No. 4 Minnesota beat No. 5 Ole Miss on Sunday after a thrilling comeback, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in more than 20 years. Amaya Battle’s buzzer-beating jumper secured the stunning victory, but it didn’t help that the Rebels were playing with their best player, Cotie McMahon on the bench after she fouled out with four minutes left in the game.

McMahon’s fifth and final foul of the game was on offense, as the senior was called for a charge. It was the second offensive foul for McMahon, who picked up her second foul just three minutes into the game on another call that seemed a little soft.

Postgame, when asked about the fouls and the refereeing, Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin was clear on her opinion, if slightly hesitant of getting on the wrong side of an NCAA fine.

“I got to see how to answer that without getting in any trouble,” McPhee-McCuin said to start off, before continuing: “From my point of view, the last call was incorrect. We watched it 1,500 times. One of the things I do understand is that officials are human and environments create them to officiate in a particular type of way. I don't think that's why we lost the game. I just know that Cotie is leading scorer, newcomer of the year, all of the things, and she plays 20 minutes.

“And it's disappointing. These fans deserved more than that. The game deserves more than that, and I just think a officiating as a whole really needs to be looked at. I really do. I'm not just talking about this game. Something has to be done. It has to be better.”

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McPhee-McCuin added that she hasn’t seen other star players go through the same situation as McMahon in a high stakes game, mentioning Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark as examples. (She also choose not to name current star players, joking that someone will accuse her of “tampering.”)

“I was in the locker room thinking about other star players on teams. I've just never seen them fouled out in a March Madness game. I just haven't. Paige, Caitlin,” McPhee-McCuin said. “I just haven't seen the best players get fouled out.”

For what it’s worth, McPhee-McCuin is correct that neither Clark or Bueckers fouled out of a NCAA tournament game, but both came close: Clark picked up four fouls in the 2023 final against LSU, while Bueckers ended three March Madness games (the 2021 Final Four, 2022 Sweet Sixteen and 2025 Elite Eight) with four fouls.

McMahon, who transferred from Ohio State for her senior year, fouled out two other times this season, and picked up 75 personal fouls over the course of the season. But that physicality is something that McPhee-McCuin has heavily praised: In a press conference on Saturday, McPhee-McCuin said that McMahon’s presence, especially in a physical conference like the SEC, is what will lead to her success in the WNBA.

“The SEC is the baby WNBA and in the WNBA you're playing with grown women, and so there is a component that if you're not physical enough you won't be able to succeed,” McPhee-McCuin said. “That's why Cotie is going to be a first round pick, because she's physically fit for the next level. So I'm fine when people talk about the physicality of the league because that's what it is. We have a bunch of high level athletes that are preparing themselves to play at the next level.”

For the second year in a row, Wisconsin has defeated Ohio State to with the NCAA women’s hockey championship. After an overtime win over No. 3 seed Penn State in the semifinals, the No. 2-seeded Badgers bested the No. 1 Buckeyes with a third-period game winner from senior forward Claire Enright.

It didn’t take long for Wisconsin to pull ahead: Just over a minute into the game, Kelly Gorbatenko got a deflection off a shot from Adéla Šapovalivová. Laney Potter then scored six minutes later to bring the Badgers to an early 2-0 lead.

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But in the third period, Ohio State came alive, scoring two goals within two minutes to tie things up. Kassidy Carmichael struck first for the Buckeyes with a tip, before Jocelyn Amos continued the comeback with a goal off the face-off minutes later.

The Badgers didn’t give in, though: With just over six minutes left in regulation, Enright slid the puck past Ohio State goalie Hailey MacLeod to hit the game-winner and secure the championship.

Wisconsin’s win is not entirely surprising given their highly talented roster. Four members of the Badgers squad traveled to Milan as part of Team USA’s gold medal-winning Olympic roster: defenders Caroline Harvey and Laila Edwards, forward Kirsten Simms and goaltender Ava McNaughton. Harvey and Edwards both played incredibly well at the games, scoring two goals each and pitching in seven and six assists, respectively. (Both players are seniors, and are expected to be early picks in the PWHL draft this summer.)

Sunday was just the latest high-stakes meeting between the two women’s hockey powerhouses. Wisconsin and Ohio State have faced off in the Frozen Four final for the past four straight years; the Buckeyes took home the trophy in 2024, but conceded to the Badgers in the other three years.

Philadelphia Phillies reliever Daniel Robert is stable after suffering a cardiac event during spring training on Sunday, the team told multiple reporters. Robert collapsed during a bullpen session at the Phillies’ facility in Clearwater, Florida.

Robert, who suffered a similar cardiac event last year, has an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Per the team, Robert’s ICD was “triggered” during the event. He was tended to by medical personnel and taken to a local hospital, where the ICD data will be reviewed by doctors.

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In a sport full of tall players, Rioux is an anomaly. The 20-year-old stands at 7-foot-9 — the tallest college basketball player on record. As the Florida Gators make their way through the NCAA tournament, Rioux has been turning heads as he takes the national stage.

Here’s everything you need to know about the redshirt freshman:

From world’s tallest teenager to NCAA’s tallest basketball player

Rioux grew up in Terrebonne, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, and has always been very, very tall. According to his bio on the Florida website, Rioux was 6-foot-1 when he was 8 years old, and passed the 7-foot mark just before entering seventh grade.

When he was 16, Rioux, measuring just over 7-5, earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest teenager. He then grew four more inches over the next two years, and was listed at his current 7-9 ahead of the 2024-25 season.

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The rest of the Rioux family is tall as well. His father is 6-foot-8, his mother (a former volleyball player) is 6-foot-1, and his older brother (who also played basketball) is 6-foot-9. Rioux told Yahoo Sports at the Final Four last year that his family often drew attention when they went out together.

“Everybody would come up to my dad and say, ‘Oh my God, how tall are you? Oh, even your child is tall?’” Rioux said, saying that his father was always “respectful.”

Rioux then committed to Florida after graduating high school in 2024.

Limited minutes as a redshirt freshman

Per the Gators’ website, Rioux took a “developmental redshirt season” last year. As a result, he participated in Florida’s national championship-winning season as part of the scout team, but did not play in any games.

This season, as a redshirt freshman, Rioux has played limited minutes, stepping in for 13 minutes across 10 games in the 2025-26 season. He scored five points in that span — including his first dunk against Saint Francis in December.

During the postseason, Rioux played two minutes in the Gators’ first-round blowout over No. 16-seed Prairie View A&M, dropping another dunk late in the 59-point win.

It’s unclear if Rioux will get more minutes next season. Florida’s starting center, Rueben Chinyelu, is a junior this year. The second center in the depth chart, Micah Handlogten, is a senior this year.

Rioux has been turning heads

It’s not a surprise that someone as tall as Rioux would draw attention, even in the basketball world. Rioux has been mobbed for pictures and autographs over the past year, becoming one of the most recognizable players on Florida’s team despite not playing many minutes.

“It’s a lot sometimes,” Rioux said of the attention, in last year’s interview with Yahoo Sports. “Sometimes you’ve got to learn to say no.”

Still, Rioux can’t help but attract that attention. During Florida’s win over Prairie View, an interaction between the redshirt freshman and Panthers forward Hassane Diallo — who is 6-8 — went viral, as Diallo marveled at Rioux’s height.

During the break between the first and second rounds of the 2026 NCAA tournament, Rioux continued his trend of being the Gators’ most visible player, joining a Florida fan who went viral for being exceptionally buff for a photo.

As the 2026 NCAA tournament continues, it’s unlikely that Rioux will play more than a couple of minutes per game, but he’ll certainly keep drawing plenty of attention.