Today: September 25, 2026
Today: September 25, 2026

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Neighbors frustrated by damage from baseballs after fields added to park

Neighbors frustrated by damage from baseballs after fields added to park

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Syracuse hires former star guard Gerry McNamara to take over as men's basketball coach

Syracuse has turned to its past in hiring former star guard Gerry McNamara in a bid to guide a fading men’s basketball program back to prominence

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In the era of NIL and transfers, the Sweet 16 is filled with veteran teams that have stuck together

Most of the teams that have reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament have done so behind starting lineups that have a vested interest in their coaches and their programs

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Stephen Curry will participate in play-in tourney for Warriors if he's able, coach Steve Kerr says

Golden State coach Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry will be available for the play-in tournament if his ailing right knee allows

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Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors

Cinderella has been kicked out of the dance early for the second straight season

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Still the 1. One perfect women's March Madness bracket going into Sweet 16

There is one perfect bracket left for the women’s NCAA Tournament among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the NCAA’s official website

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Victor Wembanyama wants the MVP award, and wants to leave no doubt by season's end

Victor Wembanyama is making it clear: He wants to win the NBA’s MVP award this season

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Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki struggles again in exhibition start against the Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is still struggling with the regular season approaching

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Wembanyama scores 26, red-hot Spurs roll past sliding Heat 136-111 and clinch Southwest Division

Victor Wembanyama finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled past the sliding Miami Heat 136-111 on Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory

Business|Economy|Finance|Sports|Stock Markets|Technology

Kalshi and Polymarket place new bans on insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets

Kalshi and Polymarket are tightening their rules on insider trading as Congress appears to be moving closer to cracking down on prediction markets

Entertainment|Sports

Siakam scores 37 as Pacers end record 16-game slide with 128-126 victory at Orlando

Pascal Siakam scored 37 points and blocked Paolo Banchero’s attempted layup in the final seconds to help the Indiana Pacers end their franchise-record 16-game losing streak with a 128-126 win over the Orlando Magic

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Fudd's 34 points, 8 3-pointers powers UConn past Syracuse and into Sweet 16 for 32nd straight time

Azzi Fudd scored 26 of her 34 points in the first half in her final game at Gampel Pavilion and UConn used a 31-0 run to roll to a 98-45 win over Syracuse to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the 32nd season in a row

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Varying your exercise routine could add years to your life

Varying your exercise routine could add years to your life

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Randy Bennett leaving Saint Mary's to become Arizona State's coach

Arizona State has lured Randy Bennett away from Saint Mary’s to become its next men’s basketball coach

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Virginia becomes first First Four team to reach Sweet Sixteen after 83-75 double-OT win over Iowa

Kymora Johnson scored 28 points as 10th-seeded Virginia became the first First Four to reach the regional semifinals after an 83-75 double-overtime win over No. 2 seed Iowa on Monday in a women’s NCAA Tournament second-round game

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Community rallies behind Lawrenceburg teen who remains in coma weeks after golf cart accident

Community rallies behind Lawrenceburg teen who remains in coma weeks after golf cart accident

Sports

Robot strike zone will create winners and losers among pitchers, batters who earned human calls

Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System changes how pitches get called, and some players gain while others lose

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NHL mourns the death of Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children from a house fire

The National Hockey League is morning the death of 37-year-old Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children from a weekend house fire

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Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic

Denny Hamlin likes comparing his lightning-fast assembly of 23XI Racing to solving a Rubik’s Cube

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Braves starter Spencer Strider will begin season on injured list because of strained oblique

Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique

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Iga Swiatek parts with coach after Miami Open shock

Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek has parted company with her coach after her shock first round elimination at the Miami Open, she said

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Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba agree to 4-year, $168.8 million deal, AP source says

The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have agreed to a four-year, $168.8 million contract extension, with $120 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the deal

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Stockton 99 Speedway owner reunites with couple who saved his life after crash

Stockton 99 Speedway owner reunites with couple who saved his life after crash

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WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032

WNBA players have unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend

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Yaxel Lendeborg finally finds the spotlight at Michigan in leading Wolverines to Sweet 16 berth

It was hard to miss Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg on and off the court this past week

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Sweet 16 mixes some surprise teams with chalk favorites. Here's 16 numbers to know about next round

The regional semifinals, better known as the Sweet 16, are up next in the NCAA Tournament

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Catch up on March Madness, where St. John’s joins the Sweet 16

Catch up on March Madness, where St. John’s joins the Sweet 16

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Carr and Fears lead Michigan State to 17th Sweet 16 under Izzo with 77-69 win over Louisville

Michigan State has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69 on in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

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Defending champion Florida eliminated from March Madness by tougher, more physical Iowa team

A dominant frontcourt helped Florida earn another No. 1 seed and positioned the defending national champion Gators for a chance at a repeat

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Kansas' Bill Self says he hasn't decided whether to continue his Hall of Fame coaching career

Bill Self says he hasn’t decided whether he will continue his Hall of Fame coaching career after the Kansas Jayhawks’ season ended with a heartbreaking loss to St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

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Lakers star Luka Doncic clear to play at Detroit after the NBA rescinds his 16th technical foul

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is clear to play Monday night at Detroit after the NBA rescinded his 16th technical foul of the season

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Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida in March Madness on Folgueiras' 3 in final seconds

Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

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Tennessee reaches its 4th straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in March Madness

Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points, Nate Ament and Bishop Boswell played pivotal roles down the stretch and sixth-seeded Tennessee advanced to its fourth straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in the NCAA Tournament

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Carlos Alcaraz loses to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open

Carlos Alcaraz has been eliminated in the third round of the Miami Open, losing to Sebastian Korda in three sets

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Dylan Darling hits driving layup at buzzer, St. John's beats Kansas 67-65 in March Madness thriller

Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s blew a 13-point lead in the final minutes before advancing to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas

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No. 2 seed Iowa State turns up the defense, shuts down No. 7 Kentucky in 82-63 NCAA tourney victory

Tamin Lipsey had 26 points and 10 assists as second-seeded Iowa State pulled away in the second half for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

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Chappell Roan pushes back after soccer star Jorginho alleges his daughter was mistreated

Chappell Roan pushes back after a Brazilian soccer player says a guard mistreated his young daughter at a hotel

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Battle's winner for Minnesota gives women's March Madness a shining moment in closest game yet

Amaya Battle gave the women's NCAA Tournament a true shining moment with her last-second shot that gave Minnesota the lead in a second round victory over Mississippi

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Tyler Reddick wins at Darlington in 4th NASCAR win this season for Michael Jordan's team

Overcoming a malfunctioning alternator and cool suit, Tyler Reddick chased down Brad Keselowski and led the final 28 laps at Darlington Raceway for his fourth NASCAR Cup Series victory this season

Sports

Fitzpatrick goes from disappointment to winning at Valspar Championship

One week after his disappointment from a runner-up finish at Sawgrass, Matt Fitzpatrick has put it behind him with a win at the Valspar Championship

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Battle's last-second jumper gives Minnesota a 65-63 win over Mississippi in women's NCAA Tournament

Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 0.7 seconds left, lifting Minnesota past Mississippi 65-63 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in 21 years

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Devynne Charlton matches her own world record of 7.65 in 60-meter hurdles at World Indoors

Bahamas sprinter Devynne Charlton matched her own world record by clocking 7.65 seconds to win the 60-meter hurdles at the World Indoors for the third straight year

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Fletcher Loyer stars as Purdue advances to 3rd straight Sweet 16, beating Miami 79-69

Purdue has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years

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Jessie Diggins takes 12th after crash in final World Cup cross-country ski race of storied career

Jessie Diggins raised her arms after she crossed the finish line of the women’s 20-kilometer mass start, an exhausted smile on her face as the American standout wrapped up the final race of her storied career

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Randy Arozarena apologizes to Seattle teammate Cal Raleigh over comments after handshake snub at WBC

Randy Arozarena has apologized to Seattle Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh after Arozarena cursed out the catcher for not returning a handshake at the World Baseball Classic

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Bryson DeChambeau wins again by beating Jon Rahm in a LIV playoff in South Africa

Bryson DeChambeau is a winner for the second straight week on LIV Golf

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Phillies agree to 6-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez

The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez

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Aday Mara has erased any doubts he had about his own ability. A big game Saturday helped Michigan waltz into the Sweet 16

Aday Mara has erased any doubts he had about his own ability. A big game Saturday helped Michigan waltz into the Sweet 16

Europe|Sports|World

Goggia wins to lock up World Cup super-G title. Aicher further closes gap on overall leader Shiffrin

Sofia Goggia has won her third super-G of the season at the World Cup finals to secure the discipline title and Emma Aicher further closed the gap to overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin

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Nearly the greatest buzzer-beater ever? Half-court heave from Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner rims out

Tyler Tanner was inches from March Madness immortality

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Kevin Durant passes Michael Jordan for No 5 on NBA scoring list in Rockets' win

On the night Kevin Durant passed Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, the 37-year-old was already looking ahead

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March Madness shuts out mid-majors as none reach 2nd round of women's NCAA Tournament for 1st time

March Madness wasn’t for mid-majors this year

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Perfect brackets fall into the single digits after Texas upsets Gonzaga and Nebraska tops Vandy

Forty games into the NCAA Tournament, fans hoping to fill out a perfect bracket were a respectable 2 for 26,587,885

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Texas pulls off an upset to be the first double-digit seed to go to the Sweet 16. Here’s what to know from March Madness

Texas pulls off an upset to be the first double-digit seed to go to the Sweet 16. Here’s what to know from March Madness

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Durant passes Jordan, then Thompson tips in the winner in Rockets' 123-122 victory over Heat

Kevin Durant scored 27 points to move past Michael Jordan for fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list and Amen Thompson had a tip-in at the buzzer to lift the Houston Rockets to a 123-122 win over the Miami Heat

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Texas goes from First Four to Sweet 16, beating Gonzaga 74-68 in March Madness

Texas has become the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First Four to the Sweet 16

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Is LeBron James running out of records to chase? How his list of accomplishments keeps growing

LeBron James might be running out of records to chase

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LeBron James breaks NBA mark for games played, Luke Kennard makes winning 3 in Lakers' win vs. Magic

LeBron James set the NBA record by playing in his 1,612th regular-season game and Luke Kennard made a 3-pointer off a pass from James with 0.6 seconds left to send the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-104 comeback victory over the Orlando Magic

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Boozer, No. 1 overall seed Duke get rolling after halftime to beat TCU 81-58 and reach Sweet 16

Cameron Boozer shook off a quiet first half to finish with 19 points while No. 1 overall seed Duke shot 61.5% after halftime Saturday to pull away from TCU for an 81-58 win in a physical second-round game at the NCAA Tournament

Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

Action hero Chuck Norris has died at 86 years old

Chuck Norris, a six-time world karate champion who became an action star and the face of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at 86, his family said in a statement posted to Instagram.

Sports

Sungjae Im takes lead into Innisbrook finale, with Brandt Snedeker also in final group

Sungjae Im was in position for a wire-to-wire victory in the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook after a slow start in his return from a wrist injury

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Call it March Mildness. Dominant performances by top seeds are now the norm at the NCAA Tournament

There hasn't been quite as much madness in March Madness in recent years

Sports|World

Liverpool and Chelsea slump to bruising Premier League defeats as Champions League concerns mount

A 10th Premier League loss of the campaign for Liverpool and a fourth straight defeat in 10 days for Chelsea

Election|Political|Sports|US|World

Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill

The Senate has blocked a proposal that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports

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UNC is evaluating its basketball program after another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham says the school is evaluating “all facets” of its tradition-rich men’s basketball program after another early exit from the NCAA Tournament under Hubert Davis

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Shark attack reported off Northern California beach; surfer injured, beach temporarily closed

Shark attack reported off Northern California beach; surfer injured, beach temporarily closed

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March Madness mismatch: No. 2 Michigan routs Holy Cross 83-48 in women's NCAA Tournament

Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament

Crime|Sports

Suspect jumps into water to evade cops

Suspect jumps into water to evade cops

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Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-84 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness

Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

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Should you try the 75 Hard challenge? Experts warn the risks may outweigh the benefits

Should you try the 75 Hard challenge? Experts warn the risks may outweigh the benefits

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March Madness crosses paths with family time for High Point coaches with mom off to work

Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers’ last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener

Business|Sports|Technology

NCAA asks court to stop DraftKings from using trademarked terms such as 'March Madness'

The NCAA has filed a complaint in federal court seeking an emergency restraining order against online sportsbook DraftKings

Asia|Sports|World

Japan wins the Women’s Asian Cup, beating Australia 1-0 on Hamano’s early strike

Japan has won the Women’s Asian Cup title with a 1-0 win over Australia

Arts|Sports|Technology|World

Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year's tournament

Wimbledon will use video review technology for the first time at this year’s tournament

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Purdue's Braden Smith breaks Bobby Hurley’s Division I career assist record in NCAA tourney opener

Purdue guard Braden Smith broke former Duke star Bobby Hurley’s Division I assist record with 12:11 to go in the first half of the Boilermakers’ NCAA Tournament game against Queens on Friday night

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Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney

Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

A classic buzzer-beater moment highlighted Friday’s action in the NCAA tournament. Here’s what you need to know

A classic buzzer-beater moment highlighted Friday’s action in the NCAA tournament. Here’s what you need to know

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports

Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help

More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men

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From a campus steakhouse to a mock airplane cabin for students, High Point is no ordinary Cinderella

High Point’s bracket-busting NCAA Tournament upset has put the spotlight on the private school in North Carolina that offers some unusual perks for its student body

Europe|Sports|World

Fernandes stars again for Man United but Bournemouth worth a point in 2-2 scrap

Bruno Fernandes has added another goal and assist to his sterling record in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League

Sports

After Santa Clara and Kentucky trade 3s in thrilling finish, 'a tough one to swallow' for Broncos

Santa Clara may have lost to Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, but few will forget the way everything unfolded at the end of regulation

Europe|Sports|World

McTominay goal gives Napoli win over Cagliari and second place in Serie A

Napoli has moved into second place in Serie A after a comfortable 1-0 win at Cagliari

Business|Economy|Lifestyle|Sports

A landmark 7-year WNBA labor deal moves forward with a signed term sheet

The WNBA and its players union have reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet

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Lawsuit claims negligence in death of former Yankees baseball player's son at Costa Rican resort

A new lawsuit blames a Costa Rica resort’s owners and operators for the carbon monoxide death of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner’s teenage son

Sports|Technology

MLB season preview: Robot umpires, Dodgers try for 3 in row, Rays return to Trop as lockout looms

Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising the games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown

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Guardians won't have to pay Clase, Ortiz while MLB continues gambling investigation and trial looms

The Cleveland Guardians won’t have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball’s investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

The martial arts grandmaster and action star Chuck Norris has died

Health|Sports|World

Hamstring injury keeps Ronaldo out of Portugal friendlies against US and Mexico

A hamstring injury will keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal’s friendlies against the United States and Mexico

Political|Sports|World

Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December

Interview|Sports|World

Former Iranian footballer discusses dangers facing women's team

Former Iranian footballer Shiva Amini discusses with CNN World Sport's Don Riddell the plight of the current women's national team after being labeled "traitors" by Iranian State TV for failing to sing the national anthem before a game earlier this month. Amini herself has been exiled from Iran since 2017 after being pictured played soccer with men and not wearing a hijab.

