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⭐ 5 things you need to know about Thursday

1. Cameron Boozer will headline the CBS Sports All-America team for the 2025-26 season. The Duke star is one of four players unanimously selected to college basketball’s first team, along with Jaxel Lendeborg, AJ DiVanza and Darius Acuff Jr. Keaton Wagler also received enough votes to join them, becoming the fourth freshman to receive top pay. The three All-America teams are full of familiar names, with Brayden Smith and Bennett Staats among the few March Madness celebrities.
2. Bill Self returns to Kansas State for his 24th season. Self weighed his options over the past 10 days and ultimately decided to postpone his retirement for at least another year. Questions about his future have existed in recent months and grew even more so after the Jayhawks’ Round of 32 exit in the NCAA Tournament, but the 63-year-old Hall of Famer will give them a break and look to win their third national championship in 2027.
3. Puka Nacua entered a rehabilitation facility. Nacua’s attorney confirmed that the Rams superstar entered the facility to seek “overall behavioral improvement in all aspects of his life.” His stay at a rehab facility preceded a lawsuit in which he was accused of biting a woman and making anti-Semitic remarks, but it came after Nacua made headlines during the 2025 season for eyebrow-raising behavior, including making anti-Semitic gestures. Nacua will remain in the rehab center for “a little while longer” but is expected to join the Rams in time for OTAs.
4. Tiger Woods has withdrawn as a candidate for captaincy for the 2027 Ryder Cup. This is the latest fallout from Woods’ DUI arrest, which comes a day after he announced he would take an indefinite break from golf for medical treatment. The PGA of America gave Woods a deadline next week to decide whether he wanted the captain’s role, but that was before the accident. His decision has forced the PGA to look elsewhere for a Ryder Cup team leader, but the problem is there are few viable candidates.
5. Arsenal and Bayern Munich have advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Bayern secured the first ticket with a 2-1 (5-3 aggregate) win over Manchester United, with the Gunners also joining the squad a few hours later. Chelsea beat Arsenal 1-0 in Wednesday’s quarter-final, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the two-goal lead Arsenal had built up in the first leg. Two more teams will qualify for the semi-finals this afternoon. Watch Barcelona vs. Real Madrid at 12:45 PM ET and OL Lyon vs. VfL Wolfsburg at 3:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+.

🏆Don’t miss this: World Cup schedule, predictions with 48-team field set

The final six teams secured their spots in the 2026 FIFA World Cup earlier this week, with the schedule and groupings for the tournament set. Watch all the games, featuring 48 teams, the largest in World Cup history, divided into AL groups. The action began on June 11 in Mexico, USMNT He will make his tournament debut on June 12th with home field advantage. paraguay In Los Angeles.

Now that we know all the teams vying for international glory, we can make a good prediction on how the historic tournament will unfold. James Benge selected all the matches from the group stage to the final, France As a World Cup Champion.

• beneficial: “There is no answer Kylian Mbappe and michael orise On that day, France’s world domination will be extended. Two titles in eight years, last appearance in between. They are the great international team of this era. ”

What about the host country? Mr. Benji foresees both the United States and the United States. Mexico They advanced to the round of 16, but were eliminated a little early. Canada.

The Americans have work to do to advance to the knockout stage. lost 2-0 Portugal Tuesday’s friendly was a resounding end to a disastrous two-game international run. coach Mauricio Pochettino It pushed back some of the pessimism that followed the defeat against Portugal. Belgium, But he has many questions to answer if he is to help his team reach its high potential.

🏒 Canadian advances to top tier of NHL Power Rankings

The NHL regular season ends in two weeks from today. of canadian It seems like it’s peaking at just the right time. Winners of their last six games, the Habs currently sit in second place in the Atlantic Division and have suddenly found themselves in the top tier of the NHL power rankings. Austin Nivison explained why he moved up three places to third place.

• Nivison: “I think it’s fair to say nick suzuki He has reached the position of superstar No. 1 center. He scored a career-high 92 points and boasts a plus-29 point differential at 5-on-5. Suzuki accomplished all of that while wearing the “C” insignia for one of the NHL’s most iconic franchises. ”

However, the Canadians weren’t the team that made the biggest moves this week. The title is bruins, islanders and flyerall of whom rose four positions. of mammothOn the other hand, we dropped four places.

The updated top 5 are:

1. avalanche (Last week: 1)
2. Saber (2)
3. canadian (6)
4. lightning (5)
5. hurricane (4)

👍👎 The best (and not the best) of the rest

📺 What I’m Watching on Thursday

⚽ UEFA Women’s Champions League: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona12:45 p.m. on CBS Sports Network/Paramount+
⚾ Royals Twins2:10 p.m., on MLB Network.
⚽ UEFA Women’s Champions League: VfL Wolfsburg vs OL Lyon3 p.m. on CBS Sports Network/Paramount+
⛳ Texas Open, 1st roundon Golf Channel from 4 p.m.
🏀 Timberwolves vs. Pistonson Prime Video from 7 p.m.
🏀 Lakers vs. Thunder9:30pm on Prime Video