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Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Tommy Lloyd says comment on next Arizona coach wasn’t about UNC opening

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Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd cleared the air about the postgame comments he made following Arizona’s win in the Elite Eight over Purdue on Saturday.

Lloyd said on Saturday, “Arizona’s going to have another good coach after me, I promise you,” which caused many fans to take Lloyd’s comments out of context and speculate it to mean he would be leaving Tucson.

Lloyd has been heavily linked to the open North Carolina job since the firing of Hubert Davis on March 24. The Wildcats head coach is reportedly a frontrunner for the vacancy in Chapel Hill, along with Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan.

“It’s absolutely true. There’s gonna be another coach. This is a great program. 
I didn’t say when,” Lloyd told reporters on Tuesday in Tucson before his team departs for the Final Four in Indianapolis. “People are going to speculate all they want. Guys, this team has my full focus.

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“Nothing, nothing — I promise you, nothing — is knocking me off that path. And you guys might call them distractions, ’cause you’re distracted.

“That doesn’t mean I’m distracted or we’re distracted. You know what’s pretty cool? Once you get some experience in this deal, and you’re a player or you’re a coach who’s been at it a while, you get pretty good at, you know, eliminating the distractions.”

Lloyd took Arizona to its first Final Four in 25 years, and the Wildcats are 148-35 (.809) under the coach, including trips to at least the Sweet 16 in four of his five seasons.

Lloyd’s buyout at Arizona is reportedly $9 million if it comes on April 1 of after; however, his representatives have reportedly been in talks with the University of Arizona over a new contract since before the start of the NCAA Tournament, Desiree Reed-Francois told CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein ahead of Arizona’s Sweet 16 game against Arkansas.

Lloyd was hired by former Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke ahead of the 2021-22 season, and there are reported differences between Lloyd and Heeke’s successor, Reed-Francois.

Lloyd initially signed a five-year contract upon being hired and later agreed to a five-year contract extension in 2024. He signed an additional extension the following year, keeping him under contract with Arizona until after the 2030 season.

Lloyd’s contract at Arizona sees him earn $4.4 million in base salary in 2025-26 and 2026-27 before annual increases of $250,000 the next three seasons.



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Rain or Shine forges record margin with huge victory over Blackwater

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Rain or Shine set a new record for the biggest blowout in PBA history that kept its status as the only unbeaten team in the Commissioner’s Cup. The Elasto Painters dismantled the Blackwater Bossing, 151-95, on Tuesday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium with import Jaylen Johnson back from suspension, Andrei Caracut stepping up and coach Yeng

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Inspiring fans take center stage on Opening Day for 1st pitch, National Anthem

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PHOENIX — Many times, the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day is thrown by a franchise icon or a celebrity fan, and the national anthem performed by a top-selling artist.

The Arizona Diamondbacks gave a pair of young fans who have persevered through arduous circumstances the opportunity of a lifetime on Monday, to welcome baseball season into the Valley.

Beauden Baumkirchner, who suffered from sepsis that led to the amputation of both of his legs at a young age and survived, threw out the first pitch to his favorite player and D-backs outfielder Corbin Carroll.

Joe Giacinto, a blind and autistic clarinetist with big dreams as a musician, performed the Star-Spangled Banner.

Both received thunderous applause from the sold-out crowd in the ballpark.

Baumkirchner suffered what was first thought to be a typical cut when riding a bike during a vacation in 2020. He was three years old. He contracted a rare staph infection and went into septic shock, tragically, and Baumkirchner underwent more than 20 surgeries.

Years later, Baumkirchner is now a baseball player at Lake Havasu Little League, using prosthetic legs. He and his family are big Diamondbacks fans, and Carroll had sent him a personal message. 

“Shocked,” Baumkirchner told MLB Network in January when he received the message.

When asked by Hot Stove host Matt Vasgersian if he’s been to Chase Field and met Carroll in person, the young man said he had not. That’s now been rectified in a big way.

Baumkirchner aimed and fired a pitch to Carroll, who with a big smile gave Baumkirchner a high five and signed the baseball for him. Perhaps Baumkirchner brought Carroll good luck, as the two-time All-Star hit a triple and a home run in the first two innings of the ballgame.

Giacinto is a self-taught musician from the Valley who powered through the anthem with fireworks and the classic Opening Day flyover in the background.

The fans started to erupt before he hit his last note, and he had a big smile on his face after the memorable performance.

“Let’s go!” Giacinto exclaimed when asked to perform on Opening Day by D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall. “I can’t wait.”

The artist has already played the anthem at an Atlanta Hawks game earlier this NBA season, as he continues to showcase his talents in front of large audiences.



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Suns great Amar’e Stoudemire elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2026

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Phoenix Suns great Amar’e Stoudemire is among the inductees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2026, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Stoudemire is joined by Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Doc Rivers, among others.

Coming straight out of high school, Stoudemire arrived in Phoenix as the No. 9 overall pick in 2002. He went on to win Rookie of the Year before earning an All-NBA First-Team selection in 2007 and All-NBA Second-Team nods in 2005, 2008, 2010 and 2011.

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The five-time All-Star, who was inducted into the Suns Ring of Honor in 2024, helped lead Phoenix to the playoffs five times.

In his eight seasons with Phoenix, Stoudemire averaged 21.4 points on 54.4% shooting. He added 8.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 blocks across 34.3 minutes per game.

From a franchise history standpoint, he’s seventh in points (11,035), third in rebounds (4,613) and fifth in blocks (722).

Following his time in Phoenix, Stoudemire played five seasons with the New York Knicks (2010-15) where he added one more All-Star accolade to his resume. He also had stops in Miami (2014-15) and Dallas (2015-16).