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Man’s heart defect sparks life-saving change

Man’s heart defect sparks life-saving change

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Saint Louis pounds Georgia 102-77 in March Madness as Dion Brown dominates at the rim with 18 points

Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

The Lakers say Luka Doncic should be in the MVP conversation. A 60-point game is the latest proof

Luka Doncic stepped to the foul line in the final moments and couldn’t help but hear what the crowd was yelling, over and over and over again

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Women's Pro Baseball League shows on-field product at Red Sox spring site before inaugural season

The Women’s Pro Baseball League was in Fort Myers for a two-day event hosted by the Red Sox and held an intrasquad scrimmage Thursday, marking its first chance since last summer’s open tryouts to bring players together and continue shaping the league’s on-field product ahead of the start of its inaugural season on Aug. 1

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Vokietaitis has 23 as No. 11 seed Texas gets past Dybantsa and No. 6 BYU 79-71 in March Madness

Matas Vokietaitis had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, overcoming 35 points from Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa

Business|Economy|Finance|Sports|Technology

MLB partners with Polymarket, makes integrity pact with federal commission on prediction markets

Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing prediction markets to collaborate on integrity concerns

Europe|MidEast|Political|Sports|World

FIFA fines Israel, denies key Palestinian complaint and urges Iran to fulfill World Cup schedule

FIFA has fined the Israeli soccer federation for breaching anti-discrimination regulations but it took no action on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel from global soccer for allowing clubs based in West Bank settlements

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Another record for LeBron: He ties Robert Parish by appearing in his 1,611th NBA regular-season game

LeBron James started for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat, making it the 1,611th regular-season game of his career and tying Robert Parish’s all-time NBA mark

Business|Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Check out soccer star Erling Haaland's latest business venture, in chess

Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland wants to bring new audiences to chess after becoming a strategic investor in a world championship tour scheduled to launch next year

Entertainment|Political|Sports|World

Ramadan brought a new political moment for New York City’s Muslims – and its first Muslim mayor

Ramadan brought a new political moment for New York City’s Muslims – and its first Muslim mayor

Sports|World

Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State for a 73-64 March Madness win

Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Sports

High Point's upset starts run of 4 wins by double-digit seeds, busting March Madness brackets

The NCAA Tournament brackets have already been busted for millions of college basketball fans

Sports

No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT

Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime and No. 11 VCU erased from a 19-point second-half deficit to stun sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Sports

Upsets and Duke surviving a tough challenge marked the first day of March Madness. Here are the biggest moments from Thursday

Upsets and Duke surviving a tough challenge marked the first day of March Madness. Here are the biggest moments from Thursday

Arts|Sports

North Carolina blows a huge lead and makes another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis

North Carolina blew a 19-point lead to fall in overtime to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Health|Sports

Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has collapsed lung, will be evaluated in 2 weeks

All-Star guard Cade Cunningham of the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons has a collapsed lung and is expected to miss at least two weeks and possibly more

Sports

Wembanyama hits winner as Spurs beat Suns 101-100 to end 6-season postseason drought

Victor Wembanyama hit a 17-foot, pull-up jumper with a second left and the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up a playoff spot to end a six-season drought, beating the Phoenix Suns 101-100 on Thursday night

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Siena played fearlessly against Duke. It was enough to flirt with an all-time March Madness upset

Siena flirted with pulling off an all-time shocking upset in March Madness when it faced No. 1 overall tournament seed Duke

Sports|World

Iran women’s soccer team greeted with a welcome ceremony in Tehran

Members of Iran’s national women’s soccer team were greeted with a welcome ceremony upon their return to the Islamic Republic after several of the players sought asylum in Australia

Sports

Chase Johnston hadn't made a 2-pointer all season. His layup gave High Point a March Madness win

Chase Johnston had tried four 2-point shots all season and missed them all before he made a go-ahead layup in the closing seconds of High Point's March Madness stunner over Wisconsin

Business|Economy|Sports

WNBA players briefed on a transformational 7-year CBA with a $7M 2026 salary cap

WNBA players are having information sessions over the next day or two to learn more about the new collective bargaining agreement that was agreed to in principle early Wednesday morning

Education|Entertainment|Sports|US|World

No. 1 overall seed Duke survives 16-seed Siena, rallies for 71-65 win in 1st round of March Madness

Duke barely avoided a shocking upset to open the NCAA Tournament before beating Siena 71-65

Sports

Xavier Edmonds' layup with 4.3 seconds left lifts TCU to 66-64 March Madness win over Ohio State

Xavier Edmonds converted a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a furious second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory to open the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Sports

High Point stuns Wisconsin 83-82 in March Madness on Chase Johnston's first 2-point basket of season

Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Sports

Nebraska gets its first NCAA Tournament win, beating Troy 76-47 behind Pryce Sandfort's 23 points

Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points and Nebraska rolled to its long-awaited first NCAA Tournament victory, beating Troy 76-47

Crime|Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting

Colin Dorgan has helped lead his high school hockey team to a Rhode Island state championship after losing his mother, brother, and grandfather last month in a shooting at an ice rink

Sports

Shohei Ohtani throws 4 1/3 scoreless innings in spring debut on mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani reached back for the heater and found it, blazing a 99-mph fastball past Willy Adames for his first strikeout of the afternoon on Wednesday

Environment|Lifestyle|Science|Sports|Technology

OBX Anglers Club casts a line for the environment

OBX Anglers Club casts a line for the environment

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Philadelphia youth wheelchair basketball team prepares for third straight championship run

Philadelphia youth wheelchair basketball team prepares for third straight championship run

Education|Interview|Lifestyle|Opinion|Sports

He was shot just months into his freshman year. Now, Jeremy Fears Jr. is Tom Izzo’s latest Spartan floor general

He was shot just months into his freshman year. Now, Jeremy Fears Jr. is Tom Izzo’s latest Spartan floor general

Sports

The Warriors know they're headed back to the play-in tournament; other teams might think the same

Golden State coach Steve Kerr can do the math

Sports

Top seeds are big favorites to start March Madness. It could be tricky for fans to spot an upstart

The top seeds in the NCAA Tournament are generally heavy favorites in their first-round games

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WNBA and players union have reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new CBA

The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning

Sports|World

The Hockey Hall of Fame expects to keep the US Olympic gold medal-winning pucks

The Hockey Hall of Fame says the pucks used to score the gold medal-winning goals at the Milan Cortina Olympics are part of its permanent collection after being donated by the International Ice Hockey Federation

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Weeks after losing 3 family members, this teen channeled his grief to help his hockey team seize the state championship title

Weeks after losing 3 family members, this teen channeled his grief to help his hockey team seize the state championship title

Entertainment|Sports|World

For 10, it's 900: Inter Miami star Lionel Messi scores milestone 900th goal, joining Ronaldo in club

Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashville on Wednesday night

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel|World

A baseball title unleashes the happiness Venezuelans kept bottled up for years

Venezuelans pour into the streets in a rare, loud release of joy after their team wins the World Baseball Classic

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Miami (Ohio) makes a March Madness statement with an 89-79 win over SMU in the First Four

Eian Elmer scored 23 points and Miami of Ohio beat SMU 89-79 in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years

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Doncic drops 40, James adds 30 as Lakers stretch their streak to 7 with 124-116 win over Rockets

Luka Doncic had 40 points and LeBron James added 30 as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets

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Wyatt Johnston scores shootout winner as Stars beat Avs 2-1 to tighten race for top spot in league

Jake Oettinger made 33 saves through overtime, Wyatt Johnston scored the shootout winner and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to tighten the race for first place in the division, Western Conference and league standings

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In Miami for the WBC final, Venezuelan fans had plenty to celebrate as their team won the title

Venezuelan and American fans packed Miami for the U.S.-Venezuela World Baseball Classic final

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NFL will consider a rule change allowing draft pick trades up to 5 years in the future

The Cleveland Browns are proposing a rule change that would allow NFL teams to trade draft picks five years into the future instead of three

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Prairie View A&M defeats Lehigh 67-55 in the First Four for its first March Madness win

Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh in the First Four

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New women’s pro baseball league turns long-held dreams into reality at Red Sox spring home

Kelsie Whitmore stood near third base at JetBlue Park and looked around at her new norm

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It's a High Point family affair for the Claymans in the NCAA Tournament

High Point head coach Flynn Clayman is navigating the NCAA Tournament with his wife Katie Clayman, an assistant with the Panthers’ women’s team that is also tournament-bound

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One 'freaking snake' and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails

Senator Rand Paul has made it clear he has little regard for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fellow Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin

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Champions League: Barcelona scores 7, Liverpool revives, Bayern cruises and Atletico survives

Barcelona scored seven against Newcastle and Liverpool revived its season with four goals against Galatasaray

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No. 1 overall seed Duke enters NCAA Tournament motivated by last year's Final Four loss

Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge a missed opportunity from a year ago

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Rory McIlroy's menu for the Masters taps into Northern Ireland, New York and the Augusta wine cellar

Rory McIlroy has spared no detail — or no expense — for his menu at the Masters Club dinner

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From Alabama to Denver, Waddle and Surtain reunite with training camp battles looming

Jaylen Waddle is reuniting with former Alabama teammate Pat Surtain II in Denver

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From NIL deals to retirement at 35: JPMorgan aims to help athletes avoid bad money habits

JPMorgan Chase is making a new wealth advising push for athletes at every income level, so their money lasts longer

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NASCAR suspends Daniel Dye after livestream mockery of IndyCar's David Malukas

NASCAR has suspended driver Daniel Dye for mocking IndyCar driver David Malukas during a recent livestream

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Video shows Michigan State Police directing horse to shelter during blizzard

Video shows Michigan State Police directing horse to shelter during blizzard

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Salmon fishing season returns to Central Coast for first time in 4 years

Salmon fishing season returns to Central Coast for first time in 4 years

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A landmark WNBA labor deal nears reality, paving the way for the first million dollar players

A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players

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Shaq O'Neal offering to pay for the funeral of Georgia girl, 12, who died after a fight

Shaquille O'Neal is offering to pay for the funeral of a 12-year-old Georgia girl who died days after she collapsed following a fight after school

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The WBC is thriving. Rob Manfred says MLB might consider moving it to midseason

Major League Baseball plans to bring back the World Baseball Classic in 2029 or 2030 and it could eventually move to midseason

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Senegal slams 'illegal and deeply unjust' decision to strip Africa Cup title and pledges to appeal

Senegal isn’t giving up its Africa Cup of Nations title without a legal fight, with the country’s soccer federation saying it will appeal the “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision” to strip the team of its victory in a chaotic final against host Morocco

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Gerrit Cole pitches scoreless inning in first spring training appearance since Tommy John surgery

Gerrit Cole has returned to a mound to pitch in a game after a 377-day absence and threw a scoreless first inning for the New York Yankees in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox

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Michigan wrestler defying all odds to get back on the mat after losing his leg to cancer

Michigan wrestler defying all odds to get back on the mat after losing his leg to cancer

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North Carolina's Wilson, Texas Tech's Toppin among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament

Duke is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, but could be missing two key players due to foot injuries

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From cancer battle to bodybuilding: How a mother reclaimed her life

From cancer battle to bodybuilding: How a mother reclaimed her life

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Iranian-born Olympian Saeid Mollaei fears for women's football team safety

Iranian-born judoka Saeid Mollaei believes members of Iran’s women’s soccer team could be killed or put in prison when they return home after declining to sing the country’s national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia. As an athlete who faced a similar decision in 2019 to those footballers, Mollaei, an Olympic silver medalist from the Tokyo 2020 Games, is concerned for their safety. “99%, maybe 100%, they are not safe for sure when they go back,” Mollaei told CNN's Amanda Davies in an exclusive interview.

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Tennis match of the century featuring four men at least 90 years old

Tennis match of the century featuring four men at least 90 years old

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UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness

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Word of the Week: Denying the enemy ‘quarter’ may sound like tough talk, but it would be a war crime

Word of the Week: Denying the enemy ‘quarter’ may sound like tough talk, but it would be a war crime

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'Mother Bruin' brings support as the UCLA women open March Madness

When the one-loss UCLA women open March Madness this weekend, their biggest fan will be sitting in her usual spot near the bench

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Publix employee wins national grocery bagging championship

Publix employee wins national grocery bagging championship

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Senate passes bills legalizing online sports betting, banning use of food stamps for candy, soda

Senate passes bills legalizing online sports betting, banning use of food stamps for candy, soda

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MLB teams pressure WBC managers to be careful with pitchers. Venezuela pushed back

Venezuela manager Omar López went beyond the limit to help his nation win its first World Baseball Classic

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Iran wants to move its World Cup matches from US to Mexico. FIFA is sticking to its schedule

Iran’s Embassy in Mexico has suggested the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns

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WADA delays decision over potential ban of Trump from major sporting events until after World Cup

The World Anti-Doping Agency has put off a decision about barring government officials from major sporting events if their countries voluntarily withhold dues

Sports|World

Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title

Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth

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This Olympian defied Iran’s regime. Now he fears for the country’s women’s soccer team.

This Olympian defied Iran’s regime. Now he fears for the country’s women’s soccer team.

