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TOP STORIES
SPORTS
BASKETBALL-NCAA-TXT-UVA-NATIONALTITLE-ADVANCE Texas Tech, Virginia on brink of national title
MINNEAPOLIS - A first-time college basketball national champion will emerge when Texas Tech and Virginia square off Monday in the NCAA Tournament national championship game.
BASKETBALL-NCAA-DUK Williamson wins Naismith player of year honor Duke forward Zion Williamson continued his collection of accolades on Sunday when he won the 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy as the top college basketball in the country, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced during a press conference in Minneapolis.
BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP MLB roundup: Cubs end six-game skid Jason Heyward went 3-for-3 with two homers and three RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pulled away for a 14-8 win over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
UPCOMING:
SPORTS
GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf - The Masters
Golfers practice on the Augusta National greens and speak to the media ahead of the Masters.
Apr 8
RUGBY-UNION-USA/GOLD
INTERVIEW- Rugby - Gold sees MLR as tonic to boost US chances at World Cup
United States coach Gary Gold believes Major League Rugby will be hugely beneficial to his side as they seek to put in a competitive showing at the World Cup in Japan.
8 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-TOT-MCI/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - Champions League - Tottenham Hotspur training & news conference
Tottenham Hotspur prepare for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City
8 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND/
Talking points from the Premier League weekend
Five talking points from the Premier League weekend.
8 Apr 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
SOCCER-FRANCE-PSG-STR/REPORT
Soccer - Ligue 1 wrap
Paris St Germain host Strasbourg in a Ligue 1 game
7 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-FRIENDLY-USA-BEL/
Soccer - Women's International Friendly - United States v Belgium
The U.S. Women's National Team host Belgium at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles as the defending World Cup champions continue preparations ahead of their title defense in France in June.
7 Apr 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT
SOCCER-ITALY-NAP-GEN/REPORT
Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Napoli v Genoa
Napoli host Genoa in a Serie A match
7 Apr 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
SOCCER-ITALY/
Soccer - Italy - Five-talking points from the Serie A weekend
Five talking-points from the weekend's Serie A matches
8 Apr 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN/
Soccer- Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga
Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga.
8 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
TENNIS-MONTERREY/ (PIX)
Tennis - WTA International - Monterrey Open
Action from the final of the Abierto GNP Seguros, a WTA International event.
7 Apr 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
USA-CBD/
In the emerging CBD edibles business, confusion reigns over the rules
Inconsistencies in federal, state and local rules governing CBD as additive to food and drinks is bewildering the small but growing number of businesses selling edibles in New York and beyond.
Apr 8
