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Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) fights for a rebound with Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) during the first half of the championship game in the men&#039;s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Baylor nearly flawless in title game rout of Gonzaga

Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) fights for a rebound with Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) during the first half of the championship game in the men&#039;s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

April 5, 2021, 9:00pm Latest News

Baylor knew it would need to play to near-perfection to end Gonzaga's flawless season. Read story

Arizona guard Aari McDonald lies on the court after missing a shot at the end of the championship game against Stanford in the women&#039;s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Stanford won 54-53.

Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win NCAA title

Arizona guard Aari McDonald lies on the court after missing a shot at the end of the championship game against Stanford in the women&#039;s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Stanford won 54-53.

April 4, 2021, 6:05pm Latest News

Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford beat Arizona 54-53, giving the Cardinal and coach Tara VanDerveer their first national championship in 29 years on Sunday night. Read story

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) celebrates making the game winning basket with Joel Ayayi, left, against UCLA during overtime in a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Gonzaga won 93-90.

Suggs’ Shining Moment: Buzzer-beater lifts Gonzaga past UCLA in instant classic

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) celebrates making the game winning basket with Joel Ayayi, left, against UCLA during overtime in a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Gonzaga won 93-90.

April 3, 2021, 8:59pm Latest News

The shot by Jalen Suggs — perfect! Read story

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks on his phone as he watches a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla..

All-Star Game yanked from Georgia in response to voting law

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks on his phone as he watches a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla..

April 2, 2021, 5:00pm National Sports

Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws that critics — including the CEOs of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola — have condemned as being too restrictive. Read story

Gonzaga guard Aaron Cook, grabs a rebound over Southern California guard Isaiah White (5) during the first half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men&#039;s college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis.

Quite a show: Zags stay undefeated with 85-66 win over USC

Gonzaga guard Aaron Cook, grabs a rebound over Southern California guard Isaiah White (5) during the first half of an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men&#039;s college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis.

March 30, 2021, 7:43pm College

Can anybody stop these guys? For the 30th straight time this season, Gonzaga answered that question with a resounding "No." Read story

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota has agreed to take a pay cut to remain as backup quarterback for a second season for the Las Vegas Raiders, Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

Mariota returning to Raiders after taking pay cut

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota has agreed to take a pay cut to remain as backup quarterback for a second season for the Las Vegas Raiders, Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

March 23, 2021, 6:46pm National Sports

Marcus Mariota agreed to take a pay cut on Tuesday to remain as backup quarterback for a second season for the Las Vegas Raiders. Read story

FILE - Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers&#039; 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side.

Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86

FILE - Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers&#039; 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side.

March 22, 2021, 3:36pm National Sports

Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game. Read story

The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, March 18, 2021 including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to &quot;Thursday Night Football&quot; beginning in 2022.

Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal

The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, March 18, 2021 including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to &quot;Thursday Night Football&quot; beginning in 2022.

March 18, 2021, 4:15pm National Sports

Much like they did with cable in the 1980s and satellite television in the 1990s, the NFL on Thursday made another significant transition in the way its games are viewed. Read story

&quot;Marvelous&quot; Marvin Hagler, left, moves in on &quot;Sugar&quot; Ray Leonard during their bout in 1987. Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with the loss to Leonard in 1987, died Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was 66.

Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at 66

&quot;Marvelous&quot; Marvin Hagler, left, moves in on &quot;Sugar&quot; Ray Leonard during their bout in 1987. Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with the loss to Leonard in 1987, died Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was 66.

March 13, 2021, 5:17pm National Sports

Marvin Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday. He was 66. Read story

Seattle Mariners center fielder Taylor Trammell catches a fly ball hit by Oakland Athletics&#039; Greg Deichmann during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Peoria, Ariz.

Taylor Trammell may end up being Mariners’ left fielder

Seattle Mariners center fielder Taylor Trammell catches a fly ball hit by Oakland Athletics&#039; Greg Deichmann during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Peoria, Ariz.

March 9, 2021, 3:55pm National Sports

For all the attention on the Seattle Mariners’ decision-making surrounding top prospect Jarred Kelenic, there is another young outfielder who seems more likely to be on the club’s opening day roster. Read story