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By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran left tackle Donovan Smith has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a cost-cutting move. The durable 2015 second-round draft pick started 124 regular-season and seven playoff games over eight seasons with the Bucs. They entered the offseason more than $58 million dollars

LONDON (AP) — Kai Havertz fired Chelsea into the Champions League quarterfinals to ease the pressure on manager Graham Potter. The Germany international’s twice-taken penalty secured a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea advanced 2-1 on aggregate after having trailed 1-0 from the round-of-16 first leg in Dortmund last month. Raheem Sterling

NEW YORK — Led by Lynn Greer III’s 22 points, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks defeated the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 72-67 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament first round.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just because the PGA Tour will have 16 designated tournaments in 2024 doesn’t mean the stars won’t show up anywhere else. Rory McIlroy says he’ll play other events to stay sharp for the big ones. Jon Rahm believes some players will continue to

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Miles Kelly scored 21 points, Javon Franklin made a go-ahead free throw with 0.3 seconds left and 13th-seeded Georgia Tech rallied to beat No. 12 seed Florida State 61-60 in the opening game of the ACC Tournament. Georgia Tech (15-17) looks to extend a four-game winning streak on Wednesday against No.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is receiving a record $10 million donation to support its expanding mental health programming. The donation, which is the largest standalone gift in the history of the committee’s charitable arm, comes from the Rieschel Family Foundation headed by longtime supporters Yucca and Gary Rieschel.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Haleigh Timmer scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half when the outcome was essentially settled and top-seeded South Dakota State defeated sixth-seeded Omaha 93-51 to win the Summit League Tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Paige Meyer added 16 points, Paiton Burckhard 14 points

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning insist they haven’t forgotten what it takes to be a champion. The slumping team hasn’t played well during a three-week stretch in which they’ve hardly resembled the dominant crew that won two of the past three Stanley Cup titles. Still, coaches

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer will keep on pushing the sport’s international rules-makers to allow a trial of temporary substitutes for players suspected of concussions. The International Football Association Board, which decides rules, says it will continue with trials of permanent substitutions for players suspected of head injuries. MLS and England’s Premier League

LONDON (AP) — Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt was injured and substituted after just five minutes of his team’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg against Chelsea. The 26-year-old Brandt rubbed his left hamstring as he limped off after receiving treatment on the field. He was replaced by United States international Gio Reyna in the match

By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse and veteran coach Jim Boeheim head to the ACC Tournament after a lackluster season. The Orange went 17-14 and winning the tournament would likely be the only way for the team to advance to the NCAA Tournament next week. Boeheim is 78 but says he

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens say they are designating Lamar Jackson as their franchise player. That prevents him from becoming an unrestricted free agent this month after the expiration of his rookie contract. A person with knowledge of the situation says Jackson is receiving the nonexclusive version of the franchise tag.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gabriella Smith made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, Brittni Moore had 14 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 seed Cleveland State beat top-seeded Green Bay 73-61 to claim its first Horizon League Tournament championship since 2010. Cleveland State, which played in its second straight tournament championship game, will make the

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The process of sorting out this year’s No. 1 overall draft pick began at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. It’s far from over. After seeing Anthony Richardson of Florida wow scouts with an impressive workout and Bryce Young of Alabama measure in shorter than expected, the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Commissioner Jay Monahan doesn’t believe the new PGA Tour model is just like the Saudi-funded LIV Golf. He spoke for the first time since the tour announced big changes that focus on bringing the top stars together in no-cut events. He says players

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks won’t have either of their two 2023 All-Stars available for their game Tuesday night at Orlando. Milwaukee’s injury report for the game lists two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday as unavailable. Antetokounmpo has a non-COVID illness and Holiday has a sore neck. The Bucks also won’t have

By The Associated Press The men’s college basketball season is racing toward NCAA Tournament time. Conference tournaments this week will be capped by Selection Sunday on Sunday, March 12. Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Final Four is in Houston. The semifinals

ANGERS, France (AP) — French club Angers says coach Abdel Bouhazama has resigned after making sexist comments. Bouhazama reportedly made inappropriate comments while addressing the situation of a player accused of unwanted sexual touching. This was in the buildup to losing 5-0 to Montpellier on Sunday. The comments became public on Monday and he decided

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s sports ministry says the South American nation will bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. The ministry says on Twitter that the country’s bid “is being constructed by the government and sports bodies, such as the Brazilian soccer confederation.” Both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo mayors have expressed

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jaime Jaquez Jr. of UCLA is The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. Bruins coach Mick Cronin is the coach of the year. Washington forward Keion Brooks was named Pac-12 newcomer of the year by the AP. Jaquez considered leaving UCLA for the NBA after