KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The NFL news carousel continues to swirl around Kansas City.

The Kansas City Sports Commission&nbsp;<a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bda12e63c3a534dbded3a5f/t/623ccd6c785b966120206f5a/1648151916461/2023+NFL+Draft+Date+Announcement_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">announced</a>Thursday afternoon that the 2023 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light will take place April 27 – 29, 2023.

It will be held in the area around Union Station and the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

“This will be one of the biggest and most-anticipated professional sporting events our city has hosted,” Kansas City Sports Commission president Kathy Nelson said. “Not only will fans from around the country be traveling to experience the NFL Draft and NFL Draft Experience, but millions of viewers will see Kansas City in the national spotlight on NFL Network, ESPN and other major networks.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The NFL news carousel continues to swirl around Kansas City.The Kansas City Sports Commission&nbsp;<a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bda12e63c3a534dbded3a5f/t/623ccd6c785b966120206f5a/1648151916461/2023+NFL+Draft+Date+Announcement_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">announced</a>Thursday afternoon that the 2023 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light will take place April 27 – 29, 2023.It will be held in the area around Union Station and the National World War I Museum and Memorial.“This will be one of the biggest and most-anticipated professional sporting events our city has hosted,” Kansas City Sports Commission president Kathy Nelson said. “Not only will fans from around the country be traveling to experience the NFL Draft and NFL Draft Experience, but millions of viewers will see Kansas City in the national spotlight on NFL Network, ESPN and other major networks.”

NFL Draft date in Kansas City confirmed for late April 2023

DENVER, Co. (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos’ stadium. The fire broke out in the third-level seating area at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon and burned at least six rows in two sections. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control but were searching to see if it had spread to other areas of the stadium, which seats 76,125 people. No injuries were reported, and investigators have not said what caused the fire.

DENVER, Co. (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos’ stadium. The fire broke out in the third-level seating area at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon and burned at least six rows in two sections. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control but were searching to see if it had spread to other areas of the stadium, which seats 76,125 people. No injuries were reported, and investigators have not said what caused the fire.

Fire torches seats, suite area at Denver Broncos' stadium

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of draft picks and the Dolphins are giving the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract extension. The Chiefs will get the Dolphins' first- and second-round picks and their fourth-rounder this year and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year. Hill's agent said the extension from Miami includes $72.2 million guaranteed. The value surpasses the five-year contract that Davante Adams signed with Las Vegas, which includes $67.5 million guaranteed.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There will be quite a reunion at the Sweet 16 in Chicago this week. It perfectly demonstrates the transient nature of college basketball these days. Two former players for top-seeded Kansas, Charlie Moore at Miami and Tristan Enaruna at Iowa State, will be playing each other. The winner could potentially face the Jayhawks in the Elite Eight. Kansas guard Jalen Coleman-Lands could be playing the Cyclones, his own former team. They are just a few of the many players in the Sweet 16 whose previous teams are also playing in the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Celtics look nothing like the team that was at .500 on Jan. 28.

Jayson Tatum scored 11 of his 26 points, a nearly perfect first quarter that highlighted the Celtics' 125-97 rout of the Jazz. Boston hit its first 10 shots of the game, including six 3-pointers, on the way to jumping out to a 28-12 lead. Jaylen Brown also added 26 points and Marcus Smart finished with a career-high 13 assists as the Celts continued their purge toward homecourt advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

The Celtics have won five straight, 10 of their last 11 and 21 of 24.

Checking out Wednesday's other NBA action:

— Deandre Ayton poured in a career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds, leading the Suns to a 125-116 win over the Timberwolves. Devin Booker and Landry Shamet came up big in the second half as Phoenix reduced its magic number to one for wrapping up homecourt advantage in the playoffs. Booker scored 22 of his 28 points after halftime, and Shamet delivered 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter.

— Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') and James Harden carried the 76ers past the Lakers, 126-121. Embiid had 30 points and 20 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points in Philadelphia's fifth win in seven games. Tyrese Maxey added 21 points against the Lakers, who played without LeBron James because of knee soreness.

— Desmond Bane scored nine straight points to allow the Grizzlies to pull away in the fourth quarter of a win over the Nets, 132-120. De'Anthony Melton matched Bane's 23 points, while Dillon Brooks finished with 21 as Memphis played without leading scorer Ja Morant. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 43 points, while Kevin Durant finished with 35.

— Jordan Poole scored 30 points and the Warriors opened the second half on a 19-0 run to beat the Heat, 118-104. Damion Lee, Jonathan Kuminga (kuh-MIHN'-gah) and Andrew Wiggins each scored 22 points for the Warriors, who got 11 points from Gary Payton II and 16 rebounds from Kevon Looney. Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, Bam Adebayo (ad-eh-BY'-oh) had 25, Jimmy Butler finished with 20.

— The Mavericks rolled to a 110-91 win over the Rockets as Jalen Brunson furnished 28 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 26. Dinwiddie had 19 points by early in the second quarter, and Brunson scored 16 in the third as the Mavericks quickly went in front for good after trailing 53-52 at halftime. Dallas won without Luka Doncic (DAHN'-shihch), who rested his sore right ankle.

— Charlotte's five-game winning streak is over after RJ Barrett scored 30 points and the Knicks made 20 3-pointers in a 121-106 victory over the Hornets. Obi Toppin (OH'-bee TAH'-pihn) had 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Alec Bunks chipped in with 17 points for the Knicks. LaMelo Ball had 32 points and nine rebounds in the loss.

— The Pistons had eight players score at least 10 points in their most lopsided win of the season, 122-101 against the Hawks. Jeremi Grant provided 21 points and Cade Cunningham added 17 with eight assists in Detroit's second win in eight games. The Pistons opened the second half on a 16-4 run to go ahead by 20.

— Dejounte (deh-ZHAHN'-tay) Murray had 28 points before sitting for the final quarter of the Spurs' 133-96 thrashing of the Trail Blazers. Keldon Johnson added 26 points for the Spurs, who are still in the mix for a play-in game in the Western Conference with three wins in their last five games. San Antonio finished with 19 3-pointers, matching their season high and just one shy of the franchise record.

— Theo Maledon scored 17 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter of the Thunder's 118-102 win versus the Magic. Tre Mann and Isaiah Roby each scored 21 points to help Oklahoma City end a 10-game losing streak. OKC took control by opening the second quarter on a 20-2 spurt.

— The Kings pulled out a 110-109 win over the Pacers on Damian Jones' tip-in with 0.2 seconds remaining. Davion Mitchell scored 25 points and Chimezie Metu (chih-MEH'-zee MEH'-tuh) had a career-high 22 as the Kings snapped a three-game losing streak. Buddy Hield (heeld) led the Pacers with 25 points.

Nuggets agree to multiyear contract extension with Malone

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with coach Michael Malone.

He ranks third in team history with 309 coaching wins and is fourth in playoff victories over seven years in Denver.

Denver is closing in on its fourth straight postseason appearance despite the absence of point guard Jamal Murray and sharpshooter Michael Porter Jr.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving can finally suit up at Barclays Center.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate for private workers, effective immediately. That will let Irving play at home for the Brooklyn Nets again and allow unvaccinated members of the New York Yankees and Mets to play baseball in their home ballparks.

Irving had been barred from playing in New York and Toronto for refusing to get vaccinated. The Nets have just six home games remaining in the regulation season.

AP source: Chiefs send Hill to Dolphins for draft picks

UNDATED (AP) — Tyreek Hill has changed teams and received a big pay hike.

The Kansas City Chiefs have traded the wide receiver to Miami for a package of draft picks. The Dolphins immediately gave the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract extension.

The Chiefs will get the Dolphins' first- and second-round picks along with their fourth-rounder in this year's draft, and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year.

Hill's agent said the next extension from Miami includes $72.2 million guaranteed.

— Free-agent running back Leonard Fournette finalized a three-year, $21 million contract with the Buccaneers. He joins receivers Chris Godwin, Russell Gage and Breshad Perriman, Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen and guard Aaron Stinnie as key offensive players who've agreed to new deals since Brady ended his brief retirement this month.

— The Titans have acquired wide receiver Robert Woods from the Rams for a sixth-round pick in 2023, a deal that creates salary cap room for Los Angeles. The nine-year veteran tore his left ACL in practice on Nov. 12, his first significant injury of his career. Woods has played 125 games with 570 catches for 7,077 yards and 35 touchdowns with Buffalo and the Rams.

— Cornerback Malcolm Butler is returning to the Patriots, where he went from Super Bowl star to the bench. His agent says Butler accepted a two-year deal worth up to $9 million. The 32-year-old Butler sat out last season for personal reasons and was placed on the reserve/retired list by the Cardinals.

— The Cowboys have re-signed defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and punter Bryan Anger. Watkins started 14 games for the Cowboys last season, but his re-signing is more likely about depth with Dallas expecting Neville Gallimore and Osa Odighizuwa to start. Anger made his first Pro Bowl in his Dallas debut after setting a club record with a 44.6-yard net average on punts.

— The 49ers have re-signed free agent defensive lineman Jordan Willis to a one-year contract. Willis had 5 1/2 sacks with 28 tackles and one forced fumble in 17 games for San Francisco over the past two seasons. Willis was suspended for the first six games last season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

— Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over "Thursday Night Football" in September.

Yanks star Judge says talks ongoing about new contract

UNDATED (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is disappointed that a deal to avoid a potential arbitration hearing wasn't reached before contract figures were exchanged. But Judge says he hopes that fluid conversions on a one-year deal or long-term contract can be completed before opening day on April 7.

Judge has asked New York for $21 million this season, while the Yankees have offered $17 million, up from more than $10 million last year. He can become a free agent after the World Series.

Judge hit .287 with 39 homers and 98 RBIs in 148 games last season. The outfielder turns 30 next month.

— The Red Sox have announced their signing of former Rockies shortstop Trevor Story to a six-year contract that was hammered out on Sunday. The two-time All-Star will play second base in Boston, leaving shortstop for Xander Bogaerts (ZAN'-dur BOH'-gahrtz). Story batted .251 with 24 homers and 75 RBIs for the Rockies last season.

