Florida’s rally shocks Houston in national championship; 2025 Masters rooting guide; UCL preview

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The Florida Gators

Throughout the season, Moldy He goes up and down the court, a crime of high octana almost unstoppable in transition and fierce to the offensive glass.

But the most needed, the Gators did it with defensive tenacity, huge effort and just Sufficiently offense to travel the past Houston65-63, surprisingly surpassing and giving off a program that is proud of resistance and harshness.

• Florida exceeded 12 with less than 16 minutes to the left but was slowly encrypted and took a 64-63 lead with 46 second Alijah Martin Free throws, the first advantage since the opening minutes.
• Again, the most prominent player of the final final Walter Clayton Jr. was fantastic as he matters moremarking nine points in the final eight minutes. Had only two points before that.
• Clayton also had an excellent closure Emanuel Sharpwho was Unable to get a shot Moments before his expiration.
• Florida surpassed the deficits of at least nine points to Elite Eight, Final Four and National Championship, the only team that has done it in the last 20 years.

March Madness Run de Clayton is a timerand overcome a hard shot night With closure of closures David Cobb writes to Sharp’s Shot that was never attempted, writes David Cobb.

• Cobb: “Clayton read the work quickly enough, competing for Sharp before a second projector could arrive to prevent Clayton’s frantic closure.
  When Sharp began his jump, Clayton jumped with him, leaving him without any more remedy than to leave the shot at the air and put the ball on the floor. When the last seconds were marked, Condon fell to basketball and passed it to Clayton in the same way that the sound sounded. “

All in all, it was a game that really showed the excellent depth and versatility of Florida.

• Will Richard It had a maximum of 18 points, 14 of which came to the first half to keep the Gators in Fleet. Came out with a late crucial robbery.
• Alex Condon It had difficult times but ended with 12 points, seven rebounds and four robberies, including what he achieved.
• Sixth Extraordinary Man Thomas Hauch He had only five points, but Florida beat Houston by 13 in his 24 minutes on the court.
• Florida had zero changes about the 9:30 final. He had 13 before.

My kindness, what effort and What Final Four, in fact, the best of alwaysWrite Kyle.

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😃 Honorable Mentions

💔 And it’s not a good day for …

The Houston Cougars

You cannot bring -you very much to win a national title without winning -a one of what Houston experienced. Two nights after removing a semifinal comeback against Duke fed by an undeniable spirit and a notable execution of the late game, Houston did exactly the opposite Monday.

• The Cougars Did not even get a shot in the last minuteAnd their four final possessions gave rise to changes: Joseph Tugler lost the ball after an offensive rebound, Lj crrent And Sharp sank at units and Sharp could not get a late shot, the final dagger in a long thaw.
• “It is incomprehensible that we could not get a shot”, trainer Kelvin Sampson he said.
• Also incomprehensible? Florida led only 1:04 and won. Houston led 30:44 and lost.
• Also also incomprehensible? Houston first lost all season when he occupied a rival at 70 points or less. It had been 33-0.

69 -year -old Sampson sought to become the Older coach to win a national championshipand the weight of going out again, especially in these circumstances, is absolutely crushedWrite Dennis Dodd.

• Dodd: “Perhaps the perspective will provide a leap for Houston’s scars someday, but it will not be today. Not with the” many men “of 50 hundred who leave the Florida locker room and the Alamodome tunnels. And, certainly, not after these changes.”

And with this paragraph, after almost three decades in CBS Sports and 45 years in sports journalism, Dennis goes on to retire. For those who may have lost his column announcing his retirement Last month, it is worth reading -thanks for too many bright moments to count, sir!

👎 not so honorable mentions

⛳ Teachers’ rooting guide 2025, bedrooms, probabilities

Storms in Augusta National may have suspended the practice on Monday, but this has not diminished our excitement for 2025 masters, as we go from the largest weekend of university basketball in the largest week of golf.

