Garoppolo, Raiders agree to deal
Jimmy Garoppolo has agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million contract with the Raiders, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday, likely answering the question of who will be Las Vegas' starting quarterback next season.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal can't be announced until Wednesday.
Garoppolo's contract includes $34 million in the guaranteed money, the person said.
The Niners then agreed on a one-year deal with former first-round quarterback Sam Darnold.
The Raiders have been linked to Garoppolo almost from the moment coach Josh McDaniels benched nine-year starter Derek Carr with two weeks left in the season. Carr, the Raiders' all-time leader with 35,222 passing yards and 217 touchdown passes, has since signed with the New Orleans Saints.
McDaniels was the Patriots' offensive coordinator when Garoppolo backed up Tom Brady in New England beginning in 2014. With Brady locked in as the starter, Garoppolo was traded to San Francisco during the 2017 season and immediately became the 49ers' starter.
He was effective when healthy, going 38-17 and taking the Niners to the 2019 and 2021 NFC championship games. San Francisco made the Super Bowl in the 2019 season.
• The Cleveland Browns shifted some of the money they owe Deshaun Watson and started spending it on players to help him.
The Browns restructured the quarterback's record-setting $230 million contract to create salarycap space ahead of NFL free agency, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
Then, coming off a disappointing 7-10 season, Cleveland began addressing needs by agreeing to three-year contracts with center Ethan Pocic and defensive end Ogbonnia Okoronkwo.
• The Chicago Bears made two big additions at linebacker, agreeing to contracts with Bills two-time Pro Bowler Tremaine Edmunds and former Philadelphia Eagle T.J. Edwards.
Edmunds' deal is worth $72 million over four years with $50 million guaranteed. Edwards is due $19.5 million over three years, with $12 million guaranteed.
• The Broncos strengthened their offensive line, agreeing to deals with right tackle Mike McGlinchey and left guard Ben Powers.
• The Dolphins agreed to sign former Jets quarterback Mike White to a twoyear contract.
• The Jets are re-signing kicker Greg Zuerlein.
• Plenty of quality unrestricted free agents remain unsigned, including wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Jakobi Meyers and JuJu Smith-Schuster, offensive tackle Orlando Brown, cornerback James Bradberry and linebackers Bobby Wagner and Lavonte David.
`Fosbury Flop' high jumper dies at 76
Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died. He was 76.
Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte.
Before Fosbury, many high jumpers cleared their heights by running parallel to the bar, then using a straddle kick to leap over before landing with their faces pointed downward. At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Fosbury took off at an angle, leaped backward, bent himself into a “J” shape to catapult his 6-foot-4 frame over the bar, then crashed headfirst into the landing pit.
It was a convention-defying move, and with the world watching, Fosbury cleared 7 feet, 4 1/4 inches to win the gold and set an Olympic record. By the next Olympics, 28 of the 40 jumpers were using Fosbury's technique. The Montreal Games in 1976 marked the last Olympics in which a high jumper won using a technique other than the Fosbury Flop.
• Felton Spencer, who set Louisville single-season and career records in field goal percentage before playing 12 years in the NBA, has died. He was 55.
Spencer's sister, Tammy Pollock, tweeted of his death on Sunday and the school confirmed information with the family. No
cause of death was given.
Ole Miss hires former Texas coach Beard
Mississippi hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over two months after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest.
The Rebels announced Beard's hiring Monday and will introduce him today in a public event at the SBJ Pavilion. Beard is a four-time conference coach of the year and was AP's national coach of the year in 2019.
But his two-year tenure at alma mater Texas ended abruptly in January, though felony domestic charges were ultimately dismissed on Feb. 15. A prosecutor said his office determined that the charge of assault by strangulation/ suffocation-family violence could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Texas suspended Beard after his Dec. 12 arrest and fired him three weeks later when Texas officials told Beard's attorney he was “unfit” to lead the program. Beard was arrested when his fiancée, Randi Trew, called 911 and told officers that Beard strangled, bit and hit her during a confrontation in his home.
She later said that Beard didn't choke her, and was defending himself, and that she never intended for Beard to be arrested and prosecuted.
• Georgia Tech moved quickly to put a new leader in charge of its struggling men's basketball program, hiring longtime NBA guard Damon Stoudamire as the new Yellow Jackets coach.
The 49-year-old Stoudamire comes to the ACC school from the Boston Celtics, where he had been an assistant coach since 2021. The Celtics were in Atlanta this past weekend to play the Hawks.
