Oksana Masters is the most decorated American Winter Paralympian and is part of a select group of multi-sport athletes who have been competing in both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, having to master different skills to succeed in entirely different disciplines every two years. In the last two decades or so there have been some 120 athletes participating in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics. Masters, who is a double leg amputee, competed in every Paralympics since 2012, earning medals in Para cross-country and Para biathlon in the winter and Para cycling and Para rowing in the summer.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Qatar soccer federation has postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The QFA did not specifically mention the strikes when it announced the postponements on X, adding only that new dates "will be announced in due course.” There are disruptions at Qatar’s Doha airport and Iranian missiles could be seen being intercepted above Doha on Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Earlier on Sunday, Asian soccer’s governing body postponed continental club championship playoffs in the Middle East this week.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said on social media that the school is working to try and help a few former players return home from Israel where they are playing professionally. The trio of former Gamecocks — Tiffany Mitchell, Destiny Littleton and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan — are among about a half dozen former WNBA players who are playing basketball in Israel, which along with the United States, launched an attack on Iran on Saturday. Staley wrote that they are working on a plan to get them home.
Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now. The Longhorns replaced Vanderbilt as the fourth top seed in the second reveal by the NCAA basketball selection committee of teams in line for the top 16 seeds Sunday. Texas was a No. 2 seed in the initial reveal on Feb. 14. Undefeated UConn was still the overall No. 1, edging UCLA and South Carolina. Fifteen of the 16 teams from the first reveal were the same with Minnesota being the only new entrant. Ole Miss fell out.
This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake of a weeklong dustup involving the United States women and men’s gold medal-winning hockey teams. Knight, the U.S. women’s captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men’s team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made an appearance during “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie’s opening monologue on SNL. Knight joked it was going to be only the women, but they decided to invite the men, too. The remark was a reference to a controversy that arose when President Trump invited the men to attend his State of the Union speech. He then joked he'd have to invite the women or risk getting impeached.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United climbs up to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace. Benjamin Sesko’s seventh goal in eight games sealed the win at Old Trafford that moved United above Aston Villa on goal difference. At the other end of the standings Tottenham’s winless run extended to 10 games after a 2-1 loss at Fulham, leaving it mired in a fight to avoid relegation. Nottingham Forest also failed to pull further away from the drop zone after a 2-1 loss to Brighton. League leader Arsenal hosts sixth-place Chelsea later Sunday.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol has signed a two-year contract extension through at least the 2028 season. The deal that was announced Sunday includes a club option for 2029. Marmol has been in charge the past four seasons and provides some stability for an organization that is resetting under new president Chaim Bloom. The 39-year-old Marmol led the Cardinals to the National League wild-card round in his first season as manager. But he has failed to return to the playoffs the last three years, and St. Louis was just 78-84 last season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 7 Florida has closed out an unbeaten February with its ninth consecutive victory. This one was a 111-77 drubbing of 20th-ranked Arkansas that the defending national champion Gators hope will improve their chances of landing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Florida pounded the Razorbacks in the paint, outscored them from long range and clinched at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title. The Gators then partied on Billy Donovan Court with hats and T-shirts and unveiled a banner commemorating their eighth league crown. Coach Todd Golden called it “just a great night for our program."
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Sofia Goggia has won her second super-G of the season and regained a commanding lead in the race to the World Cup discipline title. The Olympic downhill bronze medallist extended her advantage in the super-G standings to 84 points over runner-up Alice Robinson of New Zealand and 116 over third-placed Emma Aicher of Germany, with two events left. A race win is worth 100 points. Goggia beat Aicher by 0.24 seconds and third-placed Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Norway by 0.31. Robinson finished 0.94 seconds behind in seventh.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Notre Dame running backs Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price rekindled some fond memories at this week’s NFL’s scouting combine. They shared a room — just as they used to when they were college teammates. Only here, one of college football’s best backfield duos is no longer working in tandem. Instead, they’re here to showcase their own skills and increase their prospects heading into April’s NFL draft. Love and Price might be the highest-rated running backs in this year's draft class. But they're not the only backfield tandem in Indianapolis. So are Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton, two of the most productive runners in Penn State history.
SPRING TRAININGINTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 5 Houston 2
Final Atlanta 7 Baltimore 5
Final Toronto 7 Philadelphia 5
Final San Diego 7 Seattle 1
Final San Francisco 8 Athletics 2
Final Texas 7 L.A. Dodgers 6
Final Kansas City 16 Colorado 3
Final Arizona 8 L.A. Angels 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Toronto 1
Final Detroit 12 Tampa Bay 3
Final Boston 13 Minnesota 8
Final Chicago White Sox 7 Cleveland 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 3 N.Y. Mets 2
Final St. Louis 10 Miami 2
Final Chicago Cubs 6 L.A. Dodgers 2
Final Cincinnati 9 Milwaukee 7
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Charlotte 109 Portland 93
Final Miami 115 Houston 105
Final Toronto 134 Washington 125
Final L.A. Lakers 129 Golden State 101
Final New Orleans 115 Utah 105
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final SO N-Y Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 2
Final Philadelphia 3 Boston 1
Final San Jose 5 Edmonton 4
Final New Jersey 3 St. Louis 1
Final Colorado 3 Chicago 1
Final OT N-Y Islanders 4 Columbus 3
Final Carolina 5 Detroit 2
Final Los Angeles 2 Calgary 0
Final Ottawa 5 Toronto 2
Final Montreal 6 Washington 2
Final Buffalo 6 Tampa Bay 2
Final OT Dallas 3 Nashville 2
Final Seattle 5 Vancouver 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (1)Duke 77 (11)Virginia 51
Final (2)Arizona 84 (14)Kansas 61
Final (16)Texas Tech 82 (4)Iowa State 73
Final (5)Houston 102 Colorado 62
Final (6)UConn 71 Seton Hall 67
Final (7)Florida 111 (20)Arkansas 77
Final Saint Mary's 70 (9)Gonzaga 59
Final (12)Nebraska 82 USC 67
Final (15)St. John's 89 Villanova 57
Final (17)Alabama 71 (22)Tennessee 69
Final (18)North Carolina 89 Virginia Tech 82
Final West Virginia 79 (19)BYU 71
Final (23)Saint Louis 91 Duquesne 76
Final Clemson 80 (24)Louisville 75