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Monday, 30 March 2026

Japanese Olympian resets Asian track record

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TAGAYTAY—Kaiya Ota of Japan reset his own Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Cycling Championships elite men sprint record in the qualifying round before eventually winning the gold medal with relative ease at Tagaytay CT Velodrome on Sunday. Ota clocked 9.348 seconds in the qualifiers to smash the previous Asian mark of 9.350 seconds he himself

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Cardinals come away with 3rd-round QB in Matt Miller mock draft

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When it comes to the list of teams would could make a splash for a quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals are penciled in at the very top.

ESPN analyst Field Yates recently predicted the Cardinals to trade up and select Alabama’s Ty Simpson late in the first round while NFL.com’s Charles Davis had Arizona pulling the trigger at No. 3 overall (with a caveat).

In ESPN analyst Matt Miller’s three-round mock draft published Monday, he instead sees the Cardinals waiting until the third round and using the No. 65 overall pick on Miami’s Carson Beck.

After missing on Simpson in Round 2, the Cardinals could take a swing at QB here. Beck’s experience and strong pocket play would allow him to run the play-action-based offense Mike LaFleur brings to Arizona.

By the time the Cardinals are on the clock at the start of the third round, Beck is left as the best available option.

Simpson falls to the second round, but ultimately goes off the board one pick before the Cardinals at No. 33 overall to the New York Jets. LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier and Penn State’s Drew Allar are also taken within the first 64 selections.

Beck’s lone season as a Hurricane saw him throw for 3,813 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. When playing at State Farm Stadium in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8, he threw for 268 yards and scored three touchdowns to help Miami advance to the National Championship Game.

Selecting Beck could give the Cardinals a potential long-term answer at third-round value, but most likely doesn’t alter the expectation of Jacoby Brissett starting Week 1.

As a result of Simpson not being available at No. 34 overall, Miller has Arizona pivoting to another pressing need at edge rusher with Missouri’s Zion Young.

The Cardinals would just miss on Simpson falling to them here, though they could trade up, which is what they did in Field Yates’ and Jordan Reid’s most recent mock drafts. Young would be a strong consolation prize, giving Arizona a powerful defensive end to complement the speed Josh Sweat and Baron Browning provide.

Standing at 6-foot-6, 262 pounds, Young recorded 16.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 2025, earning a First-Team All-SEC nod in the process. His pre-draft offseason has included earning Player of the Game honors at the Senior Bowl and impressing Miller himself in positional drills at the NFL Combine.

To begin their 2026 NFL Draft, Miller predicts the Cardinals to play it safe with Miami offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa at No. 3 overall.

General manager Monti Ossenfort addressed the offensive line in free agency by bringing in Isaac Seumalo and Elijah Wilkinson, but a permanent answer at the right tackle spot still eludes Arizona.

Far and away the most-linked prospect in the Arizona Sports Mock Draft Tracker with 68 out of 182 entries, Miller is the latest analyst to go that route on Day 1. The move also reunites Miami alums Mauigoa with Beck.

With the drop-off after Mendoza at QB, Arizona could choose to stick with veteran Jacoby Brissett in 2026 and wait until a deeper 2027 draft to select their next signal-caller. So this pick can be the start of their future foundation. Mauigoa is the draft’s top-ranked offensive lineman and allowed only two sacks during Miami’s run to the national title game. He is a fierce run blocker who would be an immediate replacement for right tackle Christian Jones opposite Paris Johnson Jr., giving Arizona a pair of young offensive line bookends.



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Cardinals expected to have joint practice with Packers

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All signs point to the Arizona Cardinals heading to Green Bay for a joint practice with the Packers this preseason.

There’s still a final sign-off from the NFL, but new Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur said things are in the works.

“I love joint practices, because you get to hit somebody else, you get to see somewhat of a different scheme, all that,” LaFleur said during the annual NFL owners meeting on Monday. “But we’re going against different players, different corners, different D, we’re blocking different guys. Training camp is long and so for the same team to be hitting each other for that many weeks in a row, you’ve got to break it up.

“Inevitably we all know what’s going to happen after you keep hitting your own brother for a while. We’re going to hug each other after it, but when you’re going, you’re going. And it should be competitive. We’re working through that still. I don’t know if I can stamp anything. I’m waiting for kind of the league in terms of all that kind of stuff, but when that gets done, we’ll go up there.”

On top of getting a week of work in with his brother and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, Mike LaFleur is also going to get a taste of former head coach Jonathan Gannon’s defense now that the ex-Cardinal is Green Bay’s defensive coordinator.

Gannon was a huge fan of joint practices, heading to Minnesota (2023), Indianapolis (2024) and Denver (2025) during his three-year run in Arizona.

And while it’s expected there will be some similarities between the Nick Rallis-led Arizona defense and Gannon’s new unit, LaFleur isn’t concerned about any potential crossover.

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“I know someone’s going to say, ‘Well, JG’s kind of probably a similar scheme.’ They’re going to do whatever Green Bay’s going to do now, and he’s going to fit it to their players,” LaFleur said.

Another benefit of getting out of Arizona during the preseason? The weather.

It’s going to be toasty in Tempe (it already is getting that way) in the not-so-distant future. Add on another week of preseason action thanks to the Hall of Fame Game, and escaping the heat is a key component in heading to the Midwest for joint practice.

“We’ll turn it up, but at the same time we got to make sure that we’re taking care of these guys,” LaFleur said. “At some point (after training camp indoors), we got to go back home. We got to go back to Tempe and kind of get going there. To be able to do that joint after we get back, that gets them out of that heat.

“Like I told some of the guys already, if we could go to Canada, we would, they just don’t have a team. So, the next best thing is just going up to Wisconsin, because we can’t go to Seattle for obvious reasons. It’ll be fun.”



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