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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, NCAA and college sports leaders are committed to a serious and thorough examination of expanding March Madness. The tournament generates hundreds of millions in revenue annually for the NCAA and its 1,100 member schools.

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — History is the light at the end of Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee’s tunnel vision. The 125-pounder has a chance to win his fourth national title this weekend at the NCAA championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and join an exclusive club with names he can recite in

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Catcher Keibert Ruiz gets a $3 million signing bonus as part of his $50 million, eight-year contract with the Washington Nationals, a deal that could be worth $76 million over 10 seasons if the team exercises a pair of options. Washington’s options are for $12 million in 2031 and

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Jimmie Johnson had added the March 26 race at the Circuit of the Americas and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 to his limited NASCAR schedule. Johnson returned to NASCAR this season after a two-year hiatus when he bought into the ownership group of Legacy Motor Club and signed on

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Corbin Carroll would make $134 million over nine years if the Arizona Diamondbacks exercise a 2031 option in his $111 million, eight-year contract. The deal for the 22-year-old outfielder, is the largest guarantee for a player with less than 100 days of major league service, topping Michael A. Harris’ $72 million,

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has a postgame workout routine that’s paying dividends even though he was recently sidelined. The 6-foot-2 guard is doing all he can to prolong his career even as lingering injuries creep in more often and demand management. The Warriors

FREIBURG, Germany (AP) — The Bundesliga’s longest serving coach is nowhere near finished yet. Freiburg says Christian Streich and his coaching team have extended their contracts with the club. It did not give the length of the new deals. But Streich has traditionally extended his contract by only a year every season since he took

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be re-elected this week to lead a richer-than-ever soccer body with an ambition to add new and bigger competitions despite growing wariness of him in Europe. FIFA has $4 billion in reserves after the World Cup in Qatar. It plans to

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — A man who racially abused Brentford striker Ivan Toney on social media has been banned from every soccer stadium in Britain for three years in what police described as a “landmark ruling.” Antonio Neill sent a racist message to Toney on Instagram after the striker scored two goals against Brighton in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid got used to pulling off dramatic comebacks in the Champions League last season. Now it needs to avoid one to keep its title defense going. It will be Liverpool needing to do something magical at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Wednesday to reverse a

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mark DeRosa said last week that one of his most important jobs as United States manager during the World Baseball Classic is making sure his players understand the tournament is a competition, not an exhibition. Just two games in, he sort of undercut his own message.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Travce Jackson-Davis is the first Indiana player with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. He’s the Hoosiers’ career leader in blocks and rebounds. He’s the program’s No. 3 all-time scorer. Yet the popular 6-foot-9 star feels like there’s more to do. At Indiana, legacies are measured

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Point guard Tyler Kolek’s fearlessness has been a hallmark of Marquette’s stunningly successful season. The approach helped Kolek develop from a mid-major prospect into a Big East player of the year. He led Marquette to its first Big East outright regular-season title and tournament championship since

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer With a wave of his hand in front of his face, John Cena built a WWE career trash talking his opponents by telling each one, “ You Can’t See Me.” Can’t see Cena? The 45-year-old ubiquitous Hollywood heavyweight can be spotted pretty much everywhere these days, from studio lots

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Let’s go ahead and put Denver and Sacramento into the Western Conference playoffs. It’s hard to imagine Memphis and Phoenix falling out of the mix, even with Ja Morant away from the Grizzlies and Kevin Durant still not able to make his home debut for the Suns because of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A class action has been launched on behalf of Australian rules footballers who have sustained concussion-related injuries while playing or preparing for professional games in the national league since 1985. Margalit Injury Lawyers filed the action in Victoria state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. Lawyer Michel Margalit says the class action could

By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Trevor Bauer has agreed to a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan’s Central League. The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 12, three weeks after an arbitrator reduced his suspension imposed by baseball

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Jimmy Garoppolo is finally out of San Francisco, ready to start the next phase of his career wearing the Raiders’ silver and black. Sam Darnold is heading out West, where he’ll replace Garoppolo and join Trey Lance and Brock Purdy with the 49ers. Mike White, Case Keenum and Jarrett