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TOP STORIES

USA-EDUCATION-CHEATING/

UCLA soccer coach charged in admissions fraud scandal resigns

The University of California, Los Angeles’ men’s soccer coach, Jorge Salcedo, who is among those charged in the biggest college admissions fraud scheme ever uncovered in the United States, resigned his post on Thursday, school officials said.

BASKETBALL-NBA-WOMEN-INTERVIEW

League ready for female head coach says NBA's diversity boss

Widely considered the most progressive men’s sports league in North America, the NBA has its sights on the possibility of hiring a female head coach – a move that would cement its position as a leader in sporting diversity.

PAPA JOHN'S-SHAQUILLE O'NEAL/

Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal joins Papa John's board

Pizza chain Papa John's International Inc PZZA.O, trying to recover from a string of high-profile public relations blunders, on Friday named former basketball star Shaquille O'Neal as its newest board member, brand ambassador and investor.

UPCOMING

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NCAAB

Field Level Media-Coverage of first-round games in the 2019 NCAA Tournament

South: No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 7 Cincinnati 12:15 p.m.

South: No. 9 Oklahoma vs No. 8 Ole Miss 12:40 p.m.

West:

No. 14 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 3 Texas Tech 1:30 p.m.

South: No. 13 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Kansas State 2 p.m.

South: No. 15 Colgate vs No. 2 Tennessee 2:45 p.m.

South: No. 16 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 1 Virginia 3:10 p.m.

West: No. 6 Buffalo vs. No. 11 Arizona State 4 p.m.

South: No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 5 Wisconsin 4:30 p.m.

Midwest: No. 9 Washington vs. No. 8 Utah State 5:50 p.m.

East: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Gardner-Webb 6:10 p.m.

Midwest: No. 14 Georgia State vs. No. 3 Houston 6:20 p.m.

East: No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Mississippi State 6:27 p.m.

Midwest: No. 16 Iona vs. No. 1 North Carolina 9:20 p.m.

East: No. 9 UCF vs. No. 8 VCU 9:40 p.m.

Midwest: No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Iowa State 9:50 p.m.

East: No. 13 Saint Louis vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech 9:57 p.m.

March 22

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

Field Level Media-NFL notebook

News and notes from around the National Football League.

March 22, 8 p.m. ET/ 12 a.m. GMT

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

Field Level Media-NBA roundup

Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Friday.

March 22

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP

Field Level Media-MLB Spring notebook

Capsule roundups of all spring training games Friday.

March 22

SOCCER

SOCCER-NATIONS/REPORT

Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

A wrap up of Friday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

22 Mar 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-POR-UKR/REPORT

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Portugal v Ukraine

Portugal play Ukraine in Group B of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

22 Mar 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-ENG-CZE/REPORT

Soccer- Euro 2020 Qualifier - England v Czech Republic

England and the Czech Republic pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Christchurch terror attack ahead of their Euro qualifier at Wembley.

22 Mar 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-MDA-FRA/REPORT

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Moldova v France

Moldavia host France in a Group H Euro 2020 qualifier

22 Mar 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-FRIENDLY-ARG-VEN/REPORT

Soccer - International Friendly - Argentina v Venezuela

Argentina play Venezuela in an international friendly at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano.

22 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-GEO-SWI/REPORT

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Georgia v Switzerland

Georgia play Switzerland in Group D of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

23 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-FRIENDLY-MEX-CHL/

Soccer - International Friendly - Mexico v Chile

Mexico play Chile in an international friendly in San Diego.

22 Mar 23:15 ET / 03:15 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-SWE-ROM/ (PIX)

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Sweden v Romania

Sweden play Romania in Group F of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

23 Mar 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

RUGBY

RUGBY UNION-SUPER/

Super Rugby - Week Six

Super Rugby week six.

23 Mar 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/BULLS

Rugby - Bulls host Waikato Chiefs in Super Rugby

The in-form Bulls host the winless Waikato Chiefs in a Super Rugby clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.

23 Mar 09:05 ET / 13:05 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-SUPER-SUNWOLVES-LIONS/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Super Rugby - Sunwolves v Lions at Singapore National Stadium

Sunwolves play the Lions at the Singapore National Stadium.

23 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

RUGBY UNION-SUPER/CRUSADERS

Super Rugby - New South Wales Waratahs v Canterbury Crusaders

Emotions are sure to be running high when the Canterbury Crusaders take to the pitch for the first time since the Christchurch mosque shootings at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where they take on the New South Wales Waratahs.

23 Mar 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-ELECTRIC-CHINA/ (TV)

Motor racing - Formula E - Sanya ePrix

Sanya, China hosts the sixth round of the Formula E world championship.

23 Mar 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

CYCLING

CYCLING-MILAN-SANREMO/

Cycling - Milan-San Remo

The 110th edition of the Milan-San Remo. Peter Sagan, Alejandro Valverde, Tom Dumoulin, Elia Viviani and Vincenzo Nibali feature in the race.

23 Mar 05:10 ET / 09:10 GMT

TENNIS

TENNIS-MIAMI/

Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami Open

Action from round three of the Miami Open - a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament.

23 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

TENNIS-MIAMI/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - Miami Open

Action from round two of the Miami Open - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event.

23 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

FIGURESKATING

FIGURESKATING-WORLD/ (PIX)

2019 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2019 Figure Skating World Championships are held in the Japanese city of Saitama

23 Mar

GOLF

GOLF-PGA-VALSPAR

Field Level Media-PGA: Valspar second

Coverage of the second round of the Valspar Championship. Joel Dahmen, ranked 160th in the world, and No. 365 Sepp Straka of Austria share the lead entering play Friday.

March 22

GOLF-PGA-FOUNDERS

Field Level Media-LPGA: Founders Cup

Coverage of the second round of the LPGA Bank Of Hope Founders Open. France's Celine Boutier birdied the par-4 ninth hole on Thursday to finish with an 8-under-par 64 and take a one-stroke lead.

March 22

GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - European Tour - Maybank Championship

Kuala Lumpur's Saujana Golf and Country Club hosts the Maybank Championship. The event is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour.

23 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

GOLF-VALSPAR/

Golf - PGA Tour - Valspar Championship third round

The Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Florida hosts the Valspar Championship. Paul Casey is the defending champion.

23 Mar