Month: March 2022

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s impressive class of NFL draft candidates commanded an unusually large audience at the school’s Pro Day. After Georgia sent 14 players to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis earlier this month, the most of any school, the talent was again on display on campus.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Memphis is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. The Tigers had the No. 1 recruiting class in the country and started the season ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP Top 25. But the Tigers struggled through mid-January before finally

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The combination of jumbled standings in the Western Conference and a flat salary cap has stalled much of the trade market around the NHL. Most teams are waiting until close to the deadline Monday before making major moves. General managers say things are quiet now but expect activity to

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the move says the Tennessee Titans will be releasing seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones in a move to clear salary cap space. Jones will be designated as a post-June 1 release with the Titans carrying the cap

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The IndyCar season has barely begun and the free agency market is already heating up. And the first name to admit he’s looking for other opportunities is a surprise. Pato O’Ward revealed Wednesday that his management team is exploring other jobs for him even as Arrow McLaren holds

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a five-year deal with safety Marcus Williams, bolstering a secondary that was decimated by injuries last season as the team finished last in the NFL against the pass. Wednesday was the first day teams could officially announce deals with newly acquired free agents.

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Louisville and Kenny Payne have agreed on a deal for the former Cardinals player and current New York Knicks assistant to become the men’s basketball program’s first Black head coach, says a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on condition

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey spent this season reviving her alma mater’s program. When she wasn’t working, she eagerly accepted serving as the proud mother of Purdue guard Jaden Ivey. It’s a mother-son relationship in a league of its own. The Iveys will spend this week

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dwayne Haskins is staying in Pittsburgh to compete for the open starting quarterback job alongside Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky. The Steelers have signed Haskins to a one-year restricted free agent tender to bring him back for a second season after claiming him off waivers in January 2021. Pittsburgh also cut right

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million contract for this season Wednesday, reuniting the right-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago. Greinke also can make up to $2 million in

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Coronavirus restrictions in Canada and New York have assured that baseball will again be affected by COVID-19 in 2022. As Yankees reliever Zack Britton put it, “life is not back to normal yet.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference that

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Dominic Smith homered twice Max Scherzer in a simulated game at the New York Mets’ spring training stadium, a surprising development given that he’s 0 for 16 against the three-time Cy Young Award winner in games that count. Smith took Scherzer deep to right

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Axel Witsel has scored late to give Borussia Dortmund a bad-tempered 1-0 win at Mainz in their postponed game Wednesday to cut the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich to four points. American forward Gio Reyna was the first of the visiting team’s players to make

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets and quarterback Joe Flacco have agreed on a one-year contract. The move keeps Zach Wilson’s veteran backup in place. Flacco’s agency JL Sports announced the deal on Twitter on Wednesday. A person familiar with the deal asays the Jets

By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles rookie catcher Adley Rutschman has a strained right triceps and probably won’t be ready to start the season. Rutschman, the top prospect in minor league baseball and the overall top draft pick in 2019, suffered the injury last Friday in a minor league intrasquad

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have signed outfielder Eddie Rosario, the 2021 NLCS MVP, to a two-year contract with $18 million guaranteed. The Braves added more outfield depth by signing Alex Dickerson to a $1 million, one-year deal that is not guaranteed. The addition of Rosario adds important depth to an outfield that may

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Mark Adams being Texas Tech’s head coach is the realization of a decades-old dream for the 65-year coach who rarely got too far from home. The Red Raiders are 25-9 and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament in his first season. Adams got the job when Chris

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks made their first two deals outside of their own free agents, agreeing to terms on contracts with defensive end Uchenna Nwosu and cornerback Artie Burns on Wednesday. Burns’ deal is for one year and worth up to $2 million, while Nwosu’s deal is for two years and worth

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report for graduation rates among this year’s NCAA Tournament teams found the gap between white and Black men’s players has shrunk compared to last season. The study was released Wednesday from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida. It found that racial gap

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi-funded rival golf league run by Greg Norman has a schedule that pays $255 million in prize money for eight tournaments. What it still hasn’t announced is who will be playing. Norman and his LIV Golf Investments, backed by the Saudi Arabia sovereign

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis drives to the basket with the same ferocity he used to show while escaping the pocket and running over defenders as a high school quarterback. Davis has emerged as one of college basketball’s biggest surprises this season. He is the Big

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Mike Carey has retired after 21 seasons as women’s basketball coach at West Virginia. Carey guided the Mountaineers to 11 NCAA Tournaments. He is the program’s all-time winningest coach. Carey says he looks forward to spending time with his family, including five grandchildren. West Virginia went 15-15 in Carey’s final season.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer On the first day of the new league year, one of the NFL’s top broadcasting teams is moving from Fox to ESPN. ESPN announced on Wednesday a move that has been in the works for nearly a month — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will be broadcasting “Monday Night

LONDON (AP) — West Ham defender Kurt Zouma is being prosecuted by an animal charity for kicking and slapping his cat in abuse caught on video. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took Zouma’s two pet cats into care after footage of the abuse surfaced on social media last month. The

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City traded left-hander Mike Minor to the Cincinnati Reds for left-hander Amir Garrett on Wednesday. Cincinnati would get $500,000 from the Royals if Minor’s mutual option for 2023 is declined, covering half the cost of the buyout. The 29-year-old Garrett, who was 0-4 with a 6.04 ERA and seven saves

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels right-hander Griffin Canning won’t be ready for opening day after a setback in his recovery from a back injury. The setback occurred a few weeks ago. The Orange County native and UCLA product was expected to be a strong candidate for the

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Former Kansas standout Silvio De Sousa has been to the NCAA Tournament and he has told his new Chattanooga teammates just how much fun playing in the postseason can be. Now the Mocs are about to find out firsthand for themselves. For De Sousa, it has been a

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have added a disruptive force, signing Cincinnati Bengals stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract. The Bears also finalized a two-year deal with Green Bay offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and a one-year contract with Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow. Ogunjobi played an important part

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux is set on Thursday to play his 1,000th career game. He would join Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke as the only players to reach 1,000 games played all with the Flyers. The night should be a celebration of a career that