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This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. <\/em>You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n Five of the six contests across the men’s and women’s Final Fours are complete, leaving us with just 40 minutes of game time to go in the 2026 season. We already have one of our two champions, and the other will cut nets tonight. <\/p>\n Here’s how we got here, starting with the women’s tournament. <\/p>\n And on the men’s side \u2026 <\/p>\n Tonight’s men’s national championship game\u00a0is a matchup for the ages<\/a> between the best team in the country and the most prolific program of the century. Michigan is the betting favorite<\/a> by a meaningful margin, but UConn simply does not lose this deep into the tournament. Study up on the rosters and how they were constructed<\/a> (including how UConn has a former Michigan player<\/a> in its lineup) before the final game of this thrilling campaign. And here are some trends<\/a> that could determine the outcome. <\/p>\n The Don\u010di\u0107 and Reaves injuries could be catastrophic to the Lakers’ hopes of making a deep postseason run. And for the rest of the regular season, Los Angeles will not have the same firepower as the other teams near the top of the standings. That’s why Brad Botkin dropped the Lakers out of the top five in this week’s NBA Power Rankings<\/a>. <\/p>\n Replacing them are the Pistons<\/strong>, who leaped three spots as the second-biggest risers of the week. <\/p>\n The top two teams are obvious. The Thunder<\/strong> and Spurs<\/strong> combined to win 43 of their last 46 games. Here’s the rest of the top five: <\/p>\n FIFA handed out the final six tickets to the 2026 World Cup last week, finalizing the first 48-team field in the tournament’s history. Now that we know who will make the trip to North America, it’s time to rank them. Francesco Porzio took on the marathon task of stacking all 48 qualifiers up against each other<\/a>. <\/p>\n Let’s start with a look at the last six teams into the field. <\/p>\n Of course, how far the USMNT<\/strong> advances will be one of the tournament’s biggest storylines. Francesco placed the Americans outside the top 10 in the power rankings, which does not paint the prettiest of pictures. <\/p>\n Speaking of the USMNT, we will soon know which 26 players will represent the United States. Chuck Booth took a stab at predicting the squad<\/a>, which Pochettino is set to announce May 26. <\/p>\n Also, significant international news struck over the weekend outside of the World Cup field. Just days after Italy<\/strong> failed for the third straight time to qualify for the tournament, manager Gennaro Gattuso<\/strong> stepped down less than a year into his reign<\/a>. The Italian soccer federation also needs to hire a new president<\/a> after Gabriele Gravina<\/strong> resigned last week. <\/p>\n \u26bd AC Milan at Napoli<\/strong>, 2:45 p.m. on Paramount+ \t\ud83c\udfc6<\/strong>\u00a0Five things to know Monday <\/h2>\n
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\u26be Cubs at Rays<\/strong>, 4:10 p.m. on Peacock
\ud83c\udfc0 Knicks at Hawks<\/strong>, 7 p.m. on NBC Sports Network
\ud83c\udfd2 Lightning at Sabres<\/strong>, 7 p.m. on NHL Network
\u26be Dodgers at Blue Jays<\/strong>, 7:07 p.m. on FS1
\ud83c\udfc0 Men’s NCAA championship: UConn vs. Michigan<\/strong>, 8:50 p.m. on TBS\/TNT\/truTV
\u26be Braves at Angels<\/strong>, 9:38 p.m. on ESPN Unlimited
\u26be Phillies at Giants<\/strong>, 9:45 p.m. on MLB Network <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n