Sports News

4:50 PM on Friday, March 6

Bayern Munich has gone 14 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-1 hammering of Borussia Monchengladbach

4:47 PM on Friday, March 6

The Houston Texans have released running back Joe Mixon after he missed all of last season with what general manager Nick Caserio called a “freak” foot injury

4:45 PM on Friday, March 6

IndyCar and NASCAR are sharing a big doubleheader weekend at Phoenix Raceway, and drivers say the combo is boosting both racing series

4:44 PM on Friday, March 6

Kaety L’Amoreaux scored 21 points, Meghan Andersen added 16 points and No. 25 Fairfield eased by Sacred Heart 69-53 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament for its ninth victory in a row

4:42 PM on Friday, March 6

Marta Suarez had 17 points and eight rebounds, Taylor Bigby scored 11 of her 13 points in the first quarter, and No. 10 TCU began the defense of its women’s Big 12 Tournament championship with a 63-46 quarterfinal victory over BYU

4:27 PM on Friday, March 6

Sprinter Fred Kerley has received a two-year ban for missing drug tests — a suspension that shouldn’t impact the 30-year-old former world champion because he has signed to run in a league that does not prohibit performance enhancers

4:22 PM on Friday, March 6

Sergei Bobrovsky is staying with the Florida Panthers, and the team will work on a new deal instead of trading him

4:19 PM on Friday, March 6

Elsa Lemmila had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Jaloni Cambridge also scored 17, and No. 11 Ohio State beat No. 19 Minnesota 60-55 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament

3:51 PM on Friday, March 6

Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after police say she punched a man in the face at a Miami nightclub

3:29 PM on Friday, March 6

Hannah Hidalgo scored 25 points, Iyana Moore added 17 points, nine rebounds and three steals, and No. 5 seed Notre Dame beat fourth-seeded N

2:50 PM on Friday, March 6

Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña may miss opening day because of the broken finger that caused him to be sidelined for the World Baseball Classic

2:40 PM on Friday, March 6

Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House

2:26 PM on Friday, March 6

Freshman Jordan Speiser scored 18 of her career-high 21 points in the second half and Tess Heal made a go-ahead free throw with 1.3 seconds left as Kansas State rallied to beat No. 4 seed Oklahoma State 74-73 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinals

1:53 PM on Friday, March 6

Center Yanic Konan Niederhauser has sustained a serious right foot injury that is putting an early end to his rookie season with the Los Angeles Clippers

1:33 PM on Friday, March 6

The Los Angeles Chargers have signed center Tyler Biadasz to help protect quarterback Justin Herbert and strengthen the offensive line

1:17 PM on Friday, March 6

Para Alpine skier Patrick Halgren carries his late twin brother’s spirit into the Milan Cortina Paralympics with “SvendIt” stickers and a fearless attitude

1:15 PM on Friday, March 6

Toby Fournier had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, Delaney Thomas added 14 points, and No. 13 Duke cruised past Clemson 60-46 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals

12:27 PM on Friday, March 6

Safety Kam Curl is re-signing with the Los Angeles Rams on a three-year, $36 million deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiation tells The Associated Press

12:13 PM on Friday, March 6

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is visiting the western state of Jalisco in an attempt to offset fears over the upcoming FIFA World Cup

11:48 AM on Friday, March 6

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Scottsdale, Arizona