FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Northern Arizona’s players cut, pass and shoot, chatter filling the thin air, the coaching staff shouting out instructions.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Maddy Siegrist would prefer to see her WNBA career blossom into something more than being a good luck charm.
How about Texas quarterback Arch Manning paired with Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith on the same college football roster. While at it, add Michigan tailback Jordan Marshall, too.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) – Newcastle sealed a deal to sign 18-year-old Ajax midfielder Sean Steur on Thursday and is reportedly moving in for World Cup breakout star Johan Manzambi.
Project B, the new global women’s and men’s basketball league, has named former Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields as its head of men’s basketball.
LONDON (AP) – Paralympics great Sarah Storey retired from competitive racing on Thursday at age 48 instead of training for a 10th Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Former Romania soccer player Gabriel Muresan has died after drowning in a lake near the town where he was the mayor, local media reported on Thursday. He was 44.
SPIESEN-ELVERSBERG, Germany (AP) – American forward Cole Campbell is joining Bundesliga newcomer Elversberg from Borussia Dortmund.