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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler has declared for the NBA draft and is signing with an agent after his freshman season with the Volunteers. Chandler announced his decision Tuesday in a social media post. He said he’s humbled to be so close to a lifelong dream. Chandler came to Tennessee as

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The union for Major League Baseball players gave $50,000 to their ununionized minor league counterparts. The payment was made in November 2021, according to the annual financial disclosure dated March 31 and filed by the Major League Baseball Players Association with the U.S. Labor Department.

LISBON (AP) — Luis Diaz set up one goal and scored himself in the 87th minute on his emphatic return to Portugal to lead Liverpool to a 3-1 win over Benfica in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. The Colombia international played for Benfica’s fierce rival Porto until he was signed by Liverpool

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne has scored the only goal to give Manchester City a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. After a tight 70 minutes, City finally found its way through Atletico’s tough rearguard helped by Phil Foden’s vision 79 seconds after coming off

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is planning to play in the Masters and he thinks he can win. It will be 508 days since Woods last walked and competed when he tees it up Thursday. And it will be nearly 14 months since he badly damaged his right

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he is stepping away from that role later this year after a decade on the job. Bowlsby will remain the Big 12’s leader until a new commissioner is appointed. The expectation is that he will then transition into a new interim role with

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Harvard women’s basketball program is set to begin a new era. The school announced it’s hired Carrie Moore as coach, making her just the second person to hold the post in the past four decades. Moore replaces Kathy Delaney-Smith, who retired last month after 40 years, an Ivy League-record 630

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three of the stars of Saint Peter’s remarkable run to the Elite Eight have put their names in the transfer portal following coach Shaheen Holloway’s departure for Seton Hall. Starting guards Daryl Banks III and Matthew Lee and backup Doug Edert tweeted about their moves Wednesday. All thanked the little

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Assistant Grant Billmeier is staying with coach Kevin Willard and joining his new staff at Maryland. Billmeier was part of Willard’s staff at Seton Hall for 11 seasons. Willard became Maryland’s men’s basketball coach last month, and the school announced Tuesday that Billmeier would be an assistant for the Terrapins.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland guard Ashley Owusu says she’s entering the transfer portal. The 6-foot guard just finished her junior season with the Terrapins, Owusu averaged 14.3 points per game for a Maryland team that reached the Sweet 16. Owusu was Maryland’s top scorer as a sophomore. Owusu is from Woodbridge, Virginia. She

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants will open defense of their NL West title without two key components. It’s a situation they managed well a year ago. Third baseman Evan Longoria and outfielder/first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. will begin the season on the injured list, although the Giants

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal left back Kieran Tierney is set to miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury that requires an operation. Tierney felt discomfort after a training session on Thursday and was absent for Arsenal’s 3-0 loss at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday. The Scotland international underwent

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees plan to carry 16 pitchers on their opening-day roster Thursday against the Boston Red Sox. Manager Aaron Boone says switch-hitting utilityman Marwin González will play a key role off the shortened bench. Teams are allowed to carry 28 players on the roster during April due to the

NEW YORK (AP) — Herb Turetzky, who was the Nets’ official scorer for 54 years, has died. He was 76. The Nets said Turetzky, who retired before this season, died Monday. They did not provide a cause of death. Turetzky was a senior at Long Island University when he scored the first game in franchise

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — There are times when Rory McIlroy sounds like an old man. He reminisces about his first Masters — just 13 years ago — like it was ancient history. He concedes that golf is no longer the be-all and end-all in his life. His voice rises

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — There could be another world-record crowd on hand to watch Barcelona’s semifinal in the women’s Champions League as the club announced that all tickets for the match against Wolfsburg at the Camp Nou Stadium were picked up in just over 24 hours. A crowd of 91,553 watched Barcelona defeat Real Madrid