— The Rangers have renewed the contract of All-Star outfielder Adolis (ah-DOH'-lees) Garcia for the upcoming season and signed their 28 other pre-arbitration eligible players to one-year deals. Garcia hit .243 with 31 homers and 90 RBIs last year, his first full big-league season.

— Bryan Shaw is on his way back to Cleveland's bullpen after accepting a one-year contract. The rubber-armed reliever led the majors with 81 appearances last season. Shaw went 6-7 with a 3.49 ERA in 2021.

UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins moved a little closer to the Metropolitan Division lead, but they left a point on the table in Buffalo.

Tage (tayj) Thompson scored twice in regulation before providing the lone shootout goal in the Sabres' 4-3 victory over the Pens. Thompson put the Sabres ahead 61 seconds into the third period, but the Penguins tied it on Kris Letang's (leh-TAHNZ') power-play goal with 4:56 left in regulation.

Pittsburgh ended a three-game winning streak and moved within two points of the division-leading Hurricanes.

— Jaroslav Halak (YAH'-roh-slahv hah-LAHK') stopped 32 shots and the Canucks beat the NHL-leading Avalanche, 3-1. Brock Boeser (BEH'-sur) and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period to open the scoring. Miller added an assist on Bo Horvat's empty-netter with 17.6 seconds remaining, giving Miller 31 points in his last 17 games.

— Pierre Engvall scored a short-handed goal with 4:42 left to send the Maple Leafs past the Devils, 3-2. Ilya Mikheyev (EEL'-yah mih-KAY'-ehv) also had a short-handed tally and Mitch Marner furnished a goal for Toronto, which got 20 saves from Petr Mrazek.

UNDATED (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights' trade of forward Evgenii Dadonov (dah-DAH'-nahv) to the Ducks has been voided by the NHL because Anaheim was on his no-trade list.

Vegas tried to trade Dadonov and a future second-round pick to Anaheim for injured defenseman John Moore and the contract of center Ryan Kesler. The goal was to clear salary cap space that could be used to activate captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alec Martinez off long-term injured reserve.

It was not immediately clear why NHL Central Registry approved the deal when it was filed prior to the trade deadline Monday.

Kamila Valieva to skate Russian exhibition competition

UNDATED (AP) — The teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal at last month's Beijing Olympics will skate in an exhibition tournament in Russia starting Friday.

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva (val-YAY'-vah) won Olympic gold in the team competition before finding out that she tested positive for a banned substance before the Beijing Games began.

She was allowed to compete in the singles competition at the Olympics despite her positive test in part because of her status as a minor and finished fourth.

Russian athletes have since been banned from international competition following their country's invasion of Ukraine.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of draft picks and the Dolphins are giving the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract extension. The Chiefs will get the Dolphins' first- and second-round picks and their fourth-rounder this year and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year. Hill's agent said the extension from Miami includes $72.2 million guaranteed. The value surpasses the five-year contract that Davante Adams signed with Las Vegas, which includes $67.5 million guaranteed.LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There will be quite a reunion at the Sweet 16 in Chicago this week. It perfectly demonstrates the transient nature of college basketball these days. Two former players for top-seeded Kansas, Charlie Moore at Miami and Tristan Enaruna at Iowa State, will be playing each other. The winner could potentially face the Jayhawks in the Elite Eight. Kansas guard Jalen Coleman-Lands could be playing the Cyclones, his own former team. They are just a few of the many players in the Sweet 16 whose previous teams are also playing in the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA-SCHEDULECeltics crush JazzUNDATED (AP) — The Boston Celtics look nothing like the team that was at .500 on Jan. 28.Jayson Tatum scored 11 of his 26 points, a nearly perfect first quarter that highlighted the Celtics' 125-97 rout of the Jazz. Boston hit its first 10 shots of the game, including six 3-pointers, on the way to jumping out to a 28-12 lead. Jaylen Brown also added 26 points and Marcus Smart finished with a career-high 13 assists as the Celts continued their purge toward homecourt advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs.The Celtics have won five straight, 10 of their last 11 and 21 of 24.Checking out Wednesday's other NBA action:— Deandre Ayton poured in a career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds, leading the Suns to a 125-116 win over the Timberwolves. Devin Booker and Landry Shamet came up big in the second half as Phoenix reduced its magic number to one for wrapping up homecourt advantage in the playoffs. Booker scored 22 of his 28 points after halftime, and Shamet delivered 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter.— Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') and James Harden carried the 76ers past the Lakers, 126-121. Embiid had 30 points and 20 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points in Philadelphia's fifth win in seven games. Tyrese Maxey added 21 points against the Lakers, who played without LeBron James because of knee soreness.— Desmond Bane scored nine straight points to allow the Grizzlies to pull away in the fourth quarter of a win over the Nets, 132-120. De'Anthony Melton matched Bane's 23 points, while Dillon Brooks finished with 21 as Memphis played without leading scorer Ja Morant. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 43 points, while Kevin Durant finished with 35.— Jordan Poole scored 30 points and the Warriors opened the second half on a 19-0 run to beat the Heat, 118-104. Damion Lee, Jonathan Kuminga (kuh-MIHN'-gah) and Andrew Wiggins each scored 22 points for the Warriors, who got 11 points from Gary Payton II and 16 rebounds from Kevon Looney. Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, Bam Adebayo (ad-eh-BY'-oh) had 25, Jimmy Butler finished with 20.— The Mavericks rolled to a 110-91 win over the Rockets as Jalen Brunson furnished 28 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 26. Dinwiddie had 19 points by early in the second quarter, and Brunson scored 16 in the third as the Mavericks quickly went in front for good after trailing 53-52 at halftime. Dallas won without Luka Doncic (DAHN'-shihch), who rested his sore right ankle.— Charlotte's five-game winning streak is over after RJ Barrett scored 30 points and the Knicks made 20 3-pointers in a 121-106 victory over the Hornets. Obi Toppin (OH'-bee TAH'-pihn) had 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Alec Bunks chipped in with 17 points for the Knicks. LaMelo Ball had 32 points and nine rebounds in the loss.— The Pistons had eight players score at least 10 points in their most lopsided win of the season, 122-101 against the Hawks. Jeremi Grant provided 21 points and Cade Cunningham added 17 with eight assists in Detroit's second win in eight games. The Pistons opened the second half on a 16-4 run to go ahead by 20.— Dejounte (deh-ZHAHN'-tay) Murray had 28 points before sitting for the final quarter of the Spurs' 133-96 thrashing of the Trail Blazers. Keldon Johnson added 26 points for the Spurs, who are still in the mix for a play-in game in the Western Conference with three wins in their last five games. San Antonio finished with 19 3-pointers, matching their season high and just one shy of the franchise record.— Theo Maledon scored 17 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter of the Thunder's 118-102 win versus the Magic. Tre Mann and Isaiah Roby each scored 21 points to help Oklahoma City end a 10-game losing streak. OKC took control by opening the second quarter on a 20-2 spurt.— The Kings pulled out a 110-109 win over the Pacers on Damian Jones' tip-in with 0.2 seconds remaining. Davion Mitchell scored 25 points and Chimezie Metu (chih-MEH'-zee MEH'-tuh) had a career-high 22 as the Kings snapped a three-game losing streak. Buddy Hield (heeld) led the Pacers with 25 points.NBA-NUGGETS-MALONE EXTENSIONNuggets agree to multiyear contract extension with MaloneDENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with coach Michael Malone.He ranks third in team history with 309 coaching wins and is fourth in playoff victories over seven years in Denver.Denver is closing in on its fourth straight postseason appearance despite the absence of point guard Jamal Murray and sharpshooter Michael Porter Jr.PRO SPORTS-NEW YORKNYC vaccine mandate to be liftedNEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving can finally suit up at Barclays Center.New York City Mayor Eric Adams will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate for private workers, effective immediately. That will let Irving play at home for the Brooklyn Nets again and allow unvaccinated members of the New York Yankees and Mets to play baseball in their home ballparks.Irving had been barred from playing in New York and Toronto for refusing to get vaccinated. The Nets have just six home games remaining in the regulation season.NFL-NEWSAP source: Chiefs send Hill to Dolphins for draft picksUNDATED (AP) — Tyreek Hill has changed teams and received a big pay hike.The Kansas City Chiefs have traded the wide receiver to Miami for a package of draft picks. The Dolphins immediately gave the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract extension.The Chiefs will get the Dolphins' first- and second-round picks along with their fourth-rounder in this year's draft, and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year.Hill's agent said the next extension from Miami includes $72.2 million guaranteed.In other NFL news:— Free-agent running back Leonard Fournette finalized a three-year, $21 million contract with the Buccaneers. He joins receivers Chris Godwin, Russell Gage and Breshad Perriman, Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen and guard Aaron Stinnie as key offensive players who've agreed to new deals since Brady ended his brief retirement this month.— The Titans have acquired wide receiver Robert Woods from the Rams for a sixth-round pick in 2023, a deal that creates salary cap room for Los Angeles. The nine-year veteran tore his left ACL in practice on Nov. 12, his first significant injury of his career. Woods has played 125 games with 570 catches for 7,077 yards and 35 touchdowns with Buffalo and the Rams.— Cornerback Malcolm Butler is returning to the Patriots, where he went from Super Bowl star to the bench. His agent says Butler accepted a two-year deal worth up to $9 million. The 32-year-old Butler sat out last season for personal reasons and was placed on the reserve/retired list by the Cardinals.— The Cowboys have re-signed defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and punter Bryan Anger. Watkins started 14 games for the Cowboys last season, but his re-signing is more likely about depth with Dallas expecting Neville Gallimore and Osa Odighizuwa to start. Anger made his first Pro Bowl in his Dallas debut after setting a club record with a 44.6-yard net average on punts.— The 49ers have re-signed free agent defensive lineman Jordan Willis to a one-year contract. Willis had 5 1/2 sacks with 28 tackles and one forced fumble in 17 games for San Francisco over the past two seasons. Willis was suspended for the first six games last season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.— Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over "Thursday Night Football" in September.MLB-NEWSYanks star Judge says talks ongoing about new contractUNDATED (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is disappointed that a deal to avoid a potential arbitration hearing wasn't reached before contract figures were exchanged. But Judge says he hopes that fluid conversions on a one-year deal or long-term contract can be completed before opening day on April 7.Judge has asked New York for $21 million this season, while the Yankees have offered $17 million, up from more than $10 million last year. He can become a free agent after the World Series.Judge hit .287 with 39 homers and 98 RBIs in 148 games last season. The outfielder turns 30 next month.In other MLB news:— The Red Sox have announced their signing of former Rockies shortstop Trevor Story to a six-year contract that was hammered out on Sunday. The two-time All-Star will play second base in Boston, leaving shortstop for Xander Bogaerts (ZAN'-dur BOH'-gahrtz). Story batted .251 with 24 homers and 75 RBIs for the Rockies last season.— The Rangers have renewed the contract of All-Star outfielder Adolis (ah-DOH'-lees) Garcia for the upcoming season and signed their 28 other pre-arbitration eligible players to one-year deals. Garcia hit .243 with 31 homers and 90 RBIs last year, his first full big-league season.— Bryan Shaw is on his way back to Cleveland's bullpen after accepting a one-year contract. The rubber-armed reliever led the majors with 81 appearances last season. Shaw went 6-7 with a 3.49 ERA in 2021.NHL-SCHEDULESabres beat Pens in shootoutUNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins moved a little closer to the Metropolitan Division lead, but they left a point on the table in Buffalo.Tage (tayj) Thompson scored twice in regulation before providing the lone shootout goal in the Sabres' 4-3 victory over the Pens. Thompson put the Sabres ahead 61 seconds into the third period, but the Penguins tied it on Kris Letang's (leh-TAHNZ') power-play goal with 4:56 left in regulation.Pittsburgh ended a three-game winning streak and moved within two points of the division-leading Hurricanes.Elsewhere on NHL ice:— Jaroslav Halak (YAH'-roh-slahv hah-LAHK') stopped 32 shots and the Canucks beat the NHL-leading Avalanche, 3-1. Brock Boeser (BEH'-sur) and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period to open the scoring. Miller added an assist on Bo Horvat's empty-netter with 17.6 seconds remaining, giving Miller 31 points in his last 17 games.— Pierre Engvall scored a short-handed goal with 4:42 left to send the Maple Leafs past the Devils, 3-2. Ilya Mikheyev (EEL'-yah mih-KAY'-ehv) also had a short-handed tally and Mitch Marner furnished a goal for Toronto, which got 20 saves from Petr Mrazek.NHL-DADONOV-NO TRADEDadonov deal nixedUNDATED (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights' trade of forward Evgenii Dadonov (dah-DAH'-nahv) to the Ducks has been voided by the NHL because Anaheim was on his no-trade list.Vegas tried to trade Dadonov and a future second-round pick to Anaheim for injured defenseman John Moore and the contract of center Ryan Kesler. The goal was to clear salary cap space that could be used to activate captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alec Martinez off long-term injured reserve.It was not immediately clear why NHL Central Registry approved the deal when it was filed prior to the trade deadline Monday.FIGURE SKATING-RUSSIA-VALIEVAKamila Valieva to skate Russian exhibition competitionUNDATED (AP) — The teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal at last month's Beijing Olympics will skate in an exhibition tournament in Russia starting Friday.Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva (val-YAY'-vah) won Olympic gold in the team competition before finding out that she tested positive for a banned substance before the Beijing Games began.She was allowed to compete in the singles competition at the Olympics despite her positive test in part because of her status as a minor and finished fourth.Russian athletes have since been banned from international competition following their country's invasion of Ukraine.

