New and Noteworthy

Prince Harry shows basketball prowess at event in Nigerian capital
 by The Associated Press 

The Jewish Sport Report: Jewish tennis star Diego Schwartzman is calling it a (very good) career
 by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency 

The Jewish Sport Report: Is BYU building a Jewish football dynasty?
 by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jokic wins NBA’s MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3
 by Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

Rome to host international conference on Sport and Spirituality
 by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News

Catholic priest reaches out through sport and faith
 by CathNews New Zealand

NBA bans Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter for violating league’s gaming rules
 by Ben Morse CNN

'Caitlin Clark has the world by her fingertips': Iowa Hawkeyes basketball superstar supported by Catholic faith, family
 by Our Sunday Visitor

Pope: Sport must foster social friendship and fraternity
 by Linda Bordoni Vatican News 

Find out why baseball is the philosopher’s sport
 by Kenneth Craycraft Our Sunday Visitor 

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
 by Eric Olson The Associated Press

Led by Castle and Clingan, defending champ UConn returns to NCAA title game, beating Alabama 86-72
 by John Marshall The Associated Press

FIGHT SNUB King of the Travellers Big Joe Joyce calls time on bareknuckle boxing in shock decision after ‘butcher’s block’ boasts Tyson Fury paid tribute to Big Joe before one of his fights
 by Kevin Byrne The Irish Sun

New York Jets star Sauce Gardner says his ‘intentions were positive’ when he said that Jews ‘run the world’
 by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency 

Baseball and rumors of angels
 by George Weigel The Catholic World Report