Caitlin Clark sidelined for Fever vs. Fire with back injury

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Caitlin Clark has a back injury and was ruled out by the Indiana Fever for Wednesday night’s game against the Portland Fire.

Kentucky and Gonzaga agree to discontinue their men's basketball series

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky and Gonzaga have mutually agreed to discontinue a men’s college basketball series that had been scheduled to run for two more seasons.

Arsenal fans feel the joy of European soccer's season of wild winners

GENEVA (AP) – The joy that flowed across north London for Arsenal clinching a Premier League title capped a European soccer trend this season that started in a Swedish fishing village.

As CFP barrels toward 24 teams, the questions remain: Who's paying for this?

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) – As momentum builds behind the Big Ten’s idea of doubling the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, one critical question remains: Who wants to televise it?

Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp over Ebola fears

Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.

Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was his decision to remove Jason Kidd

DALLAS (AP) – Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri made several references to a fresh start for the franchise while explaining what he said was a difficult decision to remove Jason Kidd as coach after five seasons.

Avalanche's Cale Makar to miss Game 1 of Western Conference Final against Vegas

DENVER (AP) – Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against Vegas on Wednesday night with an upper-body injury.

Sorry, Arsenal fans, but a public holiday for you in Botswana is fake news

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – Arsenal soccer fans in the southern African country of Botswana thought they had another reason to rejoice: a public holiday to celebrate their team’s first Premier League title in 22 years.