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KANSAS CITY — Former K-State linebacker Elijah Lee is joining the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lee is a five-year veteran, getting most of his snaps on special teams. 

Before K-State, Lee played high school ball at Blue Springs, Missouri.

KANSAS CITY — Former K-State linebacker Elijah Lee is joining the Kansas City Chiefs.Lee is a five-year veteran, getting most of his snaps on special teams. Before K-State, Lee played high school ball at Blue Springs, Missouri.

Elijah Lee to join Chiefs

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State junior forward Joe Pleasant has entered his name into the transfer portal, according to a report from Verbal Commits, repeated by <a href="https://thesunflower.com/61782/sports/joe-pleasant-becomes-third-shocker-to-enter-the-transfer-portal/">the Sunflower student newspaper</a>. Pleasant played one season with the Shockers, after arriving as a transfer from Abilene Christian.

Pleasant is the third Shocker to enter his name into the transfer portal, after Chaunce Jenkins and Clarence 'Monzy' Jackson did so the last two weeks. The three players have the option of returning to WSU, but if they choose a new school, the Shockers would then have 10 scholarships available next season.

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State junior forward Joe Pleasant has entered his name into the transfer portal, according to a report from Verbal Commits, repeated by <a href="https://thesunflower.com/61782/sports/joe-pleasant-becomes-third-shocker-to-enter-the-transfer-portal/">the Sunflower student newspaper</a>. Pleasant played one season with the Shockers, after arriving as a transfer from Abilene Christian.Pleasant is the third Shocker to enter his name into the transfer portal, after Chaunce Jenkins and Clarence 'Monzy' Jackson did so the last two weeks. The three players have the option of returning to WSU, but if they choose a new school, the Shockers would then have 10 scholarships available next season.

WSU's Pleasant enters transfer portal

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WICHITA, Kan. – Garrett Kocis hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the tenth, and Wichita State rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win over Kansas 7-5 on Wednesday night at Eck Stadium.

It was the first walk-off win and first extra-inning win of the season for Wichita State, who extended their winning streak against Kansas to six games.

The Shockers (10-10) clawed back with three in the sixth, one in the eighth, and one in the ninth to force extras. After two quick outs in the tenth, Jordan Rogers kept the inning alive with an infield single. Kocis then stepped to the plate against Kansas reliever Kolby Dougan (0-1) and blasted a 1-2 pitch onto the berm in right field for his second home run of the season. The five-run deficit was the largest overcome by Wichita State this season.

<a href="https://goshockers.com/news/2022/3/23/baseball-kocis-walk-off-blast-sends-shockers-past-kansas.aspx">Via GoShockers.com</a>WICHITA, Kan. – Garrett Kocis hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the tenth, and Wichita State rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win over Kansas 7-5 on Wednesday night at Eck Stadium.It was the first walk-off win and first extra-inning win of the season for Wichita State, who extended their winning streak against Kansas to six games.The Shockers (10-10) clawed back with three in the sixth, one in the eighth, and one in the ninth to force extras. After two quick outs in the tenth, Jordan Rogers kept the inning alive with an infield single. Kocis then stepped to the plate against Kansas reliever Kolby Dougan (0-1) and blasted a 1-2 pitch onto the berm in right field for his second home run of the season. The five-run deficit was the largest overcome by Wichita State this season.

⚾️ WSU wins in a walkoff over KU Wednesday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday's deadline for teams and players to submit numbers.

The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad Keller on a $4.825 million contract, reliever Scott Barlow on a $2.4 million deal, newly acquired pitcher Amir Garrett for $2.025 million, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn at $1.3 million and backup catcher Cam Gallagher for $885,000.

The Royals only have outfielder Andrew Benintendi and second baseman Nicky Lopez, both of whom are expected to be part of their opening day lineup, among their unsigned arbitration-eligible players.

The 26-year-old Mondesi has been dynamic when he's been healthy, leading the league with 24 stolen bases during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. But he has only played more than 100 games once in six seasons, and he hit just .230 with six homers and 15 steals while limited to 35 games by injuries last season.

Mondesi, who made $2.52 million last year and is eligible for free agency after the 2023 season, spent much of this past offseason working with new trainers in the Dominican Republic in an effort to stay healthy. The culprits last season were his obliques and hamstring, but he's also had quad and shoulder injuries over the years.

“I changed a lot of things, different trainer — just focused on the things I need to focus on and I feel good right now and see what’s going to happen,” Mondesi said during the first week of spring training in Surprise, Arizona.

“We started with my body,” he explained, “seeing what's going to work for me or not and go from there. They ask how I feel, what I feel and I just let him know, and we make a program and follow that.”

Mondesi also has played second base and third base during his career, and his move to third could become a permanent one if the Royals break camp with top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. at shortstop. Witt also has played third base in the minors, but it is likely the Royals would try to keep him at his most comfortable position as he begins his big league career.

Together, Mondesi and Witt could give Kansas City one of the best left sides of the infield in the American League.

“Whatever they want me to do, I'm OK. I just want to play and I want to feel good and help the team win,” Mondesi said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday's deadline for teams and players to submit numbers.The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad Keller on a $4.825 million contract, reliever Scott Barlow on a $2.4 million deal, newly acquired pitcher Amir Garrett for $2.025 million, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn at $1.3 million and backup catcher Cam Gallagher for $885,000.The Royals only have outfielder Andrew Benintendi and second baseman Nicky Lopez, both of whom are expected to be part of their opening day lineup, among their unsigned arbitration-eligible players.The 26-year-old Mondesi has been dynamic when he's been healthy, leading the league with 24 stolen bases during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. But he has only played more than 100 games once in six seasons, and he hit just .230 with six homers and 15 steals while limited to 35 games by injuries last season.Mondesi, who made $2.52 million last year and is eligible for free agency after the 2023 season, spent much of this past offseason working with new trainers in the Dominican Republic in an effort to stay healthy. The culprits last season were his obliques and hamstring, but he's also had quad and shoulder injuries over the years.“I changed a lot of things, different trainer — just focused on the things I need to focus on and I feel good right now and see what’s going to happen,” Mondesi said during the first week of spring training in Surprise, Arizona.“We started with my body,” he explained, “seeing what's going to work for me or not and go from there. They ask how I feel, what I feel and I just let him know, and we make a program and follow that.”Mondesi also has played second base and third base during his career, and his move to third could become a permanent one if the Royals break camp with top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. at shortstop. Witt also has played third base in the minors, but it is likely the Royals would try to keep him at his most comfortable position as he begins his big league career.Together, Mondesi and Witt could give Kansas City one of the best left sides of the infield in the American League.“Whatever they want me to do, I'm OK. I just want to play and I want to feel good and help the team win,” Mondesi said.

⚾ Royals agree with Mondesi, 5 others to avoid arbitration

ATLANTA&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named one of four finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday. Agbaji is looking to become the third Jayhawk to win the James A. Naismith Trophy along with Danny Manning (1988) and Frank Mason III (2017).

