Cooper Flagg scored 45 points and the Dallas Mavericks ended their longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games with a 134-128 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Lakers.

The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday.

Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship in rolling to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field.

Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through.

Ann Meyers Drysdale will always be a Bruin.

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Even though he hails from a state where Peyton Manning ruled the sports world, the Fab Five and Tom Brady turned Indiana native Josh Mullins into a dedicated Michigan fan.

UCLA women's basketball has won its first NCAA national championship with a 79-51 blowout of South Carolina.

The Houston Astros have placed ace right-hander Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.

South Carolina’s quest to win a fourth national title ended in ugly fashion for a second straight season when the Gamecocks lost to UCLA 79-51 in the NCAA women’s basketball title game.

Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has brought his entire family to Augusta National.

It seems there will be no pregame handshake drama at the national championship game.

Leeds throws away a two-goal lead in second-half injury time and has a double scare in extra time before going on to beat West Ham in a penalty shootout and reach the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 1987.

Duke star and Associated Press men's national player of the year Cameron Boozer is still healing physically and emotionally after the Blue Devils’ devastating March Madness loss to UConn.

Major League Baseball’s pitch clock was no match for the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins.

Patrick Roy has been fired as coach of the New York Islanders.

UConn starting guard Solo Ball was skipping practice because of a sprained foot but said he expects to play when the Huskies face Michigan in the NCAA championship game Monday night.

Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts added 16 and UCLA routed South Carolina 79-51 Sunday to win its first NCAA championship in women’s basketball.

Players in the Masters will have a hard time believing Byron Nelson once drove onto the green at the par-4 seventh hole at Augusta National.

A sellout crowd will welcome the Tampa Bay Rays back to renovated Tropicana Field on Monday for the first time in 18 1/2 months.

You’ve done something special when Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner known for his acrobatic catches, calls what you just did “probably the greatest defensive game I’ve ever seen.”.

UConn knows what it will take to become the first team in more than half a century to win three national championships in four seasons.

Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the game of the year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel.

Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 11 points while playing just 14 minutes due to ankle and knee injuries in Saturday's 91-73 win over Arizona in the Final Four.

Freshmen Braylon Mullins of UConn and Keaton Wagler of Illinois led the way for their teams in the Final Four on Saturday.

UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies are heading back to the national title game.

An NBA investigation into the dispute between the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding the two-time MVP’s injury status is ongoing.

Robert MacIntyre leads the Texas Open by two shots after making one birdie in six holes.

Austin Reaves will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season with a Grade 2 oblique muscle injury.

Cheryl Miller and other women’s basketball trailblazers, including Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman and former UCLA standout Ann Meyers Drysdale, spoke about the state of college sports at “The AP Top 25 Fan Poll Experience."

Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns became the second player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 consecutive games when Colorado faced against Central Division rival Dallas on Saturday.

Maria Jose Marin of Colombia has won the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies’ loss to South Carolina in the women’s Final Four.

Justin Verlander’s long-awaited return to Comerica Park as a member of the Detroit Tigers has been put on hold.

The Milwaukee Brewers apparently have a quirky new mascot, a tortoise named Bobby Jr_ During a pregame interview Friday, manager Pat Murphy pulled out the tortoise as a joke instead of his usual “pocket pancakes.”.

Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year.

Second-tier Southampton has caused a huge shock by beating Premier League leader Arsenal in the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma’s coaching rivalry reached a dramatic peak Friday night.

American sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman have won their heats and qualified for Monday’s semifinals of the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne.

Cooper Flagg scored 51 points to become the first teenager to reach the 50-point mark in an NBA game.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar place, reaching the NCAA championship game for the fourth time in five years.

New York Mets slugger Juan Soto left Friday night’s 10-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with right calf tightness.

Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time.

Wendell Carter Jr. scored 28 points and the Orlando Magic beat Dallas 138-127, overcoming a 51-point showing from rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their 14th consecutive loss at home.

UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man.

Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game.

When Jennifer Rizzotti arrived at UConn as a player in 1992, the expectations around the school, as well as the women’s basketball landscape, were much different than they are today.

A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate.

The NFL has decided not to discipline Rashee Rice after a former girlfriend posted images of bruises and wounds on social media.

Portland, which is welcoming a WNBA team back in the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in the league’s expansion draft on Friday.

