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Reports: Colts re-sign Alec Pierce to 4-year, $116M contract
The Indianapolis Colts have signed pending free-agent wide receiver Alec Pierce to a four-year, $116 million contract, according to multiple media reports Monday.,The deal includes $84 million in guarantees and $60 million fully guaranteed at signing, per NFL Network.,Pierce, who turns 26 in May, br...

Coco Gauff retires due to arm issue, Alexandra Eala advances at Indian Wells
American tennis star Coco Gauff retired in the second set of a highly anticipated match with Alexandra Eala, a budding star from the Philippines, on Sunday night in the PNB Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,The top-seeded American at No. 4, Gauff was down 6-2, 2-0 to the 31st-seeded Eala when she...

Zach Johnson leads at James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational
Zach Johnson led off with an eagle and sank a birdie on his final hole Saturday to finish a stroke ahead of the field following two rounds of play at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla.,Overall, Johnson had four birdies and an eagle in going bogey-free to secu...

Ricardo Gonzalez on top after opening round of Pro Football Hall event
Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez opened the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational with an eagle, and he holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the event on Friday in Boca Raton, Fla.,Gonzalez shot a 6-under-par 66 at The Old Course at Broken Sound Club. Stewart Cink is one stroke b...

Newly engaged Aryna Sabalenka wins Indian Wells opener
As if Aryna Sabalenka didn't have enough ability to disrupt opponents, the world's top-ranked player now has a new weapon to dazzle her foes: an engagement ring.,Days after getting engaged to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis, Sabalenka won her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday,...

North Carolina's Caleb Wilson done for season with thumb injury
North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson will miss the rest of the season with a broken right thumb.,The Tar Heels confirmed on Friday that Wilson is done for the campaign following his non-contact injury during a drill in Thursday's practice. Wilson was nearing a return from a six-game absence. He was ...

Wings G Arike Ogunbowale arrested on battery charge
WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge in Miami after allegedly punching a man in the face at a nightclub, according to police records.,Ogunbowale, a four-time All-Star guard for the Dallas Wings, was out celebrating Wednesday night's Unrivaled 3-on-3 championship wi...

Report: Canes selling 12.5% of franchise at $2.66 billion valuation
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reached an agreement to sell one-eighth of the NHL team to three new minority partners, according to a Sportico report on Thursday.,When extrapolated, Dundon's deal for 12.5 percent of the Hurricanes suggests that the value of the franchise sits at $2.66 bill...

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka announces engagement
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka provided a not-so-subtle hint in January that she hoped she would be calling her boyfriend by a different name -- and soon.,On Tuesday, Sabalenka became able to do just that as she shared a video on Instagram of Georgios Frangulis popping the question. "You & me, forever"...

Phantom F Aliyah Boston out for Unrivaled playoffs
Phantom BC forward Aliyah Boston will miss the Unrivaled playoffs due to a right lower extremity injury, the 3-on-3 league announced on Sunday.,Boston, who plays for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, was named the Unrivaled Defensive Player of the Year on Saturday after averaging 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds a...

Former Gamecocks playing in Israel trying to come home
Former South Carolina players Tiffany Mitchell, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and Destiny Littleton are "in a war zone in Israel," according to Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley, who added that an effort is underway to get the players back to the United States.,In a social media post on X on Saturday, Staley wr...

Report: Drew Brees, Joe Lacob among interested Padres buyers
Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees and Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob are among the parties pursuing a purchase of the San Diego Padres, Front Office Sports reported Friday.,Five bidding groups are involved in a quick-moving process that could set a record price for an MLB franchise, with an...

Robert Saleh senses greatness in Titans QB Cam Ward
Robert Saleh is back at the NFL Scouting Combine for the first time since 2019 to find a few cornerstones to bolster the established foundation of the Tennessee Titans. ,Saleh, the former New York Jets head coach and most recently San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator, was hired to replace Brian...

Braves sign Chris Sale to extension through 2028
Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a contract extension that includes an option for 2028. ,At the end of the 2025 season, the Braves exercised an $18 million team option to keep the left-hander in the fold for 2026. His contract was set to expire at the end of this season.,The Braves announ...

Former Virginia Tech, NFL DB Ronyell Whitaker dies at 46
Ronyell Whitaker, a former defensive back for Virginia Tech and in the NFL, died on Sunday, his family said in an announcement communicated by the Minnesota Vikings. He was 46.,Information on the location and a cause of death for Whitaker, who would have turned 47 on March 19, was not provided.,"......

Vikings WR Rondale Moore dead at 25
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore died Saturday, the Floyd County (Ind.) coroner confirmed to The Athletic. He was 25 years old.,According to multiple reports by news outlets in Minnesota and Indiana, New Albany (Ind.) Chief of Police Todd Bailey said Moore was found inside a garage and ...

Hawks convert F Caleb Houstan to standard contract
The Atlanta Hawks converted forward Caleb Houstan's contract from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Houstan, 23, has played in 10 games for Atlanta this season and averaged 2.3 points and 4.9 minutes as a reserve.,The Orlando Magic selected Houst...

Seahawks launch formal sale process of franchise
The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are for sale.,The estate of late owner Paul Allen announced Wednesday that it had "commenced a formal sale process" for the franchise.,Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, died in 2018 at age 65 due to complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.,He bou...

UNC F Caleb Wilson to return 'soon' from broken hand
North Carolina star Caleb Wilson could return "soon" from a fractured left hand, head coach Hubert Davis said.,The freshman forward sustained the injury to his non-shooting hand during a 75-66 loss at Miami on Feb. 10.,Wilson averages 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds for the 16th-ranked Tar Heels (20-5,...

Breanna Stewart joining Fenerbahce Opet for EuroLeague Final Six
WNBA star and Unrivaled co-founder Breanna Stewart will join Turkey's Fenerbahce Opet for the 2026 EuroLeague Final Six April 15-19 in Zaragoza, Spain.,The team made the announcement on Monday.,Stewart, 31, will join the team upon the completion of Unrivaled's season on March 4. She's in her second ...