Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors

Cinderella has been kicked out of the dance early for the second straight season.

Braves starter Spencer Strider will begin season on injured list because of strained oblique

Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique, the team announced Monday.

Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December.

Women’s Pro Baseball League shows on-field product at Red Sox spring site before inaugural season

A few yards from where the Boston Red Sox prepared for a spring training game Thursday, women’s baseball players took the field for a different kind of exhibition — one for a league just taking shape.

A baseball title unleashes the happiness Venezuelans kept bottled up for years

There’s happiness, and then there’s Venezuelan happiness. It feels sweeter. Louder. Deeper.

Top seeds are big favorites to start March Madness. It could be tricky for fans to spot an upstart

Illinois’ Brad Underwood knows all about the traps awaiting a favored team in March Madness. He remembers springing two himself as a double-digit seed while coaching Stephen F. Austin.

Rory McIlroy’s menu for the Masters taps into Northern Ireland, New York and the Augusta wine cellar

Rory McIlroy has put together a menu for the Masters Club dinner nearly as dramatic as the back nine he played at Augusta National to win the green jacket.

U.S. falls short again in WBC final as Venezuela stuns star-studded roster

Aaron Judge walked slowly back and forth in the United States dugout Tuesday night while Venezuelan players shed tears and fell to their knees to celebrate the country’s first World Baseball Classic title.

Broncos get star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from Dolphins in a blockbuster trade, AP sources say

The Denver Broncos’ offseason is no longer muted.

Freshman stars Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. picked for AP All-America first team

Duke forward Cameron Boozer, BYU star AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas arrived this season as part of what could go down as one of the most heralded freshman classes in college basketball history.

A landmark WNBA labor deal nears reality, paving the way for the first million dollar players

A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players.

Hendrickson joins Ravens, Crosby still on Raiders and QB Jones re-signs with Colts

The Baltimore Ravens landed their star pass rusher in Trey Hendrickson, Maxx Crosby is back in Las Vegas for now and Daniel Jones is staying in Indianapolis as part of a busy start to the new league year.

Bam! Heat’s Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history

It’s Wilt, then Bam.

Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards.

WNBA and players’ union to meet as CBA deadline nears to get season started on time, AP source says

The WNBA and the players’ union are set to meet Tuesday to continue discussions on reaching a new collective bargaining agreement as a deadline to get the season started on time is at hand, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Experts see a wide data gap in women’s sports science. This WNBA team owner wants to fix it

New York Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai has a vested interest in getting the most out of female athletes.

Tennessee could miss its 1st women’s NCAA Tournament after closing season with 7 straight losses

Tennessee has never failed to qualify for the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country.

Aaron Judge and a loaded US roster hope to dethrone Ohtani’s Japan at the World Baseball Classic

Aaron Judge is trading pinstripes for a plain jersey with red, white and blue letters.

Braves manager says he’s disappointed about Profar but the suspension creates opportunity for others

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss said Wednesday he was disappointed but determined to keep a positive outlook after Jurickson Profar’s suspension for the 2026 season.

Braves’ Jurickson Profar faces 162-game suspension for second positive drug test, AP source says

Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a possible second failed test for a performance-enhancing drug, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Tuesday.