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The confetti has barely settled on the Michigan Wolverines' 2026 national championship they topped UConn, 69-63, in a thrilling NCAA Tournament title game Monday night but it's never too early to look ahead. Can't help it Both the Wolverines and the Huskies should come back strong next season, regardless of exactly how many players return or opt for the NBA Draft. They're both toward the top of my extra early list but not No. 1. Which players are expected to return, and who might be headed for the NBA or the transfer portal? Let's get into it. Heres my way-too-early men's college basketball rankings for next season: VCU closed out the 2025-26 season with a bang, winning 15 of its last 16 games and notching a memorable upset win over North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Losing Terrence Hill Jr. to the transfer portal hurts, but there are plenty of veterans returning to Phil Martelli Jr.'s team, which should make this group among the favorites in the A-10. What's next for Texas Tech's dynamic duo of Christian Anderson and JT Toppin? Both received All-American honors this past season, marking the first time the Red Raiders have had a pair of All-Americans in the same season. Both have massive decisions surrounding the upcoming NBA Draft. What they ultimately decide to do will dictate where Grant McCasland's team ranks as we get closer to next season. Sean Miller's team was one of the surprise stories of this year's NCAA Tournament. As a No. 11 seed, Texas upset BYU and Gonzaga before falling to Purdue in the Sweet 16. The Longhorns will welcome the No. 12-ranked recruiting class in the nation. Florida has four players that could depart early for the 2026 NBA Draft, which is what makes this such a difficult exercise. Thomas Haugh is a projected first-round pick and is expected to leave for the pros, but will Alex Condon, Boogie Fland and Rueben Chinyelu follow? There aren't many teams that will have to replace more talent next year than Purdue. Gone are Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kauffman-Renn, who contributed more than 52% of the team's scoring this past season. C.J. Cox and Omer Mayer will be looked at to take a big step forward for Matt Painter's team. Freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa will likely be a top-3 pick in this spring's NBA Draft, while both Richie Saunders and Keba Keita were honored at this year's senior night. It will be interesting to see if Robert Wright returns to BYU next season, and if so, how he will gel with an incoming freshman class that ranks No. 16 in the country. John Blackwell sent shock waves through the college basketball world Monday morning when he announced his intention to enter the transfer portal while going through the NBA Draft process. Nolan Winter will have a chance to be a star for Greg Gard's program next season. Vanderbilt's roster was built around a group of seniors, outside of standout guard Tyler Tanner. Will he forgo the NBA Draft and return to school for his junior season? If so, Mark Byington will have one of the top guards in the country leading the show next time around. Fresh off the most successful year in program history, can Fred Hoiberg build on the success his team had this past season? Pryce Sandfort, who earned All-Big Ten honors, is expected to return next season for Nebraska and should be one of the top players in the conference. Milos Uzan and Emanuel Sharp are set to graduate, while Chris Cenac and Kingston Flemings are both expected to be first-round NBA Draft picks. That means a bigger role for forward Joseph Tugler. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson will also bring in the top-ranked center prospect in the nation in 7-foot-1 big man Arafan Diane. The Tar Heels will usher in a new era in Chapel Hill with former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone being named the schools next head coach. Malone hasnt coached in college since he was an assistant at Manhattan back in 2001. He will be tasked with keeping the teams 2026 recruiting class intact, which includes a pair of blue-chip prospects in point guard Dylan Mingo and small forward Maximo Adams. With freshman phenom Darryn Peterson likely off to the NBA and forward Flory Bidinga announcing he will test the NBA waters or potentially transfer elsewhere, this will be a new-look team for Bill Self. Don't be surprised to see the Jayhawks make a big splash or two in the portal this offseason. The Cavaliers are one of the few teams in college basketball that can say this: They are set to return their leading scorer and rebounder next season. Thijs De Ridder, a 6-foot-9 forward from Belgium, enjoyed a breakout freshman campaign and should be one of the top interior players in the sport next season. Rick Barnes team enjoyed a memorable run to the Elite Eight this season, but it will be tasked with replacing standout guard JaKobi Gillespie and likely Nate Ament, who is projected to be a first-round pick. Look for veteran forward J.P. Estrella to take a big step next season. Rick Pitino made it clear that it will be near impossible to replace a player like Zuby Ejiofor, who defined everything this program is about. The Red Strom will also have to replace Bryce Hopkins and Dillon Mitchell in the front court, but look for Pitino to go to the portal and fill those voids this offseason. Ian Jackson will need to take another step next season if this group is going to compete for a Final Four next year. Losing