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It’s been 75 years since college basketball’s first major gambling scandal. Not all that much has changed

It’s been 75 years since college basketball’s first major gambling scandal. Not all that much has changed

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Venezuela’s tears of joy: Why the team that cared the most won the World Baseball Classic

Venezuela’s tears of joy: Why the team that cared the most won the World Baseball Classic

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African soccer confederation strips Senegal of Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion

Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title by appeals judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in January

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U.S. falls short again in WBC final as Venezuela stuns star-studded roster

Aaron Judge walked slowly back and forth in the United States’ dugout on Tuesday night while Venezuelan players shed tears and fell to their knees to celebrate the country’s first World Baseball Classic title

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Tramon Mark's late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four

Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N

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Wisconsin lawmakers take a shot at joining the ranks of states allowing online sports betting

Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a shot at expanding sports betting in the state

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Arizona hits Kalshi with criminal charges, escalating fight between states and prediction markets

Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders

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Howard gets its first March Madness win, holding off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four

Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four

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Another marathon WNBA CBA negotiation drags past 3:30 a.m. with no deal done

Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn’t end with a new collective bargaining agreement

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Aden Holloway, Alabama's No. 2 scorer, had 2.1 pounds of marijuana when arrested, authorities say

Authorities found 2.1 pounds of marijuana in Alabama basketball star Aden Holloway’s apartment when they arrested him Monday on a felony drug charge

Sports

Shohei Ohtani will return to mound for Dodgers in spring training game Wednesday against Giants

Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to make his first pitching appearance in spring training on Wednesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants

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Broncos get star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from Dolphins in a blockbuster trade, AP sources say

The Denver Broncos have acquired standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal that sends three draft picks to the Miami Dolphins, including a first-rounder, according to two people with knowledge of the trade

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Oilers' Leon Draisaitl out for the rest of the regular season because of injury

Standout Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season because of what the team called a lower-body injury

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‘These days truly feel like a fairytale’: What Team Italy’s run in the World Baseball Classic means to Italian baseball fans

‘These days truly feel like a fairytale’: What Team Italy’s run in the World Baseball Classic means to Italian baseball fans

Interview|Political|Sports|US

Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for him for DHS secretary

Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for him for DHS secretary

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Freshman stars Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. picked for AP All-America first team

Duke forward Cameron Boozer is a unanimous first-team All-American in college basketball in voting released by The Associated Press

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WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?

Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending major international events — even if they take place on American soil

Asia|Crime|Europe|Interview|Sports|World

Life in exile: What the Iranian soccer players who defected can expect

Life in exile: What the Iranian soccer players who defected can expect

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Alabama's Aden Holloway, the Tide's No. 2 scorer, is arrested on a felony drug charge

Alabama guard Aden Holloway has been arrested on a felony drug charge just days before the start of the NCAA Tournament

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NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say

The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion will be again discussed by the league’s board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter tell The Associated Press

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The Southeast got hot, with Hawks, Magic, Heat and Hornets all surging as playoff chase intensifies

Atlanta is on a 10-game winning streak, its best stretch in more than 11 years

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My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

Assuming that sex is the key factor defining physical ability may undersell what many athletes are capable of.

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It’s USA vs. Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final. The Maduro raid and decades of tension simmer under the surface

It’s USA vs. Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final. The Maduro raid and decades of tension simmer under the surface

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This powder paradise in Japan is a magnet for tourists. Locals say the party is getting out of hand

This powder paradise in Japan is a magnet for tourists. Locals say the party is getting out of hand

Europe|Sports|World

Fiorentina beats Cremonese to pull away from Serie A drop zone

Fiorentina has taken a big step to avoiding relegation from Serie A by beating Cremonese 4-1

Americas|Sports|World

Venezuela rallies past Italy 4-2 with 3-run 7th and will face US for World Baseball Classic title

Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez hit run-scoring, two-out singles in a seventh-inning rally that led Venezuela over Italy 4-2 and into its first World Baseball Classic championship game

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Italy’s improbable World Baseball Classic run ends, but Azzurri leave lasting impact at home

Italy’s remarkable 2026 World Baseball Classic run is over after losing to Venezuela in the semifinals

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Criticized for their cool, American players head into the WBC final appreciating opponents' flair

Criticized for their cool, American players head into the World Baseball Classic championship also appreciating opponents’ flamboyant flair

Australia|Sports|World

Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia are pictured training in Brisbane

Two Iranian women soccer players have been seen training with the Brisbane Roar after Australia granted them asylum, and they stayed behind as teammates headed home

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March Madness tips off with First Four in Dayton, with Miami (Ohio) in the field and close to home

March Madness tips off with the First Four, featuring one of this season’s best stories in Miami (Ohio) and a matchup of formerly embattled head coaches in Texas’ Sean Miller and NC State’s Will Wade

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Tools to build a winning March Madness bracket

It's that special season where we all dream of a perfect March Madness bracket. CNN Sport's Andy Scholes is here with tips and trends to help you pick a champion and successful bracket.

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Igor Thiago celebrates Brazil call-up with goal in Brentford draw with Wolves

Igor Thiago has celebrated his first call-up to the Brazil squad by scoring in Brentford’s 2-2 draw against Wolves in the Premier League

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Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women's NCAA Tournament

UConn is the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament and enters March Madness needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history

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Warriors coach Steve Kerr part of Oscar documentary short win with 'All the Empty Rooms'

Golden State coach Steve Kerr is now an Oscar winner

Sports

MLB Free Agency: 2-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal could set more contract records next offseason

Tarik Skubal could set more contract records for a pitcher in free agency next offseason

Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

A close called third strike ended the Dominican Republic’s rally attempt and sent the United States into the World Baseball Classic title game

Sports

Nate Diaz is returning to MMA for a bout with Mike Perry on the Rousey-Carano undercard

Nate Diaz will return to mixed martial arts for the first time in nearly four years when he fights fellow brawler Mike Perry on the undercard of Ronda Rousey’s meeting with Gina Carano

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Jets agree to trade quarterback Justin Fields to Chiefs to serve as Mahomes' backup, AP source says

The New York Jets have agreed to a trade that will send quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, a person familiar with the deal has told The Associated Press

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Pentagon names six airmen who died in Iraq crash

Six airmen died when their KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq earlier this week, according to the Pentagon. Their deaths bring the total US troop casualties in connection to the war in Iran to 13.

Education|Sports

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top final AP Top 25 before March Madness

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the top four teams in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament

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Soccer fans flock to Gillette Stadium for Boston Legacy's first game, "women's sports is just as important as men's"

Soccer fans flock to Gillette Stadium for Boston Legacy's first game, "women's sports is just as important as men's"

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'Radiant' mother from Kentucky was among 6 US service members killed in air crash in Iraq

The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq

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Aaron Judge hails World Baseball Classic crowds as 'bigger and better than the World Series'

Aaron Judge says the World Baseball Classic has become baseball’s biggest stage

Australia|Sports|World

Iranian women’s team leaves Malaysia for Oman after asylum reversal

Iran’s women’s soccer team has left Malaysia for Oman after five of the seven squad members who sparked a diplomatic furor by seeking asylum in Australia reversed their decisions and rejoined the team in Kuala Lumpur

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The PWHL is riding a post-Olympic boost in ticket sales and marketing opportunities

The Professional Women's Hockey League is enjoying a major post-Olympic boost that's no better reflected than with the New York Sirens

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Kyle Kirkwood wins another IndyCar street race, this one to become first winner in Arlington

Kyle Kirkwood keeps taking it to the streets in IndyCar

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Paul Skenes shines in the WBC spotlight, treats it same as Pirates outings

Paul Skenes shined in the World Baseball Classic semifinal, dominating an All-Star lineup in the United States' 2-1 victory over the Dominican Republic

Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Lindsey Vonn not ready to discuss her future in ski racing as she recovers from Olympic crash

Lindsey Vonn hasn’t completely shut the door on ski racing again

Sports|World

US beats Canada in Para ice hockey final to complete historic clean sweep in Olympics, Paralympics

Three weeks after the United States beat Canada in the Olympic hockey finals, the Americans overcame their neighbors again to win Paralympic gold and complete the sweep at Milan Cortina

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The Latest: Selection Sunday: Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida claim No. 1 seeds in men’s bracket

The men’s March Madness bracket is set, and Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida have claimed the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament

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Giants an out away from perfect game, a strike away from no-hitter in 7-1 win over Brewers

The San Francisco Giants were an out away from a perfect game and a strike away from a no-hitter before they were broken up by the Milwaukee Brewers in a spring training game

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Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Miami Open because of a right shoulder injury

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Miami Open with a right shoulder injury, tournament officials have announced

Sports

WNBA commissioner says progress made in collective bargaining talks after another marathon session

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says progress is being made towards getting a new collective bargaining agreement done

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Italian team players celebrate WBC success with la dolce vita: espresso, wine and Armani

Italy reached its first World Baseball Classic semifinal, and the team’s espresso-and-wine celebrations have gained some level of attention in a soccer-obsessed nation

Sports|World

Henderson starts at third for US over Bregman, then homers in WBC

Gunnar Henderson started at third base for the United States over Alex Bregman Sunday in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, then homered in the fourth inning against the Dominican Republic

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U.S. beats Dominican Republic 2-1 to reach 3rd straight WBC title game

Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s electric offense to win a thrilling semifinal 2-1 and move a win from its second World Baseball Classic championship

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Denny Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty

Denny Hamlin won at Las Vegas to put a tough offseason behind him

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New union head says 2027 MLB work stoppage could disrupt plans for big leaguers at 2028 Olympics

A work stoppage that leads to canceled games during the 2027 Major League Baseball season could disrupt plans under discussion to have big league players participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

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March Madness is finally here. Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for tournament chaos

March Madness is finally here. Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for tournament chaos

Sports

Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness. Miami (Ohio) gets a shot

Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line

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Ludvig Aberg goes from control to collapse in Players Championship

Ludvig Aberg went from being in control at The Players Championship to a collapse

Sports|World

Junior Caminero hits Dominican Republic's record 15th home run of World Baseball Classic

Junior Caminero hit the Dominican Republic’s record 15th home run of the World Baseball Classic, breaking a mark set by Mexico in 2009

Sports

Cluff and Kaufman-Renn power No. 18 Purdue past No. 3 Michigan 80-72 in Big Ten final

Oscar Cluff scored 21 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 20 and No. 18 Purdue topped No. 3 Michigan 80-72 for the Big Ten Tournament championship

Sports

Cameron Young is clutch on the island green and rallies to win The Players Championship

Cameron Young finally has a big title to go with his major talent

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What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

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Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka claim their first titles at Indian Wells

Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Sunday, winning seven straight points to rally from a 4-0 deficit in the second-set tiebreak and claim the title without dropping a single set

Europe|Sports|World

Laporta wins 5 more years as president of Barcelona after thousands vote in club election

Joan Laporta has been reelected as the president of Barcelona for another five years after winning a leadership vote among members of the Spanish soccer powerhouse

Sports

Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves Bucks' victory over Pacers after landing awkwardly on dunk

Giannis Antetokounmpo left Milwaukee’s game against the Indiana Pacers after landing awkwardly as he completed a dunk late in the third quarter of the Bucks’ 134-123 victory

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Milan Cortina Paralympics end with another boycott by Ukraine at Games marked by Russia's return

A closing ceremony boycotted by Ukraine signaled the end of the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics

Education|Sports

Baltimore youth hockey team rallies $500K to save Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center

Baltimore youth hockey team rallies $500K to save Mimi DiPietro Family Skating Center

Sports

Arkansas tops Vanderbilt 86-75 to win SEC Tournament title

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 30 points and handed out 11 assists, leading No. 17 Arkansas to its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and first automatic NCAA Tournament berth since 2000, beating 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt 86-75

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Boston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with one of nation’s largest Irish heritage events

Thousands of spectators lined the streets of South Boston on Sunday for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, one of the largest celebrations of Irish heritage in the country

Europe|MidEast|Political|Sports|World

Argentina vs. Spain Finalissima in Qatar called off after widening of Middle East war

UEFA said Sunday that the game between Argentina and Spain known as Finalissima that was supposed to be held in Qatar has been canceled after the widening Middle East war

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Michael Lorenzen to start for Italy, Keider Montero for Venezuela in World Baseball Classic semi

Michael Lorenzen will start for Italy and Keider Montero for Venezuela when the teams meet Monday night in a World Baseball Classic semifinal

Sports|Technology|World

McLaren launches investigation after Norris and Piastri unable to start F1's Chinese Grand Prix

McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Prix, as Formula 1 champion Lando Norris said the team must rule out a repeat

Sports

Ejiofor leads No. 13 St. John's to 72-52 rout of No. 6 UConn for 2nd straight Big East tourney title

Zuby Ejiofor had seven blocks, nine rebounds and three steals to anchor a tenacious defensive performance that carried No. 13 St. John’s to its second straight Big East Tournament championship with a 72-52 blowout of sixth-ranked UConn at Madison Square Garden

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Ludvig Aberg builds a 3-shot lead in The Players Championship

Ludvig Aberg started with a two-shot lead and now leads by three going into the final round at The Players Championship

Europe|Sports|World

Olympic champion Shiffrin takes record 8th slalom win of season but main rival Aicher is 2nd

Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has won her record-equaling eighth World Cup slalom of the season

Sports

At 73, Rick Pitino is pulling off another masterpiece in a career full of them

At 73, Rick Pitino is pulling off another masterpiece in a career full of them

Sports

DeChambeau beats LIV wild card Richard T. Lee in a Singapore playoff

Bryson DeChambeau is a winner again on LIV Golf after a wild finish in Singapore

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Kimi Antonelli takes his first F1 win with victory in China to extend Mercedes' dominant start

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1’s second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes at the Chinese Grand Prix

Sports|World

Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr. combine for first WBC game with two leadoff home runs

Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. got the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal off to a pulsating start, combining for the first WBC game with two leadoff homers

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Venezuela rallies to beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champ Japan 8-5, advance to WBC semis

Wilyer Abreu hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Maikel Garcia sparked the comeback with a two-run shot, and Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic to advance to the semifinals

Sports

Westbrook has triple-double in Kings' 118-109 win as Clippers lose Leonard to sprained ankle

Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 209th career triple-double and DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers

Arts|Sports

Boozer MVP of ACC tourney for No. 1 Duke amid rough night against No. 10 Virginia's Onyenso

Star freshman Cameron Boozer battled through a rough night for No. 1 Duke against Virginia's Ugonna Onyenso inside in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game