Stoudamire's only previous head coaching experience was at Pacific, where he compiled a 71-77 record over five seasons. He was the West Coast Conference coach of the year in 2020.
• Temple coach Aaron McKie is out after four years and no NCAA Tournament appearances and will become a special advisor to the athletic department, the school announced.
McKie, who starred at Temple under Hall of Fame coach John Chaney and played for the Philadelphia 76ers in a long NBA career, went 52-56 in four seasons, including 16-16 in 2022-23.
• Suzy Merchant has stepped down as Michigan State's women's basketball coach, citing health concerns. The 53-year-old Merchant had not coached the Spartans since she was in a one-car crash after a medical incident in late January. Six seasons ago, she fainted and collapsed onto the court during a game and doctors later discovered she had a heart abnormality.
Berhalter is eligible to coach U.S. team
Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as the U.S. men's national team coach after a report by a law firm determined he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his wife.
The report, released publicly Monday by the U.S. Soccer Federation, also concluded that Berhalter's conduct “likely constituted the misdemeanor crime of assault on a female.”
Berhalter's contract as coach expired on Dec. 31 and Anthony Hudson, one of his assistants, was appointed interim coach on Jan. 4. The coaching decision will be made after a new sporting director is hired.
Bryan replaces Fish as Davis Cup captain
One of many highlights of Bob Bryan's time as half of a record-breaking men's doubles duo was helping the United States claim the 2007 Davis Cup — the last time the country won the competition. Now Bryan will try to end that drought from the sideline.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced Bryan's appointment as Davis Cup captain, replacing Mardy Fish. Bryan's first matches in charge will come during the group stage matches in September.
• Defending champion Taylor Fritz routed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The fourth-seeded Fritz won 88% of his first-serve points against Baez. Andy Murray's run ended in a 7-6 (6), 6-2 loss to 21-year-old Jack Draper.
GROUP A
Cuba
Italy Netherlands Panama Taiwan
GROUP B
Japan
Australia
South Korea Czech Republic China
GROUP C
United States Colombia Canada Mexico Britain
GROUP D
Venezuela
Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Israel
Nicaragua
Monday's results
DP WORLD TOUR SCHEDULE
Thursday through Sunday:
SDC Championship, St Francis Bay, South Africa
World Golf ChampionshipsDell Technologies Match Play, Austin, Texas
March 22-26:
March 23-26:
Jonsson Workwear Open, Johannesburg
Masters Tournament, Augusta,
April 6-9:
Ga.
April 20-23:
ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP, Omitama, Japan
Korea Championship, Incheon, South Korea
Italian Open, Guidonia Montecelio, Italy
Soudal Open, Antwerp,
April 27-30:
May 4-7:
May 11-14:
Belgium
May 18-21:
N.Y.
May 25-28:
June 1-4:
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South Korea 22, China 2, 5 innings Dominican Republic 6, Nicaragua 1 Britain 7, Colombia 5
Puerto Rico 10, Israel 0, 8 innings United States 12, Canada 1, 7 innings
Today's games
Nicaragua at Venezuela, 9 a.m. Canada at Colombia, noon
Israel at Dominican Republic, 4 p.m. Britain at Mexico, 7 p.m.
SPRING TRAINING
Monday's results
Dodgers 11, Cleveland 4
Angels 8, Seattle 2
Atlanta 6, Baltimore (ss) 5 Baltimore (ss) 11, Detroit (ss) 7 Tampa Bay 9, Detroit (ss) 5 Washington 7, Houston 6 Minnesota 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 Toronto 16, Boston 3
N.Y. Mets 9, Miami 3
Arizona 11, Texas 8
Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 0 Oakland 8, Colorado 7
San Francisco 11, San Diego 9
Tuesday's games
PGA Championship, Rochester,
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Minnesota (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Florida, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Florida, 10:05 a.m.
St. Louis vs. Houston (ss) at Palm Beach, Florida, 10:05 a.m.
Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Florida, 10:05 a.m.
Atlanta vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Florida, 10:05 a.m.
Boston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Florida, 10:05 a.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Miami at Sarasota, Florida, 10:10 a.m.
Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Florida, 10:10 a.m.
Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Arizona, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, Arizona, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Arizona, 1:10 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Arizona, 1:10 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Florida, 3:35 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Arizona, 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Arizona, 6:05 p.m.
