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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The numbers that sum up this season for Minnesota are awfully bleak. The Gophers have 17 losses in Big Ten play. Their average scoring margin is fourth-worst among major conference teams. Their free-throw shooting percentage ranks 352nd, dead last in the country. They lost their top

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Ja Morant’s skyrocketing basketball career is on hold following a series of off-court decisions by the young NBA star involving a gun in a strip club, actions which have temporarily derailed his meteoric rise. Morant is the target of a second NBA investigation in weeks with no timetable

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn said he was in the “right place at the exact right time” to help save a man from a burning car. Osborn was riding in an Uber on an expressway around 2:30 a.m. Monday in Austin, Texas, when the

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica continued its good run with a comfortable 5-1 win over Club Brugge to seal its spot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second straight season. The Portuguese team advanced 7-1 on aggregate following its 2-0 win in the first leg in Belgium. Rafa Silva, João Mário and

LONDON (AP) — American midfielder Christian Pulisic returned from a two-month injury layoff, entering in the 83rd minute of Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund that advanced the London team to the Champions League quarterdinals. The 24-year-old had not played since injuring his right knee during a tackle by Manchester City defender John Stones in

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens say they are designating Lamar Jackson as their franchise player. That prevents him from becoming an unrestricted free agent this month after the expiration of his rookie contract. The nonexclusive franchise tag means Jackson can negotiate with other teams, but the Ravens would have a chance

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports says Chase Elliott will miss about six weeks with a broken left leg. The team will turn to Josh Berry and sports car racer Jordan Taylor to fill in for NASCAR’s most popular driver. Hendrick provided a timetable for Elliott’s recovery, said

LAS VEGAS — Tre Armstrong scored 23 points off of the bench to help lead the California Baptist Lancers over the Abilene Christian Wildcats 69-62 in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have reached a new four-year contract with quarterback Daniel Jones and put a franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the Giants and agents for Jones reached the new

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran left tackle Donovan Smith has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a cost-cutting move. The durable 2015 second-round draft pick started 124 regular-season and seven playoff games over eight seasons with the Bucs. They entered the offseason more than $58 million dollars

LONDON (AP) — Kai Havertz fired Chelsea into the Champions League quarterfinals to ease the pressure on manager Graham Potter. The Germany international’s twice-taken penalty secured a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea advanced 2-1 on aggregate after having trailed 1-0 from the round-of-16 first leg in Dortmund last month. Raheem Sterling

NEW YORK — Led by Lynn Greer III’s 22 points, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks defeated the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 72-67 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament first round.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just because the PGA Tour will have 16 designated tournaments in 2024 doesn’t mean the stars won’t show up anywhere else. Rory McIlroy says he’ll play other events to stay sharp for the big ones. Jon Rahm believes some players will continue to

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Miles Kelly scored 21 points, Javon Franklin made a go-ahead free throw with 0.3 seconds left and 13th-seeded Georgia Tech rallied to beat No. 12 seed Florida State 61-60 in the opening game of the ACC Tournament. Georgia Tech (15-17) looks to extend a four-game winning streak on Wednesday against No.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is receiving a record $10 million donation to support its expanding mental health programming. The donation, which is the largest standalone gift in the history of the committee’s charitable arm, comes from the Rieschel Family Foundation headed by longtime supporters Yucca and Gary Rieschel.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Haleigh Timmer scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half when the outcome was essentially settled and top-seeded South Dakota State defeated sixth-seeded Omaha 93-51 to win the Summit League Tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Paige Meyer added 16 points, Paiton Burckhard 14 points

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning insist they haven’t forgotten what it takes to be a champion. The slumping team hasn’t played well during a three-week stretch in which they’ve hardly resembled the dominant crew that won two of the past three Stanley Cup titles. Still, coaches

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer will keep on pushing the sport’s international rules-makers to allow a trial of temporary substitutes for players suspected of concussions. The International Football Association Board, which decides rules, says it will continue with trials of permanent substitutions for players suspected of head injuries. MLS and England’s Premier League

LONDON (AP) — Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt was injured and substituted after just five minutes of his team’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg against Chelsea. The 26-year-old Brandt rubbed his left hamstring as he limped off after receiving treatment on the field. He was replaced by United States international Gio Reyna in the match