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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. The Charlotte Hornets announced that the third-year point guard underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fracture in his right ankle and will miss the remainder of the season. Ball was injured in Charlotte’s victory Monday night over the Detroit

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant made his Phoenix Suns debut Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Sidelined by a sprained knee since Jan. 8, the 13-time All-Star joined the Suns 20 days ago in a blockbuster deal with Brooklyn that sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta says the Ravens have not decided which type of franchise tag they would use on quarterback Lamar Jackson if the team can’t sign him to a long-term contract before the start of free agency. Jackson has played to the end of his rookie deal. The deadline for

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards say starting point guard Monte Morris is week-to-week because of lower back problems. The Wizards also waived center Vernon Carey Jr. on Wednesday. Morris has averaged 10.4 points and a career-high 5.3 assists in 51 games this season. The team says he had an epidural injection Wednesday after missing

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes. The Senators sent three draft picks, including a conditional first-round pick, to Arizona in a deal struck two days before the NHL’s trade deadline. Chychrun had been scratched for trade-related reasons

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There will be no Big 12 regular-season title for the Baylor women for the first time in 13 seasons. But they can still clinch their 23rd consecutive season winning at least 20 games in their regular-season finale at home Saturday before going to the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Anderson Jr. might be the best defensive player in this year’s NFL draft. Heck, he might even be the No. 1 overall pick. But the former Alabama star knows he still has to earn those accolades and neither will come easily. First, Anderson must prove

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Robyn Benton scored 20 points, Adebola Adeyeye had 11 points and 17 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky beat 11th-seeded Florida 72-57 on Wednesday in an SEC Tournament game marred by a scuffle. Kentucky (11-18) snapped a seven-game losing streak to advance to play No. 6 Alabama on Thursday. The game had

LONDON (AP) — Brentford striker Ivan Toney has expressed his concern about the process behind his impending disciplinary hearing on gambling charges in the wake of “press speculation” that he is facing a six-month ban. Toney has been charged with a total of 262 breaches of the Football Association’s gambling laws. The alleged breaches date

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool boosted its chances of getting back in the Champions League qualification places in the Premier League by beating Wolverhampton 2-0 thanks to second-half goals by Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. Liverpool climbed to sixth and is now six points behind fourth-place Tottenham with a game in hand. Van Dijk

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal pushed further ahead in the race for the Premier League title and Manchester United moved a step closer to a second trophy this season by advancing to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. But the biggest celebration of the night was reserved for Grimsby

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An exhibition tennis match that originally was to pit Rafael Nadal against Carlos Alcaraz and was scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas has been canceled. Ticket purchases can be refunded. Organizers announced Wednesday that the event is being scrapped because Alcaraz hurt his right hamstring. He pulled out of this week’s

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says NFL Coach Brian Flores can let a jury decide the merits of his discrimination claims against the league, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans.  But he must pursue his claims against the Miami Dolphins through arbitration. Judge

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Makenna Marisa scored 22 points and No. 13 seed Penn State beat 12th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament despite blowing a 15-point fourth-quarter lead. Penn State takes on No. 5 seed Michigan in the second round on Thursday. The Lady Lions snapped a five-game losing streak

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Dylan Larkin to an eight-year, $69.6 million contract, banking on him being a key player in the next phase of their rebuilding plan. The Red Wings announced the deal on Wednesday, two days before the NHL trade deadline. Larkin’s

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal extended its lead in the Premier League to five points by beating Everton 4-0 on Wednesday, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring two of the goals in one of his team’s biggest wins of the season. Everton stunned the leaders with a 1-0 win at home on Feb. 4 but couldn’t reproduce those

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Oumar Ballo always had the power to bull through smaller opponents, his 7-foot, 260-pound frame pretty much ensuring every opponent was smaller. What the Arizona center needed was a better way to pull back on the reins because when you’re that big, changing directions can

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour has approved sweeping changes to its 2024 schedule. That starts with 16 designated events that includes the majors. Eight of them will not have cuts and will have fields of no more than 80 players. Commissioner Jay Monahan informed the players of

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Katie Volynets has saved a match point and erased a 5-0 deficit in the third set to come back to beat third-seeded Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 for a quarterfinal berth at the ATX Open. Volynets was a point from defeat Wednesday while facing a break point and down 5-0 in

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jewel Spear scored 19 points and 12th-seeded Wake Forest turned back 13th-seeded Virginia 68-57 in the first game of the ACC Tournament. The Demon Deacons, who led by 18 when Olivia Summiel opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, earned a meeting with fifth-seeded Florida State on Thursday morning. The Cavaliers