At Indian Wells Tennis Garden Purse: $8,800,000
Surface: Hardcourt outdoor
MEN'S SINGLES
Round of 32
Tommy Paul (17), United States, def. Hubert Hurkacz (9), Poland, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Felix Auger-Aliassime (8), Canada, def. Francisco Cerundolo (27), Argentina, 7-5, 6-4. Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Holger Rune (7), Denmark, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5. Taylor Fritz (4), United States, def. Sebastian Baez (30), Argentina, 6-1, 6-2. Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Alex Molcan, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-2. Jannik Sinner (11), Italy, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (7), 6-4. Jack Draper, Britain, def. Andy Murray, Britain, 7-6 (6), 6-2.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Round of 32
Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Bernarda Pera, United States, 6-3, 6-1. Caroline Garcia (5), France, def. Leylah Annie Fernandez (30), Canada, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic, def. Martina Trevisan (23), Italy, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Elena Rybakina (10), Kazakhstan, def. Paula Badosa (21), Spain, 6-3, 7-5. Emma Raducanu, Britain, def. Beatriz Haddad Maia (13), Brazil, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def. Ons Jabeur (4), Tunisia, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Iga Swiatek (1), Poland, def. Bianca Andreescu (32), Canada, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
MEN'S DOUBLES
Round of 16
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, walkover. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, def. Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (4), Croatia, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 11-9. Wesley Koolhof, Netherlands, and Neal Skupski (1), Britain, def. Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, and Frances Tiafoe, United States, walkover. Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Austin Krajicek and Mackenzie McDonald, United States, 1-6, 6-3, 10-5.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Round of 16
Magda Linette, Poland, and Caty McNally, United States, def. Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Desirae Krawczyk (4), United States, 4-6, 6-1, 11-9. Aldila Sutjiadi, Indonesia, and Miyu Kato, Japan, def. Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff (2), United States, 6-4, 4-6, 12-10. Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (1), Czech Republic, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, and Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7. Laura Siegemund, Germany, and Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Jelena Ostapenko (3), Latvia, 6-1, 4-6, 10-7. Belinda Bencic and Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, and Alycia Parks, United States, 6-3, 6-3.
Dutch Open, Cromvoirt, Netherlands
Porsche European Open, Hamburg, Germany
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK
College Basketball
Favorite
at Texas A&M-CC at Mississippi St
NBA
Tuesday
Favorite
at New Orleans Cleveland at Washington at Toronto Orlando at Okla. City at Portland at Phoenix
NHL
Tuesday
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NIT SCHEDULE
CALIFORNIA
Bear Mountain
Bear Valley
Mammoth
Mountain High
Mt Baldy
Snow Summit
Snow Valley
Yosemite Ski
Diamond Peak
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Alabama (48) Houston (9) Purdue (3) Kansas
Texas Marquette UCLA (1) Arizona Gonzaga
UConn
Baylor
Duke
Xavier
Virginia
Kansas State Miami
Texas A&M
San Diego State Saint Mary's Tennessee Indiana
TCU
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Others receiving votes:
Record
1. South Carolina (28)
2. Indiana
3. Iowa
4. Virginia Tech
5. Stanford
6. UConn
7. Maryland
8. Utah
9. LSU
10. Villanova
10. Notre Dame
12. Ohio State
13. Duke
14. UCLA
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. Iowa State
18. Michigan
19. Gonzaga
20. North Carolina
21. Colorado
22. UNLV
23. Washington State
24. Tennessee
25. Arizona
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First round
Today
At Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, N.J. At Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tenn.
At Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
At The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M.
At Leavey Center, Santa Clara
Underdog
SE Missouri St
Pittsburgh
Underdog
11/2 (Off) Lakers 71/2 (Off) at Charlotte 11 (Off) Detroit 1 (2251/2) Denver 5 (2271/2) at San Antonio 11/2 (Off) Brooklyn Off (Off) New York Off (Off) Milwaukee
Underdog
at Kings -140/+116 NY Islanders at Pittsburgh -350/+275 Montreal at Carolina -210/+172 Winnipeg at New Jersey -138/Bay Tampa Vegas -170/+140 at Philadelphia at NY Rangers -178/+146 Washington at Nashville -152/+126 Detroit Boston -450/+340 at Chicago at Edmonton -215/+176 Ottawa Dallas -140/+116 at Vancouver Calgary -225/+184 at Arizona at San Jose -142/+118 Columbus For the latest odds, go to FanDuel Sportsbook, https://sportsbook. fanduel.com/
At Liberty Arena, Lynchburg, Va.
