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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points, including three free throws in the closing seconds, and Indiana beat top-seeded and 16th-ranked Illinois 65-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Jackson-Davis knocked down two free throws with 26.1 seconds left to put the Hoosiers ahead 64-63. The Illini had

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Madi Williams had 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Taylor Robertson also scored 19 points and No. 21 Oklahoma beat Kansas 80-68 to advance to the Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals. Fourth-seeded Oklahoma, which picked up its first conference tournament victory since 2016, avenged a 73-67 loss at home

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have released veteran running back Carlos Hyde. Hyde was one of the players former coach Urban Meyer brought in to help the team acclimate to his methods. He played for Meyer at Ohio State. The Jaguars paid him $2.44 million in 2021 to play behind starter James Robinson.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus won’t be allowed to travel into Canada to face the Blue Jays in Toronto and won’t be paid for those games. Canada’s government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose —

ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Petra Vlhová dominated the penultimate women’s World Cup giant slalom of the season. The Slovakian skier narrowed the gap on leader Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings. Shiffrin finished third and was 1.70 seconds behind Vlhová. The American had her lead over her Slovakian rival reduced to 77 points in the

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller says he’s retiring from football because of mental health issues that pushed him near suicide. Miller made the announcement in a two-page letter posted on Twitter in which he described his struggle with mental illness and credited Ohio State

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Porto and Sporting Lisbon have had the threat of a one-season Champions League ban for unpaid debts lifted by UEFA. The Portuguese clubs were among several teams which UEFA said met their deadlines to settle so-called “overdue payables” debts. They risked being excluded from European competitions in the next season they

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Kevin Magnussen has made the most of an extra hour of testing just for Haas when he topped preseason testing in his first drive back in the seat for the American team. Haas recalled Magnussen a year after firing him when it needed a last-minute replacement for Russian driver Nikita Mazepin.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals signed right-hander Drew VerHagen to a two-year contract on Friday. VerHagen was a fourth-round pick of the Tigers in 2012 who went 10-10 over parts of six seasons in Detroit. He appeared in 127 games, starting eight of them, and will compete for a spot in the

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Baseball’s top equipment companies say they are ready to meet the rush as major leaguers report to spring training. The end of baseball’s 99-day lockout means it’s time for players across the sport to take a closer look at their supply of bats and gloves for

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia has stepped up its legal fight against isolation in sports because of the war in Ukraine. The Russian Olympic Committee made an urgent appeal Friday to overturn a ban on its athletes competing at a winter sports festival. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it’s setting a timetable for

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall doesn’t sound like a man in a hurry to make a deal. While Hextall said he will explore options to upgrade his team’s roster by the March 21 trade deadline, he added he won’t make a trade just to make

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland ace Shane Bieber limbered up in Guardians gear, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began taking grounders and new St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol signed autographs as spring training camps in Florida and Arizona finally opened to big leaguers. A day after

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with mononucleosis. The loss of their top defender comes with the Stars moving up in the standings as they chase a wild-card spot in the Western Conference playoffs. Heiskanen has missed the past three games with had been described as a

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has set the fastest time during Formula One preseason testing ahead of defending champion Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton had the fourth-best time in his new-look Mercedes and was 0.6 seconds slower than Sainz. Kevin Magnussen was back for Haas in the place of fired Russian driver Nikita Mazepin.