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No. 1 Duke beats No. 10 Virginia 74-70 for 2nd straight ACC Tournament title under Jon Scheyer

Isaiah Evans scored 20 points, Cameron Boozer made two free throws with 3.9 seconds to seal the game and No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia 74-70 on Saturday night for its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship under coach Jon Scheyer and its third title in the past four years

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Medvedev hands Alcaraz his first loss of the year, heads to Indian Wells final against Sinner

Daniil Medvedev handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the year and advanced to the final at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory

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No. 6 UConn loses for a second time in four games with the NCAA Tournament up next

No. 6 UConn goes into the NCAA Tournament having lost two of its past four games after getting beat by 20 points by St. John's in the Big East final

Education|Sports

SEC's Sankey says language in tampering rules is 'archaic' and NCAA needs to adjust quickly

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey called the NCAA language covering tampering rules “archaic,” but stopped short of urging the oversight body to halt tampering investigations, the way the Big Ten did earlier this week

Sports

Brayden Burries scores 21 as No. 2 Arizona survives No. 5 Houston 79-74 in Big 12 final rematch

Brayden Burries scored 21 points and hit a pair of clinching free throws with 8.3 seconds left, sending No. 2 Arizona to a 79-74 victory over No. 5 Houston on Saturday night in the Big 12 Tournament title game

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No. 17 Arkansas edges Mississippi 93-90 in OT to reach SEC title game

Darius Acuff Jr. scored five of his 24 points in overtime and No. 17 Arkansas held off Mississippi 93-90 to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game for the first time since 2017

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Tatum scores 20 points in 32 minutes, Celtics hand Wizards 11th straight loss 111-100

Neemias Queta had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics withstood a late charge to beat Washington 111-100 and send the Wizards to their 11th straight loss

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Italy’s unbeaten WBC run rolls on with an 8-6 win over Puerto Rico and semifinal berth

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Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war

Formula 1 and its governing body, the FIA, say the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not be held in April on safety grounds related to the Iran war

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Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees

Australia's government says another three members of Iran's women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland

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Max Dowman, 16, becomes youngest Premier League scorer with remarkable goal for Arsenal

Max Dowman, a 16-year-old Arsenal winger, has become the Premier League’s youngest ever scorer with a remarkable stoppage-time goal in his team’s 2-0 win over Everton

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Shea Langeliers homers 3 times for the Athletics against the Kansas City Royals

Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers homered in all three of his three plate appearances in a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals

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Arsenal strengthens grip on title race as Dowman becomes youngest ever Premier League scorer

Arsenal has strengthened its grip on the Premier League title race on the day its 16-year-old wonderkid, Max Dowman, scored a brilliant solo goal to become the competition’s youngest ever scorer

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NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women's tournament before the bracket reveal

Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women’s Tournament on Saturday

Sports

Lendeborg makes a tiebreaking 3 as No. 3 Michigan tops No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 in Big Ten semis

Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship

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No. 22 Vanderbilt stops No. 4 Florida's winning streak to reach SEC Tournament final

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida 91-74 to end the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament

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Union president Nneka Ogwumike: Revenue sharing and housing remain key hurdles in WNBA CBA talks

Players’ union president Nneka Ogwumike said that revenue sharing and team-funded housing were two major items that still needed to be figured out to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done with the WNBA

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Manhunt for suspect in fatal shooting leads to delay in opening gates at Players Championship

Authorities have captured a man who they say killed two people Friday night about a mile from the TPC Sawgrass

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A Georgia teacher guided people through grief. Now, his community is showing mercy for students involved in his death

A Georgia teacher guided people through grief. Now, his community is showing mercy for students involved in his death

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Antonelli on pole for F1's Chinese Grand Prix after teammate Russell wins sprint

Kimi Antonelli stepped up when his Mercedes teammate George Russell hit trouble in qualifying to become the youngest-ever driver on pole position for a Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Could the Chicago Bears leave Illinois? Indiana makes a play for the historic franchise

A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a long rivalry

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Refocused US rebounds from Italy shocker, beats Canada to reach WBC semifinals

The United States is heading to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic after a “different level of focus” helped this All-Star-studded team rebound from a shocking loss

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Jaden Bradley’s last-second jumper lifts No. 2 Arizona past No. 7 Iowa St 82-80 in Big 12 thriller

Arizona beats Iowa State 82 to 80 in a Big 12 Tournament semifinal after Jaden Bradley hits a last-second jumper

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No. 2 Arizona’s Jaden Bradley stuns No. 7 Iowa State with a buzzer-beater to reach Big 12 final

Arizona’s Jaden Bradley hit a fall-away jumper at the buzzer, sending second-ranked Arizona to an 82-80 victory over No. 7 Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night

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U.S. beats Canada 5-3, advances to the World Baseball Classic semifinals

Aaron Judge doubled and Pete Crow-Armstrong and Brice Turang each had two hits as the United States beat Canada 5-3 on Friday night to reach the World Baseball Classic semifinals

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No. 6 UConn and No. 13 St. John's set for round 3 to decide Big East Tournament

Sixth-ranked UConn and No. 13 St. John’s are ready for the rubber match

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Austin Wells' only swing of the bat puts the Dominicans in WBC record book and semifinals

Austin Wells’ only swing of the bat put the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic record book and the semifinal round

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WNBA's Engelbert: Progress in negotiations and a deal needed by Monday to avoid season disruption

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement and that there is an urgency to get a deal done by Monday to avoid disruptions to the upcoming season

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No. 6 UConn beats Georgetown 67-51 to set up a Big East final clash against No. 13 St. John's

Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half, Jayden Ross hit a couple of momentum-stunting 3-pointers in the second, and sixth-ranked UConn defeated Georgetown 67-51 to set up a showdown of the top two seeds in the Big East Tournament final

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Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews out for season with a torn MCL after kneeing by Radko Gudas

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the NHL season

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Radko Gudas suspended 5 games for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Auston Matthews

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas has been suspended five games for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews

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No. 13 St. John's back in Big East title game after 78-68 win over Seton Hall at MSG

Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points and No. 13 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 78-68 to reach the Big East Tournament title game for the second consecutive season

Sports

Ludvig Aberg aces Sawgrass with 63 to take 2-shot lead at Players as Scheffler narrowly makes cut

Ludvig Aberg is leading The Players Championship after a 63 that he made look easy

Sports

3 pitches, 3 homers for Athletics in Cactus League matchup with Padres

Henry Bolte, Breyson Guedez and Nick Kurtz homered on consecutive pitches from San Diego’s Michael King in the Athletics’ Cactus League game with the Padres

Education|Sports

Cincinnati firing men's basketball coach Wes Miller, AP sources say

Wes Miller will not be back as the University of Cincinnati’s men’s basketball coach, two people familiar with the move told The Associated Press

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Parma scores two own goals in two minutes and falls at Torino

Parma has scored two own goals in two minutes on its way to a 4-1 defeat at Torino in Serie A

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Rory McIlroy's back is feeling fine. It's his putter that hurts him at The Players

Rory McIlroy wasn't entirely sure he could play in The Players Championship because of back spasms

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US aims for historic clean sweep in Olympic and Paralympic ice hockey

The United States is one win away from an historic sweep of Olympic and Paralympic ice hockey golds

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Louisiana Tech football is on 2 league schedules amid its contentious departure from Conference USA

Louisiana Tech’s football team is currently listed on both the Sun Belt and Conference USA league schedules as the Bulldogs’ acrimonious departure from Conference USA drags out

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Aday Mara helps No. 3 Michigan edge Ohio State 71-67 in the Big Ten Tournament

Aday Mara scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, helping No. 3 Michigan hold off Bruce Thornton and Ohio State for a 71-67 victory in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

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The 'Spieth experience' is entertaining to fans and frustrating for him at The Players

The Jordan Spieth experience is on full display at The Players Championship

Sports

Trey Hendrickson is ready for a fresh start after leaving Cincinnati for a division rival

The Baltimore Ravens introduced star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson at a news conference after signing him to a four-year, $112 million deal

Sports

No. 4 Florida cruises to third victory over Kentucky to open SEC Tournament title defense

Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 in the quarterfinals

Sports

Tua Tagovailoa will have an opportunity to compete for the starting job in Atlanta, GM says

Newly signed Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will have an opportunity to compete for the starting job in Atlanta, where Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in November, general manager Ian Cunningham said Friday

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The NCAA is warning schools about travel issues ahead of March Madness. It's not the first time

The NCAA is warning schools about potential travel headaches ahead of the men's and women's basketball tournaments

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Friday the 13th: Paralympics snowboarder suffers string of errors and bad luck

It was one of those days for Para snowboarding veteran Cécile Hernandez — one of those Friday the 13th kind of days

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Wrexham celebrity owners on commentary duty to mark five years since takeover

Wrexham’s celebrity owners are swapping the boardroom for the commentary booth to mark five years since their game-changing takeover of the Welsh soccer club

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Ahwatukee residents say foul balls from nearby school are causing damage and safety concerns

Ahwatukee residents say foul balls from nearby school are causing damage and safety concerns

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Big 12 ditching slippery glass floor for hardwood for rest of tournament

The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament

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'Complete absurdity:' Usyk hits out at softening stance toward Russian athletes, plans Fury fight

Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk remains as convinced as ever that Russian athletes should not be allowed to compete at major sports events, even as the International Olympic Committee and FIFA appear to be softening their stance

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Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash in World Cup race

Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo says he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race but that he was “all good in the hood.”

Sports|Technology

For baseball's tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone

The robot-umpire system for overturning ball/strike calls is going to be used in regular-season games in the majors this year

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Bracket Watch: Arkansas does the bubble a favor by ending Oklahoma's run in the SEC Tournament

The teams on the bubble are suddenly big fans of Darius Acuff Jr. The Arkansas guard scored 37 points Friday night to help the Razorbacks hold off Oklahoma 82-79 in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals

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Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says 'no one can exclude' it from the World Cup

Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States

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Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

At this month’s Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and even tank tops

Interview|Opinion|Sports

‘The Mayor’ and his son turned around Nebraska’s basketball program. Now they have one box to tick: An NCAA Tournament win

‘The Mayor’ and his son turned around Nebraska’s basketball program. Now they have one box to tick: An NCAA Tournament win

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Luka Doncic turns trash talk into first 50-point game with the Lakers

Luka Doncic doesn’t need an excuse to pile on points, so when Chicago guard Matas Buzelis started jawing with him Thursday night, it became the fuel for his first 50-point game with the Los Angeles Lakers

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Marathon WNBA labor talks last 16 hours with still no CBA deal

The WNBA and its players’ union met for 16 hours during a third straight day of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement

Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 points for 127th straight game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has broken Wilt Chamberlain’s record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127

Sports

Luka Doncic scores 51, LeBron James returns from injuries to lead Lakers past Bulls 142-130

Luka Doncic had 51 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, LeBron James had 18 points in his return after missing three games because of injuries, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a strong third quarter to defeat the Chicago Bulls 142-130 on Thursday night

Sports

Dan Hurley calls UConn's loss at Marquette a 'choke job' after his team responds with a win

After sixth-ranked UConn opened the Big East Tournament by rolling over Xavier in the quarterfinals, Dan Hurley’s mind was still on the Huskies’ unexpected loss in their regular-season finale at Marquette

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No. 1 Duke edges Florida State 80-79 in ACC Tournament after Seminoles' buzzer-beater rims out

Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Cameron Boozer added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke survived a scare from Florida State to beat the Seminoles 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals

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Spurs star Wembanyama ruled out of showdown with Nuggets due to right ankle soreness

San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanayama will miss Thursday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets due to right ankle soreness

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Spoelstra: 'I apologize to absolutely no one' over Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game

Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn’t like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game played out

Sports

Sepp Straka part of 4-way tie at the top at The Players Championship in wild weather

Sepp Straka kept getting into trouble and saving pars

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Jerry Jones doesn't rule out Cowboys re-engaging on Maxx Crosby but doesn't anticipate such a move

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wouldn’t rule out re-engaging in trade talks for edge rusher Maxx Crosby while saying he didn’t anticipate such a move since his club is “pretty far down the road” in free agency

Sports

Vikings sign Kyler Murray in their latest QB pivot, bringing in competition for J.J. McCarthy

The Minnesota Vikings have signed Kyler Murray

Sports

Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in double overtime

Nearly a month after losing three family members in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting, Colin Dorgan scored a game-winning goal in double overtime that helped advance the Blackstone Valley Co-op out of the semifinals

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Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case

Newly revealed incendiary messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” are gaining public attention during an ongoing antitrust trial

Sports

Max Homa and Tony Finau among those who discover Sawgrass can take as quickly as it gives

Max Homa and Tony Finau know TPC Sawgrass can take as quickly as the diabolical course gives

Sports

Miami (Ohio) finally lost its first game, and now the RedHawks are no lock for March Madness

Miami of Ohio went nearly a year without losing in men's basketball

Sports

Trent McDuffie, the NFL's highest-paid corner, aims to make a difference in Rams' Super Bowl push

The Los Angeles Rams are counting on newly acquired cornerback Trent McDuffie to help them return to the Super Bowl after being tantalizingly close in each of the previous two seasons against teams that ended up winning it all

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Mark DeRosa owns 'overly confident' WBC remark before Team USA's loss to Italy

Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an “overly confident statement” and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that point

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Mike Evans calls decision to join the 49ers after 12 seasons in Tampa a 'no-brainer'

The decision to leave Tampa Bay wasn’t easy for Mike Evans after he and his family built strong relationships with the Buccaneers and the community over 12 seasons

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Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson strains a muscle on Big 12’s new glass floor in loss to Iowa State

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson strained a muscle after slipping on the Big 12 Tournament’s new glass court during a loss to Iowa State in the quarterfinals on Thursday

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Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns

President Donald Trump says he doesn't think it'd be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup

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Wilt Chamberlain's friends, family root for today's NBA stars to challenge Hall of Famer's records

Wilt Chamberlain’s family is keeping close watch as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closes in on one of his long-standing NBA records

Arts|Interview|Opinion|Sports

Miami of Ohio went 31-0 in the regular season. A bad MAC tournament loss makes for an uncomfortable Selection Sunday

Miami of Ohio went 31-0 in the regular season. A bad MAC tournament loss makes for an uncomfortable Selection Sunday

Sports|US|World

No. 20 Miami (Ohio) dealt 1st loss by UMass in MAC Tournament, 87-83

No. 20 Miami (Ohio) suffered its first defeat with a shocking 87-83 loss to UMass in its first game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, spoiling the last perfect record in Division I men’s basketball

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Foxboro gives greenlight to World Cup games after agreement reached on security costs at Gillette Stadium

Foxboro gives greenlight to World Cup games after agreement reached on security costs at Gillette Stadium

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FC Barcelona's 100,000-plus members vote for president with club buried under a mountain of debt

FC Barcelona loves to say it is “more than a club."

