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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Chase Elliott has injured his left leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado and will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Hendrick Motorsports said NASCAR’s most popular driver was scheduled to have surgery Friday night. No additional details about Elliott’s condition or Friday’s accident were provided.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Katie Volynets has reached her first WTA semifinal by beating reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. Volynets is a Californian who is ranked 92nd. She went ahead 4-0 in the opening set Friday,

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 28 points and Flau’jae Johnson 21 as No. 4 LSU used its long-range shooting to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals with an 83-66 victory over Georgia. Morris and Johnson each had five of LSU’s 11 3-pointers. Angel Reese was held

By The Associated Press KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry scored 35 points, including 11 in the overtime, as the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Akron Zips 89-84 on Friday night. The Golden Flashes moved to 25-6 with the victory and the Zips dropped to 21-10.

By The Associated Press CHARLAOTTE, N.C. — Led by Jay Pal’s 23 points, the Campbell Fighting Camels defeated the Longwood Lancers 81-68 in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Balogun scored 11 points, the final two from the line to give No. 13 Duke the lead for good with just under two minutes left, and the Blue Devils won the lowest-scoring game in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament history, knocking off No. 18 North Carolina 44-40. In a defensive battle,

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 12 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead seventh-ranked Iowa past Purdue 69-58 after a sluggish start in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night. Clark, the preseason All-Big Ten Player of the Year and the nation’s

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former NBA player Anthony Morrow is facing charges of assault on a female, assault by strangulation, communicating threats and second degree kidnapping in Charlotte. According to Mecklenburg County arrest records, Morrow was arrested on Feb. 10 and released two days later on a $15,000 bond. The 37-year-old Morrow is a Charlotte

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jonathan Isaac’s comeback story has been sidelined again by another season-ending injury, this time a torn adductor muscle. Isaac had surgery on Friday to repair the muscle and will miss the remainder of the regular season, the Magic said. He felt discomfort on his left side Tuesday after practice,

By The Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Led by Jalyn McCreary’s 11 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Citadel Bulldogs 66-41 in the Southern Conference  tournament opener

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Here’s something different — the Southeastern Conference quarterfinal between No. 4 LSU and Georgia was delayed by severe weather and a leaky roof at the arena. Players spotted water on the court after a timeout with 4:23 left in the first half and LSU ahead 42-32. Both coaches were alerted by

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. is having the type of senior season at UCLA most players dream about. The 6-foot-7 guard/forward led his team in scoring and rebounding as the fourth-ranked Bruins captured their first outright regular-season Pac-12 title since 2013. What has made the year even

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cornerback DJ Turner II posted an eye-popping 4.26-second 40-yard dash on the second day of workouts at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. It didn’t break the all-time record. John Ross still holds that with a 4.22 in 2017. But it was the fastest of the evening’s

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal jurors in New York are preparing to start deliberations on the fates of two former Fox executives accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to gain broadcasting rights to soccer’s biggest matches, including the World Cup. From the start, U.S. prosecutors depicted the

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Skip Schumaker was a Cardinals player 13 years ago when a brawl broke out and Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto kicked St. Louis backup catcher Jason Larue on the head, causing a career-ending concussion. Now Schumaker is Miami’s first-year manager and Cueto is on his pitching staff. Cueto had been pinned

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Freshman Cotie McMahon had 28 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in her Big Ten Tournament debut, Taylor Thierry added 20 points and No. 14 Ohio State held off No. 17 Michigan 81-79. Ohio State defeated Michigan three times in a season for the first time in program history to advance

DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan State University basketball star Keith Damon Appling has been sentenced in the death of a Detroit man. Prosecutors say Appling shot the man after an argument over a gun in May 2021. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says a judge is sentencing the 31-year-old Appling to serve 18 to 40

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus has scored again in a 2-1 win over Leipzig that lifted the team three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and preserved its winning start to 2023. Reus opened the scoring with a penalty in the 21st minute and

PARIS (AP) — Nice has extended its unbeaten run to 10 matches in the French league after drawing at home with lowly Auxerre 1-1. Midfielder Gauthier Hein put the visitors ahead in the 36th minute and then striker Gaëtan Laborde missed a penalty for Nice three minutes later. Laborde made up for that miss with

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad’s hold on third place in the Spanish league is in danger after it slipped again in a scoreless draw with Cadiz at home. Atletico Madrid is only two points back and can leap head of Sociedad with a win over Sevilla on Saturday. Sociedad