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Good afternoon. Welcome back to another week full of top sports stories in an easy-to-digest format. Let’s rock and roll.

—Kyle

1) Team USA improves to 3-0 in WBC

Aaron Judge smacked a 2-run HR and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast as Team USA defeated Mexico 5-3 last night. SP Paul Skenes threw four strong innings.

• Team USA improved to 3-0 in the World Baseball Classic, and will play Italy (2-0) tonight in its final pool play match.
• The Americans will advance to the WBC elimination round this weekend with a win, or a loss plus a favorable result in Wednesday’s Italy-Mexico game.
• Five teams have qualified for the WBC’s 8-team single elimination bracket so far: Japan, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Korea, and the Dominican Republic.

America hangs on in WBC nail-biter

2) SGA ties NBA record for consecutive 20-point games

Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 35 points in last night’s win over the Nuggets, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining.

• The reigning MVP’s performance means he’s now tied the all-time NBA record of 126 consecutive games with 20+ points, set by Wilt Chamberlain from 1961-63.
• SGA can claim sole possession of the record when the NBA-leading Thunder take on the Celtics (#2 in the East) on Thursday.

Inside SGA’s historic feat

3) Recapping NFL free agency’s wild first day

A flurry of high-profile moves took place on Day 1 of NFL free agency yesterday:

• The Dolphins plan to release QB Tua Tagovailoa—incurring a record $99.2M in dead money—and signed free agent QB Malik Willis to a 3-yr, $67.5M deal. Tua later reportedly agrees to a 1-yr minimum deal with the Falcons.
• The Panthers signed former Eagles/Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips to a 4-yr, $120M deal.
• The 49ers signed former Bucs star WR Mike Evans to a 3-yr deal worth up to $60.4M.
• The Chiefs signed former Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III—MVP of last month’s Super Bowl—to a 3-yr deal worth up to $45M.

Day 1’s biggest winners and losers

4) NCAA to monitor tournament refs for betting

This morning, the NCAA announced plans to begin monitoring officials in this year's basketball, baseball, and softball championships to ensure they don’t try to open a sportsbook account or place a bet.

• The org is relying on ProhiBet, which crosschecks data with sports leagues and gambling companies to flag users who shouldn’t be betting.
• Many conferences and schools have already implemented ProhiBet, but this marks the first time it’ll be used to monitor refs at championship events.

NCAA is officially against illegal betting

5) NBA cancels Atlanta Hawks’ Magic City promotion

Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement Monday saying the NBA has nixed the Hawks’ planned promotion with Magic City, a popular local strip club.

• Multiple NBA players had spoken out against the promotion prior to its cancellation, including Spurs C Luke Kornet and Warriors C Al Horford. 
• The March 16 promotion would have featured a limited-edition hoodie for purchase, as well as Magic City’s famous lemon-pepper wings. Atlanta says rapper T.I. will still hold his scheduled halftime performance.

The NBA doesn’t believe in Magic City

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