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PGA Superstore tees up fun for patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

PGA Superstore tees up fun for patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Sports

NFL free agency: Panthers, 49ers, Patriots, Jets and Rams are early winners

NFL free agency spending has reshaped the early pecking order, with a few teams gaining real momentum and others taking hits

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FBI agents to train with UFC fighters at Quantico

FBI agents to train with UFC fighters at Quantico

Sports

Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa withdraws from The Players Championship after one hole

Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa withdrew from The Players Championship after one hole

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With the help of a friend, woman living with cancer completes marathon in all 50 states

With the help of a friend, woman living with cancer completes marathon in all 50 states

Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Buffalo Sabres fan takes puck to the head, returns to her seat to watch 8th consecutive win

Buffalo Sabres fan takes puck to the head, returns to her seat to watch 8th consecutive win

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How one US basketball player evacuated Israel after war broke out — and why he’ll go back when it’s safe

How one US basketball player evacuated Israel after war broke out — and why he’ll go back when it’s safe

Business|Entertainment|Sports|Technology|US

PWHL to reach national US TV audience with Scripps Sports to broadcast neutral site game in Detroit

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is coming to a TV set near you in the United States

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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Outdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U

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Milan Cortina leaders defend actions after Ukraine's pressure allegations at Paralympics

Local organizers at the Milan Cortina Paralympics have defended their actions after Ukraine’s Paralympic committee accused them and the International Paralympic Committee of subjecting Ukraine athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.”

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New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and siblings look to transfer stake in team to their children

New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and siblings look to transfer stake in team to their children

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Sarah Ferguson publicly criticized Epstein. In private, she apologized to her ‘supreme friend’

Sarah Ferguson publicly criticized Epstein. In private, she apologized to her ‘supreme friend’

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|Technology

Verstappen sees 'a jungle' in F1 but still hopes for 'simple solutions'

Max Verstappen says Formula 1 is like “a jungle” as he criticizes the sport’s new 2026 rules

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WNBA players' union feels movement is being made in CBA negotiations after 9-hour bargaining session

Nneka Ogwumike and the other members of the WNBA players’ union executive committee feel that movement is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement

Sports|US|World

Caitlin Clark returns from injury to help US rout Senegal in qualifying tournament

Caitlin Clark made a triumphant return from an injury in her U.S. senior national team debut, finishing with 17 points and 12 assists as the Americans beat Senegal 110-46 on Wednesday in the FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament

Sports

Novak Djokovic falls to defending champ Jack Draper in 3 sets at BNP Paribas Open

Defending champion Jack Draper rallied from a set down and beat five-time champ Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday night in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open

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Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fight

Utah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle between itself and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket

Sports|World

US gets the help it needs from Italy and advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals

A day later than expected, the United States has punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic

Business|Economy|Sports|World

The Latest: Iran’s attacks on shipping worsen economic concerns as countries tap oil reserves

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has become a test of who endures longer

Crime|Sports

Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge sues university over firing

Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge is suing the university, its board of regents and its athletics director for firing him in 2023

Business|Education|Lifestyle|Sports

Arizona State not renewing coach Bobby Hurley's contract after 11 up-and-down seasons

Bobby Hurley’s tenure as Arizona State’s coach is over after 11 up-and-down seasons

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Colts bring back QB Daniel Jones and WR Alec Pierce couldn't be happier

Daniel Jones is back with the Indianapolis Colts, and Alec Pierce couldn’t be happier

Europe|Sports|World

Ukraine accuses IPC and local Paralympic organizers of 'systematic pressure' at Milan Cortina Games

Ukraine’s Paralympic committee has accused the International Paralympic Committee and Milan Cortina organizers of subjecting Ukraine’s athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.”

Sports|World

Real Madrid dominates Man City in Champions League, PSG beats Chelsea, Arsenal salvages draw

Real Madrid was too strong for Manchester City in the latest Champions League clash of these titans

Americas|Sports|World

Canada advances past World Baseball Classic first round for first time, beats Cuba 7-2

Canada advanced past the first round of the World Baseball Classic for the first time, beating Cuba 7-2 in a winner-take-all game at San Juan, Puerto Rico, behind Abraham Toro’s homer and Otto Lopez’s two-run single

Business|Economy|Sports|Technology

Trey Hendrickson joins Ravens, Maxx Crosby still on Raiders and Daniel Jones re-signs with Colts

The Baltimore Ravens landed their star pass rusher in Trey Hendrickson, Maxx Crosby is back in Las Vegas for now and Daniel Jones is staying in Indianapolis as part of a busy start to the new league year

Europe|Sports|World

Champions League’s Cinderella club Bodø/Glimt shines again by beating Sporting Lisbon 3-0

The Champions League’s Cinderella club Bodø/Glimt is writing another chapter in its fairytale run

Business|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Stephen Curry to miss at least another 10 days for Warriors because of right knee injury

Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least another 10 days as the Golden State Warriors star tries to work his way back from a troublesome right knee injury

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember in Miami. But not everyone was pleased

Bam Adebayo's 83-point game for the Miami Heat has stirred up a ton of emotions around the NBA

Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Lakers' Luka Doncic separates from fiancee after thwarted efforts to bring daughters to US

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic says he has separated from his fiancee after his efforts to spend more time with their two young daughters were thwarted

Sports|Travel|World

Barcelona fan goes to wrong stadium in England and misses Champions League match

A Barcelona fan who planned to attend his team’s Champions League game at Newcastle ended up 360 miles away at third-tier Exeter City after going to the wrong stadium

Arts|Business|Sports

NWSL to award its 18th franchise this year, with team expected to begin play in 2028

National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman said the league will award its 18th franchise this year, with the team to begin play in 2028

Crime|Science|Sports|Technology

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing

Authorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911

Business|Crime|Economy|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Utah man charged with manslaughter in death while practicing drawing handguns from holsters

Utah man charged with manslaughter in death while practicing drawing handguns from holsters

Americas|Business|Crime|Lifestyle|Sports

Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart

The head priest of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh is facing charges after being accused of stealing more than $1,000 in baseball cards from a Walmart

Business|Economy|Entertainment|Sports

PGA Tour targets bigger fields in bigger markets as it moves closer to new model

The PGA Tour is exploring a major reset that puts more top players together in bigger events and bigger markets

Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Travis Kelce returns to Kansas City Chiefs for 14th season with Patrick Mahomes and Co.

Travis Kelce has put off retirement one more time to return to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 14th season

Business|Entertainment|Sports|US

Star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson heading to Baltimore on 4-year, $112 million deal, AP source says

Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson has agreed on a four-year, $112 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, according to a person with knowledge of the deal

Sports|World

Iran’s sports minister says the country can’t take part in the World Cup because of US attacks

Iran’s sports and youth minister says the country is in no position to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war

Business|Sports|World

Team USA is on the verge of one of the most embarrassing moments in its baseball history. Here’s what you need to know

Team USA is on the verge of one of the most embarrassing moments in its baseball history. Here’s what you need to know

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

NFL QB market, impacted by a thin draft class, features Kirk Cousins, Kyler Murray and not much else

A handful of NFL teams at a crossroad or committed to starting over at quarterback are finding scant options for upgrades

Business|Sports

Raiders have a tough decision to make regarding Maxx Crosby's future now that trade was nixed

A deal isn’t a deal until it’s official

Business|Crime|Education|Lifestyle|Sports

Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh reverend accused of stealing baseball cards

Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh reverend accused of stealing baseball cards

Sports|World

A stunning US loss to Italy leaves World Baseball Classic fate hanging

The surprising loss by the United States to Italy in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night means that the Americans need help to advance to the quarterfinals

Business|Economy|Finance|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Kyler Murray or Tua Tagovailoa could end up being the best bargains in NFL free agency

Kyler Murray or Tua Tagovailoa could end up being the best bargains in free agency if either quarterback can regain their Pro Bowl form

Education|Lifestyle|Sports

Parents advocating for bill to allow homeschool students to compete in state-sanctioned athletic events

Parents advocating for bill to allow homeschool students to compete in state-sanctioned athletic events

Health|Sports|World

Oksana Masters wins 3rd gold at Milan Cortina Games to push Paralympics medal total to 22

The medal count is now at 22 for Oksana Masters, the most decorated American Winter Paralympian

Sports|World

Russian anthem played again at Paralympics after Germany athletes' protest at Milan Cortina

The Russian national anthem has played again at the Paralympics a day after Germany athletes appeared to stage a protest in the podium ceremony at Milan Cortina

Arts|Education|Sports

Syracuse fires coach Adrian Autry following 3 unsuccessful seasons in post-Jim Boeheim era

Adrian Autry has been fired as head basketball coach at Syracuse after three largely unsuccessful seasons

Entertainment|Sports|World

MLB report settles World Series Game 7 plate drama: IKF was out by feet, not inches

The official report from MLB's replay review says a critical play in the Los Angeles Dodgers' wild Game 7 World Series win last year was determined by feet, not inches

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Matt Snell, who scored the Jets’ only TD in the Super Bowl upset of Colts, has died at age 84

Matt Snell, the bruising running back who scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Jets’ Super Bowl win in 1969, has died at 84

Business|Sports|US

Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Crosby after he fails physical, pivot to Hendrickson, AP source says

The blockbuster trade sending star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off

Australia|Sports|World

Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers

Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, but one later changed her mind and will return to Iran

Political|Sports|Travel|World

Homesick, but hopeful: The World Baseball Classic is giving Venezuelans a reason to dance at a time of intense upheaval

Homesick, but hopeful: The World Baseball Classic is giving Venezuelans a reason to dance at a time of intense upheaval

Sports|World

Member of Iranian soccer team granted asylum in Australia changes her mind

Member of Iranian soccer team granted asylum in Australia changes her mind

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WNBA, players' union set to meet again hours after 12-hour marathon talks

The WNBA and players’ union will meet again hours after a marathon negotiating session to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done

Sports|Travel|World

Infantino says he's talked to Trump and was assured that Iran can come to US for World Cup

FIFA is still anticipating that Iran's national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months

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Italy stuns the US 8-6 in World Baseball Classic, leaving the Americans needing help to advance

Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 in the World Baseball Classic

Sports

Bam! Heat's Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history

It’s Wilt, then Bam

Sports

Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd-best in NBA history, sets FT records in Heat win over Wizards

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in league history to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night

Entertainment|Sports|US|World

Cal Raleigh says there's no beef with Seattle teammate Randy Arozarena after WBC handshake snub

Cal Raleigh insists he has no beef with Randy Arozarena even though his Seattle teammate lashed out with a vulgar rant after Raleigh left him hanging for a handshake at the World Baseball Classic

Health|Sports

76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey sidelined at least 3 weeks with finger tendon injury

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey will by sidelined for at least three weeks because of a tendon injury on the small finger of his right hand

Sports|World

Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid win big in Champions League, Liverpool loses, Barcelona held

Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid took giant strides toward the Champions League quarterfinals with big wins in the first leg

Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Political|Sports|World

What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

Business|Economy|Sports

Geno Smith returns to Jets as career comes full circle in trade with Las Vegas, AP source says

A person with knowledge of the deal says quarterback Geno Smith is returning to where his career started after the New York Jets acquired him in a trade with Las Vegas

Sports

Geno Smith set to return to the Jets in a trade with the Raiders, AP source says

The New York Jets are acquiring quarterback Geno Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press

Business|Economy|Education|Political|Sports

NIL enforcement czar: Influx of third-party deals is not what many school leaders expected

The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players is within the rules but not the system some of its founders intended

Europe|MidEast|Political|Sports|Travel|World

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi grounded in Qatar amid intensifying Iran war

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been left stranded in Qatar amid the war in the Middle East

Business|Entertainment|Health|Sports

Boston Garden pot shop sued by TD Garden owner: "Never heard of anybody confusing us with the arena"

Boston Garden pot shop sued by TD Garden owner: "Never heard of anybody confusing us with the arena"

Business|Health|Sports

Reds’ ace Hunter Greene could miss up to 4 months following right elbow surgery

Cincinnati Reds’ ace Hunter Greene is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday on his right elbow and could miss up to the first four months of the season

Health|Interview|Sports

Gary Woodland shares his struggles with PTSD following brain surgery

Gary Woodland says he has severe PTSD after brain surgery, even as he plays again on the PGA Tour

Sports|Travel|World

Iraq head coach Graham Arnold on significant challenges the team and country are facing

Iraq's participation in the inter-confederation playoffs in Mexico that will decide two berths at this year's World Cup is in doubt because of the travel chaos triggered by the conflict in neighbouring Iran. The Iraqis are scheduled to play the winners of an earlier tie between Bolivia and Suriname in Monterrey on March 31 for a spot at the World Cup finals but are concerned they might not be able to get everyone to Mexico. Their head coach has been speaking with World Sport's Don Riddell.