Is certainly a big one for Rory mcilroy. The 35 -year -old star has four important titles, but he still needs a green jacket to capture that great great career slam. Has been playing a wonderful golf (two wins in five PGA tour starts this season) and it’s just behind Scottie Scheffler for the shortest probabilities of winning masters.

McILroy leads many of our great lists for this year’s edition – Most important stories, The most successful players still have to win in Augusta National and Nine players to encourage —s -And the latter is explanatory, writes Robby Kalland.

• Kalland: “You could probably copy and paste the same paragraph of all the previews of masters … that has spent a decade since his last victory has made it even more incredible to him [grand slam] Group. Even more, this year it seemed that golf fans were finally ready to have an honest conversation about the Rory Hype train entering the masters. However, everything that was launched by the window when he won Pebble Beach and the players. There is no doubt about it: we are ready to get back to hurt. “

If you are looking for major names, Robby also has Sleper Picksincluded …

• Kalland: “”At health It is a little less a choice of sleeping after winning Houston, but Lee has played solidly the masters in the past (first two in three appearances) and it seems that it begins to find out the whole potential of their skills. Its ball speed is attractive, but what makes a head for Augusta is his creativity as a player … “

Let it cook!

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⚽ End of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, line predictions

And then there were eight. It The UEFA Champions League returns today With the first legs for two of the four quarterfinals:

Both ties have a bit of history behind: Inter Beat Bayern in the 2010 final iconicand Thierry Henry (now a CBS Sports football analyst) scored One of the biggest goals of his legendary career For the Arsenal against Real Madrid in the Ronda of 2005-06.

Who will produce the headlines this time? Our experts have done Options and Best BetsAnd at Bayern Munich-Inter, in Pardeep it likes …

• Hunting: “”Prediction: Bayern Munich 0, Inter 1 – Both teams have their strengths, but it is difficult to bet on the coherence of Inter, especially for one side of the Bayern upward that runs out after injury to Alphonso Davies and Dayot upemacano. Harry Kane He will do whatever he can to give Bayern, but to an inter -team who has given only two goals in ten games in the Champions League, this task could be easier to say than to do “

Arsenal-Real Madrid is an absolute firecracker of a party and while the Gunners ” Established pieces always represent a threatJames Benge says it will be the defense that stands out in his daring predictions. By offense, Will be up to Bukayo of and coach Mikel Arteta.

⚾ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Extension: winners, losers, questions

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I wanted half a million dollarsand got half a million dollars. His 14 -year extension, $ 500 million is the Third largest agreement in the history of the mlb and the largest extension that has been there.

There are Many reasons Guerrero Jr. He got his money, while RJ Anderson passed, and after losing so many Premier-Free Agents, Toronto desperately needed to block in a long-term franchise. But Toronto also needs this to start translating in victories. That is why “can they compete?” lead to rj’s Four big questions.

• Anderson: “It’s too early to find out if the Blue Jays have horses to make it in October, but the first returns were a mixed bag. On the one hand, it means the destination that the 74-88 campaign they did last season.”

Guerrero Jr. is obviously a great winner Of this historical agreement but also is Kyle Tuckerthe following huge money equipment. Matt Snyder says the Puppies should act quickly.

As for a loser, what happens to the free agency in general? It Next class Without a doubt, he does not feel that he has the brightness he made before this agreement.

📺 What are we seeing on Tuesday

⚽ Bayern Munich vs. InterAt 15 has paramount+
⚽ Arsenal vs Real MadridAt 15 has paramount+
🏒 Maple leaves in the panthersAt 19 hours in Espn
⚾ Phillies in Braves19:15 in TBS
🏀 Celtics in Knicks19:30 to TNT/TRUTV
🏒 Golden Knights to Avantanche21:30 in Espn
🏀 Warriors in SunsAt 10pm in TNT/TRUTV
⚽ USWNT VS. Brazil22:30 in TBS