Joining Agbaji as finalists are Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Keegan Murray (Iowa) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky). Agbaji is the lone senior among the four and the lone finalist still playing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Earlier this month, Agbaji earned what will be announced as Consensus All-America First Team by being collecting All-America first-team honors by the NABC, AP, The Sporting News and USBWA. Those four entities make up the collaboration of the consensus teams recognized by the NCAA. Agbaji is Kansas’ 31st&nbsp;all-time Consensus All-America First Team selection, which is more than any other school. He is the first Jayhawk to earn the honor since Devonte’ Graham in 2018.

On the 2022 Wooden Award Ballot, Agbaji was a Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player and an all-tournament selection in guiding Kansas to the tourney title earlier this month.

Agbaji, the 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year, leads the Big 12 and is 33rd nationally in scoring at 19.3 points per game. The Kansas City, Missouri, guard is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (40.0%, 34th nationally) and in three-point field goals made per game (2.7, 53rd nationally).

A four-year starter for KU, Agbaji has etched his name into the Kansas records book. He holds the record for consecutive games of three-point field goals made at 53. He also ranks 16th on the KU career scoring list with 1,596 points, fourth on the three-point field goals made (241) and fourth on three-point field goals attempted (653).

The four finalists were chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, who based their selections on outstanding on-court performances during the 2020-22 college basketball season.

Once again, this year fans will have a say in the determining the winner.&nbsp; Starting March 22 fans can visit&nbsp;<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.edgepilot.com%2Fs%2F0c75bce9%2FJUCMBkqnFEyyY02Gpz47wg%3Fu%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.naismithfanvote.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ctheisen%40ku.edu%7C9f86df392e184cc0433b08da08d0d236%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637831990617694603%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=40yAaKgUTpBMDbEG2wJL6x2%2F5X1hRE3Hm3kwqE2nw4o%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.naismithfanvote.com</a>&nbsp;or on Twitter (@MarchMadnessMBB and @naismithtrophy) to cast their ballot for one of these four Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy finalists. Voting ends at 5 p.m. CST on March 29 and fans are limited to one vote per day. The fan vote will account for 5% of the total vote.

The 2022 Naismith Trophy winner will be announced on Sunday, April 3, at the Naismith Awards Brunch in New Orleans.

Ranked No. 3 in both national polls, No. 1 seed Kansas (30-6) has advanced to its 32nd&nbsp;round of 16, 23rd&nbsp;Sweet 16, of the NCAA Championship. On Friday, March 25, KU will face No. 4 seed Providence (27-5) at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be televised on TBS with a 6:29 p.m. CST tip.

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ATLANTA&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named one of four finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday. Agbaji is looking to become the third Jayhawk to win the James A. Naismith Trophy along with Danny Manning (1988) and Frank Mason III (2017).Joining Agbaji as finalists are Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Keegan Murray (Iowa) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky). Agbaji is the lone senior among the four and the lone finalist still playing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.Earlier this month, Agbaji earned what will be announced as Consensus All-America First Team by being collecting All-America first-team honors by the NABC, AP, The Sporting News and USBWA. Those four entities make up the collaboration of the consensus teams recognized by the NCAA. Agbaji is Kansas’ 31st&nbsp;all-time Consensus All-America First Team selection, which is more than any other school. He is the first Jayhawk to earn the honor since Devonte’ Graham in 2018.On the 2022 Wooden Award Ballot, Agbaji was a Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player and an all-tournament selection in guiding Kansas to the tourney title earlier this month.Agbaji, the 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year, leads the Big 12 and is 33rd nationally in scoring at 19.3 points per game. The Kansas City, Missouri, guard is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (40.0%, 34th nationally) and in three-point field goals made per game (2.7, 53rd nationally).A four-year starter for KU, Agbaji has etched his name into the Kansas records book. He holds the record for consecutive games of three-point field goals made at 53. He also ranks 16th on the KU career scoring list with 1,596 points, fourth on the three-point field goals made (241) and fourth on three-point field goals attempted (653).The four finalists were chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, who based their selections on outstanding on-court performances during the 2020-22 college basketball season.Once again, this year fans will have a say in the determining the winner.&nbsp; Starting March 22 fans can visit&nbsp;<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.edgepilot.com%2Fs%2F0c75bce9%2FJUCMBkqnFEyyY02Gpz47wg%3Fu%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.naismithfanvote.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ctheisen%40ku.edu%7C9f86df392e184cc0433b08da08d0d236%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637831990617694603%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=40yAaKgUTpBMDbEG2wJL6x2%2F5X1hRE3Hm3kwqE2nw4o%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.naismithfanvote.com</a>&nbsp;or on Twitter (@MarchMadnessMBB and @naismithtrophy) to cast their ballot for one of these four Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy finalists. Voting ends at 5 p.m. CST on March 29 and fans are limited to one vote per day. The fan vote will account for 5% of the total vote.The 2022 Naismith Trophy winner will be announced on Sunday, April 3, at the Naismith Awards Brunch in New Orleans.Ranked No. 3 in both national polls, No. 1 seed Kansas (30-6) has advanced to its 32nd&nbsp;round of 16, 23rd&nbsp;Sweet 16, of the NCAA Championship. On Friday, March 25, KU will face No. 4 seed Providence (27-5) at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be televised on TBS with a 6:29 p.m. CST tip.Ochai Agbaji 2021-22 HonorsNaismith Trophy FinalistConsensus All-America First TeamUSBWA All-America First TeamNABC All-America First TeamThe Athletic All-America First TeamAssociated Press All-America First TeamNABC All-District 8 First TeamBig 12 Championship Most Outstanding PlayerBig 12 Championship All-TournamentNaismith Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)Bleacher Report All-America First TeamThe Sporting News All-America First TeamSI.com All-America Second TeamBig 12 Player of the Year (Big 12 and AP)All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 and AP)Wooden Award Final Ballot (1 of 15)Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist (1 of 5)Academic All-Big 12 Second Teamco-Big 12 Player of the Week (2.21.22)Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team (1 of 30)Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (top 10)Big 12 Player of the Week (1.24.22)The Sporting News Midseason All-American Second TeamBig 12 Player of the Week (1.17.22)Big 12 Player of the Week (11.15.21)Big 12 Player of the Week (11.15.21)Wooden Award Preseason Top 50Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 50)NABC Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 20)Preseason All-Big 12

🏀 Ochai Agbaji Named a Naismith Trophy Finalist

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of draft picks Wednesday, and the Dolphins gave the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player ever at his position, a person familiar with the moves told The Associated Press.

The Chiefs will get the Dolphins' first- and second-round picks and their fourth-rounder in this year's draft, and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because terms were not announced.

Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said the extension from Miami includes $72.2 million guaranteed. The value of the deal surpasses the five-year contract that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/green-bay-packers-las-vegas-raiders-nfl-sports-derek-carr-acadefadd9b7d9bf6493ecc5af760fca">Davante Adams signed after he was traded from Green Bay to Las Vegas</a>&nbsp;last week, which averages $28.5 million and includes $67.5 million guaranteed.

The Chiefs had been in discussions with Hill on a contract extension in part because they were seeking relief from a tight salary cap situation. But talks had stalled over the past few days, and Hill's representatives requested permission to seek a trade, which came together quickly with multiple teams expressing interest in him.

The deal clears more than $18 million in salary cap space for Kansas City.

Hill appeared to indicate that his time with the Chiefs was over more than a week ago when the six-time Pro Bowl pick tweeted: “we came a long way thank you chiefs kingdom I'm forever indebted.”

It has been a wild NFL offseason when it comes to big names, even though the new league year is just 1 week old.

The Seahawks traded Russell Wilson to the Broncos, Deshaun Watson ended up in Cleveland, the Falcons sent Matt Ryan to the Colts and Carson Wentz landed with the Commanders — and that's just quarterbacks. Adams landed with the Raiders while fellow wide receiver Amari Cooper went from Dallas to Cleveland, and top-tier pass rushers Khalil Mack (Chargers) and Yannick Ngakoue (Colts) also have landed with new teams.

Hill was a controversial pick by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2015 draft because of off-the-field problems that led to his dismissal from Oklahoma State. But he's mostly steered clear of trouble since arriving with the Chiefs, giving Andy Reid an outlet for his offensive creativity and teaming with Patrick Mahomes to form one of the league's elite duos.

Hill helped the Chiefs win back-to-back AFC titles and their first Super Bowl in 50 years after the 2019 season. He also helped them get back to the conference championship game in January before losing to the Bengals, capping arguably the best year of his career: He had a club-record 111 catches for 1,239 yards and nine touchdowns.

In just six seasons, Hill already has 479 catches for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns.

The trade for Hill is the second major move by the Dolphins this week as new coach Mike McDaniel attempts to build around quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins also have agreed with Terron Armstead to an $87.5 million, five-year deal, landing a three-time Pro Bowl left tackle to anchor the offensive line.

The Chiefs have been trying to get younger the past few years, and the possibility that the 28-year-old Hill's speed could soon decline no doubt gave them pause. They also signed former Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who is 25, to a club-friendly one-year deal last week and are expected to add at least one wide receiver in the draft.

