Alexi Lalas and David Mosse recap a busy weekend abroad for the Americans. Johnny Cardoso and Real Betis went head-to-head with one of La Liga’s best, and outmatched them. The header against Real Madrid marked his first league goal of the season.

Florida State junior Luke Clanton already has a PGA Tour card and Auburn sophomore Jackson Koivun could be next

FedEx Cup leader: Ludvig Aberg. Last week: Joe Highsmith won the Cognizant Classic.

BOTTOM LINE: Colorado faces Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. The Buffaloes are 9-9 against Big 12 opponents and 9-2 in non-conference play. Colorado is 8-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 17.0 turnovers per game. The Cougars' record in Big 12 games is 1-17. Houston has a 2-20 record against teams above .500.

Consider this moment from Sunday night’s win over the Clippers: Jaxson Hayes got a defensive rebound, handed the ball to Luka Doncic, who took one step forward and fired a 75-foot two-hand chest pass downcourt to LeBron James — who caught it in stride and capped the play with an easy layup.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will renew their rivalry Tuesday as the Champions League returns to familiar territory after a new league phase and playoff stage

BOTTOM LINE: Stanford faces Notre Dame after Maxime Raynaud scored 26 points in Stanford's 73-68 win against the SMU Mustangs. The Fighting Irish are 9-5 in home games. Notre Dame has a 2-5 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Carson Towt totaled 24 points and 12 rebounds to help Northern Arizona defeat Idaho State 82-79 in a Big Sky Conference regular-season finale

The college basketball season has wound down toward the end, with some conference tournaments already starting

Sophomore Money Williams came off the bench to score 23 points, rallying Montana to an 83-72 victory over Eastern Washington and earning the Grizzlies a share of their 13th Big Sky Conference regular-