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AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An expanded WNBA with more games and a new franchise will tip off on May 16. The league extended its schedule to 44 games this year, up from 40, with the addition of the expansion Golden State Valkyries. The new team, which has over 20,000 season ticket deposits,

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame players Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Tony Pérez, Lee Smith and Ozzie Smith are among 16 members of the classic era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall ballot that includes Dick Allen, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant. Retired manager Joe Torre, also elected to the Hall, is on

AP Basketball Writer TCU has grabbed its best ranking ever in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after a convincing win over Notre Dame as the rankings got a shakeup following a holiday tournament week marked by key losses. The Horned Frogs climbed eight spots to No. 9, the first time

NEW YORK (AP) — TCU, Duke climb into top 10 of Top 25 women’s college basketball poll; Notre Dame drops, UCLA and UConn still 1-2.

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair took to X on Monday morning to apologize to Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence after his violent blow to the quarterback’s facemask led to him being carted off the field with a concussion. Back in the starting lineup after missing two games with a sprained left shoulder, Lawrence

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. The conservative-majority court did raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration crackdown that included denials of more

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double of the season, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 127-125 on Sunday for their fifth win in six games. Devin Vassell added 21 points off the bench for San Antonio. Chris Paul

AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luka Doncic returned from a wrist injury and had 36 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 137-131 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Doncic, who missed five games, also had 13 assists in the Mavericks’ fourth straight win. The Mavs were missing Kyrie Irving, who had

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Aaliyah Moore scored 20 points to lift fifth-ranked Texas to a 78-73 victory over No. 12 West Virginia in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship on Sunday. Madison Booker added 19 points, Kyla Oldacre 13 and Justice Carlton 10 for the Longhorns. J.J. Quinerly scored 29 points, Jordan Harrison 20 and

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet had a season-high 38 points and Dillon Brooks made a go-ahead jump shot late to help the Houston Rockets to a 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday night. The game was tied at 113 when Brooks hit the short jumper in the lane just before

AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield is hoping the NCAA doesn’t outlaw flag planting. Mayfield, who gained notoriety when he ran onto the field and planted an Oklahoma flag at midfield of Ohio State’s stadium following a win by the Sooners in 2017, said the altercations Saturday that followed similar flag-planting incidents

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Samage Teel’s 24 points helped Indiana State defeat Tarleton State 87-71 on Sunday night at Baha Mar Hoops. Teel added eight rebounds for the Sycamores (5-4). Markus Harding added 15 points while finishing 7 of 10 from the floor while they also had seven rebounds. Bruno Alocen had 14 points and

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyrie Irving was sidelined with shoulder soreness for the Dallas Mavericks’ game Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers, but Luka Doncic was available after missing five game with a wrist injury. Irving scored 30 points, including a season-high six 3-pointers, on Saturday night in the Mavericks’ 106-94 victory at the Utah

HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Turner scored 18 points as Texas State beat Texas Southern 72-59 on Sunday night. Turner added three steals for the Bobcats (5-3). Tyler Morgan added 13 points while going 6 of 15 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) while they also had nine rebounds and seven assists. Kaden Gumbs had 12

AP Sports Writer Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s cellphone started blowing up with messages from players, friends and colleagues when the Tigers, still smarting after a loss to their instate rival, found out they had made the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Then came a FaceTime call from Syracuse coach Fran Brown, whose team had knocked

DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment scored the winning goal on a spinning backhander with 7:37 to play with an assist from Jake Oettinger, who made 26 saves, as the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Sunday. Marchment took a slow-rolling pass made by Thomas Harley from behind Dallas’ goal line to the opposite

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Trae Broadnax scored 16 points as Rice beat Iona 70-66 on Sunday at Baha Mar Hoops. Broadnax added seven rebounds for the Owls (7-2). Caden Powell scored 14 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and added seven rebounds. Alem Huseinovic had 10 points and went 4 of 6

AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Houston Texans found some much-needed momentum — call it “Joe-mentum” — before their bye week. Joe Mixon ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, Nico Collins caught eight passes for 119 yards and the Houston Texans beat Jacksonville 23-20 Sunday after knocking quarterback Trevor Lawrence out

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach Marcel Yates have been fired, coach Joey McGuire announced Sunday. The Red Raiders rank 15th in the 16-team Big 12 in total defense and scoring defense. They finished the regular season having allowed 451.9 yards and 34.5

AP College Football Writer The first season of major conference expansion has produced an intriguing set of championship games this week, and not only because they will determine which teams get automatic bids and first-round byes in the College Football Playoff. Four of the nine games Friday and Saturday match teams that already squared off

AP College Football Writer Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend, eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot and Oregon was No. 1 for the seventh straight week. The shakeup creates two top-five matchups in conference

Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a minor traffic violation could lead to her deportation. She didn’t feel relief until 11 years later in 2012, when she received

Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jake Retzlaff ran for two touchdowns and threw for 167 yards to lead No. 19 BYU to a 30-18 victory over Houston on Saturday night. LJ Martin added 87 yards on a season-high 22 carries and Chase Roberts had three catches for 76 yards. BYU (10-2, 7-2 Big 12,

AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas defensive back Michael Taaffe aims to honor late teammate Jake Ehlinger every time he steps on the field. On Saturday, an inappropriate sign shown on ESPN’s College Gameday mocked both the passing of Ehlinger, who died of an accidental drug overdose in 2021, and Texas coach

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 30 points and Quentin Grimes had 24 points to power the short-handed Dallas Mavericks over the Utah Jazz 106-94 on Saturday night. Dallas led the entire game despite playing without Luka Doncic (right wrist), Klay Thompson (left foot) and Dante Exum (right wrist). Naji Marshall

AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The third-ranked Texas Longhorns are heading to the Southeastern Conference championship game in their first season in the league after knocking off No. 20 Texas A&M Saturday night in the renewal of a storied rivalry. Next up is a rematch with No. 6 Georgia in Atlanta. “The

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miles Bird scored 18 points and Jared Coleman-Jones added 16 to help San Diego State edge No. 6 Houston 73-70 in overtime in the third place game of the Players Era tournament Saturday night. Nick Boyd added 14 points and freshman Pharoah Compton 13 for the Aztecs (4-2). Bird

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Justice Carlton scored 30 points off the bench on 12-of-15 shooting as fifth-ranked Texas beat Butler 94-59 in the Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals on Saturday night. Rori Harmon added 13 points and Kyla Oldacre, Aaliyah Moore and Bryanna Preston had 10 each for the Longhorns. Caroline Strande led Butler with