At UNT Coliseum, Denton, Texas
Pts Pvs
29-5 1508 31-3 1404 29-5 1367 27-7 1303 26-8 1276 28-6 1244 29-5 1209 28-6 1155 28-5 1046 25-8 854 22-10 779 26-8 763 25-9 738 25-7 711 23-9 709 25-7 581 25-9 562 27-6 550 26-7 426 23-10 381 22-11 332 21-12 254 24-9 171 26-8 110 31-3 99 Creighton 94, Oral Roberts 58, Kentucky 39, Iowa State 32, VCU 26, Utah State 15, Penn State 11, College of Charleston 10, Kent State 2, Northwestern 2, Drake 2, West Virginia 2.
At Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Ala.
UAB (25-9) vs. Southern Miss. (25-7), 4:30 p.m.
At Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, Wash.
Wisconsin (17-14) vs. Bradley (25-9), 6:30 p.m.
At Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
At CU Events Center, Boulder, Colo.
Colorado (17-16) vs. Seton Hall (17-15), 8 p.m.
Wednesday's games
At Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C.
Clemson (23-10) vs. Morehead St. (2111), 4 p.m.
At Beeghly Center, Youngstown, Ohio
Oregon (19-14) vs. UC Irvine (23-11), 8 p.m.
At Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla.
Florida (16-16) vs. UCF (18-14), 4 p.m.
At Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
New Mexico (22-11) vs. Utah Valley St. (25-8), 7 p.m.
Sam Houston St. (25-7) vs. Santa Clara (23-9), 6 p.m. 4 1 5 3 7 6 2 8 9 11 10 21 15 13 12 14 18 20 16 17 19 22 25 - -
Pts Pvs
32-0 700 27-3 649 26-6 645 27-4 596 28-5 568 29-5 553 25-6 538 25-4 515 28-2 506 28-6 412 25-5 412 25-7 401 25-6 343 25-9 284 25-9 277 25-6 248 22-9 214 22-9 179 28-4 171 21-10 169
23-8 134
31-2 126 23-10 112 23-11 96
21-9 71 Middle Tennessee 59, Creighton 31, Louisville 27, Florida Gulf Coast 19, Mississippi 12, South Dakota St. 9, South Florida 7, Toledo 7, USC 3, Princeton 3, N.C. State 2, Florida State 1, Drake 1. 1 3 2 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 15 14
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Rutgers (19-14) vs. Hofstra (24-9), 4 p.m.
Washington St. (17-16) vs. E. Washington (22-10), 8 p.m.
Vanderbilt (20-14) vs. Yale (21-8), 6 p.m.
Michigan (17-15) vs. Toledo (27-7), 4 p.m.
Liberty (26-8) vs. Villanova (17-16), 5 p.m.
Oklahoma St. (18-15) vs. Youngstown St. (24-9), 4 p.m.
At Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Ore.
Cincinnati (21-12) vs. Virginia Tech (1914), 6 p.m.
North Texas (26-7) vs. Alcorn St. (18-13), 5 p.m.
— Wed 12:45p machine groomed 100 - 120 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
— Wed 7:48a machine groomed 191 - 232 base 43 of 75 trails 57% open, 4 of 10 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
— Wed 6:54a 7 - 9 new powder machine groomed 239 - 286 base 74 of 175 trails, 42% open, 10 of 25 lifts, Mon-Fri: 8:30a-4p; Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
— Wed 5:02a wet packed snow machine groomed 84 - 108 base 41 of 59 trails 69% open, 9 of 14 lifts, Mon/Tue: 9a-4p Wed-Fri: 9a-10p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-10p.
— Operating, no details Mt Shasta — Wed 7:56a machine groomed 156 - 156 base 37 of 38 trails 97% open, 6 of 6 lifts, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p Fri: 9a-5p; Sat: 9a-5p Sun: 9a-4p.
— Wed 12:47p machine groomed 100 - 120 base 31 of 31 trails 100% open, 8 of 10 lifts, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a8:30p; Sat: 8:30a-8:30p Sun: 8:30a-4p.
— Wed 1:10p machine groomed 84 - 108 base 30 of 30 trails 100% open, 7 of 12 lifts, Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a4p; Sat: 8:30a-4p Sun: 8:30a-4p.
— Reopen 03 /17 Mon-Fri: 9a4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
— Wed 7:00a 5 new powder machine groomed 60 - 115 base 30 of 30 trails, 100% open, 355 acres, 5 of 7 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.