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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — There was no historic comeback for Liverpool. Real Madrid’s title defense in the Champions League rolls into the quarterfinals. Liverpool never really came close to overcoming its three-goal deficit from the first leg against the titleholders at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Wednesday and lost 1-0

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have agreed to terms with quarterback Jacoby Brissett on a one-year contract worth $10 million with $8 million guaranteed. Brissett becomes the experienced veteran the team wanted to bring in to push and compete with

By The Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has arrived. The First Four games set the final bracket with 68 teams battling it out for the national championship in women’s basketball. The top seeds are South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and Virginia Tech. Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women’s teams: There will

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Solly March’s timely goal boosted Brighton’s bid for European qualification as the south-coast team beat big rival Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League. March scored the winner in the 15th minute on March 15 to move Brighton level on points with sixth-place Liverpool with a game in hand. It also

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU forward Chuck O’Bannon says the team has been motivated all season after coming so close to upsetting a No. 1 seed and getting to the Sweet 16 in last year’s NCAA Tournament. The Horned Frogs are now making consecutive March Madness appearances for

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli has beaten Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in its history and making it three Italian teams in the final eight. Victor Osimhen continued his fine scoring record with a goal in each half and Piotr Zieliński converted a penalty in the second

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (AP) — Alabama has the No. 1 overall NCAA Tournament seed, one of the best players in college basketball and likely a couple of games in its own backyard. For a Crimson Tide team that’s been an easy target for opposing fans over the past two months,

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer A person with knowledge of the decision says the Dallas Cowboys plan to release running back Ezekiel Elliott. The move ends a seven-season run for a two-time rushing champion whose dominance faded later in his Dallas career. The move will save Dallas about $11 million under the salary

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gio Reyna has been elected by interim coach Anthony Hudson for the United States’ CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador. Reyna’s parents tried to oust U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter after the 20-year-old midfielder was sparingly used at the World Cup, They notified

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama star Brandon Miller is being accompanied at the NCAA Tournament by an armed security guard. Coach Nate Oats says the school lined up extra protection for Miller because of threats. Police have said Miller brought a gun to a former teammate before 23-year-old Jamea

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Injured star Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to return to action “in the coming weeks” with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The team made the announcement before hosting Boston in what marks the 49th consecutive missed game for Towns. The three-time All-Star suffered a severely strained calf on Nov. 28 at Washington. He recently began

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer JIm Nantz and CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus agreed two years ago that this would be Nantz’s final tournament as the top announcer. Nantz started calling early-round games for CBS in 1986 and was the Final Four studio host for five years before taking over play-by-play duties from Brett

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Ja Morant will be back with the Memphis Grizzlies next week, after the NBA handed the All-Star guard an eight-game suspension without pay Wednesday and saying his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant

CHELTENHAM, England (AP) — The owner of English soccer club Brighton enjoyed a big win before his team even played its Premier League game against fierce rival Crystal Palace. Tony Bloom also owns racehorse Energumene. Energumene secured back-to-back victories in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival with a 10-length triumph in the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the deal says the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract with former Raiders first-round defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell in hopes of reviving his career. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been announced. ESPN first reported

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press “ Ted Lasso” returns Wednesday for its third season and while there are certainly questions about whether AFC Richmond will finally go all the way — or if Nate will receive his comeuppance — there’s one big question: Is this actually the last season? The Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series, about

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history. Hendrick Motorsports faces a combined $400,000 fines for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. The organization also receives four-race suspensions for each of its four crew chiefs. Its drivers