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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Thursday is one the best days of the year for college basketball fans as the annual March Madness championship tournament tips off, and 45 million Americans are expected to bet on it this year. Among them is John Raymond of Wilmington, Delaware, who traveled to
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mick Cronin has signed a six-year contract extension as UCLA basketball coach that will keep him in Westwood through the 2027-28 season. Athletic director Martin Jarmond announced the deal hours before the fourth-seeded Bruins opened play in the NCAA Tournament against 13th-seeded Akron in Portland, Oregon. Cronin has a record of
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Russia’s Tass news agency says a court near Moscow announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges as allegedly containing oil
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American defender George Bello says he is “starstruck” to be facing players like Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski after securing a move to Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld. Bello joined Bielefeld from Major League Soccer’s Atlanta in January. He made his first start in a 1-0 loss
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets and defensive end Jacob Martin have agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth up to $16.5 million, according to a person with direct knowledge of the contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity
Continue Reading JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty will seek a second medical opinion on his ailing pitching shoulder. Flaherty underwent imaging tests on his right shoulder Tuesday. He has not thrown off a mound since spring training opened. Flaherty, 26, was 11-8 with a 2.75 ERA in 2019, went 4-3 with a
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Lia Thomas moved one step closer to becoming the first known transgender woman to win a NCAA swimming championship by posting the top time in the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries. The University of Pennsylvania senior who is the No. 1 seed advanced to Thursday night’s final with
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Rizzo and the New York Yankees finalized a $32 million, two-year contract, The first baseman gets $16 million in each of the next two seasons. He has the right to opt out after this year’s World Series to become a free agent again. A three-time All-Star, Rizzo was acquired by
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Lens defender Jonathan Clauss and Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku have received their first call-ups to France’s national team. Clauss and Nkunku were included in France coach Didier Deschamps’ 23-man list of players for upcoming friendly matches. The World Cup champions will take on Ivory Coast in Marseille on March 25. They will
Continue Reading Russian state news agency Tass says a Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges. They were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis. The U.S.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Marcus Rashford has been overlooked again by England for upcoming friendly matches against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast. Rashford hasn’t played for his country since the European Championship final against Italy in July when he was one of three England players to miss in a penalty-shootout loss. The 24-year-old Rashford missed the
Continue Reading Russian state news agency Tass says a Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges. They were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis. The United
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Family and friends say they are heartbroken and devastated after six students and a coach from a small New Mexico university were killed in a fiery crash while returning home from a golf tournament in Texas. The victims included Tyler
Continue Reading CNN By Homero De la Fuente, Amir Vera and Richard Greene, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner‘s legal team has seen her several times a week throughout her detention in Russia and they reported that she is well, a source close to the situation told CNN on Thursday. News of Griner’s condition comes after a
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, Amir Vera and Richard Greene, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner‘s legal team has seen her several times a week throughout her detention in Russia and they reported that she is well, a source close to the situation told CNN on Thursday. News of Griner’s condition comes after a Moscow
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Family and friends say they are heartbroken and devastated after six students and a coach from a small New Mexico university were killed in a fiery crash while returning home from a golf tournament in Texas. The victims included Tyler
Continue Reading COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Vincent Kriechmayr won the super-G at the World Cup Finals one day after his downhill victory on the same Eclipse course that will stage the men’s races at the 2023 skiing world championships. The 30-year-old Austrian won both speed races at the 2021 worlds in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Kriechmayr earned his
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — There were expectations that Italy’s European Championship title would translate to success for the country’s clubs in continental competition. But the dazzling, quick-passing play of Roberto Mancini’s national team that gained admirers worldwide in June and July was nowhere to be seen when Juventus was eliminated
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s uncharacteristic vulnerability has allowed some excitement to creep back into the Bundesliga title race with eight games to go. The Bavarian powerhouse remains the favorite for what would be a record-extending 10th consecutive German championship. But it has dropped points in three of its
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN When Russell Wilson’s trade to the Denver Broncos from the Seattle Seahawks was announced, it sent shockwaves through the NFL. And at Wilson’s unveiling as a Broncos player on Wednesday, first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett couldn’t contain his excitement at having a Super Bowl champion as his quarterback. “Wow! C’mon, y’all.
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