South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and UCLA’s Cori Close are among the coaches who support the NCAA women’s basketball tournament getting its own separate television deal.
Suns coach Williams fined $20K for ref criticism
Suns coach Monty Williams has been fined $20,000 for public criticism of the officiating after complaining about the free throw disparity following a loss to the Lakers.
Panthers land Chark to pair with Thielen, top pick
The Panthers have agreed to a deal with wide receiver DJ Chark. Carolina has been active this offseason, trading up for the No. 1 pick in the draft, and signing RB Miles Sanders and WR Adam Thielen in addition to Chark.
Sources: Cards, Mikolas reach 2-year extension
The Cardinals have agreed to a two-year, $40 million extension with starter Miles Mikolas, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Bayern fires Nagelsmann, hires Tuchel as manager
Bayern Munich have announced the sacking of manager Julian Nagelsmann and the arrival of his successor Thomas Tuchel.
Aces wild: 8 Cy Young winners start Opening Day
Cy Young winners Max Scherzer, Sandy Alcantara, Jacob deGrom, Shane Bieber, Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell, Corey Kluber and Zack Greinke are slated for Opening Day.
Hoskins likely to miss season, to get 2nd opinion
Dave Dombrowski said the Phillies plan on Rhys Hoskins missing the season and that Darick Hall would get the majority of time at first base.
Sources: Ravens, WR Agholor reach 1-year deal
Receiver Nelson Agholor, who spent the past two seasons with the Patriots, has reached a one-year deal with the Ravens, sources told ESPN.
Is the UConn dynasty dead, on life support or about to rise again?
The Huskies haven’t won an NCAA title since 2016, but are two wins away from their 15th consecutive Final Four. Is this the season they breathe life back into their dynastic run?
Source: Eagles give RT Johnson 1-year extension
The Eagles are giving All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson a one-year, $33.445 million contract extension that includes $30 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN.