Month: March 2022

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms on an extension with Pro Bowl linebacker Harold Landry III. The Titans declined to use the franchise tag on Landry earlier Tuesday before the NFL deadline. But the Titans announced Tuesday night a deal had been

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dimencio Vaughn had 20 points as Rider topped Manhattan 79-67 in the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney first round. Jose Perez led the Jaspers on Tuesday with 21 points.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder announced that their No. 2 scorer, Lu Dort, will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to address a cartilage tear in his left shoulder. The guard joins reserves Ty Jerome and Mike Muscala as Thunder players who had procedures. Dort averaged 17.2 points per

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga women’s basketball coach Katie Burrows has stepped down after four seasons at her alma mater. Athletic director Mark Wharton announced the move Tuesday. Wharton said a change in leadership needed. Chattanooga went 7-23 this season. Burrows is 46-68 in her four seasons. She took over in 2018 when Women’s Basketball

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — CJ Fleming scored a career-high 27 points, Dylan Penn added 22 and Division I newcomer Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State. The Knights, in the second of a four-year transition to D-1, became heroes

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Chris Godwin will be one of the NFL’s highest-paid wide receivers after the Buccaneers placed the franchise tag on him for the second straight year. The team announced the move after failing to reach a long-term agreement with the 26-year-old. Godwin led the Bucs with a career-best 98 receptions

NEW YORK (AP) — PJ Hall had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Nick Honor scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and No. 10 seed Clemson beat 15th-seeded North Carolina State 70-64 in the opening round of the ACC tournament. Clemson (17-15) has won five straight games, and will play No. 7

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Melody Kempton scored 15 points and Gonzaga defeated No. 15 BYU 71-59 in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament to earn its 13th NCAA Tournament berth. It was a big turnaround for second-seeded Gonzaga, which dropped two games to the top-seeded Cougars in the regular season, getting outscored

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will be without senior guard Will Richardson for the upcoming Pac-12 tournament because of an illness. Richardson is averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game. He will not travel with the team to Las Vegas for the tournament. Richardson did not play in the team’s regular-season finale

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship offers the richest prize in golf. It has the strongest field among the biggest events. And it remains the most unpredictable. No one has ever won in consecutive years at The Players. That’s the task awaiting Justin Thomas. He won

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If this was a farewell to Indianapolis, the return to an in-person NFL scouting combine after a year’s hiatus was a successful sendoff complete with blazing 40-yard dashes, jaw-dropping athleticism and touching off-the-field moments. Or maybe it was a more of a strong closing argument

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Transparency is the latest buzz word on the PGA Tour in light of the challenge from various rival golf leagues. Now if players can agree on what that means. Patrick Cantlay says players can feel in the dark because it’s their responsibility to

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are putting a franchise tag on Davante Adams to prevent the two-time All-Pro receiver from becoming an unrestricted free agent. The Packers made the move Tuesday after MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced he’s planning to return to Green Bay for an 18th season. Any team would

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ron Stander, whose fight against unbeaten world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1972 was the highlight of his 13-year career, has died. He was 77. Toddy Stander said her husband died Tuesday from complications of diabetes at their Omaha-area home. Stander was known as the “Bluffs Butcher,” a nod to his

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars used their franchise tag on left tackle Cam Robinson for the second straight year. The move guarantees Robinson $16.6 million in 2022. It also potentially divulges Jacksonville’s plans for the No. 1 pick in next month’s NFL draft. If Robinson signs

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer A survey of more than 20,000 Nebraska fans showed nearly three-fourths want or would have no problem with alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium. More than half would be OK with sports wagering on site if it becomes legal someday. The athletic department in January sent surveys to more

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool could cope with its first Anfield loss in a year to still overcome Inter Milan and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Leading 2-0 from the last-16 first leg in Italy, Lautaro Martinez’s swerving shot that reduced the deficit in the 61st minute gave the Italian champions a hope

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh syas the door is closed on his potential return to the NFL. He says he looked at possibly coaching the Minnesota Vikings to find out if he wanted to be back in the league. He says Michigan is ultimately where

MUNICH (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has scored an 11-minute hat trick to lead Bayern Munich past Salzburg into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 7-1 win in the last-16 second leg to complete a 8-2 aggregate victory. It was game over by the time Lewandowski’s third hit the net in the 23rd minute

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Nashville is the latest Major League Soccer team to join the crypto bandwagon, with one twist. The club’s sponsorship deal with Valkyrie Investments is being paid for in bitcoin. Nashville on Tuesday announced Valkyrie, a digital assets investment firm, as a new founding partner. It comes as sports

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Williams will remain a valuable part of the Los Angeles Chargers’ offense for the next three seasons. The wide receiver signed a three-year, $60 million extension with the franchise on Tuesday. The extension, including $40 million guaranteed, also came on what is deadline

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Hannah Sjerven scored 19 points with 10 rebounds, Chloe Lamb added 17 points and South Dakota clamped down on South Dakota State to earn its fourth-straight NCAA Tournament bid with a 56-45 win in the Summit League title game. The top-seeded Jackrabbits, gunning for the 11th NCAA berth, never led

NEW YORK (AP) — James Karnik scored 13 points, DeMarr Langford added 12 points and 13th-seeded Boston College used a 25-3 run to beat No. 12 seed Pittsburgh 66-46 in the opening game of the ACC tournament. Boston College won its first conference tournament game since 2018 to advance to play ACC player of the

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic has been placed in the men’s draw for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California. But it remains to be seen whether the second-ranked player will be allowed to enter the United States. Djokovic isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. requires visitors to be vaccinated to enter