Darius Acuff Jr.and Meleek Thomas is a bummer, but Arkansas fans dont need to worry. D.J. Wagner, Karter Knox, and Billy Richmond III return, and coach John Calipari has added the No. 2-ranked player in the nation in guard Jordan Smith Jr. In T.J. Otzelberger we trust! Iowa State lost hometown leaders Tamin Lipsey and Joshua Jefferson, but the return of Milan Momcilovic and Killyan Toure is a great place to start. The Cyclones also are bringing in a top-20 recruiting class with four freshmen. The Zags move to the new Pac-12, and they bring big man Braden Huff back for a senior season. The backcourt combo of Braeden Smith and Mario Saint-Supry need to take a big step forward. It might be disrespectful to have UConn this low on any ranking, but the Huskies will be losing Alex Karaban aka "Captain America" Tarris Reed Jr. and Braylon Mullins. If Solo Ball and Silas Demary Jr. stick around, UConn's backcourt should be solid, and center Eric Reibe is ready for his close-up. Alabama coach Nate Oats got a contract extension over the weekend. Even though hell lose Lebaron Philon Jr., I expect Amari Allen to return and be poised for a great season. Aden Holloway, Aiden Sherrell and a top-10 recruiting class have me excited about the Crimson Tide. A core group of returnees led by Ivan Kharchenkov and Mo Krivas is enough to justify a top-5 ranking here for Arizona. Dwayne Aristode is expected to break out and five-star shooting guard prospect Caleb Holt is legit. A couple of transfers are needed, but I trust coach Tommy Lloyd to have another stellar group. Tom Izzo's top initiative this offseason will be to retain All-American point guard Jeremy Fears Jr., as well as fellow backcourt mate Jordan Scott and forward Coen Carr. The combination of those three players and a top-5 recruiting class should have Michigan State in position to compete for a Big Ten title next season. Assuming that either Aday Mara or Morez Johnson Jr. return, I think Michigan is a top-3 team. If both head to the NBA, then incoming five-star Brandon McCoy must deliver immediately. The backcourt of Elliot Cadeau, L.J. Cason, and Trey McKinney will be excellent. Duke coach Jon Scheyer is bringing in another top recruiting class, highlighted by Cameron Williams and Bryson Howard, to go along with returnees Cayden Boozer, Caleb Foster and Dame Sarr. Yes, Illinois will lose Keaton Wagler, but if David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic and Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivisic return, this is going to be one of the best and most experienced teams in the land.

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Celtic are being linked with a Dundee goalkeeper and Hibernian midfielder as Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou addresses speculation about his future.Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken is among the signing targets being assessed by Celtic, with the 25-year-old out of contract in the summer and available without a transfer fee. (Football Insider)Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill and assistant Mark Fortheringham were at Deepdale on Monday as 28-year-old Preston North End goalkeeper Daniel Iversen starred against Queens Park Rangers. (Football Insider)Celtic's interest in Hibernian midfielder Miguel Chaiwa has moved beyond early scouting, with discussions between the clubs about the 21-year-old taking place both in January and more recently. (Celts Are Here)Odin Thiago Holm, who has returned to former club Valerenga on loan, has suggested he has been joyless at Celtic since the 23-year-old midfielder made the move in 2023. (VG Podcast via Glasgow Times)Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou, who has been linked with the vacancy at Celtic, insists he is planning on building on this season's success next term. (Scottish Sun)Tuesday's English & European transfer rumours'Title might come down to who wants it most' - Premiership fan reaction Monday's Scottish GossipAberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson says it would have been unfair to stand in the way of Sivert Heltne Nilsen being sold to Haugesund because the 34-year-old midfielder was not in his plans for the rest of the season and was being offered a seven-year playing and coaching contract back in his homeland. (Press & Journal)Former St Johnstone midfielder Max Kucheriavyi is back in football signing a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Caspiy - nearly 12 months after the 24-year-old left the Scottish Championship leaders. (The Courier)Former Scotland defender Charlie Mulgrew has revealed he was Celtic's first signing under Neil Lennon but was not announced for a whole month because he was "too underwhelming" an acquisition. (The National)Key Heart of Midlothian centre-back Stuart Findlay is likely to return on Saturday following six weeks out with a calf injury. (Edinburgh Evening News)Albion Rovers manager Sandy Clark was happy to see the Green Brigade ultra's out in force in support of Celtic B - despite their pyrotechnics holding the game up twice - because the boost in attendance will pay the Lowland League club's players' wages for a month. (Daily Record)