Europe|Health|Sports|World

Oksana Masters roars to Paralympic redemption at Milan Cortina with 11th gold medal

Oksana Masters has won her 11th Paralympic gold medal and she calls it redemption after missing the top spot four years ago

Business|Education|Entertainment|Sports

UConn and UCLA pretty much set as top 2 seeds in NCAAs, but Bruins push for the No. 1 overall spot

There’s little doubt that UConn and UCLA will be the top two seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament when the bracket is revealed Sunday

Entertainment|Sports

The Timberwolves are focused on a push toward the NBA playoffs. And the World Baseball Classic, too

There's a lot of scoreboard-watching around the Minnesota Timberwolves right now

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

Homeowners list properties for thousands to rent ahead of NFL draft

Homeowners list properties for thousands to rent ahead of NFL draft

Sports

No. 1 Duke loses Caleb Foster to broken foot, won't have big man Patrick Ngongba II for ACC tourney

Top-ranked Duke has lost starting point guard Caleb Foster to a broken right foot that will keep him out for an extended period

Economy|Education|Entertainment|Sports|Travel

New BMX track is first of its kind in the world, city says

New BMX track is first of its kind in the world, city says

Americas|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

Seniors keep stickball alive, feeling like kids again, a thousand miles from home

Seniors keep stickball alive, feeling like kids again, a thousand miles from home

MidEast|Sports|World

Seven members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted visas as rest of squad leaves Australia

Seven members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted visas as rest of squad leaves Australia

Sports

Inside the numbers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties Wilt Chamberlain's 20-point streak record

Wilt Chamberlain has some NBA records that might never get touched, like the 100-point game, 4,000 points in a season and a 50-point-per-game scoring average

Asia|Political|Sports|World

Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began

Business|Entertainment|Sports|World

The Tarik Skubal drama shows the World Baseball Classic finally matters – and has created a new challenge for MLB

The Tarik Skubal drama shows the World Baseball Classic finally matters – and has created a new challenge for MLB

Sports|World

‘A lot of sleepless nights’: Why the war in Iran might cost Iraq a berth in the 2026 World Cup

‘A lot of sleepless nights’: Why the war in Iran might cost Iraq a berth in the 2026 World Cup

Europe|Sports|Travel|World

Traditional reindeer racing is delighting spectators in frigid Finland

Traditional reindeer racing has drawn an international crowd to the town of Salla in northern Finland

Political|Sports|World

Five Iranian women’s soccer players granted humanitarian visas by Australian government

Five Iranian women’s soccer players granted humanitarian visas by Australian government

Sports

Aaron Judge and Roman Anthony homer as US tops Jarren Duran and Mexico 5-3 in WBC

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run drve in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Daikin Park

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Kenneth Walker III joins Mahomes in KC and Malik Willis starts QB reset in Miami, AP sources say

Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III is the new running back for Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City, and Miami settled on Malik Willis for a reset at quarterback after releasing Tua Tagovailoa

Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties Wilt Chamberlain's record of 126 straight games with at least 20 points

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has tied Wilt Chamberlain’s record by scoring at least 20 points in 126 consecutive games

Business|Crime|Sports|US

Man who helped recruit players into a sprawling NCAA basketball point-shaving scheme pleads guilty

One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA basketball games has pleaded guilty

Arts|Entertainment|Sports|Technology|World

White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

NBA cancels the Atlanta Hawks' plans to celebrate the strip club Magic City

The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks’ plans for a night celebrating the city’s Magic City adult entertainment club

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

NBA scraps Atlanta Hawks’ ‘Magic City Monday’ event

NBA scraps Atlanta Hawks’ ‘Magic City Monday’ event

Business|Sports|World

Tarik Skubal won't make another WBC start, citing spring plan and contract stakes

Tarik Skubal will not pitch again in the World Baseball Classic

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Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticism

Two teen brothers in a nationally recognized mariachi band in South Texas have been released from immigration custody after bipartisan criticism that the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportation overreached

Sports

West Ham beat Brentford in shootout to set up FA Cup quarterfinal with Leeds

West Ham is into the quarterfinals of the FA Cup

Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Prosecutor drops murder charge against shooter at Chiefs rally and cites self defense laws

A man who initially faced a murder charge for opening fire after the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win was sentenced Monday to just two years in prison

Business|Finance|Sports

The Dolphins become the latest team to take on a big dead cap charge with $99.2M for Tua Tagovailoa

The Miami Dolphins are moving on from Tua Tagovailoa but his contract will still be an albatross on the team for two more seasons

Europe|Sports|World

Marušić goal in stoppage time gives Lazio win over Sassuolo

Lazio has beaten Sassuolo 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Adam Marušić

Sports

Tarik Skubal rethinks World Baseball Classic plan after an emotional US start

Tarik Skubal is thinking about pitching again for the United States in the World Baseball Classic after the Detroit Tigers ace had previously planned to make just one start

Crime|Education|Sports

Authorities say a Georgia teacher was killed in a prank gone wrong. A teen is charged with homicide

Authorities say a Georgia high school teacher is dead after teenagers pulled a late night prank outside his home

Business|Political|Sports|World

World Cup chief operating officer says tournament is 'too big' to be postponed amid global turmoil

FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran

Business|Entertainment|Political|Sports|US|World

Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday

Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday

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Jets revamp defense by trading for Minkah Fitzpatrick, signing Demario Davis and adding to D-line

A person with knowledge of the deal says the New York Jets are trading for three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and signing him to a three-year, $40 million contract extension

Arts|Entertainment|Sports

Tom Brady and the Fanatics Flag Football Classic moving from Riyadh to Los Angeles

Tom Brady and the Fanatics Flag Football Classic are moving closer to home for their inaugural event, switching from Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles

Americas|Crime|Sports|World

Chiefs parade mass shooting suspect enters plea for lesser charge

Chiefs parade mass shooting suspect enters plea for lesser charge

Sports

Dolphins releasing QB Tua Tagovailoa, resulting in a $99 million dead cap hit. Malik Willis to sign

The Miami Dolphins are moving on from Tua Tagovailoa and starting over at quarterback with Malik Willis

Sports

Chiefs land Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker on a 3-year deal worth up to $45M, AP source says

The Chiefs and Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker have agreed to a three-year deal worth up to $45 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday

Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

'My first instinct was to tackle him': Kansas City woman stops man breaking into car in River Market

'My first instinct was to tackle him': Kansas City woman stops man breaking into car in River Market

Business|Crime|Sports|US

Heat will receive a second-round pick from the Hornets related to the Terry Rozier trade

The Miami Heat are receiving a second-round pick in this year’s draft from the Charlotte Hornets, which essentially becomes additional compensation related to the trade of Terry Rozier two years ago

Sports

Duke marks its record 150th No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25, Wisconsin, Louisville back in poll

Duke was picked No. 1 in the AP men’s basketball poll for a record 150th time on Monday

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Chiefs and tight end Travis Kelce nearing a deal for his 14th season, AP source says

Travis Kelce is close to a new deal that keeps him with the Kansas City Chiefs for a 14th season, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press

Health|Lifestyle|Sports

A Pandemic Promise That Became a Way of Life

A Pandemic Promise That Became a Way of Life

Europe|Sports|World

Russian anthem rings out at Paralympics for first time in 12 years after Voronchikhina takes gold

Russia’s national anthem rings out at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade after Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won gold

Europe|Sports|World

Madrid-Man City, PSG-Chelsea rematches headline Champions League last-16 with newcomer Bodø/Glimt

The Champions League round of 16 starts Tuesday with blockbuster rematches, teams ending long absences from this stage and the feelgood story of newcomer Bodø/Glimt

Africa|Asia|MidEast|Political|Sports|World

Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to postpone his team's World Cup playoff because of Iran war

Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East

Crime|Sports|World

23 red cards and police intervention as mass brawl mars end of title match in Brazil

Twenty-three players have been shown a red card as a lengthy brawl requiring the intervention of military police marred the final seconds of a Brazilian soccer title match between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro

Political|Sports|US|World

Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant

Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant

Arts|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Boy battling bone cancer gets bedroom makeover, Creighton men's basketball joins surprise

Boy battling bone cancer gets bedroom makeover, Creighton men's basketball joins surprise

Sports

Cornerback Montaric Brown re-signs with the Jaguars on a 3-year, $33M contract

Cornerback Montaric “Buster” Brown signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars hours before the start of the NFL's legal, free-agency tampering period

Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England

About two dozen couples have taken part in the U.K. Wife Carrying Race, one of the country's quirkiest annual sports events

Business|Economy|Sports

WNBA sends CBA proposal to players as March 10 deadline nears, AP source says

The WNBA sent a collective bargaining agreement proposal to the union a day after the league received one from the players, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press

Sports

Boozer, No. 1 Duke take over after halftime to beat 17th-ranked rival North Carolina 76-61

Cameron Boozer had 26 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-61 on Saturday night in a rivalry rematch

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A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself

A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself

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Maxx Crosby bids emotional farewell to Raiders fans, eyes Super Bowl with Ravens

Maxx Crosby said goodbye to Raiders fans Saturday

Sports

Daniel Berger keeps the lead as enough rain takes the teeth out of Bay Hill

Daniel Berger still has the lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Sports

Raven Johnson's 22 points lift No. 3 South Carolina past No. 6 LSU 83-77 in SEC Tournament semis

Raven Johnson scored a career-high 22 points, Joyce Edwards scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half and No. 3 South Carolina displayed its toughness by holding on to beat sixth-ranked LSU 83-77 on Saturday to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game

Americas|Business|Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Wrexham leads twice and takes Chelsea to extra time before losing 4-2 in the FA Cup

Against the world champion, Wrexham came agonizingly close to another spectacular plot twist

Education|Sports

UConn's Dan Hurley beefing with officials again just in time for March Madness

Add another chapter to UConn coach Dan Hurley’s combative history with officials just as March Madness is approaching

Sports

Hurley ejected in final second of Marquette's 68-62 win over No. 4 UConn

Nigel James Jr. scored 19 points and UConn coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the final second as Marquette hung on for a 68-62 victory that prevented the fourth-ranked Huskies from claiming a share of the Big East regular-season title

Sports|World

Ohtani homers for 2nd straight day, Suzuki hits 2, Japan beats South Korea 8-6 at WBC

Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight day and Seiya Suzuki went deep twice and defending champion Japan beat South Korea 8-6 at Tokyo and improved to 2-0 at the World Baseball Classic

Arts|Sports

Arkansas' John Calipari becomes 5th Division I men's coach to reach 900 victories

Arkansas coach John Calipari became the fifth Division I men’s basketball coach to reach 900 career wins with the Razorbacks’ 88-84 victory over Missouri

Sports

Bills agree to re-sign Connor McGovern to 4-year deal, AP sources say

Buffalo Bills center Connor McGovern is staying put after agreeing to a four-year contract, two people familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press

Health|Sports

Rory McIlroy withdraws from Bay Hill with back spasm as golf enters a big stretch

Rory McIlroy has been forced to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational with back spasms

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

For better or worse, Tony Stewart vows to keep his competitive edge while racing against his wife

Married NHRA drivers Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett insist their relationship will survive wins and losses

Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|World

Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships

Olympic champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world figure skating championships, and the U.S. team is replacing her with Sarah Everhardt for the competition beginning March 24 in Prague

Health|Sports

Gymnastics invitational aims to raise thousands for women battling breast, ovarian cancer

Gymnastics invitational aims to raise thousands for women battling breast, ovarian cancer

Sports

Caitlin Clark set for US national team debut after 8-month injury layoff

Caitlin Clark is excited to make her U.S. national team debut next week when the Americans play in the FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico

Europe|Sports|World

Female coach Sabrina Wittmann blazing a lonely trail in men's soccer in Germany

As the first and only woman to be appointed head coach of a professional man’s soccer team in Germany, Sabrina Wittmann faces more pressure and scrutiny than most of her counterparts

Education|Lifestyle|Sports

High school wrestler Julia Horger inspiring other girls: "It shapes you as a person"

High school wrestler Julia Horger inspiring other girls: "It shapes you as a person"

Australia|Health|Sports|Technology|World

Max Verstappen gets X-rays on hands after crash at Australian GP qualifying

Max Verstappen has been cleared by Formula 1’s medical team after X-rays on his hands following his crash in qualifying that will see him start from 20th place on the grid in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix

Europe|Sports|World

Lindsey Vonn loses lead in World Cup downhill standings as Laura Pirovano wins by 0.01 again

Lindsey Vonn finally lost her lead in the World Cup downhill standings when Laura Pirovano won by 0.01 seconds on back-to-back days at Val di Fassa

Europe|Sports|World

Para alpine skiers Voronchikhina and Bugaev give Russia its first Paralympic medals in 12 years

Para alpine skiers Varvara Voronchikhina and Aleksei Bugaev have won Russia’s first Paralympic medals since 2014 by taking bronze in the women’s downhill standing competition and the men's standing event

Business|Sports|Travel|World

Rahm helped Detry get out of the Middle East. Now they're tied for the lead in LIV Golf

Thomas Detry was among eight players from LIV Golf stuck in the Middle East during the Israeli-U.S. attacks on Iran

Business|Sports|Technology|World

Russell, Antonelli lead Mercedes in one-two qualifying positions for F1's Australian GP

Mercedes has revealed its dominant hand in qualifying for Sunday’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

Business|Entertainment|Sports

Luka Doncic scores 44 points in 3 quarters to lead Lakers past Pacers 128-117 without LeBron

Luka Doncic scored 44 points in the first three quarters of the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers without LeBron James

Business|Education|Entertainment|Sports|US

No. 19 Miami (Ohio) caps a 31-0 regular season with a 110-108 overtime win at Ohio

Miami of Ohio has finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men’s basketball

Arts|Australia|MidEast|Political|Sports|World

Formula 1 appears to delay decision on two Middle East races in April affected by Iran war

Formula One appears to have delayed a decision on whether to cancel its races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April which have been placed in doubt due to the Iran war

Business|Sports|World

NHL-leading Avalanche win 5-4 in shootout to end Stars' franchise-record 10-game winning streak

Valeri Nichushkin scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, then made one of NHL-leading Colorado’s two shots in a shootout to beat Dallas 5-4

Sports|US|World

Like father, like son: Lucas Ramirez hits 2 homers for Brazil in WBC with dad Manny Ramirez watching

Manny Ramirez watched his son Lucas Ramirez hit two home runs for Brazil against the United States in the World Baseball Classic

Australia|Sports|World

Aaron Judge and Brice Turang power US to a 15-5 WBC-opening win over Brazil

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Brice Turang had three hits and four RBIs to lead the United States to a 15-5 win over Brazil in its World Baseball Classic opener

Sports

Maxx Crosby heading to Ravens, who send 2 first-round draft picks to Raiders, AP sources say

Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens

Arts|Political|Sports|Travel|World

In Miami, the opening game of the World Baseball Classic was a celebration for Venezuelan fans

Venezuelan fans are turning the World Baseball Classic in Miami into a celebration

Sports

Penguins' Evgeni Malkin suspended 5 games by NHL for slashing Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin

Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games for slashing Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin

Sports

Celtics star Jayson Tatum filled with 'gratitude' in his return to court following Achilles surgery

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s belated birthday present to himself was a return to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season

