Arizona softball outfielder Regan Shockey (25) signals safe as Jenna Sniffen (33) slides into home. Mar. 1, 2026 | Photo by Ryan KelapireThe Arizona Wildcats rose in two of the national softball polls last week. They fell in the other two. This time around, three of the four have pushed the team higher in the rankings while the other stood pat.The official poll on this website is the NFCA poll. That poll has the Wildcats higher than the other three. The team moved up from No. 14 last week to No. 13 after a 5-0 weekend at the Hillenbrand Invitational.The other large coaches poll is put out by USA Softball. That group left Arizona at No. 14 just like last week. The Wildcats are also at No. 14 in the D1 Softball poll, but thats an improvement of two spots from those voters.UAs lowest ranking comes from Softball America. It has the Wildcats at No. 18, one spot above where they were last week.Arizona is the second-highest ranked Big 12 team in the NFCA poll behind No. 2 Texas Tech. The other three polls have the Wildcats as the No. 3 team in the conference behind both the Red Raiders and Oklahoma State. TTU is ranked second in every poll except D1 Softball. Those rankings have Tech at No. 3 in the country.The Cowgirls come in at No. 19 in NFCA, tied for 12th in USA Softball, outright No. 12 in D1 Softball, and No. 13 in Softball America.Arizona State is ranked No. 22 in NFCA, ranked No. 21 in USA Softball and D1 Softball, and unranked by Softball America.UCF is the fifth Big 12 team to get votes in the rankings. The Knights are No. 24 according to the NFCA, the top receiving votes team according to USA Softball, No. 25 in the D1 Softball rankings, and No. 23 on the Softball America list.Big 12 play starts this week. Arizona will be in the first game of the conference season when it faces off against BYU on Thursday, Mar. 5.

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Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at Saturday Night Live and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Now the U.S. men's golden goal-scorer is ready to get back to his day job in the NHL.Hughes skated Tuesday morning in the aftermath of appearing on Fallon's show, which is expected to be the last stop on his whirlwind media tour since becoming a national star in Milan for now. His work with the New Jersey Devils continues now for the stretch run of the season.The best couple weeks of my life and just a lot of fun celebrating with the guys and enjoying it, Hughes said. Now, after all this, its in the rearview mirror for a little bit. Well pull it out back in the summer. But yeah, its back to Devils and locking back in here and trying to win some games.A little over a week removed from scoring one of the biggest goals in U.S. hockey history, the next step in Hughes' return to normalcy is a matchup against Olympic teammate Matthew Tkachuk and the two-time defending Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers. Hughes acknowledged it was weird being an opponent so quickly, especially given how deep the connection is between him and Quinn and brothers Matthew and Brady, going back to growing up on the ice together.It's even stronger now after winning just the country's third men's gold medal in the sport and the first since 1980.Now we have that special bond of just accomplishing something so special that were linked together forever, Matthew Tkachuk said. Were brothers forever, champions forever.Florida coach Paul Maurice knows a thing or two about champions from hoisting the Cup each of the past two years and isn't sure how this star turn will affect Hughes, other than noticing the 24-year-old's face on every billboard on the way from the team's hotel in New York to the arena across the river in New Jersey.Maurice contrasted Hughes' moment with that of Sidney Crosby, who scored the golden goal for Canada against the U.S. in the Olympic final in Vancouver in 2010. Crosby had already won the Stanley Cup by then, and given the Devils' place in the standings, Hughes will have to wait at least another year to chase hockey's hallowed trophy.If he becomes part of Stanley Cup champions, it will be as it was with Mr. Crosby: Itll be a wonderful thing to add," Maurice said. "Wonderful for our game. We should all celebrate that. How it impacts him, I think hes got lots of years to write a longer story.For now, those around Hughes are not worried about the attention affecting him.Obviously hes really been around the map lately, younger brother and Devils teammate Luke said. "I dont think one goal changes you. ... I think he was just really happy to be a part of it.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL

Jon Rahm tore into the European tour Tuesday over its offer for him and other LIV Golf players to rejoin, claiming the tour was extorting players by forcing them to play additional tournaments.Rahm, competing this week in LIV Golf Hong Kong, spoke publicly for the first time since the European tour announced a deal that would require LIV players to pay previous fines for not getting releases and to compete in additional events designated by the tour.Eight players from LIV, including Tyrrell Hatton, accepted the deal. Rahm did not.I don't know what game they're trying to play right now, Rahm said. "But it just seems like in a way they're using our impact in tournaments and fining us and trying to benefit both ways from what we have to offer. In a way, theyre extorting players like myself and young players that have nothing to do with the politics of the game.So I dont like the situation and Im not going to agree to that.Players are required to play four tournaments, not including the majors, to keep membership on the European tour. Rahm said the deal would have required LIV members to play six tournaments.And they dictate where two of those have to be, among other things that I dont agree with, Rahm said. "I've been a dual member my whole career PGA Tour and DP World Tour. ... Never once have I been asked for a release to play either one of those tours. So why is it now that we need to be offering this and there's all these penalties?I just dont like the situation, he said. I think we should be able to freely play where we want and have the choice to play where we want and not be dictated what we do.The fines stem from playing LIV Golf events opposite European tour events without getting a conflicting-event release. Rahm was able to use the home tour policy on the PGA Tour to play in European tour events.Rahm said he told the European tour known as the DP World Tour commercially that if it lowered the minimum requirement to four tournaments, he would sign the deal.They havent agreed to that, he said. I just refuse to play six events. I dont want to, and thats not what the rules say.Rahm and Hatton were among those who appealed their fines for playing LIV. That case has not been heard, but the appeal allowed them to play in the Ryder Cup last year at Bethpage Black.Now the Spaniard's participation in the 2027 matches in Ireland are in question.An arbitrational panel in Britain, Sports Resolution, ruled in April 2023 the tour had the right to penalize players as a membership organization. If the panel rules in favor of the tour again, Rahm would be required to settle his fines or lose his membership, which would keep him off the Ryder Cup team next year.Rory McIlroy said in January about the fines Rahm and Hatton were facing, "We went really hard on the Americans about being paid to play the Ryder Cup, and we also said that we would pay to play in Ryder Cups. Theres two guys that can prove it.Rahm fired back by saying his comment would make more sense if all 12 players were asked to pay, not just him and Hatton.There's more intricacy that goes into this whole situation, Rahm said. Ill gladly pay my way to go on the Ryder Cup, not have to pay to still be a member of the DP World Tour and fulfill a commitment that Im fully willing to commit.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac are about to try something completely new and they're the first to admit they have no idea how it'll go.The Hollywood duo have announced they'll be providing live commentary for Wrexham's Championship clash against Swansea on Friday, March 13.It's a fitting way to mark exactly five years since they took the reins at the Welsh club.The pair will be behind the microphones at the STK Cae Ras for what Sky Sports is calling a "first-of-its-kind" broadcast experience.Fans can tune in from 7pm on Sky Sports Football.The special broadcast, titled "Live from Wrexham with Rob & Ryan," will see the co-owners joined by Sky Sports presenter David Prutton.Together, they'll offer match analysis, real-time reactions and behind-the-scenes insights throughout the evening.It's not just the three of them, though viewers can expect a string of high-profile guests to pop up during the coverage.The whole thing will air exclusively on Sky Sports Football, running alongside the regular match broadcast.For fans across the pond, the action will be available on Paramount+ in the US.Kick-off is at 8pm, with coverage beginning an hour earlier.Reynolds and Mac aren't pretending to be experts quite the opposite, actually."As with our decision to take over Wrexham five years ago, we genuinely have no idea how this is going to go, but we will give it our best," the pair said in a joint statement."Neither of us have called a sporting event of any variety, let alone a sport we basically learned the rules of five years ago."They added: "Either way, it will be another unpredictable day at the Racecourse and we can't wait. We're grateful to our partners at the EFL and Sky Sports, the latter of which we hope is ready with the bleep button."Wrexham's story under Reynolds and Mac has been nothing short of extraordinary.Since their 2million takeover in 2021, the club has achieved something unprecedented in English football three consecutive promotions.No other club in the country's history had ever managed that feat.The Red Dragons currently sit sixth in the Championship table, firmly in play-off contention as they chase a fourth straight promotion that would see them reach the Premier League.Phil Parkinson's side have won five of their last seven league matches and are just five points behind third-placed Millwall.Before the Swansea clash, Wrexham face Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round this Saturday.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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