How Liverpool can challenge PSG: Defensive discipline, high pressing and a reliable out-ball
If you were picking a match to play after losing 4-0 to Manchester City, it would not be a trip to France to face defending European champions Paris Saint-Germain.Yet that’s the challenge for Arne Slot and his players as they aim to bounce back from this season’s latest low and keep their hopes of winning the Champions League alive.Advertisement
Trump beams in to speak with NASA astronauts on their spacecraft after they circle the moon and head home to Earth
NewsWorldAmericasTrump beams in to speak with NASA astronauts on their spacecraft after they circle the moon and head home to EarthThe four crew members of the Artemis II mission traveled about 252,760 miles away from EarthRachel Dobkin in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 05:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark...
Where do Man United Women go from here? There are financial and footballing issues to address
“Defy the odds”.Manchester United Women’s slogan for the 2025-26 season is punchy and instructive.Crafted by a member of the club’s senior hierarchy before the new season, it was meant to serve as a war cry going into a pivotal season. The team were finally in Europe but also fighting to establish themselves among the Women’s Super League’s top teams and compete with more established teams, such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City.But the slogan has become a point of fascination for what it...
Michigan muscles its way to program's 2nd NCAA basketball title, beating UConn
High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.(Image credit: Michael Conroy)
How does Italian football move on from crushing failure to reach another World Cup?
The Easter weekend in Serie A was inevitably spent contemplating resurrection. The national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup was spoken about in almost biblical terms. “We are all guilty,” Inter coach Cristian Chivu said, as if the defeat in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an act of martyrdom. Italy died for calcio’s many sins.For they do not know what they are doing.Advertisement
Kane, Olise and Diaz: Bayern's formidable front three chasing Barcelona and Real Madrid greats
For Vincent Kompany and Bayern Munich, the prospect of a treble-winning season is very much alive — something the German giants have not managed since 2019-20.They are cantering to another Bundesliga title, victorious in 23 of 28 league matches and scoring 100 goals in that time. Bayer Leverkusen stand between them and a first domestic cup final in six years, and they finally look like making a deep run in the Champions League, too.Advertisement
How the 'other' Luis Suarez replaced Viktor Gyokeres' goal threat at Sporting
Luis Suarez is one of those players who always seems to be right in the thick of the action.Since the start of 2026, the 28-year-old has already crashed home 15 goals in all competitions for Portuguese side Sporting; among them, a double against reigning European Champions Paris Saint-Germain, and three game-winning goals deep into added time.Advertisement
How Sporting view Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres ahead of Champions League return - 'A beast mentally'
The last time Viktor Gyokeres graced the pitch at Sporting CP’s Estadio Jose Alvalade in May 2025, he scored his 53rd goal of the season.His 82nd-minute strike in a routine win over Vitoria Guimaraes helped the club defend their Liga Portugal title, finishing two points ahead of a Benfica side that had battled hard to ensure the league title would be decided on the final day of the season.Advertisement
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, the story of 'La Bestia Negra' – and whether the nickname still works...
Real Madrid against Bayern Munich widens the eyes.Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, and Jude Bellingham against Harry Kane, Manuel Neuer, and Joshua Kimmich for a place in the Champions League semi-final. This is continental football from the rarest of air, and it demands to be watched.La Real, Los Blancos, against FC Bayern, La Bestia Negra.Advertisement
Eight Tennessee women's basketball players enter transfer portal, leaving one on roster
Tennessee women’s basketball is heading into next season without returning players after all eight Volunteers opted to enter the transfer portal following the Lady Vols’ rare first-round exit from the NCAA Tournament.The disappointing season finish capped off a rough final stretch in which Tennessee went on an eight-game skid to complete the season, including a winless March for the first time in program history, and the Vols finished the season with a 16-14 record.Advertisement
Sporting CP's Rui Borges: From amateur coaching to historic match against Arsenal
This is an updated version of an article first published in January.Rui Borges was coaching in amateur football seven years ago, but 2026 has seen him continue to defy the odds to make history with Sporting CP.This week’s Champions League quarter-final will be the Portuguese side’s first since the competition’s rebrand from the European Cup in 1992, and their place has been earned in dramatic fashion.Advertisement
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 7, 2026, puzzle No. 561
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes the answers — and hints — for the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.You can access today’s game here.Advertisement
Liverpool news: Mo Salah told he 'didn't look right' as Jamie Carragher sends Reds star clear message
Liverpool news: Mo Salah told he 'didn't look right' as Jamie Carragher sends Reds star clear messageLiverpool have an extremely stern test in the form of Paris Saint-Germain on WednesdayCommentsSportFasika Zelealem Senior Sports Reporter05:00, 07 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesMohamed Salah's Liverpool career is quickly winding down(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)Liverpool's turmoil continues to further plunge the reigning Premier League champions further into chaos....