The opportunity to acquire a defenseman like Seth Jones might seem like a simple decision.

It’s not the least bit surprising that Jaden Agassi — son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf — had a racket in his hand from the time he could walk.

Naomi Girma, women’s soccer’s first million-dollar player, has been injured on her Chelsea debut.

Joel Embiid is done for the season, at last shut down following the lingering effects of knee surgery.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo has shared screenshots of racist, hateful messages he received following his performance in a loss to No. 10 Texas Tech. Mayo shared the screenshots Saturday.

Manchester United has crashed out of the FA Cup in a penalty shootout defeat to Fulham.

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry says he’s retiring from the slam dunk after throwing down his first jam in six years.

Ryan Peake, an Australian former motorcycle gang member who turned to golf to turn his life around, has earned a place at the British Open by winning the 104th New Zealand Open by one stroke.

San Diego FC coach Mikey Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps expressed disappointment after their club’s inaugural home match was marred in the second half by three occurrences of the homophobic chant frequently heard at the Mexican national team’s soccer matches.

JuJu Watkins had 30 points, five assists, three blocks and two steals for No. 4 Southern California an 80-67 victory over No. 2 UCLA.

JuJu Watkins scored 30 points and No. 4 Southern California defeated second-ranked UCLA 80-67 to clinch the program's first Big Ten regular-season title in its league debut.

Isaiah Evans scored 19 points and No. 2 Duke overcame freshman star Cooper Flagg’s injury scare to rout Florida State 100-65 on Saturday night.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have acquired defenseman Seth Jones in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Duke players see star freshman Cooper Flagg’s toughness on a regular basis and that was on display for everyone else Saturday night.

The final horn sounded and St. John’s skipped cutting down the nets.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 by the NBA for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from a recent game and throwing the ball into the stands.

A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have acquired wide receiver Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers, pending a physical, for a fifth-round pick.

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Jahmai Mashack raced up the court and hit a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc at the buzzer to give No. 5 Tennessee a 79-76 victory over No. 6 Alabama on Saturday.

Jake Knapp started and finished with one a one-shot lead in the Cognizant Classic.

RJ Luis Jr. scored 21 points and No. 7 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 71-61 to clinch its first outright regular-season Big East title since 1985 on Saturday.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes got a chance to showcase his expanded repertoire to opposing hitters while pitching in a Grapefruit League game for the first time this year.

Will Power had a rough 44th birthday when he lost power in his car, brushed the wall during practice and had his hybrid engine changed before qualifying for IndyCar’s season-opening race.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky's record.

Jack Bech came to this year's NFL annual scouting combine with two goals — impressing scouts as a tribute to his older brother.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.

TCU goes into the regular-season finale with a chance for its first Big 12 women's basketball title.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The FA Cup could yet be a way for Manchester City to finish a disappointing season with a trophy.

Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty saw the value of running backs tank as his college career started taking off.

The world's most famous sled dog race will have its longest course ever this year.

With Celtics fans in a frenzy throughout TD Garden after the Boston Celtics blitzed to a 25-3 lead over the Cavaliers in the final matchup of Eastern Conference frontrunners, Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell didn’t panic.

Donovan Mitchell had 41 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally from 22 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 123-116 in the final regular-season meeting of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.

Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston posted the fastest 40-yard dash so far this week, 4.28 seconds, on the second day of workouts at the NFL's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.

The Big Ten probably didn't expect to have two West Coast schools dominate the women's basketball standings when the league opened its doors to UCLA and USC this season.

USA Swimming’s board of governors said Friday night that Delaware athletic director Chrissi Rawak will not assume the role as CEO and president because of “unforeseen personal circumstances that we learned about late this week.”.

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a solo home run in his first spring training plate appearance following offseason shoulder surgery.

Jake Knapp still has the lead at the Cognizant Classic even though it felt like a tough day at the office.

Auburn says coach Hugh Freeze has been diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer.

Joel Embiid is injured again.

Times Square will stage a boxing tripleheader featuring the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, along with a title defense for Teofimo Lopez, on May 2.

Florida State junior Luke Clanton has a PGA Tour card.

Marco Asensio has scored a second-half brace to take Aston Villa into the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI — a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders used everything at his disposal to finetune his game — six college offensive coordinators at two different schools, a multitude of NFL resources, his own father, even Tom Brady.

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will meet in a bigger venue when the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever this season, with the games being moved from Wintrust Arena to the United Center.

Two-time reigning Indianapolis 500 winner champion Josef Newgarden has signed with Klutch Sports Group.

Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season, with the Philadelphia 76ers saying he is “medically unable to play” and will focus on treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford is staying with the Los Angeles Rams under a restructured contract.

The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced it would propose that a team be charged with a timeout if one of its players falls to the ground because of an apparent injury after the ball is spotted for the next play.

Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward are the top two quarterbacks in this year's NFL draft and they are both opting out of workouts at the league's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.

