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By FRED GOODALL – AP sportswriter TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians has decided to retire as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and move into a front-office role with the team, an impressive move announced Wednesday night. Arians, who turns 70 next season, coached the Bucs to the Super Bowl title in the 2020 … Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Nationals’ Anibal Sanchez has not faced the Cardinals since he set the tone for Washington’s 2019 National League Championship Series sweep by scoring a no-hitter in the eighth inning of Game 1. The Cardinals ended by scoring against Sanchez that night in a Washington 2-0 win over Miles Mikolas. … Read more

AP BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say center Robert Williams III is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. The team said Williams underwent a partial meniscus removal on his knee at a Boston hospital on Wednesday morning. He was injured against Minnesota … Read more

BARRY WILNER AP Professional football writer PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – It took a few years, and for many fans, that was probably too long. Still, the NFL has heard calls for “unfair” and adjusted its overtime rules. However, only for the off-season. The NFL is changing the sometimes controversial overtime rules to ensure each … Read more

Milwaukee Bucks (47-28, runners-up in Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (40-36, 8th in Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM: Milwaukee visits the Brooklyn Nets after Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points in the Bucks’ 118-116 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Nets played 28-19 against their Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn is 8-3 in … Read more

Wednesday March 30th

Amidst the chaos of college basketball’s summer slump, SLU fans should be thrilled with the state of their program. Elsewhere, rosters are in flux. Players stream through the transfer hub or consider pro opportunities. Missouri’s recovery program this spring, like Illinois, faces a lot of uncertainty. But the Billikens should bring back most of the … Read more

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed coach John Harbaugh to a three-year contract extension through 2025. The Ravens announced this on Tuesday. Harbaugh is entering his 15th season at the helm. Baltimore went 8-9 in 2021 – only the second losing record of his tenure – as injuries derailed a promising … Read more

FrontPage Bets Will Tiger Woods play at the Masters next week? That’s the biggest question in golf right now, as the five-time green jacket winner hasn’t officially ruled out playing the first major of the year. His name still appears on the tournament website entry list. However, the Masters is unlike a regular PGA Tour … Read more

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times PALM BEACH, Fla. — The NFL announced changes to the Rooney Rule Monday to increase the number of minority candidates being considered for open coaching and front-office positions. The category of minority candidates will now also include women. To meet the requirements of the Rooney Rule, an interview for head … Read more