The big picture: Anderson is the latest coach to jump ship for a bigger job in the immediate aftermath of a Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament. A few other examples:
The United States and Japan will duke it out in the World Baseball Classic championship in Miami Tuesday evening after nearly two weeks ofcaptivating games — but a disappointing showing for Latin America.
The big picture: Severalof the eight Latin American and Caribbean teams were knocked out earlier than expected, while some players left with injuries that will likely have lingering effects for Major League Baseball teams when the season officially begins.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the owner of the Washington Wizards, Mystics and Capitals and Capital One Arena, is planning a major rebrand and investment in NBC Sports Washington, the regional sports network it fully acquired from Comcast last September, a top executive told Axios.
Why it matters: Owning the network insulates Monumental from the distribution crisis hitting dozens of sports teams around the country. It also gives Monumental the resources needed to create its own local sports streaming app, which it plans to launch next year.
San Diego Padres prospect Ethan Salas quietly made his spring training debut this month — at just 16 years of age.
Why it matters: Salas is almost certainly one of the youngest, if not the youngest player, to ever appear in a Major League Baseball spring training game. We asked MLB historian John Thorn, and the only other 16-year-old he could find was Brooklyn Dodgers youngster Tommy Brown in 1944.
Foot Locker is taking steps to close 400 low-performing stores by 2026 and 125 of its Champs Sports locations this year, officials announced Monday.
Driving the news: The company unveiled the closures during its Investor Day and officials said they plan to focus on higher-performing locations as part of its “Lace Up” plan.