Dillon Dingler homered, Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener.

Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season with a Grade 2 strain of his left hamstring, the team says.

Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals.

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry.

The home arena of the Dallas Stars has launched an investigation into a video that apparently shows four fans celebrating a goal with a Nazi salute.

Aaron Judge hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 in their home opener for their second 6-1 start in three seasons.

Of course Cole Caufield has thought about it.

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is eager to stop being a prospect and start being a big leaguer.

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd says he’s remaining with the Wildcats after being mentioned as a potential candidate to fill the coaching vacancy at blueblood program North Carolina.

Fred Hoiberg of Nebraska has been named The Associated Press men's basketball coach of the year.

Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer is The Associated Press men's college basketball national player of the year.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is likely to win the NBA scoring title this season, but he might not make the All-NBA team.

Rory McIlroy sounds like a kid on Christmas morning when he talks about finding out who he shares a locker with at the Masters.

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has left his role by mutual consent after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting has won her quarterfinal bout at the Asian boxing championships in her first event since World Boxing said she passed a gene test to confirm her gender.

The impact of the transfer portal can be felt all around the basketball landscape, and that includes the women's Final Four.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic injured his left hamstring in a loss to Oklahoma City and coach JJ Redick said the league’s scoring leader will have an MRI on Friday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 in a game in which NBA leading scorer Luka Doncic left due to injury.

The NCAA is grappling with the blurred lines between amateur and professional sports.

NCAA anti-doping policies are under criticism after a protest at the Division III 5,000-meter championship race.

Matt Boldy scored his 39th and 40th goals, Kirill Kaprizov added his 40th and the Minnesota Wild wrapped up a playoff spot with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris was denied in his bid for a preliminary injunction as he seeks a seventh season of eligibility.

Mark Hubbard is leading the Valero Texas Open after a big run of birdied that ended in darkness.

Kansas City rookie catcher Carter Jensen was removed from the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday game with the Minnesota Twins after he overslept.

Anthony Edwards is ineligible for NBA postseason awards because he can’t reach the 65-game minimum after the Minnesota Timberwolves ruled out him out against the Detroit Pistons.

This year’s Final Four at the women’s NCAA Tournament features a quartet of powerhouse programs, teams that have overwhelmed almost all of their opponents with superior talent and veteran coaching.

Attorneys for an Oklahoma college basketball player who died after being injured during a game last year say wasn't given proper medical care after his injury.

Big men and bigger lineups have been standout factors for the teams that have reached the Final Four.

Cheryl Miller’s impact on women’s basketball spans generations, from dominating on the court at Southern California in the 1980s to making her mark in the broadcast booth.

The Masters will not include Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods for the first time in 32 years.

Keaton Wagler’s high school basketball transcript contained everything a college coach could want in a recruit.

Michigan starting point guard Elliot Cadeau has rejoined his teammates for the Final Four and said his allergic reaction that required hospitalization a day earlier was due to an accidental exposure to nuts.

Some college basketball fans are hoping for more than national titles at the NCAA Final Four.

Sarah Strong of UConn is The Associated Press women’s basketball Player of the Year.

Shea Ralph of Vanderbilt has been named The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year.

Plenty to do in the first weekend of April

A March Madness masterpiece might be on tap.

Michigan’s “Fab Five” will reunite during Saturday’s Final Four.

Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League and is scheduled to pitch opening night on April 21 for the minor league team.

After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president."

Iowa State star Audi Crooks announced she is entering the transfer portal, making her the fourth starter and 10th Cyclones player overall to say they will move on after a disappointing second half of the season following a start that matched the best in program history.

Kirk Cousins has agreed to a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Konnor Griffin has been called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates and was set to become the first teenage position player in the major leagues since Juan Soto in 2018.

Iranian soccer has had a good week on its troubled path to playing World Cup games in the United States in June.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor and singer Hailee Steinfeld are proud parents of a baby girl.

Italy's soccer federation president has resigned amid political pressure after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Rory McIlroy ended the last Masters by looking ahead to the next one.

Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor has whipped out her cell phone in a post-match interview and replayed footage of a hair-pulling incident missed by match officials in the Women’s Champions League game against Arsenal.

Barcelona has routed Real Madrid 6-0 to reach its eighth straight semifinal in the Women’s Champions League.