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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs placed the franchise tag on left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. on Monday, making it…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baylor standout NaLyssa Smith is the Big 12 women’s basketball player of the year for the second season in a row. Smith is…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have announced new coach Josh McDaniels’ staff. It includes former Giants coordinator…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Juwan Howard has resumed his role as Michigan’s basketball coach after serving a five-game suspension for hitting a…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For all the vitriol, Major League Baseball owners and players have closed the gap in recent weeks…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has announced it will mutually part ways with women’s basketball coach Jim Littell at the end of this…

DALLAS (AP) — UAB junior guard Jordan Walker is the Conference USA men’s basketball player of the year. Walker is third in Conference USA…

MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao has rebounded from a poor streak with a 3-1 win over last-placed Levante in the Spanish league. Mikel Vesga, Iñaki…

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham has stayed in the race for the English Premier League top four after a 5-0 hammering of an Everton side that is in grave…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have announced several changes to coach Kyle Shanahan’s…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Marquette forward Justin Lewis has won the Big East’s most improved player award and…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, Paisley Harding added 14 and No. 15 BYU beat fourth-seeded Portland 59-52 in the semifinals of…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle has decided to retire. Doyle played in 131 games over nine seasons and caught…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has paused construction on the team’s $800 million practice facility in Rock Hill,…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle has thanked everyone for their support of the WNBA star, who was arrested…

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Starr Jacobs scored 28 points for the third straight game and No. 2 seed UT Arlington beat and top-seeded Troy 76-61 to…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 season for betting on…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman has pleaded guilty in Seattle to two misdemeanor…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star center Jarrett Allen will be sidelined indefinitely after breaking his left…

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Beating Manchester United in the Champions League has proven to be the peak of David Wagner’s nine months coaching Young…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wake Forest says second-year coach Steve Forbes has signed a “long-term” contract extension as he leads a…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has picked his squad for the two final rounds of South American World Cup qualifying.…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The Clemson baseball team’s 11-0 start following a three-game weekend sweep of in-state rival South Carolina has…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma will dedicate a statue of 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield on April 23 following its spring football game.…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A judge had denied bail to former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who was charged with attempted murder after…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis has broken his own world pole vault record with a 6.19-meter clearance at the Belgrade…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have established the Tony Dungy Diversity Fellowship to advance the opportunities for football coaching…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ukrainians playing college basketball in the United States have tried to keep up their…