Mikaela Shiffrin cruised to her fourth overall World Cup title just one month after skiing away empty handed from the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Why it matters: The 27-year-old from Edwards, Colorado, is now tied with Vail's Lindsey Vonn for overall titles. She trails only Austria's Annemarie Moser-Pröll's six titles from the 1970s, AP reports.
A Moscow court is extending WNBA star Brittney Griner's arrest until May 19, Russian state news agency TASS reports, per CNN.
Driving the news: "The court granted the request of the investigation and extended the period of detention of the U.S. citizen Griner until May 19," the court said, per TASS.
Roughly half of American adults believe colleges should pay their athletes, according to a new survey from the Marist Poll.
The intrigue: The responses vary widely by age, race, ethnicity and gender — a reflection of the rapidly-evolving debate about amateurism and wide-ranging definitions of what it means to be a college athlete.
Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points on Tuesday in a blowout 150-108 win over the Magic — one night after Karl-Anthony Towns scored 60 points himself.
Driving the news: Irving scored 41 points in the first half alone en route to setting the Nets' franchise record. He exited with over eight minutes remaining.
