Sophomore right-hander Ryan Lynch will get the ball Friday night to open NCAA Tournament play against VCU in Chapel Hill.

• Spencer Haskell
• On3.com

Ava Kuszak delivered a dramatic extra-inning walk-off to lift Nebraska softball past Arkansas in a thrilling Women’s College World Series showdown.

• Maren Angus-Coombs
• Sports Illustrated

This is the 101st year of the national spelling competition, and the third time it's been decided by a rapid-fire "spell-off" since the practice was introduced in 2021

• Rachel Treisman
• NPR

Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham and the Indiana Fever suffered a 90-88 loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night.

• Zach Bachar
• Bleacher Report