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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Washington Commanders have agreed to terms with defensive tackle Daron Payne on a four-year contract worth $90 million. Sixty million dollars of that will be guaranteed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ashley Joens had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa State to a 62-51 victory over No. 15 Texas in the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship game on Sunday for the Cyclones’ first postseason title since 2001. Joens, the 2022-23 Big 12 Player of

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Maggie Bair scored 19 points with 15 rebounds and six blocks, Katie Dinnebier scored 19 points and had nine assists and Drake routed Missouri Valley Conference newcomer Belmont 89-71 in the tournament championship game on Sunday to qualify for its 14th NCAA Tournament. Anna Miller scored 15 points for the fourth-seeded

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as fourth-ranked Alabama smothered No. 18 Texas A&AM 82-63 for its second Southeastern Conference Tournament championship in three seasons. The Crimson Tide also capped their second SEC double dip in three seasons, having won the

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the deal say the Miami Dolphins are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams. Los Angeles will get Miami’s third-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft and tight end Hunter Long for Ramsey.

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Roma has lost 4-3 at home to Sassuolo in a miserable weekend so far for teams chasing the Champions League qualifying spots from Serie A. Armand Laurienté scored twice for Sassuolo before Nicola Zalewski pulled one back. Roma defender Marash Kumbulla was sent off for violent

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Ace Baldwin scored 16 with seven assists and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton 68-56 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years. The Rams head to the NCAA Tournament with

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins will return for his seventh season in charge of the Huskies despite four straight years without an NCAA Tournament appearance. Hopkins is 101-91 in his six seasons at Washington. The Huskies were 16-16 this season. They finished eighth in the

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Miguel Almiron came off the bench to reignite Newcastle’s Champions League qualification ambitions with the clinching goal in a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton in the Premier League. Newcastle looked like extending its winless run in the league to six games when Wolves substitute Hwang Hee-chan cancelled out Alexander Isak’s first-half opener

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Ny’Ceara Pryor had 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to help Sacred Heart beat FDU 72-60 and win the NEC title, earning the school’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2012. Trailing 56-55 with just over 3 minutes left in a back-and-forth fourth

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Arsenal has re-established a five-point lead in the Premier League with a slick 3-0 win at Fulham. Chants of “We’re gonna win the league” boomed out of Arsenal’s gleeful away contingent of fans at one end of Craven Cottage as their team piled up the goals. Eleven games remain

BOSTON (AP) — Bronagh Power-Cassidy scored 21 points, including a rally-busting jumper late in the fourth quarter, and No. 2 seed Holy Cross defeated top-seeded Boston University 66-61 to win the Patriot League Tournament and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. Power-Cassidy’s jumper with 2:01 remaining gave the Crusaders a 64-61

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills agreed to sign starting linebacker Matt Milano to a two-year contract extension in a move that frees up $6 million in salary cap space before the NFL’s signing period opens this week. The Bills announced the signing. A person familiar with the

PARIS (AP) — Lois Openda has scored the fastest French league hat trick in 50 years to help Lens move into third place with a 4-0 win over Clermont. Openda struck three times in 4 minutes, 30 seconds. According to stats provider Opta, that was four seconds quicker than Matt Moussilou’s treble in Lille’s 8-0

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan has struck late for Freiburg to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and leave American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team bottom of the Bundesliga. It’s Matarazzo‘s fifth defeat in five games since taking over as Hoffenheim coach and it stretched the team’s winless run to 14

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere believes the team needs a rebuilding process to become contenders for a Stanley Cup. The Flyers are having one of the worst seasons in franchise history. They are on track to miss the playoffs for the third straight season.

LONDON (AP) — Said Benrahma’s penalty has earned West Ham a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa and lifted his team back out of the Premier League’s relegation zone. The Hammers fell behind to Ollie Watkins’ header for midtable Villa but Benrahma replied from the spot after Lucas Paqueta was fouled. West Ham started the day

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (AP) — Primož Roglič has made a winning return to cycling as he triumphed at the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico race for a fourth Slovenian victory in five editions of “The Race of the Two Seas.” It was Roglič’s first race of the season after the Jumbo-Visma rider underwent shoulder surgery last

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal reclaimed its five-point lead in the Premier League by outclassing Fulham in a 3-0 win. Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard scored first-half goals at Craven Cottage to secure a fifth straight victory in the league for Arsenal. Leandro Trossard provided the assist for all three goals. Second-place Manchester City

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United held firm after Casemiro’s second red card in his last three Premier League games to secure a 0-0 draw with last-place Southampton. The Brazil midfielder was sent off in the 34th minute for a studs-up challenge on Carlos Alcaraz that initially earned him a yellow card. The referee changed