The trade with Miami means Kansas City could do that with two picks in each of the first three rounds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of draft picks Wednesday, and the Dolphins gave the three-time All-Pro a $120 million, four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player ever at his position, a person familiar with the moves told The Associated Press.The Chiefs will get the Dolphins' first- and second-round picks and their fourth-rounder in this year's draft, and fourth- and sixth-round picks next year, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because terms were not announced.Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said the extension from Miami includes $72.2 million guaranteed. The value of the deal surpasses the five-year contract that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/green-bay-packers-las-vegas-raiders-nfl-sports-derek-carr-acadefadd9b7d9bf6493ecc5af760fca">Davante Adams signed after he was traded from Green Bay to Las Vegas</a>&nbsp;last week, which averages $28.5 million and includes $67.5 million guaranteed.The Chiefs had been in discussions with Hill on a contract extension in part because they were seeking relief from a tight salary cap situation. But talks had stalled over the past few days, and Hill's representatives requested permission to seek a trade, which came together quickly with multiple teams expressing interest in him.The deal clears more than $18 million in salary cap space for Kansas City.Hill appeared to indicate that his time with the Chiefs was over more than a week ago when the six-time Pro Bowl pick tweeted: “we came a long way thank you chiefs kingdom I'm forever indebted.”It has been a wild NFL offseason when it comes to big names, even though the new league year is just 1 week old.The Seahawks traded Russell Wilson to the Broncos, Deshaun Watson ended up in Cleveland, the Falcons sent Matt Ryan to the Colts and Carson Wentz landed with the Commanders — and that's just quarterbacks. Adams landed with the Raiders while fellow wide receiver Amari Cooper went from Dallas to Cleveland, and top-tier pass rushers Khalil Mack (Chargers) and Yannick Ngakoue (Colts) also have landed with new teams.Hill was a controversial pick by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2015 draft because of off-the-field problems that led to his dismissal from Oklahoma State. But he's mostly steered clear of trouble since arriving with the Chiefs, giving Andy Reid an outlet for his offensive creativity and teaming with Patrick Mahomes to form one of the league's elite duos.Hill helped the Chiefs win back-to-back AFC titles and their first Super Bowl in 50 years after the 2019 season. He also helped them get back to the conference championship game in January before losing to the Bengals, capping arguably the best year of his career: He had a club-record 111 catches for 1,239 yards and nine touchdowns.In just six seasons, Hill already has 479 catches for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns.The trade for Hill is the second major move by the Dolphins this week as new coach Mike McDaniel attempts to build around quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins also have agreed with Terron Armstead to an $87.5 million, five-year deal, landing a three-time Pro Bowl left tackle to anchor the offensive line.The Chiefs have been trying to get younger the past few years, and the possibility that the 28-year-old Hill's speed could soon decline no doubt gave them pause. They also signed former Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who is 25, to a club-friendly one-year deal last week and are expected to add at least one wide receiver in the draft.The trade with Miami means Kansas City could do that with two picks in each of the first three rounds.

🏈 Chiefs send Hill to Dolphins for draft picks

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nathan Walker scored the go-ahead goal hours after being called up to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 and snap a three-game skid. Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and captain Ryan O'Reilly scored on the power play for St. Louis. David Perron added an empty-netter to extend his goal-scoring streak to seven games. Defenseman Torey Krug left in the second period after getting slashed on the left hand or wrist. The Capitals lost their second consecutive game to fall to 7-2-1 in March.

UNDATED (AP) — Missouri has hired Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Gates to help rebuild its floundering program. The 42-year-old Gates took over at Cleveland State in 2019. After winning just 11 games in his first season, he engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in Division I basketball. The Vikings went 19-8 and made the NCAA Tournament last season. They went 20-11 and lost in the first round of the NIT this season. Gates replaces Cuonzo Martin, who was fired after his third losing season in five years at Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday's deadline for teams and players to submit numbers. The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad Keller on a $4.825 million contract, reliever Scott Barlow on a $2.4 million deal, newly acquired pitcher Amir Garrett for $2.025 million, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn at $1.3 million and backup catcher Cam Gallagher for $885,000. The Royals only have outfielder Andrew Benintendi and second baseman Nicky Lopez among their unsigned arbitration-eligible players.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas Chiefs have signed linebacker Elijah Lee and cornerback Luq Barcoo to provide depth at both positions. Lee starred in college just down Interstate 70 at Kansas State. He was a seventh-round pick of the Vikings in 2017 who spent his first three seasons with San Francisco before spending the past two with Detroit and Cleveland. Lee appeared in 16 games and had 15 tackles for the Browns last season. Barcoo was an undrafted free agent who signed with Jacksonville in 2020 after a standout career at San Diego State. He bounced through the Arizona and San Francisco practice squads before he was cut in January.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence was trailed by a national narrative entering the NCAA Tournament, that despite earning the Midwest Region's fourth seed, it had been more lucky than good this season because of an 11-2 record in games decided by five points or less. The Friars used that as fuel as they held off South Dakota State and then blew past Richmond to advance to their first Sweet 16 since 1997. But despite limiting its first two opponents to just 54 points per game, Providence finds itself as an underdog against top seed Kansas.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alexah Chrisman scored 16 points to secure the tournament MVP award, Zoie Barth added 12 points and top-seeded Thomas More (Ky.) beat No. 5 seed Dordt (Iowa) 77-65 for its first NAIA championship. Thomas More, which is in its third year in the NAIA, was in the championship game for the second straight season. The Saints won two titles at the Division III level. Thomas More scored 32 of the opening 41 points of the game as Dordt didn't reach double figures until it trailed 32-11 with 6:20 remaining in the first half. The Defenders made just four of their opening 18 shots. Taylor Clos finished with 11 points for Thomas More, which had a 40-26 advantage on the glass. Karly Gustafson scored 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting for Dordt.

UNDATED (AP) — Trae Young had 45 points and eight assists in his first game at Madison Square Garden since last season's playoffs, leading a late surge that gave the Atlanta Hawks a 117-111 victory over the New York Knicks. Picking up right where he left off last spring, Young made seven 3-pointers, including one that tied the game at 105 with 2:54 to play.

—Nikola Jokic bounced back from a rare bad shooting performance, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 127-115 win over the fading Los Angeles Clippers. Jokic scored 30 points on 9-of-15 shooting 48 hours after he missed 15 shots in a home loss to the Boston Celtics. The Nuggets snapped a two-game skid and sent the Clippers to their fourth consecutive loss. The Clippers have lost seven of their last nine games.

—Franz Wagner made three free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining and dunked on an inbounds play for the final points, leading the Orlando Magic to a 94-90 win over the Golden State Warriors. With the Warriors' loss, the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns (58-14) clinched first place in the Pacific Division. The Warriors shot 40% for the game and had seven turnovers in the fourth quarter on the way to their third straight loss.

NBA fines Nurkic, Beverly, Hill, and Randle

UNDATED (AP) — Four NBA players are a lot lighter in the wallet following a series of fines by the league for various infractions.

Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers was fined $40,000 for confronting a fan at a game in Indiana and throwing the person's cellphone. The incident happened shortly after Sunday's game between the Blazers and the Pacers. The league also fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley $20,000 and Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill $15,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation during a matchup between the teams over the weekend. And Julius Randle has been penalized $40,000 for directing hostile language at a referee, bringing his total to $130,000 in fines this season.

Nick Castellanos, Phillies finalize a $100 million deal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos and the Philadelphia Phillies have finalized a $100 million, five-year contract.

The All-Star outfielder agreed to the deal last week after the Phillies added slugger Kyle Schwarber. He'll be introduced at the team's spring training complex on Wednesday. Castellanos batted .309 with 34 homers, 100 RBIs and a .939 OPS last year for the Cincinnati Reds, making his first All-Star team and winning a Silver Slugger Award. He is a .278 career hitter with 168 home runs, 594 RBIs and an .814 OPS in nine major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Reds.

— Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber avoided salary arbitration when he agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract. Bieber's deal completed a day in which Cleveland signed all seven of its arbitration-eligible players. Bieber made $679,700 last season, when he was sidelined for three months with a strained shoulder muscle. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner has said he's open to signing a long-term deal with the Guardians.

—The Baltimore Orioles have reached a $1.05 million deal with left-hander Tanner Scott, avoiding arbitration. First baseman Trey Mancini and left-hander John Means were also eligible for arbitration.

—The New York Yankees reached agreements on one-year contracts with 10 of their 11 players eligible for arbitration and exchanged proposed salaries with slugger Aaron Judge, who asked for a raise from $10,175,000 to $21 million and was offered $17 million. New York reached agreements with outfielder Joey Gallo, second baseman Gleyber Torres, left-hander Jordan Montgomery,, right-hander Jameson Taillon, infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, right-hander Chad Green, left-hander Wandy Peralta, right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga, infielder/outfielder Miguel Andújar, right-hander Clay Holmes and catcher Kyle Higashioka.

—The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday's deadline for teams and players to submit numbers. The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad Keller on a $4.825 million contract, reliever Scott Barlow on a $2.4 million deal, newly acquired pitcher Amir Garrett for $2.025 million, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn at $1.3 million and backup catcher Cam Gallagher for $885,000.

—Pete Alonso and 11 other New York Mets agreed to one-year contracts Tuesday that avoided arbitration, leaving only right-hander Chris Bassitt without a deal before the deadline to exchange proposed salaries. Alonso signed a $7.4 million, one-year deal, a significant raise in his first season of arbitration eligibility. All-Star closer Edwin Díaz got $10.2 million, outfielder Brandon Nimmo settled at $7 million, and slugger Dominic Smith agreed to $3.95 million. The 33-year-old Bassitt was acquired from Oakland this month. He was 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA in 27 starts last season.

UNDATED (AP) — Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo scored to break a power-play drought for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, snapping a season-worst four-game winless streak. Sebastian Aho also scored and Seth Jarvis assisted on two goals for the Hurricanes. Goalie Frederik Andersen made 27 saves for just his second win this month.

—Logan Couture and Alexander Barabanov scored in a 28-second span in the third period, rallying the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Timo Meier also scored for San Jose (28-27-8). Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube, and Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary (38-17-8), which lost at home in regulation for just the second time in 19 games (15-2-2). Matthew Tkachuk had a pair of assists.

—Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov scored 24 seconds apart late in the third period and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat Edmonton 5-3, handing the Oilers their first loss this season after scoring first. The Oilers are 21-1-0 when scoring first this season. The NHL record to begin a season is 22-0-0 by the 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens.

—Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Scott Mayfield, Anders Lee and Zach Parise scored in the third period. Brock Nelson finished with three assists as the Islanders won for the sixth time in eight games.

—Connor Hellebuyck made 42 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0. Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Neal Pionk also scored, and Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had two assists. It was Hellebuyck's fourth shutout of the season.

—Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils broke loose for five second-period goals — four in a six-minute span — to erase an early deficit and defeat the New York Rangers 7-4. Nico Daws made 31 saves for the Devils, who snapped an eight-game losing streak to the rival Rangers.

— Jakub Vrana scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings won for the second time in nine games, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and two assists and Oskar Sundqvist, acquired from St. Louis on Monday, contributed an empty-netter and an assist in his Detroit debut.