Business|Education|Political|Sports|US|World

Dealing with Iran war is 'easy,' Trump says. College athlete pay? Not so much

President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports

Business|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Political|Sports

Trump says 'whole educational system' could go out of business without fixes to college sports

President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|Technology

Ahead of F1's 1st race, Red Bull welcomes 21-year-old Hadjar to the hot seat with Verstappen

Isack Hadjar has no lack of confidence going into his debut season at Red Bull Racing, despite having arguably the most difficult ride in Formula 1

Business|Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore reaches plea deal to resolve home invasion case

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors in a criminal case that arose immediately after he was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with his executive assistant

Sports

Daniel Berger handles the 'US Open in spring' by building 5-shot lead at Bay Hill

Daniel Berger grabs control of the Arnold Palmer Invitational by thriving on Bay Hill’s brutal, U.S. Open-like greens

Americas|Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Spanish soccer team desperately seeking Madonna and her 36-year-old shirt

A Spanish soccer team is asking Madonna for help in finding the club shirt she wore on stage during a concert in 1990

Business|Entertainment|Sports

NHL trade deadline upended as old contenders sell and new buyers add with an eye on the playoffs

Two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida, Toronto, St. Louis and so many perennial contenders were sellers at the NHL trade deadline

Europe|Sports|World

Robertson and Salah shine as Liverpool hits back to beat Wolves and reach FA Cup quarterfinals

Andy Robertson opened the scoring and Mohamed Salah has struck for only the second time this year as Liverpool beat Wolves 3-1 to move into the quarterfinals of the FA Cup

Education|Health|Sports

North Carolina star Caleb Wilson breaks right thumb in practice and is out for the season

North Carolina says star freshman Caleb Wilson broke his right thumb in practice and will miss the remainder of the season

Arts|Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

J Balvin remade Van Halen's 'Jump' as Coca-Cola's World Cup anthem. He says it was 'a puzzle'

In need of a global superstar for a sports anthem

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

IndyCar and NASCAR partner for a desert doubleheader as both series enjoy strong starts to season

IndyCar and NASCAR are sharing a big doubleheader weekend at Phoenix Raceway, and drivers say the combo is boosting both racing series

Business|Health|Lifestyle|Sports|World

Kerley receives 2-year whereabouts suspension, responds with social media flurry ripping regulators

Sprinter Fred Kerley has received a two-year ban for missing drug tests — a suspension that shouldn’t impact the 30-year-old former world champion because he has signed to run in a league that does not prohibit performance enhancers

Political|Sports|World

Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open amid Iran war and boycott

The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics has officially opened amid the tensions of intensifying war in the Middle East and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Arike Ogunbowale arrested after police say she punched man at club while celebrating Unrivaled title

Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after police say she punched a man in the face at a Miami nightclub

Education|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Kansas City Kings wheelchair basketball team heading to national tournament

Kansas City Kings wheelchair basketball team heading to national tournament

Arts|Political|Sports|World

Messi has long steered clear of politics. Does his visit to Trump's White House mark a change?

Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House

Arts|Crime|Europe|Sports|World

Mexican president visits Jalisco to ease concerns over violence ahead of FIFA World Cup

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is visiting the western state of Jalisco in an attempt to offset fears over the upcoming FIFA World Cup

Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of DUI after traffic stop

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Scottsdale, Arizona

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|Travel

San Francisco Skee-Ball champion opens arcade and launches city's first league

San Francisco Skee-Ball champion opens arcade and launches city's first league

Arts|Entertainment|Sports|World

Shohei Ohtani hits a grand slam at the World Baseball Classic after putting on a show in BP

Shohei Ohtani put on a giant show in batting practice hours before he hit a grand slam in the second inning as Japan hammered Taiwan 13-0 in Pool C at the World Baseball Classic

Sports|World

Iranian women’s soccer team forced to sing national anthem ahead of Asian Cup match, sources tell CNN

Iranian women’s soccer team forced to sing national anthem ahead of Asian Cup match, sources tell CNN

Sports

Iran won't compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics as its only athlete can't travel safely to Italy

Iran will not participate in the Milan Cortina Paralympics because its only athlete set to compete can’t safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict

Entertainment|Health|Sports

Gymnast Yul Moldauer's 16-month suspension tested his resolve and reinforced his love for the sport

U.S. men's gymnast Yul Moldauer is returning to major competition at the American Cup

Business|Health|Science|Sports

Experts see a wide data gap in women's sports science. This WNBA team owner wants to fix it

New York Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai has a vested interest in getting the most out of female athletes

Europe|Sports|World

Aicher finishes second in downhill to cut Vonn and Shiffrin leads in World Cup standings

In the absence of injured Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, Emma Aicher seized her chance at a World Cup downhill on Friday to cut the American superstars’ leads in the season-long standings

Entertainment|Sports|US|World

LeBron James breaks the NBA career field goals record in the Lakers' 120-113 loss to the Nuggets

LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record for career field goals in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 120-113 loss to Denver on Thursday night, with the Nuggets getting 28 points each from All-Stars Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic

Sports

LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for career field goals

LeBron James has become the NBA’s leader in career field goals

Arts|Business|Education|Lifestyle|Sports

Tennessee could miss its 1st women's NCAA Tournament after closing season with 7 straight losses

Tennessee has never failed to qualify for the women’s NCAA Tournament

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US

Trae Young brings plenty of excitement to the court in limited minutes in his Wizards debut

Trae Young had 12 points and six assists in just over 19 minutes in his first game with the Washington Wizards

Sports

NHL's best in the West load up on the eve of the trade deadline

With less than 24 hours left before the NHL trade deadline, a few Stanley Cup contenders in the Western Conference are not waiting until the last minute to get deals done

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Who is Markwayne Mullin, named by Trump to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary?

Who is Markwayne Mullin, named by Trump to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary?

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Daniel Berger shoots a 63 and builds a 3-shot lead at Bay Hill

Daniel Berger grabs an early lead at Bay Hill with a bogey-free 63 in the Arnold Palmer Invitational

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Rookie Cooper Flagg has a mixed return to the Mavericks' starting lineup in loss to the Magic

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg returned to the starting lineup for Dallas against the Orlando Magic after missing eight games with a foot injury

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Winter Paralympics 50th anniversary: Chinese dominance expected amid boycotts over Russian flag

The Winter Paralympics come to Milan Cortina to celebrate their 50th anniversary, with China looking to extend its dominance as a Paralympic powerhouse and Ukraine and other nations boycotting the opening ceremony over the return of the Russian flag and anthem

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Rams, Chiefs have agreed on a trade sending CB Trent McDuffie to Los Angeles, AP sources say

The Chiefs and the Rams have agreed on a trade to send star cornerback Trent McDuffie to Los Angeles in exchange for several draft picks, three people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press

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The victory lap for America's Olympic hockey champions quietly shed politics from the celebration

A joke from Hilary Knight on “Saturday Night Live” and a couple of fist-bumps with Jack and Quinn Hughes on “The Tonight Show” capped a whirlwind victory lap celebrating the twin Olympic golds won by the U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams

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Iraq facing World Cup playoff difficulties as Iran war closes embassies and airspace

Iraq’s hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team’s coach is stranded in the United Arab Emirates

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Shohei Ohtani is the show again in Japan for the World Baseball Classic

It’s officially named the World Baseball Classic

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As Cadillac makes its F1 debut, history shows new teams can win big or fail

Cadillac might just be the best-prepared new team in Formula 1 history

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Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary

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What went wrong in the women’s competition at the chaotic USATF half marathon championship?

What went wrong in the women’s competition at the chaotic USATF half marathon championship?

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Chicago Bears Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman is retiring after 5 seasons, AP source says

Chicago Bears Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman is retiring after five seasons, a person with knowledge of the decision said Tuesday

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'Playing for him': Niagara University club hockey team playing for championship in honor of late teammate

'Playing for him': Niagara University club hockey team playing for championship in honor of late teammate

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Fire destroys sports bar just weeks before its planned grand opening

Fire destroys sports bar just weeks before its planned grand opening

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Team Venezuela expects the WBC to be a celebration, even on US soil

Venezuela enters the World Baseball Classic in Miami with politics hanging over the tournament

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PWHL Players Association strengthens voice by affiliating with AFL-CIO and its 15 million workers

Women’s hockey players have taken the next major step to strengthen their voice in shaping the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s future by affiliating with the AFL-CIO

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Vertigo sidelines Alex Bowman, forcing him out of Sunday's Phoenix NASCAR race

Alex Bowman will miss the NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix after doctors diagnosed him with vertigo

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Celtics' Jayson Tatum listed as 'questionable,' on verge of return 9 months after Achilles surgery

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is on the verge of making a return to NBA action nine months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon injury during last season’s playoffs

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AP Mock Draft 1.0: Edge rushers go 2-3-4 after Raiders take QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall

Fernando Mendoza won a Heisman Trophy, led Indiana to its first national championship and will be the No. 1 overall pick when the Las Vegas Raiders are on the clock next month

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Bills are getting receiver D.J. Moore in a trade with the Bears, AP sources say

The Buffalo Bills have agreed to acquire wide receiver D

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Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Capitals ahead of the NHL trade deadline

The Vegas Golden Knights keep buying ahead of the NHL trade deadline

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Avalanche get Nicolas Roy, Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd ahead of the NHL trade deadline

Two of the top Stanley Cup contenders in the Western Conference are not waiting until trade deadline day to make significant additions down the middle

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Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña has a finger injury that makes his status for the WBC unclear

The Houston Astros have sent All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña to see a hand specialist for further examination of an injury to his right ring finger that has made his immediate availability for the World Baseball Classic unclear

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Andrew McCutchen, 39, and the Texas Rangers agree to a minor league contract, AP source says

The Texas Rangers and veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen have agreed to a minor league contract

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US adds Monique Billings and Rae Burrell for FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico

Monique Billings and Rae Burrell have been added to the U.S. women’s basketball roster for the FIBA World Cup qualifier next week in Puerto Rico

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Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window offers the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country

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Doubles and triples are dwindling in MLB. Blame better outfielders and sluggers

The number of doubles and triples in the major leagues went down again last year

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Aston Martin says its car risks giving drivers 'nerve damage' and can't finish F1 season-opener

Aston Martin has predicted it is unlikely to finish Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix without its drivers risking suffering permanent nerve damage

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Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan

Australia opened the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome

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Stewart scores 32 points, carries Mist to 80-74 win over Plum, Phantom in Unrivaled final

Breanna Stewart leads Mist to an Unrivaled championship, adding another title to a packed resume and the league she co-founded

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Dahmen loses a full PGA Tour card and works his way into a $20M event at Bay Hill

Joel Dahmen lost his full PGA Tour card last year

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Patriots tell 4-time Pro Bowl receiver Stefon Diggs he'll be released next week, AP source says

The New England Patriots have informed wide receiver Stefon Diggs that he’ll be released when the new league year begins next week, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press

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Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died

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Fight at Coastal Carolina, South Alabama women's Sun Belt game injures ref and forces 8 ejections

A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament forced eight players to be ejected and knocked a referee to the ground

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Curling rocked again as 2 stones are stolen at the Milan Cortina Paralympics

It’s another scandal for curling, this time at the Paralympics

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Aaron Judge and a loaded US roster hope to dethrone Ohtani's Japan at the World Baseball Classic

Aaron Judge will captain a loaded U.S. roster at the World Baseball Classic

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Rory McIlroy says it's a shame Jon Rahm has rejected a 'generous' European peace offering

Rory McIlroy says the European deal for LIV Golf players is generous and it's a shame Jon Rahm doesn't feel the same way

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Wrexham to play Liverpool at Yankee Stadium as part of summer tour

Wrexham will play Liverpool in a friendly match at Yankee Stadium as part of its East Coast tour this summer, and by that time the fast-rising Welsh club will know if it has reached the Premier League

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WNBA executive committee meets, Stewart says players still unified amid CBA talks

Breanna Stewart, who teamed with fellow WNBA star Kelsey Plum on a letter to the players’ association this week expressing concerns about the state of labor talks with the league, says she feels better about where things stand and is convinced players are still unified in what they want in the next collective bargaining agreement

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Man United player suspended for making homophobic insult

Manchester United midfielder Jack Fletcher has been suspended for six games for making a homophobic insult about an opponent

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Braves manager says he's disappointed about Profar but the suspension creates opportunity for others

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss says he's disappointed but determined to keep a positive outlook after Jurickson Profar’s suspension for the 2026 season

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Gov. Pritzker tries to downplay concerns about locking in Bears stadium in Illinois over Indiana

Gov. Pritzker tries to downplay concerns about locking in Bears stadium in Illinois over Indiana

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Wembanyama dazzled by recent trip to see the northern lights. Spurs also shine bright in hot streak

The San Antonio Spurs went a sparkling 8-1 on their near month-long road trip

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'I'll give it my best': UofL Alum using sports as motivation to recover from gunshot wound

'I'll give it my best': UofL Alum using sports as motivation to recover from gunshot wound

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Restaurant under investigation after alcohol, hookah found at Patriots after-hours party

Restaurant under investigation after alcohol, hookah found at Patriots after-hours party

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Mick Cronin urges allowing schools to exceed the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap to retain players

UCLA coach Mick Cronin warns the transfer portal is pushing college players to change schools too often and miss out on graduating

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Niagara Gospel Mission using golf as an outlet for men in addiction recovery

Niagara Gospel Mission using golf as an outlet for men in addiction recovery

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Rahm says European tour is 'extorting' LIV players by making them play more events to rejoin tour

Jon Rahm is claiming the European tour is extorting players from LIV Golf by making them play extra tournaments if they want to regain membership

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Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended for 2026 season following second positive drug test

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for the 2026 season by Major League Baseball following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing drug

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Women's college wrestling achieves major milestone with first NCAA championships set this weekend

The Iowa City area is the epicenter of college wrestling and a fitting place to host the first NCAA women’s championships on Friday and Saturday

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Engine tricks and energy harvesting: how F1 teams can exploit new rules to win in 2026

A Formula 1 rules revolution is making cars lighter and smaller for 2026, with more electrical power

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Iran player Sara Didar holds back tears responding to a war-related question at Women's Asian Cup

Soccer player Sara Didar has expressed the national team's concern for their families and all Iranians amid the war back home while they're in Australia competing in the Women's Asian Cup

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu is having its #MeToo moment

With legend Andre Galvao accused of sexual misconduct, gyms and athletes have been forced to confront a culture of silence, hierarchy and gender blindness in the sport.

