Sports News

8:37 PM on Monday, March 23

The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a deal with free agent guard Robert Jones in hopes that he can return from a season-ending neck injury to provide depth on the offensive line, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press

8:21 PM on Monday, March 23

Christian Rozeboom has signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, giving the team another experienced starting linebacker

8:04 PM on Monday, March 23

The promoter and family of junior flyweight boxer Isis Sio say she is awake and breathing on her own after initially being placed in a medically induced coma following a knockout loss last weekend

7:03 PM on Monday, March 23

Andrew McCutchen will be on the opening day roster for the Texas Rangers

7:02 PM on Monday, March 23

Azzi Fudd scored 26 of her 34 points in the first half in her final game at Gampel Pavilion and UConn used a 31-0 run to roll to a 98-45 win over Syracuse to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the 32nd season in a row

5:39 PM on Monday, March 23

Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament

5:39 PM on Monday, March 23

Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff will be ready to start the season on time

5:16 PM on Monday, March 23

Touted prospect Carson Benge has made the New York Mets’ opening day roster and will begin the season as their starting right fielder

4:53 PM on Monday, March 23

Saint Mary’s promoted associate head coach Mickey McConnell to the head coaching job after Randy Bennett left to take the job at Arizona State

4:13 PM on Monday, March 23

JJ Wetherholt is heading to the majors

4:03 PM on Monday, March 23

Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg has turned the Cornhuskers from laughingstock to March Madness darling

3:57 PM on Monday, March 23

Kymora Johnson scored 28 points as 10th-seeded Virginia became the first First Four to reach the regional semifinals after an 83-75 double-overtime win over No. 2 seed Iowa on Monday in a women’s NCAA Tournament second-round game

3:56 PM on Monday, March 23

Arizona State has lured Randy Bennett away from Saint Mary’s to become its next men’s basketball coach

3:45 PM on Monday, March 23

Houston and Illinois had strong starts when it came to efficiency metrics in reaching the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16

3:37 PM on Monday, March 23

Pittsburgh has hired College of Charleston coach Robin Harmony to take over its struggling women's basketball program

3:22 PM on Monday, March 23

DePaul has given athletic director DeWayne Peevy an extension that keeps him under contract through 2031

3:01 PM on Monday, March 23

Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System changes how pitches get called, and some players gain while others lose

2:04 PM on Monday, March 23

Elif Istanbulluoglu had 18 points and a key steal with 1:42 remaining that led to Reyna Scott’s one-handed jumper as the shot clock expired, Imari Berry added two free throws with 8.2 seconds left and third-seeded Louisville held off No. 6 seed Alabama 69-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

9:50 AM on Monday, March 23

The Colorado Rockies have launched a franchise-wide reset under new baseball bosses Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes

9:24 AM on Monday, March 23

One of Germany's most storied sports trophies was believed to have been stolen and melted down