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Mavs' Anthony Davis 'making progress'; out 2 more weeks
Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis "is making good progress" with his left adductor strain but will be sidelined at least two more weeks, the team announced Thursday.,The veteran big man sustained the injury during his Feb. 8 debut with Dallas after being acquired in a blockbuster trade that sent f...

Texas, USC follow 'NFL approach,' punt annual spring game
Texas and Southern California are part of the growing wave of prominent programs punting their annual spring game, eliminating the "live scrimmage" element from the offseason practice schedule in favor of an "NFL model.",Coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed the Longhorns won't pack Darrell K. Royal Stadi...

MLS roundup: Rapids extend D Keegan Rosenberry
The Colorado Rapids signed defender Keegan Rosenberry to a three-year extension through the 2028 season on Thursday.,The 31-year-old captain is entering his seventh season as the club's longest-tenured player. The two-time All-Star ranks fourth in Rapids history in MLS appearances (172) and starts (...

Falcons, HEROIC advance in DreamLeague Season 25
Team Falcons and HEROIC won matches Wednesday to clinch advancement to Group Stage 2 at the DreamLeague Season 25.,Falcons (4-1-2) earned a 2-0 victory over 9Pandas (0-5-2) to wind up in third place in Group A after round-robin play in Group Stage 1. HEROIC (4-3-0) took fourth place in Group A follo...

Dylan Harper (34 points), Rutgers best Washington in OT
Dylan Harper scored 34 points as Rutgers solidified its hold on a spot in the Big Ten Conference tournament with an 89-85 overtime victory against Washington on Wednesday night in Seattle.,Fellow freshman Ace Bailey added 18 points and eight rebounds despite battling foul trouble and Jeremiah Willia...

No. 1 Auburn survives tough battle with visiting Arkansas
Johni Broome recorded 16 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn post a 67-60 victory over visiting Arkansas on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play.,Chad Baker-Mazara scored 15 points and Chaney Johnson added 14 as the Tigers (24-2, 12-1 SEC) won their third consecutive game.,Ad...

Micah Peavy, Georgetown dominate Providence
Micah Peavy scored 19 of his career-high 30 points in Georgetown's big first half during a 93-72 victory against visiting Providence on Wednesday night at Washington.,Jayden Epps racked up 18 points, Drew Fielder had 17 and Jordan Burks added 13 as the Hoyas (16-10, 7-8 Big East) won their third str...

Behind Amani Hansberry's double-double, WVU downs Cincinnati
Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed career-high 13 rebounds to help West Virginia rally past Cincinnati 62-59 on Wednesday in Morgantown, W.Va., a critical victory for the Mountaineers' at-large NCAA Tournament hopes.,In a battle of the 44th and 45th teams in the NCAA's NET Rankings, Hansbe...

Penn State snaps 7-game losing skid with rout of Nebraska
Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Zach Hicks each scored 19 points as Penn State ended its seven-game losing streak in emphatic fashion Wednesday, thrashing visiting Nebraska 89-72 in University Park, Pa.,D'Marco Dunn chipped in 17 points for the Nittany Lions (14-13, 4-12 Big Ten), who shot 60.7 percent...

NASCAR penalizes Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing for modified spoiler
NASCAR penalized driver Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday for modifying a spoiler on the No. 19 Toyota at the Daytona 500 last weekend.,Briscoe, who won the pole for the season-opening race and placed fourth behind winner William Byron, lost 100 driver points and 10 playoff points. Bri...

Michigan State, Michigan meet with Big Ten lead on the line
If Michigan State and Michigan weren't rivals, this would already be big enough of a deal. But since they are heated foes, it only makes the Big Ten's biggest game of the season to date even more intense as the two meet for the first time this season on Friday night in Ann Arbor.,The game will be fo...

Marquette shoots for ninth straight win over Villanova
Following a rough stretch to begin February, No. 16 Marquette appears to have stabilized heading into Friday's Big East matchup at Villanova.,The Golden Eagles (20-6, 11-4 Big East) are trending toward a prominent seed in next month's NCAA Tournament, though things looked a bit shaky earlier this mo...

Yankees top pitching prospect Chase Hampton (UCL) sent to NY
Yankees prospect Chase Hampton is dealing with a right flexor strain and a right ulnar collateral ligament issue in his pitching arm and had to be sent to New York for testing, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Wednesday. ,Hampton left the team's spring training facility in Tampa, Fla., after feeli...

Nationals sign RHP Lucas Sims to 1-year deal
The Washington Nationals signed veteran right-hander Lucas Sims to a one-year deal on Wednesday. ,Terms were not released by the team but The Washington Post said it's worth $3 million. ,"His fastball's up in the mid-to-upper 90s, his slider's really, really effective," Nationals manager Dave Martin...

Cardinals' muscled-up Willson Contreras swinging for fences
Willson Contreras is casting a broader shadow in St. Louis Cardinals' camp this spring, physical modifications resulting from a weight-room regimen he adopted to bulk up for a move to first base. ,And he has huge shoes to fill for the second time.,He approved a move to first base, where the Cardinal...

Bill Self: No. 23 Kansas was 'awful' in blowout loss to BYU
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 Big 12 Conference blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, "I thought we were awful, and I thought (t...

BYU dominates No. 23 Kansas in 34-point blowout
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 27 seconds of a 91-57 Big 12 Conference blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6), who bombarded the Jayhawks with 14 3-pointers in 36 attempts a...

Stubbs: How William Byron's rise compares to Jeff Gordon's best years
More than 25 years after Jeff Gordon earned his second Daytona 500 win in 1999, he sat inside the media center at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, preparing to take questions.,Gordon, now the vice chairman of operations for Hendrick Motorsports, was previously the youngest driver to win two...

TCU buckles down late to best No. 9 Texas Tech
Noah Reynolds and reserve Trazarien White each scored 16 points on Tuesday night and TCU held No. 9 Texas Tech to one field goal in the final 4:56, pulling off a 69-66 upset in Fort Worth, Texas. ,The Horned Frogs (15-11, 8-7 Big 12) beefed up their NCAA Tournament resume by putting together a stron...

Josh Hubbard, No. 21 Mississippi State trip No. 7 Texas A&M
Josh Hubbard scored 25 points and Claudell Harris Jr. added 15, hitting three second-half 3-pointers, as No. 21 Mississippi State held off No. 7 Texas A&M 70-54 on Tuesday in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs (19-7, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) trailed by a point at halftime but took charge early in th...