—Nathan Walker scored the go-ahead goal hours after being called up to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 and snap a three-game skid. Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and captain Ryan O'Reilly scored on the power play for St. Louis. David Perron added an empty-netter to extend his goal-scoring streak to seven games.

Vikings agree to 3-year, $42M deal with OLB Za'Darius Smith

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and free agent outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith have agreed to contract terms.

Smith gets a three-year deal worth $42 million with incentives that can push the value to $47 million. He gives the Vikings a pass-rushing boost after being released by the rival Packers last week. Smith was a Pro Bowl pick in 2019 and 2020 with a combined 26 sacks in 32 games. He played in only one game last season because of a back injury.

—The Buffalo Bills have signed receiver Jamison Crowder and running back Duke Johnson to one-year contracts. Crowder joins the Bills after spending the past three seasons with the AFC East rival New York Jets. Johnson also has seven seasons of NFL experience, and closed last season with another divisional rival, Miami.

— The price for Deshaun Watson went up for the Browns in 24 hours. Cleveland's trade for the legally entangled quarterback became official Sunday when the Browns released statements explaining their decision to add him following an extensive investigation. Watson has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by 22 women.

— The Buffalo Bills have restocked their veteran depth at receiver by signing Jamison Crowder to a one-year contract. The seventh-year player joins the Bills after spending the past three seasons with the AFC East rival New York Jets. At 5-foot-9, Crowder primarily has been used as a slot receiver and will be given the opportunity to replace Cole Beasley.

— Former Georgia football star Lorenzo Carter is returning home to play for the Atlanta Falcons. Looking to bolster its pass rush, the Falcons announced they have signed the outside linebacker to a one-year contract. Carter had a career-best five sacks for the Giants in 2021. He joins a Falcons team that had an NFL-low 18 sacks in 2021.

UNDATED (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25.

Barty says in an emotional video on social media: "I'm so happy and I'm so ready. I just know at the moment in my heart for me as a person this is right." The announcement, later confirmed by the women's tennis tour, comes less than two months after Barty won her home Australian Open to claim her third Grand Slam singles title.

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<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>WASHINGTON (AP) — Nathan Walker scored the go-ahead goal hours after being called up to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 and snap a three-game skid. Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and captain Ryan O'Reilly scored on the power play for St. Louis. David Perron added an empty-netter to extend his goal-scoring streak to seven games. Defenseman Torey Krug left in the second period after getting slashed on the left hand or wrist. The Capitals lost their second consecutive game to fall to 7-2-1 in March.UNDATED (AP) — Missouri has hired Cleveland State basketball coach Dennis Gates to help rebuild its floundering program. The 42-year-old Gates took over at Cleveland State in 2019. After winning just 11 games in his first season, he engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in Division I basketball. The Vikings went 19-8 and made the NCAA Tournament last season. They went 20-11 and lost in the first round of the NIT this season. Gates replaces Cuonzo Martin, who was fired after his third losing season in five years at Missouri.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday's deadline for teams and players to submit numbers. The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad Keller on a $4.825 million contract, reliever Scott Barlow on a $2.4 million deal, newly acquired pitcher Amir Garrett for $2.025 million, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn at $1.3 million and backup catcher Cam Gallagher for $885,000. The Royals only have outfielder Andrew Benintendi and second baseman Nicky Lopez among their unsigned arbitration-eligible players.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas Chiefs have signed linebacker Elijah Lee and cornerback Luq Barcoo to provide depth at both positions. Lee starred in college just down Interstate 70 at Kansas State. He was a seventh-round pick of the Vikings in 2017 who spent his first three seasons with San Francisco before spending the past two with Detroit and Cleveland. Lee appeared in 16 games and had 15 tackles for the Browns last season. Barcoo was an undrafted free agent who signed with Jacksonville in 2020 after a standout career at San Diego State. He bounced through the Arizona and San Francisco practice squads before he was cut in January.PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence was trailed by a national narrative entering the NCAA Tournament, that despite earning the Midwest Region's fourth seed, it had been more lucky than good this season because of an 11-2 record in games decided by five points or less. The Friars used that as fuel as they held off South Dakota State and then blew past Richmond to advance to their first Sweet 16 since 1997. But despite limiting its first two opponents to just 54 points per game, Providence finds itself as an underdog against top seed Kansas.SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alexah Chrisman scored 16 points to secure the tournament MVP award, Zoie Barth added 12 points and top-seeded Thomas More (Ky.) beat No. 5 seed Dordt (Iowa) 77-65 for its first NAIA championship. Thomas More, which is in its third year in the NAIA, was in the championship game for the second straight season. The Saints won two titles at the Division III level. Thomas More scored 32 of the opening 41 points of the game as Dordt didn't reach double figures until it trailed 32-11 with 6:20 remaining in the first half. The Defenders made just four of their opening 18 shots. Taylor Clos finished with 11 points for Thomas More, which had a 40-26 advantage on the glass. Karly Gustafson scored 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting for Dordt.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA-SCHEDULETrae Young lights up MSGUNDATED (AP) — Trae Young had 45 points and eight assists in his first game at Madison Square Garden since last season's playoffs, leading a late surge that gave the Atlanta Hawks a 117-111 victory over the New York Knicks. Picking up right where he left off last spring, Young made seven 3-pointers, including one that tied the game at 105 with 2:54 to play.In other NBA action:—Nikola Jokic bounced back from a rare bad shooting performance, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 127-115 win over the fading Los Angeles Clippers. Jokic scored 30 points on 9-of-15 shooting 48 hours after he missed 15 shots in a home loss to the Boston Celtics. The Nuggets snapped a two-game skid and sent the Clippers to their fourth consecutive loss. The Clippers have lost seven of their last nine games.—Franz Wagner made three free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining and dunked on an inbounds play for the final points, leading the Orlando Magic to a 94-90 win over the Golden State Warriors. With the Warriors' loss, the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns (58-14) clinched first place in the Pacific Division. The Warriors shot 40% for the game and had seven turnovers in the fourth quarter on the way to their third straight loss.NBA-NEWSNBA fines Nurkic, Beverly, Hill, and RandleUNDATED (AP) — Four NBA players are a lot lighter in the wallet following a series of fines by the league for various infractions.Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers was fined $40,000 for confronting a fan at a game in Indiana and throwing the person's cellphone. The incident happened shortly after Sunday's game between the Blazers and the Pacers. The league also fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley $20,000 and Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill $15,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation during a matchup between the teams over the weekend. And Julius Randle has been penalized $40,000 for directing hostile language at a referee, bringing his total to $130,000 in fines this season.MLB-PHILLIES-CASTELLANOSNick Castellanos, Phillies finalize a $100 million dealPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos and the Philadelphia Phillies have finalized a $100 million, five-year contract.The All-Star outfielder agreed to the deal last week after the Phillies added slugger Kyle Schwarber. He'll be introduced at the team's spring training complex on Wednesday. Castellanos batted .309 with 34 homers, 100 RBIs and a .939 OPS last year for the Cincinnati Reds, making his first All-Star team and winning a Silver Slugger Award. He is a .278 career hitter with 168 home runs, 594 RBIs and an .814 OPS in nine major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Reds.In other MLB news:— Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber avoided salary arbitration when he agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract. Bieber's deal completed a day in which Cleveland signed all seven of its arbitration-eligible players. Bieber made $679,700 last season, when he was sidelined for three months with a strained shoulder muscle. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner has said he's open to signing a long-term deal with the Guardians.—The Baltimore Orioles have reached a $1.05 million deal with left-hander Tanner Scott, avoiding arbitration. First baseman Trey Mancini and left-hander John Means were also eligible for arbitration.—The New York Yankees reached agreements on one-year contracts with 10 of their 11 players eligible for arbitration and exchanged proposed salaries with slugger Aaron Judge, who asked for a raise from $10,175,000 to $21 million and was offered $17 million. New York reached agreements with outfielder Joey Gallo, second baseman Gleyber Torres, left-hander Jordan Montgomery,, right-hander Jameson Taillon, infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, right-hander Chad Green, left-hander Wandy Peralta, right-hander Jonathan Loáisiga, infielder/outfielder Miguel Andújar, right-hander Clay Holmes and catcher Kyle Higashioka.—The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday's deadline for teams and players to submit numbers. The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad Keller on a $4.825 million contract, reliever Scott Barlow on a $2.4 million deal, newly acquired pitcher Amir Garrett for $2.025 million, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn at $1.3 million and backup catcher Cam Gallagher for $885,000.—Pete Alonso and 11 other New York Mets agreed to one-year contracts Tuesday that avoided arbitration, leaving only right-hander Chris Bassitt without a deal before the deadline to exchange proposed salaries. Alonso signed a $7.4 million, one-year deal, a significant raise in his first season of arbitration eligibility. All-Star closer Edwin Díaz got $10.2 million, outfielder Brandon Nimmo settled at $7 million, and slugger Dominic Smith agreed to $3.95 million. The 33-year-old Bassitt was acquired from Oakland this month. He was 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA in 27 starts last season.NHL-SCHEDULECanes edge LightningUNDATED (AP) — Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo scored to break a power-play drought for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, snapping a season-worst four-game winless streak. Sebastian Aho also scored and Seth Jarvis assisted on two goals for the Hurricanes. Goalie Frederik Andersen made 27 saves for just his second win this month.Elsewhere in the NHL:—Logan Couture and Alexander Barabanov scored in a 28-second span in the third period, rallying the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Timo Meier also scored for San Jose (28-27-8). Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube, and Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary (38-17-8), which lost at home in regulation for just the second time in 19 games (15-2-2). Matthew Tkachuk had a pair of assists.—Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov scored 24 seconds apart late in the third period and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat Edmonton 5-3, handing the Oilers their first loss this season after scoring first. The Oilers are 21-1-0 when scoring first this season. The NHL record to begin a season is 22-0-0 by the 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens.—Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Scott Mayfield, Anders Lee and Zach Parise scored in the third period. Brock Nelson finished with three assists as the Islanders won for the sixth time in eight games.—Connor Hellebuyck made 42 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0. Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Neal Pionk also scored, and Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had two assists. It was Hellebuyck's fourth shutout of the season.—Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils broke loose for five second-period goals — four in a six-minute span — to erase an early deficit and defeat the New York Rangers 7-4. Nico Daws made 31 saves for the Devils, who snapped an eight-game losing streak to the rival Rangers.— Jakub Vrana scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings won for the second time in nine games, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and two assists and Oskar Sundqvist, acquired from St. Louis on Monday, contributed an empty-netter and an assist in his Detroit debut.—Nathan Walker scored the go-ahead goal hours after being called up to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 and snap a three-game skid. Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and captain Ryan O'Reilly scored on the power play for St. Louis. David Perron added an empty-netter to extend his goal-scoring streak to seven games.NFL-NEWSVikings agree to 3-year, $42M deal with OLB Za'Darius SmithUNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and free agent outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith have agreed to contract terms.Smith gets a three-year deal worth $42 million with incentives that can push the value to $47 million. He gives the Vikings a pass-rushing boost after being released by the rival Packers last week. Smith was a Pro Bowl pick in 2019 and 2020 with a combined 26 sacks in 32 games. He played in only one game last season because of a back injury.In other NFL news:—The Buffalo Bills have signed receiver Jamison Crowder and running back Duke Johnson to one-year contracts. Crowder joins the Bills after spending the past three seasons with the AFC East rival New York Jets. Johnson also has seven seasons of NFL experience, and closed last season with another divisional rival, Miami.— The price for Deshaun Watson went up for the Browns in 24 hours. Cleveland's trade for the legally entangled quarterback became official Sunday when the Browns released statements explaining their decision to add him following an extensive investigation. Watson has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by 22 women.— The Buffalo Bills have restocked their veteran depth at receiver by signing Jamison Crowder to a one-year contract. The seventh-year player joins the Bills after spending the past three seasons with the AFC East rival New York Jets. At 5-foot-9, Crowder primarily has been used as a slot receiver and will be given the opportunity to replace Cole Beasley.— Former Georgia football star Lorenzo Carter is returning home to play for the Atlanta Falcons. Looking to bolster its pass rush, the Falcons announced they have signed the outside linebacker to a one-year contract. Carter had a career-best five sacks for the Giants in 2021. He joins a Falcons team that had an NFL-low 18 sacks in 2021.TENNIS-BARTY RETIRESAsh Barty retiresUNDATED (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25.Barty says in an emotional video on social media: "I'm so happy and I'm so ready. I just know at the moment in my heart for me as a person this is right." The announcement, later confirmed by the women's tennis tour, comes less than two months after Barty won her home Australian Open to claim her third Grand Slam singles title.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile&nbsp;app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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WICHITA — The matchups are set for the Wichita regional in the NCAA women's tournament starting this weekend.&nbsp; &nbsp;The games will be played at Intrust Bank Arena Saturday, March 26th and Monday, March 28th.

