College Basketball
A Hall of Fame coach is leaving her post after 21 years. Kim Mulkey, who won three national championships at Baylor, is headed for Baton Rouge, where she will become the women’s head basketball coach at LSU. The Tickfaw, Louisiana, native will be formally introduced today. The 58-year-old Mulkey took over the Baylor program in 2000, which up to that point, had never reached the NCAA Tournament. She played at Louisiana Tech, and would later spend 15 years there as an assistant and associate head coach.
NFL
The Tennessee Titans are getting ready for this week’s NFL Draft. The first round takes place Thursday night in Cleveland, with the seven-round draft lasting three days in all. Tennessee has the 22nd overall selection in the first round.
NBA
Ja Morant scored 28 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-113 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland to complete a two game sweep. The Grizzlies finish their seven game road trip tonight in Denver.
NHL
The Nashville Predators begin a two-game home series with the Florida Panthers tonight at Bridgestone Arena. The teams will also face off tomorrow night. First puck drops at 7 both nights.
Golf
Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman were the last duo standing in the PGA Tour’s lone regular-season team event at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The Australian duo outlasted the South African duo of Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel on the first playoff hole at TPC Louisiana. The Australians forced a playoff by shooting a two-under 70 in the alternate-style play tournament. On Thursday, the tour will stop at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida.
NASCAR
Brad Keselowski put in extra work for his first win of the season. He surged to the front in overtime to pick up his first win of the NASCAR Cup Series season at Talladega on Sunday. Keselowski was able to hold off William Byron and Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell for the win. Byron finished in second while McDowell took third. Kevin Harvick and Matt DiBenedetto rounded out the top-five.
NASCAR isn’t mandating its competitors be vaccinated for COVID-19, believing that making it a requirement would be a “slippery slope.” NASCAR President Steve Phelps made the announcement Sunday prior to the race at Talladega. Phelps noted he personally believes it is important for people to get vaccinated, but that NASCAR will continue to “monitor and change our policy as necessary” in order to ensure that people are safe.