AP National Sports

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tyler Reddick is enjoying his status among NASCAR’s fastest drivers through the season’s first three races. The only issue is Reddick can’t seem to get comfortable in his Chevrolet’s seat, leading to numbness in his legs. That is a pretty big problem for a driver

BOSTON — Jaelin Llewellyn scored 23 points and Tosan Evbuomwan added 21 points as Princeton narrowly beat Cornell 77-73 in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament. Evbuomwan made a go-ahead layup with 36 seconds remaining and Ryan Langborg had two free throws with five seconds left as Princeton scored the final four points to

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dyaisha Fair and freshman Georgia Woolley combined for 59 points and second-seeded Buffalo beat No. 5 seed Ball State 79-75 in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference tournament. Fair, the fourth-leading scorer in Division I with an average of 23.2, was 9 of 21 from the field for 30 points and

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his contributions to the sport, the league and his fight against cancer. Vitale was presented a basketball signed by the conference’s 14 coaches before the first of two SEC Tournament semifinal games at

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lou Lopez-Senechal scored 24 points and Fairfield won the Metro Atlantic championship, defeating Manhattan 73-68 on Saturday despite 35 points from the Jaspers’ Dee Dee Davis. Fairfield trailed for most of the first three quarters, built an 11-point lead in the fourth, then held off a sizzling performance by Davis,

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the Mid-American Conference for a social media post in advance of Saturday’s championship game against rival Akron. The league said forward DJ Johnson has been suspended indefinitely, while Jacobs and reserves Cli’Ron Hornbeak

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year contract for 2022. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced yet. The 35-year-old Cishek is

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 20 points, Ben Shungu added 19 and Vermont completed a dominant America East season with its fourth conference tournament title in six years via an 82-43 win over UMBC. Davis, back-to-back American East player of the year, was 9-of-13 shooting, and Shungu was 9 of 17 with the

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was the first to arrive at the checkpoint in Kaltag early Saturday. Kaltag is 629 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile trek across the Alaska wilderness. The winner is expected in Nome

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and Montpellier midfielder Teji Savanier fluffed a first-half penalty. Nice is 12 points behind runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain and three points ahead of Marseille, which can move level if

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa, their starting shortstop last season who was supplanted by the blockbuster addition of Corey Seager. The Rangers sent Kiner-Falefa and a minor league pitcher to the Minnesota Twins for catcher Mitch Garver. Kiner-Falefa won a Gold Glove playing third base during the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich has dropped more points in a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim. Robert Lewandowski’s 29th league goal of the season was all Bayern could get despite dominating the game in Sinsheim. It was Bayern’s second consecutive draw in the Bundesliga and the third game

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer American racer Colton Herta has been signed as a test driver for Formula One team McLaren as part of its 2022 program. Herta turns 22 at the end of the month and currently competes in IndyCar for Andretti Autosport. Michael and Mario Andretti both believe the second-generation racer

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer World champion Max Verstappen topped the charts for Red Bull on the last day of Formula One preseason testing and title rival Lewis Hamilton is not optimistic about how Mercedes will fare when the season starts next weekend. Hamilton says Mercedes lacks speed and “we’re certainly not at

ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Austrian skier Katharina Liensberger has won the penultimate women’s World Cup slalom as pre-race favorites Petra Vlhová and Mikaela Shiffrin both failed to make the podium. Mina Fürst Holtmann was second and Michelle Gisin placed third. Vlhová was second after the opening run but dropped to fourth and Shiffrin lost five