A person with knowledge of the decision says the New York Jets are releasing veteran wide receiver Allen Lazard.

Outfielder Adolis García and the Philadelphia Phillies have finalized a $10 million, one-year contract.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and four other Olympic medalists are among those owed six-figure sums by Grand Slam Track, the racing league that filed for bankruptcy earlier this month.

A driver who injured more than 130 people when he plowed his car into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League championship has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison.

A Paris labor court has ruled that Paris Saint-Germain must pay over 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappé.

New York Jets defensive tackle Jowon Briggs surprised his teammates earlier this season by singing a song during a special teams meeting.

Cooper Flagg scored the most points by an 18-year-old in NBA history, but he couldn’t enjoy the accomplishment because it came in a loss.

Matt Rempe is finally back for the New York Rangers after missing 24 games with a broken thumb from his fight with Ryan Reaves in late October.

The San Antonio Spurs are off to a strong start this season, despite significant injuries to key players like Victor Wembanyama.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have taken care of the Miami Dolphins to stay atop the AFC North.

Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim is returning to the Atlanta Braves.

Ben Roethlisberger believes Mike Tomlin should coach the Pittsburgh Steelers as long as he wants.

England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings.

Former college football and NFL coach Mike White has died at 89.

Manchester United has drawn with visiting Bournemouth 4-4 in one of the best Premier League games of the season.

Five college football players at power-conference schools asked a federal judge on Monday for a preliminary injunction to play a fifth year next season.

Michigan interim football coach Biff Poggi had a Zoom call with the program’s signees and their parents just hours after Sherrone Moore was fired last week.

Mika Zibanejad did not play for the New York Rangers on Monday night against Anaheim.

Raines High School students, faculty and community members will gather Monday afternoon for a pep rally to celebrate the football team’s state championship.

A lawyer for the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs argues that the Los Angeles Angels’ failure to investigate reports of drug use and dealing by the team’s communications director led to the overdose death of the 27-year-old player.

Aryna Sabalenka has won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award.

The Buffalo Sabres have fired general manager Kevyn Adams in a move made 2 1/2 months into his sixth season, with the team sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings and already in jeopardy of extending its NHL-record playoff drought to a 15th year.

An MRI has confirmed Green Bay Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons tore his left anterior cruciate ligament.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has undergone surgery in Dallas to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.

No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Michigan remain atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for a second straight week.

Edwin Díaz won’t receive all of his $69 million from the Dodgers until 2047, with the closer’s deal raising deferred payment obligations for the two-time World Series champions to more than $1.06 billion due to nine players.

Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year for the fourth consecutive time.

The Associated Press has released its All-America team, featuring four Ohio State players among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference.

Undefeated UConn still has the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

Connor Bedard is going to miss at least two weeks because of an upper-body injury, dealing a major blow to the Chicago Blackhawks and his chances of making Team Canada for the Winter Olympics.

New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn has fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has apologized for his comments after finishing second in the Heisman votes behind Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is entering the transfer portal.

Mariah Carey is going to add some American pop-star pedigree to the opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Germany will face Ghana in March to prepare for the World Cup after the draw forced Julian Nagelsmann's team to cancel a planned friendly with the Ivory Coast.

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LeBron James made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, Luka Doncic added 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers recovered from blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter to top the Phoenix Suns 116-114 on Sunday night.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr lamented that he was again speaking about gun violence before a game in Portland seven years after he addressed the horrific mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

The Carolina Hurricanes have been able to reach first place in the Metropolitan Division without star defenseman Jaccob Slavin for most of the season.

Matthew Stafford passed for 368 yards and hit Colby Parkinson for two touchdowns, and the NFC-leading Los Angeles Rams clinched a playoff berth with a furious second-half rally for a 41-34 victory over the Detroit Lions.

Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record six field goals, including a 56-yarder with 29 seconds left, and the Seattle Seahawks outlasted 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts 18-16.

Paul Wiggin, the former Stanford and Cleveland Browns star who was on the losing end of “The Play” coaching star quarterback John Elway and the Cardinal, died Friday.

Micah Parsons is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in his left knee.

Kylian Mbappé has scored in his return from injury.

Philip Rivers nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to victory at age 44.

The Buffalo Bills have kept themselves in the race for the AFC East title.

The Los Angeles Chargers eliminate the Kansas City Chiefs from playoff contention with a 16-13 victory on Sunday, with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tearing the ACL in his left knee.

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Jalen Hurts bounced back from his worst NFL game by throwing three touchdown passes and Saquon Barkley added a 2-yard touchdown run as the Philadelphia Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak with a 31-0 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

The New York Knicks are set to face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup final on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.

Patrick Mahomes has torn the ACL in his left knee.