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Luke Donald to return as Ryder Cup captain for Europe for 2027 competition

Luke Donald has decided to return as Ryder Cup captain for Europe with a shot at making history as the only captain to win three straight times

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With 100 days to go, World Cup faces new challenges with Iran war and Mexico violence

With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada

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John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in Texas’ US Senate Republican primary

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in Texas’ US Senate Republican primary

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Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka announces engagement to Georgios Frangulis

Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis

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Luka Doncic scores 27 points as the Lakers rally past the Pelicans, 110-101

Luka Doncic had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied past the New Orleans Pelicans 110-101 for their third straight victory

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Hurley goes out a winner in what could be his final home game at Arizona State

Arizona State scratched and clawed its was to a 70-60 win over No. 14 Kansas in what may be coach Bobby Hurley's final home game

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Arizona State beats No. 14 Kansas 70-60 in Hurley's potential home finale

Moe Odum scored 23 points, Massamba Diop added 19 and Arizona State pulled away late to beat No. 14 Kansas 70-60 on Tuesday night in what could be Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley’s final home game

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No. 19 Miami of Ohio beats Toledo 74-72, extends season-opening winning streak to 30 games

Pete Suder scored 19 points, Antowne Woolfolk added 14 and No. 19 Miami (Ohio) closed within a victory of a perfect regular season with a 74-72 win over Toledo that extended the RedHawks’ season-opening winning streak to 30 games

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Snooze and lose: San Antonio's Harrison Barnes ends iron man streak because of nap injury

San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes missed his first game since 2021 because he woke up from a pregame nap with a sore left ankle

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Florida coach Jon Sumrall's photoshoot with a 7-foot alligator includes some tense moments

Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp

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Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas contesting possible 80-game drug suspension, AP source says

A person familiar with the process tells The Associated Press that Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas is contesting a possible 80-game suspension by Major League Baseball following an alleged failed test for a performance-enhancing substance

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A beloved brother, a ‘superstar student’ and a ‘fantastic fighter’: What we know about the Austin mass shooting victims

A beloved brother, a ‘superstar student’ and a ‘fantastic fighter’: What we know about the Austin mass shooting victims

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Cardinals inform 2-time Pro Bowl QB Kyler Murray they plan to release him next week, AP source says

The Arizona Cardinals have informed two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kyler Murray that they plan to release him at the beginning of the new league year on March 11, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press

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Colts place transition tag on Daniel Jones and Breece Hall gets franchise tag from Jets

The Indianapolis Colts placed a transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones and the New York Jets used the franchise tag on running back Breece Hall as teams beat the deadline to place tags on potential free agents

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Shaquille O'Neal supports son at Sacramento State senior night

Shaquille O'Neal supports son at Sacramento State senior night

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Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero

U_S_ Olympic golden goal-scorer Jack Hughes was back on the ice in the morning after he and brother Quinn appeared with women's captain Hilary Knight on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

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Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight

The Paralympics do not include figure skating but there's a movement to change that

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Scherzer calls daughter's letter to Blue Jays 'the cutest thing you can possibly imagine'

Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed that asked the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus in December

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Iowa girls state basketball tournament brings thousands to Des Moines

Iowa girls state basketball tournament brings thousands to Des Moines

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Toddler found alive inside impounded car in Detroit lot; father in custody

Toddler found alive inside impounded car in Detroit lot; father in custody

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War disrupts sports with doubt over Messi's 'Finalissima,' Ronaldo games and F1 races

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewis Hamilton are among the sports stars whose schedules are in doubt because of the spreading war in the Middle East

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Shane Lowry has no choice but to pick himself up and move on after PGA National collapse

It's OK to feel sad for Shane Lowry

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A long-shot American dream hits the F1 grid as Cadillac debuts at the Australian GP

Cadillac brings a new American team to the Formula 1 grid as the season opens in Australia

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This congressman wanted to retire. His identical twin could make history by replacing him

This congressman wanted to retire. His identical twin could make history by replacing him

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The US and Iran are at war three months before the World Cup kicks off. It’s unclear if the Iranian team will play

The US and Iran are at war three months before the World Cup kicks off. It’s unclear if the Iranian team will play

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Trump’s Iran war message marked by exaggerated threats and shifting, contradictory goals

Trump’s Iran war message marked by exaggerated threats and shifting, contradictory goals

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Bradley scores 17 as No. 2 Arizona clinches outright Big 12 title with 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa St

Jaden Bradley scored 17 points, Motiejus Krivas added 13 and No. 2 Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State

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NBA player Luke Kornet calls on Hawks to cancel promotion with Magic City adult entertainment club

Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City

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Cameron Boozer helped No. 1 Duke secure the outright ACC title. He had the marks to prove it, too

Duke star freshman Cameron Boozer had a pair of long, thick and inflamed scatches wrapped around his right shoulder after a lopsided win at N

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Phantom BC to face Mist in Unrivaled final after teams win semifinals at packed Barclays Center

Kelsey Plum scored 31 points to lead short-handed Phantom BC to the Unrivaled championship game as the top seed beat Vinyl 83-75 in the semifinals of the 3-on-3 league at Barclays Center

Sports

Trae Young ejected from game after leaving bench, days before his expected Wizards debut

Trae Young was thrown out of a Washington game and he isn’t even set to play for the Wizards for a few more nights

Sports

No. 1 Duke clinches outright ACC title with 93-64 win at NC State

Star freshman Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and top-ranked Duke shot 55.2% to beat N

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Warriors center Porzingis misses 5th straight game with illness coach Steve Kerr calls "mysterious"

Golden State center Kristaps Porzingis is still dealing with a medical issue that has sidelined him for a week and a half

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San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb will start WBC opener for Team USA against Brazil

San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb will start on the mound for Team USA in its first World Baseball Classic game Friday night against Brazil, manager Mark DeRosa said Monday

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Iran's World Cup place in US put in doubt by Middle East war. FIFA has Iraq next in line

Iran’s place at the men’s soccer World Cup in three months has been put in doubt amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by tournament co-host the United States

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Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can't rush back from injuries at age 31

Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close

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US Olympic gold medalists Hilary Knight and Quinn and Jack Hughes appear on 'Tonight Show'

Jimmy Fallon made fun of Jack Hughes for getting a tooth knocked out before scoring his Olympic-final overtime goal and praised Hilary Knight for winning at her fifth Games as the U.S. gold medal-winning hockey players made another late-night television appearance

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Hoosiers continue making history by sending school-record 9-player contingent to NFL combine

The national champion Indiana Hoosiers just keep making history

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Fiorentina and Pisa lose on grim night for clubs fighting Serie A relegation

Goals from Christian Kabasele, Kelman Davis and Adam Buksa have given Udinese a 3-0 win over Fiorentina and halted its recent revival in Serie A

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Colorado players are grieving after the death of backup quarterback Dominiq Ponder

The Colorado Buffaloes began spring practice with heavy hearts Monday as they remembered quarterback Dominiq Ponder

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US half marathon women's leaders guided off course in error. One asks officials to 'make it right'

The runner who was leading the women’s race of the U.S. half marathon championships until she was mistakenly led off the course by a guide vehicle is calling for USA Track & Field to make right an outcome that cost her a spot in the world road running championships this fall

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Olympic bronze medalist Jasmine Jones honored with surprise party in return home

Olympic bronze medalist Jasmine Jones honored with surprise party in return home

Sports

Duke extends No. 1 record in AP Top 25 as Michigan State, Nebraska and Texas Tech crash top 10

Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week, extending its all-time record with the program’s 149th appearance in the top spot

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Trump awards the Medal of Honor to 3 US soldiers in a White House ceremony

President Donald Trump has recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House

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Indiana's Curt Cignetti cashes in on title run with 8-year extension worth $13.2 million per year

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is cashing in on his first national championship run — even more than initially expected

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Combine buzz centered on players who could be on the move and likely No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza

While college players take center stage at the NFL scouting combine, teams are busy preparing their next moves along with evaluating potential draft picks

Business|Sports

Federal judge allows Gabehart continue working at Spire so long as he avoids Gibbs-related duties

A federal judge has ruled Chris Gabehart can keep working at Spire Motorsports but only in a role unrelated to work he did as competition director at Joe Gibbs Racing

Sports

The A's and Giants have the best robot-ump challenge rates in the first 10 days of spring

The Athletics had the highest success rate using the robot-umpire system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as teams prepared for its regular-season debut March 25

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WNBA’s new CBA offer boosts pay, fast-tracks max deals for stars like Caitlin Clark, AP source says

The WNBA sent a new CBA proposal to the players’ union Sunday night that includes allowing some of its young stars like Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers a chance to earn a maximum salary quicker, a person familiar with the deal has told The Associated Press

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Lions trade Montgomery to Texans for Scruggs, 4th, 7th-round picks, AP source says

The Detroit Lions traded running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for offensive lineman Juice Scruggs along with fourth and seventh-round picks, according to a person familiar with the situation

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Pickleball event at Mall of America raises money to fight child hunger

Pickleball event at Mall of America raises money to fight child hunger

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Big Ten champion Michigan looking for guards to step up without L.J. Cason

No. 3 Michigan lost the best backup point guard in college basketball, according to coach Dusty May

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UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina

UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25

Sports

Browns agree to acquire offensive tackle Tytus Howard from Texans, AP source says

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to acquire offensive tackle Tytus Howard from the Houston Texans for a fifth-round pick, a person familiar with the move has told The Associated Press

Business|Lifestyle|Sports

It's an OPS world in today's major leagues with batting average in the background

When Andrew Benintendi first broke into the major leagues in 2016, batting average was a priority for the outfielder

Business|Sports|Technology

Speed and paddock politics: George Russell aims to seize his chance after F1's big changes

George Russell has long been tipped as a Formula 1 champion of the future and the sweeping regulation changes for 2026 mean it could be his and Mercedes' year

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Tennis stars in Dubai and Paralympians face travel issues as Middle East war continues

Former U.S. Open tennis champion Daniil Medvedev has indicated he’s one of what the ATP Tour calls “a small number of players and team members” stuck in Dubai as the war in the Middle East causes a widespread travel shutdown that has also caused issues for athletes heading to the Paralympics

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23XI team co-owned by Michael Jordan delivering perfect start to season in a 'perfect partnership'

Michael Jordan calls Denny Hamlin the mastermind behind their 23XI NASCAR racing team

Asia|Sports|World

A long way from the war, Iran loses its opening Women’s Asian Cup game to South Korea

Iran has opened its Women’s Asian Cup soccer tournament under the shadow of war

Crime|Sports

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder has died in a single-car crash

Europe|Sports|World

Infantino suggests players could be sent off for covering their mouths in confrontation

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has raised the prospect of red cards being shown to players who cover their mouths when confronting opponents

Sports|US|World

Trinity Rodman aggravates back injury late in USWNT's 2-0 win over Argentina in SheBelieves Cup

The United States women's national team has secured its sixth straight shutout victory

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President of Iran’s soccer federation says World Cup participation in US is in doubt

The president of Iran’s soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country

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Tyler Reddick makes NASCAR history at COTA with 3rd straight win to start the season

Tyler Reddick became the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of the season with a victory Sunday at the Circuit of Americas

Sports|World

South Carolina's Staley says school is working to bring 3 former players home from Israel

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said on social media that the school is working to try and help a few former players return home from Israel where they are playing professionally

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Nico Echavarria wins the Cognizant Classic with a flawless weekend after Shane Lowry melts down late

Nico Echavarria has won the Cognizant Classic after a meltdown by Shane Lowry on the closing stretch at PGA National

Sports|Travel|World

Why more tourists need rescuing in Japan's ski towns

Japan is facing a sharp rise in ski and snowboard accidents involving foreign tourists this season. Rescuers warn that they are operating at breaking point and can not guarantee everyone will be rescued. CNN's Hanako Montgomery has more.

Sports

Spurs' poor performance that ends 11-game winning streak leaves Victor Wembanyama surprised

Victor Wembanyama was surprised

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8-year-old strives to collect 300 boxes of cereal to feed local kids

8-year-old strives to collect 300 boxes of cereal to feed local kids

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Golf legend John Shippen's history revealed by determined couple

Golf legend John Shippen's history revealed by determined couple

Sports

Golden Knights' Mark Stone leaves game at Penguins with an undisclosed injury

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left his team's game at the Pittsburgh Penguins because of an undisclosed injury

Europe|Sports|World

Arsenal passes latest test to go 5 points clear at top of Premier League. Man United rises to third

Arsenal passed the latest test of its Premier League title credentials with a crucial 2-1 win against Chelsea

Sports

Mick Schumacher's IndyCar debut ends in crash at St. Pete Grand Prix

Will Power and Mick Schumacher had a brutal start to new chapters in IndyCar at the season debut in downtown St. Petersburg

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LA Kings fire coach Jim Hiller and name D.J. Smith as the interim replacement

The Los Angeles Kings have fired coach Jim Hiller after losing five of their past six games and falling out of playoff position

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Texas moves to No. 1 seed in latest NCAA women's bracket preview, joins UConn, UCLA, South Carolina

Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now

Asia|Sports|World

Qatar soccer federation postpones all matches amid global tensions following the strikes on Iran

The Qatar soccer federation has postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran

Business|Sports

Cardinals extend manager Oliver Marmol through 2028, with a club option for 2029

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol has signed a two-year contract extension through at least the 2028 season

Sports|US|World

No. 7 Florida celebrates SEC title and sets sights on a top seed in the NCAA Tournament

No. 7 Florida has closed out an unbeaten February with its ninth consecutive victory

Europe|Health|Interview|Sports|US|World

Double duty: Masters and select group of Paralympians compete in both Summer and Winter Games

Oksana Masters is the most decorated American Winter Paralympian and is part of a select group of multi-sport athletes who have been competing in both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, having to master different skills to succeed in entirely different disciplines every two years

Europe|Sports|World

Italian skier Sofia Goggia wins super-G to regain commanding lead in World Cup discipline standings

Sofia Goggia has won her second super-G of the season and regained a commanding lead in the race to the World Cup discipline title

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Knight delivers joke during 'SNL' appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake of a weeklong dustup involving the United States women and men’s gold medal-winning hockey teams