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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin says he has attempted to apologize to a TCU dance team member after a video that showed the Pac-12 player of the year possibly making contact with her after the Wildcats’ second-round victory. Mathurin didn’t say what response, if any, he

BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a former water polo coach at the University of Southern California has been delayed after the presiding judge tested positive for COVID-19. Boston federal court spokesperson Carolyn Meckbach said Wednesday that Judge Indira Talwani received a positive COVID-19 test and that the trial of Jovan Vavic will resume Monday.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is disappointed that a deal to avoid a potential arbitration hearing wasn’t reached before contract figures were exchanged. But Judge says he hopes that fluid conversions on a one-year deal or long-term contract can be completed before opening day on

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Receiver Robert Woods missed playing in the Rams’ Super Bowl victory while recovering from a torn left ACL. He sees the Tennessee Titans as the best fit to achieve his goal of winning back-to-back titles. The Titans traded for Woods in a deal

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — UEFA is exploring fresh action against Russia to thwart a bid to host soccer’s European Championship that was launched on Wednesday, one month after invading its neighbor and seeing its teams suspended from international competitions over the war in Ukraine. The late declaration of interest

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams and head coach Lincoln Riley are back at work together as spring football begins at Southern California. The quarterback who seized the starting job at Oklahoma midway through his freshman season is starting over on the West Coast. But it isn’t a completely

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer A total of 156 players agreed to contracts in the hours before the delayed deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams in arbitration and just three reached multiyear deals, all for two years: third baseman Matt Chapman and Toronto at $25 million, outfielder Darin Ruf and San Francisco at

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — After seven seasons with the Colorado Rockies, Jon Gray moved on to the Texas Rangers in the offseason with a four-year, $56 million contract. The 30-year-old right-hander figures to be the anchor of the rotation in the wake of a 102-loss season that resulted in Texas

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have re-signed defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and punter Bryan Anger. That brings to 12 the number of free agents they have retained. Watkins started 14 games for the Cowboys last season, but his re-signing is more likely about depth with Dallas expecting Neville Gallimore

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer VENICE, Fla. (AP) — The additions of former Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen and another established veteran, Collin McHugh, give the World Series champion Atlanta Braves one of baseball’s deepest bullpens. The 34-year-old Jansen, who had 34 saves for the Dodgers last season, becomes Atlanta’s new closer. The deep bullpen

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over “Thursday Night Football” in September. Michaels moves to Prime from NBC. His contract with NBC ended last month after he was in the booth for his 11th Super Bowl. Herbstreit will remain ESPN’s lead

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks. The Wolverines were the overall No. 1 seed as the national champion for a third straight year in the men’s

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Mistakenly taking less than $100 worth of bets on college basketball games that are not allowed to be wagered on in New Jersey has cost BetMGM $25,000. The same law that’s preventing fans of Jersey City-based Saint Peter’s University in Friday’s Sweet 16 game also

By The Associated Press The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN the official found Griner “to be in good condition.” Price did not identify the official who had been

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Chris Jans vowed that Mississippi will play with confidence and swagger during his introduction as the Bulldogs’ basketball coach. While that objective obviously depends on which players stay and who arrives via recruiting and the transfer portal, Jans said Wednesday he is intent on transforming MSU from its current state of

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have re-signed free agent defensive lineman Jordan Willis to a one-year contract. Willis had 5 1/2 sacks with 28 tackles and one forced fumble in 17 games for San Francisco over the past two seasons. Willis was suspended for the first six games last season for