Veteran starting pitcher Merrill Kelly has agreed to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $40 million, two-year deal, according to a person familiar with the move.

Manchester City and Aston Villa both won to keep the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal.

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New Zealand’s Alice Robinson has won a World Cup super-G for her first career victory in the discipline.

Swiss skier Loic Meillard leads the opening run of a World Cup slalom and is in position to claim his second victory of the Olympic season in two days.

Oklahoma City's 16-game winning streak has ended with a 111-109 loss to San Antonio in the NBA Cup semifinals.

Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of those coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona rallied to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.

Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Demond Williams Jr. threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second quarter, and Washington had five interceptions as the Huskies kicked off bowl season with a 38-10 victory over Boise State in the LA Bowl.

Thousands of jubilant supporters welcomed the Raines Vikings football team home Saturday as state champions after their dramatic 23-22 victory over Miami Northwestern, avenging last year’s championship loss to the same team.

Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 40 points to lead the Knicks past the Orlando Magic 132-120.

The law firm hired by the University of Michigan to investigate former football coach Sherrone Moore’s relationship with a staffer will continue its probe of the program and is prepared to expand its inquiry throughout the athletic department.

Azzi Fudd scored 17 points and No. 1 UConn dominated 16th-ranked Southern California 79-51.

The firm hired by Michigan to search for a football coach to replace Sherrone Moore has contacted representatives for Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham and Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz.

Navy has beaten Army for a second straight season.

Morgan Scalley has been promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach at Utah.

Oscar Cluff made all nine of his shots and finished with a season-high 22 points, and Braden Smith achieved yet another milestone with 10 more assists to lead No. 6 Purdue past Marquette 79-59.

Bill Guerin was wrist deep in a bowl of meatballs when he completed one of the biggest trades in Minnesota Wild history.

The Green Bay Packers are unsure about the availability of either of their top two running backs for Sunday's game at Denver.

The Indianapolis Colts have promoted 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers to the active roster, making him eligible to play — and perhaps start — in Sunday’s crucial game at Seattle.

Trevon Brazile scored 18 of his 24 points after halftime as No. 17 Arkansas beat No. 16 Texas Tech 93-86.

Divine Ugochukwu scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Michigan State overcame a sloppy performance to beat Penn State 76-72 on Saturday.

A person with knowledge of the agreement says the New York Mets have agreed to a two-year deal with veteran infielder Jorge Polanco.

No. 1 Indiana is keeping defensive coordinator Bryant Haines after he agreed to a new contract that will make him one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the nation, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

The first stage of Mohamed Salah’s rehabilitation at Liverpool is complete after the Egypt forward returned to the team for its 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists there are no outstanding issues between him and Mohamed Salah after recalling the club great to the team for the 2-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League.

Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India has gotten off to a rocky start with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero.

Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again.

Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.

Rudy Gobert had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo made a clutch 3-pointer with 28 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 127-120.

Down 15 with one quarter to play against one of the NBA’s worst teams, Donovan Mitchell played with a bit of desperation in the final period.

The Los Angeles Angels’ president says the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the baseball club and he wished he knew sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team’s employees.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in the biggest blockbuster trade of the NHL season.

Actor Hailee Steinfeld and her NFL husband Josh Allen are expecting their first baby together.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are in unfamiliar territory: playing as heavy favorites.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza has won the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards on the eve of the Heisman Trophy presentation, with the redshirt junior heavily favored to take the top prize in college football.

Kyle Whittingham, who with 177 victories is the most successful coach in the history of the Utah football program, will be stepping down after the Utes’ appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31.

Victor Wembanyama plans to play in the NBA Cup semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Caitlin Clark understands the gravity of the WNBA’s current collective bargaining negotiations, calling it the biggest moment the league has seen.

Undrafted rookie quarterback Brady Cook will make his first NFL start for the New York Jets against the Jaguars on Sunday.

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Undrafted rookie quarterback Brady Cook will make his first NFL start for the New York Jets against the Jaguars on Sunday.

Grand Slam Track, the league fronted by sprint great Michael Johnson that offered six-figure prize money for top runners, has filed for bankruptcy after canceling its final event and failing to pay athletes and vendors.

Every year the annual National Finals Rodeo draws thousands to Las Vegas for two weeks of rodeo competitions.

The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back.

Catch by catch, Kyle Pitts Sr. put the mistake-prone Atlanta Falcons on his back and carried them to a thrilling comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Russian athletes have informed the International Luge Federation that they have obtained visas to compete in a World Cup race in Lake Placid, New York, next weekend.

The National Women’s Soccer League could soon adopt a roster mechanism that would allow teams to sign certain players over current salary cap rules, a person with knowledge of the proposal told The Associated Press.

Fernando Mendoza is set to be on stage for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, having already won the Associated Press Player of the Year Award.