The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028. It's a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.S. this summer. The proposal is on the agenda for next Tuesday’s meeting of the global drug-fighting watchdog’s executive committee. It marks the latest maneuver to come out of a yearslong refusal of the U.S. government to pay its annual dues to WADA. The refusal is part of the American government’s unanimous, bipartisan protest of the agency’s handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers and other issues.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police are searching for a man whom they say killed two people about a mile from the TPC Sawgrass. That has led The Players Championship to delay opening the gates to the public by a couple hours for operational concerns. The third round began on time. St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick says the suspect from the Friday night shooting has a criminal history and knew both victims. He identifies the suspect as Christian Barrios. He says the suspect came onto the TPC Sawgrass and stole a car that later crashed in the woods about an hour north of Sawgrass.
HOUSTON (AP) — The United States is heading to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic after a “different level of focus” helped this All-Star-studded team rebound from a shocking loss. The Americans beat Canada 5-3 on Friday night for a spot in the semifinals Sunday against the Dominican Republic. The big win came after an 8-6 loss to Italy in pool play left them needing help to advance to Friday's game. Said Yankees star Aaron Judge: “Guys really locked in. We saw a different level of focus at our workout the other day and then even pregame today. It felt like the boys were locked and ready to go.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arizona beats Iowa State 82 to 80 in a Big 12 Tournament semifinal after Jaden Bradley hits a last-second jumper. On Friday night, Bradley drives right in a tie game and creates space for the winning shot. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd praises Iowa State and calls it an epic battle. Anthony Dell’Orso scores 26 off the bench and hits six threes. Ivan Kharchenkov adds 17, and Tobe Awaka posts a double-double. Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic hits eight threes and scores 28. The teams trade buckets all night in front of a record crowd.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sixth-ranked UConn and No. 13 St. John’s are ready for the rubber match. This time, with a Big East championship at stake. After dominating conference play and splitting their two regular-season matchups, the original league rivals are poised to square off again in a highly anticipated tournament title game Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Neither team has trailed through two rounds in New York City this week. So with all due respect to the rest of the conference, this rematch felt inevitable all along.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg is leading The Players Championship after a 63 that he made look easy. Everything seemed to be hard for Scottie Scheffler, and the world's No. 1 player narrowly made the cut. Aberg had two eagles, chipped in twice and finished with a final birdie to lead by two shots over Xander Schauffele. Aberg is a Swede who went to Texas Tech and now lives in the area. He loves the Stadium Course but hasn't played it this year until tournament week. Schauffele hit all 14 fairways for his 65. Cameron Young shot 67 and was three behind.
SHANGHAI (AP) — Kimi Antonelli stepped up when his Mercedes teammate George Russell hit trouble in qualifying to become the youngest-ever driver on pole position for a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Russell won the sprint race earlier in the day and seemed tough to beat but stopped on track in qualifying and limped back to the pits with technical problems. Russell’s team got the car going again with seconds to spare for him to set a time. It was only good enough for second on the grid, 0.222 of a second off Antonelli. The Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will start third and fourth.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a long rivalry. Indiana has made a serious bid to lure the storied Chicago Bears across the border. The Bears want to leave Soldier Field, their home for 50 years. They previously proposed a $5 billion campus featuring a domed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. But Indiana has a new law that would allow for financing and building a stadium in Hammond to lease to the Bears. Illinois lawmakers have responded with legislation that would give property and sales tax breaks to any so-called megaproject — such as a Bears stadium — of at least $100 million.
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement and that there is an urgency to get a deal done by Monday to avoid disruptions to the upcoming season. The union agreed there has been positive movementand there seems to be a sense of urgency on both sides. The sides have spent nearly 48 hours discussing a new CBA since first getting together in person on Tuesday — the day the league had originally said there would need to be at least a handshake agreement for the season to start on time.
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the NHL season. The team provided an injury update on Matthews a little under 24 hours since he was knocked out of a game against Anaheim on a knee-on-knee hit from Radko Gudas. The Leafs said Matthews has a Grade 3 MCL tear and a bruised quadriceps muscle and would be evaluated again in two weeks. Gudas was suspended for five games after a hearing with the league's Department of Player Safety.
Finals
INTERLEAGUE
Final Atlanta 7 N.Y. Yankees 6
Final Philadelphia 11 Baltimore 8
Final Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 2
Final Texas 9 Colorado 4
Final Athletics 13 Milwaukee 4
Final San Diego 13 Athletics 9
Final St. Louis 5 Houston 4
Final Pittsburgh 7 Detroit 5
Final Arizona 11 Kansas City 5
Final L.A. Dodgers 10 Seattle 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Boston 7 Tampa Bay 6
Final Toronto 6 Minnesota 1
Final L.A. Angels 5 Cleveland 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 0
Final N.Y. Mets 8 Washington 3
Final Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 1
Final Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 0
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Los Angeles 3 N-Y Islanders 2
Final OT St. Louis 3 Edmonton 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)Duke 73 Clemson 61
Final (2)Arizona 82 (7)Iowa State 80
Final (3)Michigan 71 Ohio State 67
Final (4)Florida 71 Kentucky 63
Final (5)Houston 69 (14)Kansas 47
Final (6)UConn 67 Georgetown 51
Final UCLA 88 (8)Michigan State 84
Final (23)Wisconsin 91 (9)Illinois 88
Final (10)Virginia 84 Miami (FL) 62
Final (18)Purdue 74 (11)Nebraska 58
Final (13)St. John's 78 Seton Hall 68
Final Ole Miss 80 (15)Alabama 79
Final (17)Arkansas 82 Oklahoma 79