Sports

By SHANE CONNUCK and BLAKE TOWNSEND / Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism College campuses increasingly are striking deals with sports-betting companies eager to promote their brands in stadiums and on radio broadcasts and athletic

By ROSS O’KEEFE / Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism As sports gambling in the U.S. explodes, a new investigation shows that only about one in five major public universities has policies in place to

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Another SEC showdown is looming at the league tournament this week between undefeated No. 1 South Carolina and one-loss, No. 4 LSU. The teams met on Super Bowl Sunday in a highly anticipated game featuring two of the game’s biggest stars in reigning AP player of the year Aliyah

By The Associated Press The women’s college basketball season is racing toward NCAA Tournament time. Conference tournaments are underway, leading into Selection Sunday on March 12. Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women’s teams: There will be two regional sites instead of four: Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each will host

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. Cross was 81 when he died Feb. 28, 2021. Boston University researchers say Cross suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The researchers said he suffered from stage 4 CTE, which

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Marco Andretti will attempt to defend the only professional championship of his career when he returns this summer to Superstar Racing Experience. SRX is the all-star series created by Tony Stewart. He confirmed he will return to run the full six-race season this summer. Stewart won the inaugural

PARIS (AP) — French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët has resigned. A government audit found he no longer had the legitimacy to lead because of his behavior toward women and management style. Le Graët is under judicial investigation for alleged sexual and moral harassment. He had already stepped away from his duties. The federation

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid defender David Alaba has been racially abused on social media after voting for Lionel Messi and Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić has accused FIFA of disrespect in fallout from the soccer body’s annual awards ceremony. Messi was named the best men’s player on Monday and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Scoot Henderson is starting to watch the Harry Potter movies. He can easily explain what inertia is. He can’t understand why one of his friends always seems to beat him when they go online to play Madden. In his spare time, he also is getting ready for the NBA

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Casper Ruud moved into the second round of the Mexican Open by beating Argentine qualifier Guido Andreozzi 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2). Ruud won three titles and reached the French Open and U.S. Open finals in 2022. He is playing in Mexico for the second time in his career. The second-seeded Ruud

LONDON (AP) — Formula One and Premier League soccer club Tottenham have formed a partnership to build race tracks for karting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Electric karting tracks for children and adults will be built underneath the South Stand of the stadium in London. The track will be part of a wider program to encourage

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Nneka Ogwumike not only wants to make the Los Angeles Sparks a championship contender again, but also to get the community excited about women’s basketball and other sports. The former WNBA MVP re-signed with the Sparks last week, continuing her career with the franchise that drafted her No. 1

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness. A handful of regular-season titles are already wrapped up. Several are still up in the air, like the Atlantic Coast and Big 12 conferences. No. 25 Pittsburgh has a half-game lead over No. 16

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal has widened with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies getting charged. Executives or management-level officials from each of the accused companies, and an Olympic organizing committee official, were also charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. According to prosecutors the charges against

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Juan Mosquera scored an early goal and the Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in a match postponed Saturday because of snow and frigid temperatures in Portland. Mosquera scored his first MLS goal in the sixth minute. The Colombian defender signed with the

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Freshman Darianna Littlepage-Buggs finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds off the bench to lead Baylor to a 63-54 victory over No. 12 Texas. Littlepage-Buggs, who averages 9.5 rebounds per game to lead all first-year players, has 10 double-doubles this season for the Bears (19-10, 10-7 Big 12 Conference). She has

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic because of an injury. Suzuki’s absence was confirmed on Tuesday by Nippon Professional Baseball. The World Baseball Classic opens on March 8 and ends on March 21. The Cubs told Japanese baseball officials that Suzuki had a