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Lately, Tony Vitello has been apologizing to his own family for how San Francisco is playing, and when they have a chance to go out for dinner everybody is used to his mind still being on baseball and little else.There's been a lot of thinking to do given the new Giants manager's frustrating 3-8 start in his jump from college coach to the major leagues.Vitello had a little extra time following Sunday afternoon's game with a night contest the next day to ponder everything that went wrong in San Francisco's third straight defeat, when he was ejected for the first time in his career for arguing in the seventh after Jerar Encarnacin was ruled out for running inside the designated lane on his way to first base.Yes, he constantly dissects the various decisions he makes and is determined to figure this out. The Giants lost again Monday night, squandering an early four-run lead to the Philadelphia Phillies in a 6-4 setback.At 3-7 and how yesterday went, I didn't think yesterday was the proper time for me to go gallivanting around San Francisco, so, yeah, I was in my condo the whole night, Vitello said beforehand. Whether I'm there or sitting with family I apologize to them, Find something better to watch if youre watching this.' We're at dinner, I am thinking about this more than that. So, yeah, yesterday sitting at home you finish on a day game and you have a night game, you've got a lot of time to go over that stuff. You replay it all. Before the start of a three-game series with the Phillies, Vitello and Matt Chapman connected to discuss the third baseman getting caught stealing after his leadoff single in the ninth inning of a 5-2 loss to the Mets that gave New York a weekend sweep.Vitello knows those kinds of mistakes would be more magnified later in the season, and said the Giants are trying so hard to win "it's probably something that everybody's been a little guilty of, of not going about it the way they would if they were thinking clearly but when you're trying to win games as hard as possible sometimes it actually contradicts what your end goal is.Coming into Monday's game, the Giants had been outscored by 25 runs over their initial 10 contests the worst mark through 10 games for the franchise since it was minus-49 in 1896. And the club's 3-7 record was tied for its second-worst through 10 games since moving to San Francisco in 1958 the Giants began 2-8 in 1983. Chapman, for one, hopes a few things will go the Giants' way so they can grab some much-needed momentum to climb their way up in the powerful NL West after falling to the bottom of the standings, and he is thankful the struggles are happening now when there is plenty of time left. San Francisco has missed the playoffs the past four years.Whatever it is, I think it's more of an accumulation of maybe some frustrating things happening because we're right there and we're not able to get the job done, Chapman said. ... It sucks when it looks like it's sloppy baseball and we're making some sloppy mistakes that kind of shot us in the foot last year and was one of the reasons why we probably weren't able to finish as strong. But I don't think it's going to be something that's going to be the story of our season by any means.After his ejection, Vitello offered a long explanation to what had upset him. The former University of Tennessee coach regularly shares stories from his experiences in the college ranks.Im sure he got it exactly technically right, Vitello said postgame Sunday. Its just a play Ive got a lot of history for. A little frustrated about something else that occurred in the game. Got a ton of history with that play. Lost a game to Lipscomb on that play, lost the game to (Oklahoma State coach) Frank Anderson and a Big 12 championship on that play. The difference between the two that Im talking about, and I can talk about others, is the runner in Franks instance and Ive called his team cheaters completely interfered with the throwing lane for the pitcher. So again, umpires are held accountable by what the rules are, and they enforce those rules."Several of his players and coaches have said dating to spring training how much they appreciate the passion, energy and approach Vitello takes.From Day 1, Vitello acknowledged he would be learning on the fly from the dugout's top step and there would be plenty of ups and downs.Listen, Tony's great, I like Tony, he's cool, said center fielder Harrison Bader, who began the series batting .118 (4 for 34) with a home run and determined to get on track. At the major league level, a little different in terms of the fans and the speed but he won at a really high level in the SEC. It's the same game, so he's familiar to winning and what it looks like to help players win and what that feeling looks like and how to maintain it. So he's in the right spot. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb

Major League Baseball announced today that Yordan Alvarez has been named American League Player of the Week.The honor covers the week of March 30 through April 5. During that span, Alvarez hit .471 (8-for-17) in six games, with two doubles, three home runs, seven runs scored, and eight RBIs, while posting a 1.733 OPS.For the season, Alvarez entered today leading the majors in OPS (1.478), slugging percentage (.900), and on-base percentage (.578). He is also tied with teammate Jose Altuve for first in both walks (12) and runs scored (10).In his 10 games played overall in 2026, Alvarez is hitting .400 (12-for-30) with four home runs and 10 RBIs.This marks the fourth time Alvarez has been named AL Player of the Week. The last Astros players to win the award were Alvarez and Alex Bregman, who were named AL co-Players of the Week for August 511, 2024.Alvarez has also won the AL Player of the Month Award twice (June 2022 and September 2023).