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G Chris Paul announces retirement after 21 seasons
Twelve-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday announced his retirement from the NBA after 21 seasons.,Paul, who previously said he's retiring at the end of the season, publicly made his decision to hang up his sneakers over Instagram.,"This is it! After over 21 years I'm stepping away from basketb...
Sahith Theegala gets Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption at The Genesis
Tournament host Tiger Woods announced Sahith Theegala as the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption into the Genesis Invitational.,Theegala, 28, will compete in the tournament from Feb. 19-22 at The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.,The Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption is awarded a...
Raptors waive veteran G Chris Paul
The Toronto Raptors waived 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday.,The move was expected after Toronto acquired Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a three-team deal with the Brooklyn Nets at last week's trade deadline. The trade for Paul, in the eyes of the Raptors, was done for fina...
Oklahoma State takes on TCU facing tough hill for tourney bid
Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz knows his Cowboys must make the most of all their remaining games to have a chance to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021.,The hill they must climb starts Saturday when the Cowboys (16-8, 4-7 Big 12) face TCU (15-9, 5-6) in a Big 12 game in Stillwat...
Ukrainian sees appeal for reinstatement dismissed
MILAN -- The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milan Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his "helmet of remembrance.",The 27-year-old was removed from the Olympic program on Thursday when...
Georgia Tech, Notre Dame meet to fight way out of ACC basement
In a game that could determine which team gets left out of next month's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Georgia Tech visits Notre Dame in a meeting between a pair of basement dwellers on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.,Georgia Tech (11-14, 2-10 ACC) has dropped six in a row while Notre ...
Patriots WR Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty in alleged assault
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery after an alleged dispute with his personal chef.,The arraignment at Massachusetts's Dedham District Court had been delayed so Diggs could pa...
BC looks to stop five-game skid with visit from Cal
Boston College hasn't won a basketball game since Jan. 21, but the Eagles can end that drought when they face visiting Cal on Saturday afternoon.,Boston College (9-15, 2-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) will be attempting to end a five-game losing streak but may have to do so without guard Donald Hand J...
NFL: Team report cards must go after grievance ruling
An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can distribute its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the ...
Blue Jays, Astros swap outfielders Joey Loperfido and Jesus Sanchez
The Astros and Blue Jays exchanged outfielders on Friday, with Houston acquiring Joey Loperfido from Toronto for Jesus Sanchez.,This is a return to Houston for Loperfido, who was a seventh-round pick by the Astros in the 2021 MLB Draft. He hit .333 with four home runs, 14 RBIs and an .879 OPS in 41 ...
Anthony Alfredo disqualified from Daytona 500 after car inspection
Anthony Alfredo will not drive in the Daytona 500 on Sunday after being disqualified because of a technical violation with his No. 62 car.,NASCAR officials announced the decision late Thursday after the qualifying race in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Alfredo, 26, was in tears after qualifying for the Daytona...
Reports: Dolphins hiring Mississippi State's Bush Hamdan as QB coach
The Miami Dolphins are hiring Mississippi State associate head coach Bush Hamdan as the team's quarterbacks coach, according to multiple reports Friday.,Hamdan only landed the Mississippi State position in December and also was to coach the team's wide receivers.,The 40-year-old has 17 years of coac...
Norway's Johannes Klaebo ties Olympic record with 8th gold medal
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's 10km freestyle cross-country ski race on Friday to earn his eighth Olympic title and equal the record for the most gold medals at the Winter Games.,Mathis Desloges of France won silver, his second of the Milan Cortina Olympics, while Norway's E...
Santa Clara eager to prevail in final WCC meeting with No. 12 Gonzaga
Santa Clara is enjoying a memorable season, but it can boost its success to another level when it hosts No. 12 Gonzaga on Saturday night in a battle for first place in the West Coast Conference.,The Broncos have won nine straight games since losing 89-77 to the Bulldogs on Jan. 8 in Spokane, Wash. T...
Emanuel Sharp, No. 3 Houston take aim at lowly Kansas State
Surging, third-ranked Houston will look to build on its 17-game home winning streak and continue its recent stretch of dominating play when it hosts reeling Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference game.,The Cougars (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) moved up five spots in the most recent AP poll ...
No. 21 Arkansas out for revenge hosting sluggish Auburn
Fresh off a pair of resounding victories, No. 21 Arkansas looks to avenge its most decisive loss of the season against slumping Auburn in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.,The Razorbacks went "back to the basics" defensively in a 91-62 victory at LSU on Tuesday, according to coach John Calipari, in t...
No. 24 Louisville rising, Baylor falling ahead of nonconference tilt
No. 24 Louisville and Baylor will step outside of their conferences for the last time in the regular season when they meet Saturday on a neutral court in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Cardinals (18-6) and the Bears (13-11) will be playing for more than just pride in what shapes up to be a Quad 1 game. Loui...
No. 1 Arizona looks to rebound against flashy No. 16 Texas Tech
Top-ranked Arizona will look to bounce back after suffering its first loss of the season when it hosts No. 16 Texas Tech in a Big 12 game on Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) had a program and Big 12 record start of 23 consecutive wins snapped Monday with an 82-78 loss at No. 9 K...
Iowa looks to reapply tread hosting No. 13 Purdue
Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer had a pointed message for his team following a narrow win over struggling Oregon on Feb. 7.,"We just got to be better," he said. "More energy.",Although the No. 13 Boilermakers collected an 80-77 overtime victory Tuesday night at No. 7 Nebraska, Loyer's comments from the ...
President Trump pardons five former NFL players
President Donald Trump issued pardons to five former NFL players on Thursday, with White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson making the announcement on social media.,The five pardoned players are Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.,"As football reminds us,...