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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans selected Baylor safety Jalen Pitre in the second round with the 37th pick in the NFL draft. They further bolstered their secondary after taking LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the third overall pick. Pitre, who played for the Bears for five seasons,

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026 season. The school says the contract includes incentives that could extend it up to two additional years. Locksley is entering his fourth season at Maryland. The Terrapins went 7-6 last season, including a

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons traded up in the second round of the NFL draft to address one of their biggest needs by selecting Penn State edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie. The Falcons finished last in the NFL with 18 sacks in 2021 — 11 fewer than

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson is back for one more season at UCLA, even though many encouraged him to declare for the NFL draft. The fifth-year quarterback would have been a midround pick in this year’s class. But Thompson-Robinson cited getting his degree, along with trying to wrap

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears addressed a need in the secondary with their first draft pick under new general manager Ryan Poles, selecting Washington cornerback Kyler Gordon in the second round at No. 39 overall. The Bears were looking for a potential starter opposite Jaylon Johnson.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, TEnn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have turned to the defense with their second-round selection in the NFL draft, selecting cornerback Roger McCreary out of Auburn. The Titans got the third pick in the second round after trading out of the first round from the No.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets sorely missed point guard Jamal Murray and sharpshooter Michael Porter Jr. this season. They tried to make it back for the playoffs. But they weren’t ready physically or mentally. Not to compete on the playoff stage as the Nuggets were eliminated by Golden

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Dustin Brown didn’t want a distracting farewell tour, so he waited until just before the final game of the Los Angeles Kings’ regular season to announce his impending retirement. Because the Kings are headed back to the playoffs after a three-year absence, Brown is

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receivers have produced plenty of second-round success stories over the last two decades. North Dakota State’s Christian Watson will try to add one more chapter. The Packers traded up 19 spots to take Watson with the 34th overall selection in

By LES EAST Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Zion Williamson says he’ll jump at the chance to sign an extension with the New Orleans Pelicans this summer. It doesn’t sound certain that one will be offered. And that is the $200 million — give or take — question that the Pelicans face this offseason,

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Steve Stricker is back to golf after six months and it looked as though he was never gone. Stricker dropped only one shot in the wind at The Woodlands and opened with a 67. That gives a share of the lead in the Insperity Invitational with Ernie Els and Steven

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz entered this season as one of the favorites to win the NBA title. Like a few other teams on the top of that list, they wound up as disappointments. The Jazz lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games for their second

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — José Fornos Rodrigues, better known as Pepito Fornos, was the right hand of soccer great Pelé for 53 years. He retired this month because the former footballer’s activities were drastically reduced during his treatment against colon cancer. The 81-year-old Pelé confirmed the retirement of 79-year-old

MADRID (AP) — Sevilla is in danger of losing ground in the fight for second place in the Spanish league after being held at home by relegation-threatened Cádiz to 1-1. The draw moved Sevilla a point ahead of Barcelona. The Catalan club can regain second place when it hosts Mallorca on Sunday. Sevilla is three

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed struggling left fielder Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list because of back pain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, and Bryant won’t be eligible to return until May 6 at Arizona. Bryant, who signed a $182 million, seven-year free-agent deal in March, is still looking for his

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer offered no new details Friday on Khris Middleton’s potential availability for the defending champions’ Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the Boston Celtics. Middleton had said a week ago that he hoped to come back from his knee injury in two weeks. That means he would miss at