If form holds, Jake Knapp will probably shoot something around a 69 on Friday at PGA National in the second round of the Cognizant Classic.

DeMeco Ryans has experienced the NFL scouting combine as a player, assistant coach and head coach.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season during the third quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The injuries have taken on toll on Zion Williamson during his six-year NBA career.

Stephen Curry scored 56 points and made 12 3-pointers in Golden State's 121-115 victory over Orlando.

Nimari Burnett made a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, lifting No. 15 Michigan to an 84-82 win over Rutgers and into a first-place tie in the Big Ten with rival Michigan State.

Stephen Curry scored a season-high 56 points, making 12 3-pointers and outscoring Orlando by himself in the third quarter of another astounding performance, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 121-115 victory over the Magic on Thursday night.

Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho has been given a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Galatasaray on Monday.

Sarah Strong had 22 points and nine rebounds and Paige Bueckers added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as No. 5 UConn defeated No. 22 Creighton 72-53 and claimed its fifth straight Big East regular-season title.

A former minor league catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization has denied an allegation he tipped pitches to opponents to try to make his team lose because he was tired of the season.

JuJu Watkins and Southern California have moved up to a No. 1 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament in the latest projections of the top teams.

Vlatko Andonovski was paid $454,048 during his final nine months as U.S. women’s soccer coach and outearned Gregg Berhalter, who received $376,214 during the first nine months of his second term as men’s coach.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say they're reinstating former coach Jon Gruden into their ring of honor.

Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game.

West Ham handed relegation-threatened Leicester its fourth straight Premier League loss by beating Ruud van Nistelrooy’s team 2-0.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire.

Gregg Popovich will not coach this season.

A Gator took on a gator.

Two-way star Travis Hunter said Thursday he won’t work out at the NFL scouting combine this week.

There’s one reason Hackman’s dazzling acting career stands out for sports fans: His unforgettable role as Norman Dale, coach of the feel-good, state champion Hickory Huskers from a tiny Indiana town.

Jake Knapp joined the PGA Tour’s sub-60 club on Thursday.

Takashi Murakami’s artwork has graced luxury goods from top fashion houses and album covers of superstar musicians.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris have dismissed suggestions their Formula 1 rivalry has turned into a personal feud.

A referee says Real Sociedad fans chanted “Die” at Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio during the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals.

Daniel Suarez led a quartet of NASCAR stars through the streets of Mexico City in search of a nightcap following a full day of showcasing his native country to his fellow competitors.

Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan held on to beat the United States 2-1 on Wednesday night for the SheBelieves Cup title.

RJ Luis Jr. scored 24 points and No. 7 St. John’s clinched a share of its first Big East regular-season title in 33 years by beating Butler 76-70.

Shaedon Sharpe has been one of the NBA’s most gifted young dunk artists since he was selected seventh overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2022 NBA draft.

Tre Holloman hadn’t even reached the “M” logo at midcourt when he jumped off one foot and let the ball fly.

Tre Holloman made a buzzer-beater from beyond midcourt to give No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win over No. 16 Maryland in a sensational finish.

The NFL scouting combine provides a blizzard of data with hundreds of prospects running through various drills ranging from the 40-yard dash to the vertical jump to a short shuttle.

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he sees 11-year veteran quarterback Derek Carr as someone the Saints can win with and a player the club remains “excited about.”.

Kylian Mbappé’s replacement Endrick scored a first-half goal and Real Madrid won 1-0 at Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals.

The NFL is considering changing overtime rules in the regular season to decrease the advantage for teams who win the coin toss.

It feels like a matter of when, not if, Liverpool seals a record-equalling 20th English league title.

A police detective has testified in court that the TV reporter who died while covering Super Bowl week in New Orleans had a sedative drug in his system.

Gary Woodland is the winner of the PGA Tour Courage Award.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year on Friday night.

NFL draft prospect Mike Green says he transferred from Virginia to Marshall after being accused of sexual assault for the second time.

Pass rusher Abdul Carter says he should be the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL draft.

The NFL scouting combine is kicking off this week.

Four New Orleans players who’ve been suspended since late January are under investigation for possible NCAA violations related to sports gambling, a person familiar with the situation said.

Los Angeles Sparks teammates Rae Burrell and Dearica Hamby are getting the chance to further build their chemistry on and off the court this offseason as they play together at Unrivaled.

The Miami Dolphins are the top-ranked team, followed by the Minnesota Vikings, for the second consecutive season in the NFL Players Association report card.

Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award.

Vanderbilt freshman Mikayla Blakes knows each time she drops the ball in the basket it will bring more attention.

Lewis Hamilton was fifth-fastest in his first session of preseason testing with Ferrari as his successor at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, posted the fastest time.

The Matildas have joined in the heavy criticism of a commercial radio host’s misogynistic and crass comments about Australia’s national women’s soccer team.

Travis Hunter arrived at the NFL's annual scouting combine with a Heisman Trophy resume, an invitation to work out at two positions and ready to answer any and all questions.