Top-seeded Louisville will take on Tennessee Saturday at 3:00 p.m.&nbsp; &nbsp; The game will be followed by Michigan-South Dakota at approximately 5:30 p.m.&nbsp; &nbsp;The winners will meet in the regional final Monday.&nbsp;

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WICHITA — The matchups are set for the Wichita regional in the NCAA women's tournament starting this weekend.&nbsp; &nbsp;The games will be played at Intrust Bank Arena Saturday, March 26th and Monday, March 28th.Top-seeded Louisville will take on Tennessee Saturday at 3:00 p.m.&nbsp; &nbsp; The game will be followed by Michigan-South Dakota at approximately 5:30 p.m.&nbsp; &nbsp;The winners will meet in the regional final Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tickets can be purchased at <a href="http://intrustbankarena.com">intrustbankarena.com</a>.

NCAA women's regional in Wichita Saturday and Monday

CHICAGO — Gatorade has announced Gradey Dick of Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita is the 2021-22 National Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

He is a two-time winner of the Kansas Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year and joins former national winners like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Chris Webber, Ben Simmons and Alonzo Mourning.

Dick signed with Kansas in November 2021. He is a 2022 McDonald’s All-American who was a semifinalist for the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year and later named 2022 Naismith Boys HS All-America Second Team. Last summer Dick was a member of Team USA that won the to a gold medal at the 2021 Under 18 3-on-3 World Cup in Hungary.

CHICAGO — Gatorade has announced Gradey Dick of Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita is the 2021-22 National Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year.He is a two-time winner of the Kansas Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year and joins former national winners like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Chris Webber, Ben Simmons and Alonzo Mourning.Dick signed with Kansas in November 2021. He is a 2022 McDonald’s All-American who was a semifinalist for the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year and later named 2022 Naismith Boys HS All-America Second Team. Last summer Dick was a member of Team USA that won the to a gold medal at the 2021 Under 18 3-on-3 World Cup in Hungary.

Dick national Gatorade POY

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Yadier Molina is back, and both he and the St. Louis Cardinals couldn't be happier. After missing the first week of camp for personal reasons, the 39-year-old Molina arrived at the Cardinals' complex on Monday for what will likely be his final spring training. When St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol welcomed Molina back during a closed team meeting, the cheers and applause from his teammates could be heard outside the concrete building. Prior to that, a grinning Molina couldn't take more than a handful of steps without a different teammate walking over to embrace him,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored 18 points to help top-seeded North Carolina State beat Kansas State 89-57 in Monday's second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Raina Perez and Diamond Johnson each added 15 points for the Wolfpack. N.C. State shot 55% and made 9 of 19 3-pointers. By the end, all 13 players had scored for the Bridgeport Region's top seed. Serena Sundell scored 17 points to lead the ninth-seeded Wildcats, who shot just 39%. This is N.C. State's fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Kansas State was trying to reach its first since 2002.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed with defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi on a contract for next season, adding to the continuity on the defensive line that came with restructuring the contract of pass rusher Frank Clark. The contract with the 25-year-old Nnadi was announced Monday by his representatives at SportsTrust Advisors. Nnadi was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2018 draft and has been a dependable part of three AFC championship teams and another that was beaten in the conference title game this past season.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals claimed left-hander Packy Naughton off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. The 25-year-old Naughton, who fills out the Cardinals' 40-man roster, was chosen by the Reds in the ninth round of the 2017 first-year player draft. The former Virginia Tech star made his major league debut for the Angels last season, going 0-4 with a 7.15 ERA in five starts and seven total appearances.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Remy Martin has been the catalyst for Kansas through the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks are in the Sweet 16 and will play No. 4 seed Providence on Friday night. Martin scored 15 points in a blowout of Texas Southern, then poured in 20 to help Kansas hold off Creighton in the first two rounds. It's all been part of a late-season surge for the Arizona State transfer following a season marked by injuries and a crisis of confidence.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State has hired Baylor assistant Jerome Tang to be its next head coach. Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor flew to Texas to meet with Tang on Sunday, one day after the top-seeded Bears lost to North Carolina. Tang played a key role in building the Baylor program into a powerhouse. He replaces Bruce Weber, who resigned after Kansas State lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.

UNDATED (AP) — No one saw this Iowa State men's basketball team coming. The Cyclones won just two games and went 0-18 in the Big 12 last year. The team's 20-win improvement is one of the great NCAA Sweet 16 storylines this week. The 11th-seeded Cyclones will play 10th-seeded Miami in the Midwest Region semifinal in Chicago on Friday. Seven of the nine top players in minutes played weren't on the roster last season. First-year coach T.J. Otzelberger implemented a system that relies on a commitment to strong defense. The Cyclones have given up a total of 103 points in two tournament games.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska freshman Bryce McGowens has announced he's declaring for the NBA draft and will sign with an agent. The Associated Press Big Ten newcomer of the year averaged a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as the highest-ranked recruit in program history. McGowens had 11 games with at least 20 points, including a season-high 29 against both Sam Houston State and Rutgers. He played his best down the stretch, averaging 19.8 points over 12 games. He's been projected to be a late first-round or second-round pick.

UNDATED (AP) — Kevin Durant had 37 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Utah Jazz 114-106 for their sixth win in seven games. Bruce Brown added 22 points for the Nets, who stayed in sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

—Tyrese Maxey scored 13 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, including nine in a row during a crucial stretch, to lead the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers to a 113-106 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat. The Sixers were without stars Joel Embiid and James Harden, sidelined by nagging injuries. Jimmy Butler scored 27 points for Miami, which lost for just the fifth time in its last 20 games.

— LeBron James scored 38 points in a triple-double and sparked memories of his time in Cleveland, leading Los Angeles over the Cavaliers. It was James' only visit home this season — other than the All-Star Game last month. James added 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his 105th career triple-double and sixth this season.

—DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each scored 26 points and Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 113-99. DeRozan shot 11 for 14 as the Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak and remained in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 22 points.

—Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-123. Tatum has scored 30-or-more points in his last three games, extending the streak on 11-of-19 shooting against Oklahoma City.

—Reggie Bullock scored 18 points with a clutch 3-pointer late after missing four games for personal reasons, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-108 in a game delayed briefly because of a leaky roof. Luka Doncic had 15 points and 10 assists.

