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Jeremiah Wilkinson helps Georgia lasso Texas
Feb 21, 2026; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs guard Blue Cain (0) is fouled from behind by Texas Longhorns center Matas Vokietaitis (8) during the first half at Stegeman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 19 points to lead five double-figure scorers and help Georgia defeat visiting Texas 91-80 in Athens on Saturday and end the Longhorns’ five-game winning streak.
Texas erased a 14-point second-half deficit to tie the game at 67 with 7:37 left, but Georgia came alive and outscored Texas 17-6. The Bulldogs took an 11-point lead with 3:03 left when Kanon Catchings finished a fastbreak with a reverse layup to go up 84-73. Georgia shot 9-for-12 after the game was tied.
Georgia (19-8, 7-7 SEC) also got double figures from Marcus “Smurf” Millender with 15, Catchings and Somto Cyril with 13 apiece, and Blue Cain with 12. Millender, Catchings and Wilkinson each made three 3-pointers and Georgia was 11-for-20 (55 percent) from distance.
The Bulldogs committed only five turnovers, its season low in SEC play.
Texas (17-10, 8-6) was led by Matas Vokietaitis with 22 points, going 8-for-10 from the floor, and five rebounds, and Dailyn Swain with 21 points and six rebounds. Jordan Pope scored 17 with three 3-point baskets.
Georgia has won two straight and ended its three-game home court losing streak. The win gave the Bulldogs a split of the season series and improved their record to 5-0 against the Longhorns in Athens.
Georgia used a 10-0 run midway in the first half to take a 26-9 lead with 8:36 left before the Longhorns ended a four-minute scoring drought on a free throw by Vokietaitis. The Bulldogs led by 18 on Millender’s 3-pointer, but Texas outscored them 14-4 and cut the lead to 35-27 at 3:13. Millender didn’t miss a shot in the first half, going 5-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 on 3-pointers. Georgia held a 45-35 halftime lead.
Texas continued to apply pressure, only to be turned back by Georgia, once on back-to-back dunks by Cyril and Wilkinson that ended a 8-3 run that re-established a 14-point lead.
Georgia led 65-52 with 11:36 left when Texas, led by Vokietaitis and Swain, went on a 15-2 run. The Longhorns tied the game on a 3-pointer by Pope with 7:37 remaining.
–Field Level Media
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Report: MLS reviewing Lionel Messi's post-match actions
Feb 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) moves the ball against Los Angeles FC midfielder Mathieu Choinière (66) during the second half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images Lionel Messi could face a suspension from MLS after the Inter Miami superstar was seen following referees through a door after Saturday night’s 3-0 loss at Los Angeles FC, per The Athletic.
FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazaga was investigated and suspended three matches for “misconduct” after entering the referees’ locker room in 2023 following a playoff match.
In the video, which was posted by Sintesis Deportes, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez appears to attempt to prevent Messi from entering the room. Messi escapes Suarez’s grasp before reappearing eight seconds later, joining his teammates walking to their locker room. It’s unknown if the room Messi walked into was the referees’ locker room.
MLS has yet to issue a statement, and its disciplinary committee usually issues decisions — which include suspensions and fines — by the middle of the week following the previous weekend’s games.
Messi has never been suspended for any incident involving a referee, but he was suspended last summer for one match after being a no-show at the MLS All-Star Game. Also last season, he was fined “for violating the hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent policy” after a game.
Messi and Inter Miami are off until next Sunday, when the club takes on visiting Orlando City.
–Field Level Media
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Conor McGregor teases 'no name' foe for UFC comeback
March 8, 2024; Austin TX; Conor McGregor speaks to press on the red carpet before the premiere of Roadhouse at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on the first day of South by Southwest, Friday, March 8, 2024. McGregor plays the character “Knox” in the movie.. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins-USA TODAY NETWORK Former two-division champion Conor McGregor claims he’s ready to return to the UFC, and this time against a “no name” foe.
Sidelined since July 2021, McGregor has been rather vocal about returning to the Octagon.
McGregor (22-6) went so far as to take to social media on Saturday and note that he’s just waiting for a contract to sign.
“It’s a no name up next for me possibly, folks. … I ACCEPT. Send the contract, lads,” the 37-year-old Irishman wrote in a now-deleted post.
UFC CEO Dana White poured cold water on McGregor’s claim, however.
“If it was done and he accepted it, I would announce it,” White said.
McGregor has not competed in the Octagon since sustaining a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in Las Vegas in 2021. His planned bout with Michael Chandler for UFC 303 in 2024 was canceled after McGregor withdrew with an injury.
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Arizona’s No. 1 Seed Hopes Face Major Test After Koa Peat Injury
No. 4 Arizona is positioned to enter the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, based on a resume that includes victories over Florida, UConn and Alabama prior to taking down Houston on Saturday.
Now comes the hard part. Maintaining.
How the Wildcats respond in their most difficult stretch of the season will determine the landing spot, and their situation is made more perilous because of an injury to forward Koa Peat.
The Wildcats got off to a good start Wednesday, improving to 24-2 with a 75-68 home victory over BYU, completing a season sweep of the ranked Cougars and rebounding from close losses at Kansas and home to Texas Tech.
It will not get easier. The BYU game was simply the next in the series of pivotal tests that the UA will face before selection Sunday on March 15.
No. 2 Houston, No. 8 Kansas (again) and No. 6 Iowa State remain on the unforgiving Big 12 regular-season schedule, and a rematch or two seems inevitable in the Big 12 tournament.
Along the way, the Wildcats will have a chance for revenge against the Jayhawks, whose 82-78 victory in Lawrence on Feb. 9 snapped Arizona’s school record, 23-game winning streak
The Wildcats must find a way around the injury to freshman Peat, who is among the best players to come out of metro Phoenix since Mike Bibby and Jalen Williams.
Peat, who has started since Day 1 and is averaging 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists, did not play against BYU after suffering what Arizona called a muscle strain in a “lower leg area” early in the Texas Tech game.
The Wildcats are averaging 88.2 points per game with an offense built around creating guards Brayden Burries (15.5 points, 4.6 rebounds) and Jaden Bradley (13.3 points, 4.7 assists), and perimeter reserve Anthony Dell’Orso stepped up with an Arizona career-high 22 points and four 3-pointers against BYU.
But they are not the same without 6-foot-8 Peat solidifying a relentless front line that includes 7-2 center Motiejus Krivas (10.8 points, 8.7 rebounds) and 6-8 Tobe Awaka (9.7, 9.6).
Arizona is third in Division I with a plus-12.5 rebounding margin, and Peat is part of that. Both Arizona and Houston average more than 13 offensive rebounds per game.
Houston was giving up 61.6 points per game, before Arizona’s 73-point showing Saturday night.
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