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No. 20 Nebraska edged Michigan 6-4 in Omaha to reach the Big Ten tournament semifinals, powering with 12 hits and no errors; Case Sanderson went 3-for-4 with a two-run triple, Jasa threw six innings, Horn and Unger combined for two scoreless frames and the save, and Nebraska will face the winner of Washington-Oregon in Saturday's 6:03 p.m. BTN semifinal.
Notre Dame defeated Johns Hopkins 15-9 in the NCAA lacrosse quarterfinals, advancing to Championship Weekend in Charlottesville to face No. 6 Syracuse on May 23. The Irish improved to 12-2 and have won 11 of their last 12 NCAA tournament games. Josh Yago led with seven points (4 goals, 3 assists), Matt Jeffery added five, and Tyler Spano controlled the X with 13 faceoff wins and 10 ground balls as Notre Dame pulled away in the second half.
Manuel Neuer endured a brutal night as Bayern Munich lost 5-4 to Paris Saint‑Germain in the Champions League semifinal first leg, with PSG's ruthless attack repeatedly finding space and Bayern’s backline unable to contain the danger, setting up a tense tie next week.
Reigning European champions PSG survive a record-setting nine-goal first leg by beating Bayern Munich 5-4 in the UEFA Champions League semifinal, with Kvaratskhelia, Neves, Olise and Dembele scoring for PSG and Kane opening the scoring for Bayern before a late rally cut the deficit to one ahead of the second leg.
Bayern Munich will be without at least four players (Lennart Karl, Tom Bischof, Serge Gnabry, Raphaël Guerreiro) for the Champions League semifinal first leg against Paris Saint-Germain, while PSG are relatively healthier aside from Quentin Ndjantou missing; Vitinha appears fit to play. Kicker's predicted lineups show Bayern competing for two starting outside-back spots among Konrad Laimer, Josip Stanišić and Alphonso Davies.
Penn State moved eight wrestlers into the semifinals and earned eight All-Americans after session three of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, led by Lilledahl (125), Blaze (133), Van Ness (149), Duke (157), Mesenbrink (165), Haines (174), Welsh (184) and Barr (197). Braeden Davis (141) and Cole Mirasola (285) were eliminated in the consolation rounds. The semifinals are set for tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2, with PSU holding a strong team standing as results continue to update.
Venezuela fought back to take a 4-2 lead over Italy in the World Baseball Classic semifinal in Miami, scoring two runs in the seventh on RBI singles by Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez off Michael Lorenzen after starter Keider Montero exited; Eugenio Suárez had earlier homered to cut Italy’s lead to 2-1 while Aaron Nola started for Italy and Lorenzen pitched in relief. The winner advances to face Team USA in the final; the game is on Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes at 8 p.m. ET, with live streams on FoxSports.com and Fubo.
In the World Baseball Classic semifinals in Miami, Team USA (Paul Skenes) faces the Dominican Republic (Luis Severino) with a final-berth on the line; USA arrives after a 5-3 win over Canada and DR is 5-0 after routing South Korea. Key moments included Roman Anthony's go-ahead homer, Gunnar Henderson's tying shot, and Julio Rodríguez robbing Aaron Judge of a homer, while Bednar closed out a late threat. The winner advances to face Venezuela or Italy in the final. TV: Fox Sports 1; live streams: FoxSports.com and Fubo.
Wilyer Abreu belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning to rally Venezuela from a 5-2 deficit and defeat Japan in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal, advancing to the semifinals.
Venezuela staged a late rally to defeat defending champion Japan 8-5 in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal, earning a spot in the tournament semifinals.
In a star-studded World Baseball Classic semifinal in Miami (Sun, 8 p.m. ET, FS1), Team USA will rely on Paul Skenes to navigate a dangerous Dominican Republic lineup led by Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Manny Machado and Junior Caminero. USA advanced with a 5-3 win over Canada, while the DR has dominated with a +41 run differential and a 10-0 mercy rule over Korea. USA bullpen depth will be tested as Skenes works on a pitch-count, with reinforcements added to the relief corps for the matchup.
Italy reached the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time with an 8-6 victory over Puerto Rico, anchored by four scoreless innings from Dylan DeLucia and late insurance runs, setting up a Miami semifinal against the winner of Japan vs. Venezuela.
Italy moved to 5-0 in the World Baseball Classic by beating Puerto Rico 8-6 in Houston to reach its first semifinal, powered by J.J. D’Orazio’s three RBIs and Andrew Fischer’s two-run double; Greg Weissert finished with a five-out save as Puerto Rico mounted a late charge, and Italy will face Japan or Venezuela in the next round.
Italy defeated Puerto Rico 8-6 at Daikin Park to reach its first World Baseball Classic semifinal, riding early four-run innings and solid bullpen work, as Greg Weissert shut down Puerto Rico in the eighth; Italy will face the Japan-Venezuela winner in Miami on Monday.
Team USA survived a tense World Baseball Classic quarterfinal vs. Canada to advance to the semifinals against the Dominican Republic, powered by a pitching edge led by Logan Webb and a bullpen that steadied after a late Canadian rally. USA capitalized with insurance runs from the bottom of the order, including Brice Turang and Pete Crow-Armstrong, while Canada’s Bo Naylor homered to trim the deficit before the late-game lockdown.