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🏀 Good morning to all, however particularly to …

THE NO. 22 TEXAS A&M AGGIES

There is a first time for every part, and No. 22 Texas A&M badly wanted a primary like this. The Aggies snapped a four-game dropping streak with a wire-to-wire 83-72 win over No. 1 Auburn, the primary win over a top-ranked group in program historical past. 

• The Aggies honored eight gamers on Senior Night time, and people seniors mixed for 70 of the Aggies’ 83 factors, with guards Zhuric Phelps (19 factors) and Wade Taylor IV (15) main the way in which. Fellow senior Andersson Garcia had 11 factors and 11 rebounds.
• Texas A&M collected 24 offensive rebounds, tied for the second-most by any group in a sport in opposition to No. 1. The Aggies out-rebounded the Tigers 41-24 total and had a 29-11 edge in second-chance factors.
• Potential participant of the yr Johni Broome had simply eight factors. The excellent news for Auburn is Bracketology skilled Jerry Palm says it stays his No. 1 total seed.

Talking of Bracketology, our Cameron Salerno says it was a wild night time for a number of bubble groups.

• Arkansas received at Vanderbilt, 90-77, and Baylor received at TCU, 61-58. Each the Razorbacks and the Bears entered their video games within the “Final 4 In.”
• Ohio State obtained a 116-114 double-overtime win over Nebraska. Each groups had been within the “First 4 Out.”
• Texas, within the “Subsequent 4 Out,” threw away a late lead earlier than surviving in additional time, 87-82, at No. 25 Mississippi State.

Oh yeah, and only for enjoyable, No. 23 BYU beat No. 10 Iowa State, 88-85, in double additional time. March!

😁 Honorable mentions

😞 And never such a superb morning for …

KYRIE IRVING, THE DALLAS MAVERICKS AND DALLAS MAVERICKS FANS

Kyrie Irving‘s season is over. So, too, for all intents and functions, is the Mavericks‘ as a disheartening yr turned disastrous. Checks revealed Irving tore his ACL in Monday’s loss to the Kings; he had left with what was initially dominated a knee sprain.

That is as dangerous because it will get. Irving was carrying the injury-plagued group for a number of weeks, particularly within the wake of the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis commerce after Davis obtained damage in his Dallas debut. Davis was reportedly nearing a return.

Now, it is all for naught; talks about Davis not returning in any respect this season reportedly started after the Irving information, and Jasmyn Wimbish says Dallas has no different choices however to tank.

If you happen to wished to strive justify the Dončić-Davis commerce, you would say the Irving-Davis pairing plus a formidable frontcourt made Dallas extra balanced and higher defensively. It was clearly a win-now transfer (although the Mavericks had simply made the Finals, however, once more, I am making an attempt right here).

I am going to by no means say an damage is karma. It is not like Irving made the commerce, in spite of everything. However Brad Botkin — whereas admitting he hates to talk this fashion — says that is the basketball gods punishing Dallas for its terrible commerce.

Subsequent season, Irving will probably be 33 and coming off a torn ACL that may pressure him to overlook the beginning of the marketing campaign. Davis will probably be 32. It is an completely devastating state of affairs for the Mavericks within the quick and long run, James Herbert writes.

• Herbert: “The worst half, although, is that Dallas’ quick future did not need to be such a giant deal. Earlier than the Dončić commerce, a season-ending damage to Irving would have been a giant blow to its title probabilities, however, provided that the group gave the impression to be a number of months away from signing one of many league’s three greatest gamers to a long-term extension as he approached his prime years, solely a short lived setback. … The Davis-Irving period has gotten off to an inauspicious begin, and it was by no means constructed to final.”

Lastly, the race for tenth within the West simply obtained extra attention-grabbing.

😔 Not so honorable mentions

🏈 Saquon Barkley, Eagles comply with largest operating again contract ever

Be part of a contender? Test. Win Offensive Participant of the 12 months? Test. Win the Tremendous Bowl? Test. Reset the operating again market? Test. Saquon Barkley‘s outstanding run continued yesterday, as he signed a two-year, $41.2 million extension.

Now that that is achieved, here is the Eagles’s offseason to-do listing.

Elsewhere across the league …

⚽ UEFA Champions League outcomes, predictions: Actual Madrid tops Atletico Madrid

We knew the Madrid Derby, UEFA Champions League version, had potential to be superior. It didn’t disappoint. Like so usually, Actual Madrid was victorious, nabbing a 2-1 dwelling win over Atletico Madrid within the first leg of their spherical of 16 matchup.

All three targets had been absolute bangers: Rodrygo smashing one in within the fourth minute, just for Julián Álvarez to curl in a stunner within the thirty second earlier than Brahim Díaz received it with a great solo effort within the 52nd.

Elsewhere …

Listed below are the eventualities for subsequent week’s second legs of those matchups.

As for at this time’s first legs, it is one other loaded slate:

• Feyenoord vs. Inter | 12:45 p.m. on CBS Sports activities Community, Paramount+ | Preview
• Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen | 3 p.m. on Paramount+ | Preview
• Benfica vs. Barcelona | 3 p.m. on Paramount+ | Preview
• PSG vs. Liverpool | 3 p.m. on Paramount+ | Preview

That 3 p.m. tripleheader is *chef’s kiss.* Listed below are our skilled picks, greatest bets and extra.

📺 What we’re watching Wednesday

🏀 No. 13 Maryland at No. 17 Michigan (M), 6:30 p.m. on BTN
🏀 No. 5 Florida at No. 7 Alabama (M), 7 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 Warmth at Cavaliers, 7 p.m. on ESPN
🏒 Capitals at Rangers, 7:30 p.m. on TNT/truTV
🏀 No. 20 Marquette at UConn (M), 8:30 p.m. on FS1
🏀 No. 4 Tennessee at Ole Miss (M), 9 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 Thunder at Grizzlies, 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏒 Maple Leafs at Golden Knights, 10 p.m. on TNT/truTV