—Christian Wood set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 39 points as the Houston Rockets used a huge late run to rally for a 115-97 win over the Washington Wizards. The Rockets trailed by 23 in the first half.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Yadier Molina is back, and both he and the St. Louis Cardinals couldn't be happier. After missing the first week of camp for personal reasons, the 39-year-old Molina arrived at the Cardinals' complex on Monday for what will likely be his final spring training. When St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol welcomed Molina back during a closed team meeting, the cheers and applause from his teammates could be heard outside the concrete building. Prior to that, a grinning Molina couldn't take more than a handful of steps without a different teammate walking over to embrace him,RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored 18 points to help top-seeded North Carolina State beat Kansas State 89-57 in Monday's second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Raina Perez and Diamond Johnson each added 15 points for the Wolfpack. N.C. State shot 55% and made 9 of 19 3-pointers. By the end, all 13 players had scored for the Bridgeport Region's top seed. Serena Sundell scored 17 points to lead the ninth-seeded Wildcats, who shot just 39%. This is N.C. State's fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Kansas State was trying to reach its first since 2002.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed with defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi on a contract for next season, adding to the continuity on the defensive line that came with restructuring the contract of pass rusher Frank Clark. The contract with the 25-year-old Nnadi was announced Monday by his representatives at SportsTrust Advisors. Nnadi was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2018 draft and has been a dependable part of three AFC championship teams and another that was beaten in the conference title game this past season.JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals claimed left-hander Packy Naughton off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. The 25-year-old Naughton, who fills out the Cardinals' 40-man roster, was chosen by the Reds in the ninth round of the 2017 first-year player draft. The former Virginia Tech star made his major league debut for the Angels last season, going 0-4 with a 7.15 ERA in five starts and seven total appearances.LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Remy Martin has been the catalyst for Kansas through the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks are in the Sweet 16 and will play No. 4 seed Providence on Friday night. Martin scored 15 points in a blowout of Texas Southern, then poured in 20 to help Kansas hold off Creighton in the first two rounds. It's all been part of a late-season surge for the Arizona State transfer following a season marked by injuries and a crisis of confidence.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State has hired Baylor assistant Jerome Tang to be its next head coach. Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor flew to Texas to meet with Tang on Sunday, one day after the top-seeded Bears lost to North Carolina. Tang played a key role in building the Baylor program into a powerhouse. He replaces Bruce Weber, who resigned after Kansas State lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.UNDATED (AP) — No one saw this Iowa State men's basketball team coming. The Cyclones won just two games and went 0-18 in the Big 12 last year. The team's 20-win improvement is one of the great NCAA Sweet 16 storylines this week. The 11th-seeded Cyclones will play 10th-seeded Miami in the Midwest Region semifinal in Chicago on Friday. Seven of the nine top players in minutes played weren't on the roster last season. First-year coach T.J. Otzelberger implemented a system that relies on a commitment to strong defense. The Cyclones have given up a total of 103 points in two tournament games.LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska freshman Bryce McGowens has announced he's declaring for the NBA draft and will sign with an agent. The Associated Press Big Ten newcomer of the year averaged a team-high 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as the highest-ranked recruit in program history. McGowens had 11 games with at least 20 points, including a season-high 29 against both Sam Houston State and Rutgers. He played his best down the stretch, averaging 19.8 points over 12 games. He's been projected to be a late first-round or second-round pick.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA-SCHEDULEDurant has 37 in Nets win over JazzUNDATED (AP) — Kevin Durant had 37 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Utah Jazz 114-106 for their sixth win in seven games. Bruce Brown added 22 points for the Nets, who stayed in sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference.Elsewhere in the NBA:—Tyrese Maxey scored 13 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, including nine in a row during a crucial stretch, to lead the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers to a 113-106 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat. The Sixers were without stars Joel Embiid and James Harden, sidelined by nagging injuries. Jimmy Butler scored 27 points for Miami, which lost for just the fifth time in its last 20 games.— LeBron James scored 38 points in a triple-double and sparked memories of his time in Cleveland, leading Los Angeles over the Cavaliers. It was James' only visit home this season — other than the All-Star Game last month. James added 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his 105th career triple-double and sixth this season.—DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each scored 26 points and Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 113-99. DeRozan shot 11 for 14 as the Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak and remained in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 22 points.—Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-123. Tatum has scored 30-or-more points in his last three games, extending the streak on 11-of-19 shooting against Oklahoma City.—Reggie Bullock scored 18 points with a clutch 3-pointer late after missing four games for personal reasons, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-108 in a game delayed briefly because of a leaky roof. Luka Doncic had 15 points and 10 assists.—Christian Wood set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 39 points as the Houston Rockets used a huge late run to rally for a 115-97 win over the Washington Wizards. The Rockets trailed by 23 in the first half.— LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier each scored 17 points and Charlotte came back to beat New Orleans for its fifth straight win. Miles Bridges added 15 points and Mason Plumlee had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who trailed most of the second half and overcame 17 turnovers.—Brandon Williams scored 23 points and Ben McLemore added 21 as the patchwork Portland Trail Blazers ended a four-game losing streak by beating Detroit.NBA-NEWSTennessee man convicted of killing former NBA player Lorenzen WrightUNDATED (AP) — A jury has convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis.The jury found Billy Ray Turner guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy Monday in the death of Wright. The judge sentenced Turner to life in prison. The 6-foot, 11-inch Wright played 13 seasons in the NBA before he retired after the 2008-2009 season.In other NBA news:— Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Lillard had abdominal surgery on Jan. 13, and it was widely expected he would not return. The Blazers made it official on Monday.NCAA-WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTAdvances to Sweet 16UNDATED (AP) — Kayla Jones scored 18 points to help top-seeded North Carolina State beat Kansas State 89-57 in Monday's second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Raina Perez and Diamond Johnson each added 15 points for the Wolfpack. This is N.C. State's fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Kansas State was trying to reach its first since 2002.In other tournament action:—Dara Mabrey scored a season-high 29 points as No. 5 seed Notre Dame rolled past No. 4 Oklahoma 108-64.Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 19 points, Deja Kelly added 15 and North Carolina overwhelmed Arizona 63-45 to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in eight years. The fifth-seeded Tar Heels smothered Arizona from the start.Freshman Azzi Fudd scored 16 points and hit two key free throws late as No. 2 seed UConn outfought No. 7 seed UCF 52-47 in a defensive slugfest Monday night to advance to an NCAA record 28th straight Sweet 16.—Grace Berger scored the last of her 15 points on a spinning, tiebreaking layup with 28.2 seconds left and Nicole Cardano-Hillary added 12 points to help third-seeded Indiana beat Princeton 56-55 and reach its second straight Sweet 16.—Naz Hillmon had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five steals to help third-seeded Michigan pull away and beat No. 11 Villanova 64-49 in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines earned a second straight trip to the Sweet 16 and will face 10th-seeded South Dakota on Saturday in the Wichita Region.-Sara Puckett hit a 3-pointer with 17.5 seconds left to put Tennessee ahead to stay as the fourth-seeded Lady Vols held off neighbor Belmont 70-67 Monday night to advance to their first Sweet 16 since 2016.Jacy Sheldon had 23 points, eight assists and three steals, and sixth seed Ohio State defeated No. 3 seed LSU 79-64 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.NHL-SCHEDULEBruins edge CanadiensUNDATED (AP) — Brad Marchand scored his second goal of the game 34 seconds into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Connor Clifton had a goal and an assist and Erik Haula had two assists for Boston. Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots. Joel Armia and Denis Savard scored for Montreal, and Jake Allen finished with 43 saves.In other ice action:Nicolas Deslauriers scored in his Minnesota debut as the Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for the shutout after Marc-Andre Fleury was acquired at the trade deadline to share time with him in the Wild net. Matt Dumba also had a goal and Ryan Hartman added an empty-netter for the Wild. They won their third straight game and climbed into second place in the Central Division.—Filip Forsberg scored two goals in the third period of a five-point performance, and Matt Duchene added two power-play goals in the final minutes of the Nashville Predators' 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen also scored for the Predators, who pulled even with Minnesota on points for second place in the Central Division with their sixth win in nine games.—Nathan MacKinnon scored 52 seconds into overtime to lift Colorado. MacKinnon, who also had an assist, came into the zone on a 2-on-1 with Cale Makar. Makar fed MacKinnon, who's shot beat Mike Smith for his 22nd of the season to win it.NHL-NEWSWild acquire Fleury; Johansson back to CapsUNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have acquired goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks hours before the NHL trade deadline. The Wild hope the three-time Stanley Cup winner can help them with a late-season playoff push. Minnesota gave up a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft to acquire the 37-year-old, who won the Vezina (VEH'-zih-nuh) Trophy a year ago with Vegas.In other NHL moves:— The Washington Capitals acquired Marcus Johansson from the Seattle Kraken, in exchange for forward Daniel Sprong and two later-round draft picks. Seattle also retained 50% of Johansson's $1.5 million salary cap hit.— The Coyotes acquired unsigned forward prospect Nathan Smith and Bryan Little's contract from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2022 fourth-round pick.— The Jets acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in dealing defenseman Nathan Beaulieu to Pittsburgh. Beaulieu, who is in the final year of his contract, is sidelined by a lower-body injury.— One goaltender who was thought to be available came off the market before the deadline when Anton Forsberg re-signed with Ottawa. Forsberg inked an $8.25 million, three-year deal.NFL-NEWSAP source: Colts get QB Matt Ryan in trade with FalconsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the Indianapolis Colts have acquired their new quarterback, Matt Ryan, in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons. Indy is sending a third-round pick, No. 82 overall, for the longtime Falcons star.Ryan led Atlanta to its second Super Bowl appearance following the 2016 season. That was the same season Ryan was named the league's MVP. Ryan's arrival means the Colts will be starting a new opening-day quarterback for the sixth consecutive year.In other NFL news:—A person familiar with the situation says free agent quarterback Jameis Winston has agreed to return to the New Orleans Saints. Winston started seven games for New Orleans in 2021 before a season-ending knee injury. The 28-year-old Winston completed 59% of his passes for 1,170 yards.— Quarterback Matt Barkley is returning to the Buffalo Bills for a second stint after signing a one-year contract. Barkley did not see any action last year while splitting the season between Tennessee, Carolina and Atlanta.— The Cincinnati Bengals have signed a third free-agent lineman to shore up an offensive line that has struggled to protect quarterback Joe Burrow. The Bengals got their new right tackle by signing former Dallas Cowboy La'el Collins to a three-year contract.— Offensive tackle Trent Brown has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the New England Patriots. Brown's agent confirmed the new contract, which will help the Patriots maintain some stability on the right side of their front five after they traded right guard Shaq Mason to Tampa Bay.— The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a three-year deal with fullback Patrick Ricard. Ricard has spent all five of his NFL seasons with Baltimore. Ricard earned his third Pro Bowl selection last season.—The Dallas Cowboys have added defensive end Dante Fowler and receiver James Washington in free agency as tight end Dalton Schultz signed his $10.9 million franchise tag.MLB-NEWSRyan McMahon, Rockies agree to $70M, 6-year contractSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Infielder Ryan McMahon and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a $70 million, six-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.McMahon gets $5 million this season, $9 million in 2023, $12 million in each of the following two seasons and $16 million in each of the last two years. He can opt out of the deal early depending on his finish in MVP voting.Elsewhere in the majors:—A federal appeals panel has affirmed a lower court's decision to unseal a letter from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman detailing an investigation into sign stealing. 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