Ex-Trojan Dart will play at Mississippi
Former USC quarterback Jaxson Dart is headed to Mississippi next season, he told ESPN on Saturday.
Dart, who entered the transfer portal on Jan. 10, picked the Rebels, coached by Lane Kiffin, over Oklahoma and Brigham Young — two other schools he reportedly visited.
Dart threw for 1,353 yards with nine touchdowns, five interceptions and a 61.9% completion rate last season.
Former USC tight end Michael Trigg also told ESPN that he will transfer to Mississippi.
ETC. Vikings reach out to Harbaugh
A person with knowledge of the process said the Minnesota Vikings and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh had exploratory conversations about the NFL team’s coaching vacancy and both sides are gauging interest, according to the Associated Press.
A message seeking comment was left with Harbaugh.
Harbaugh is 61-24 over seven seasons with the Wolverines after he went 44-19-1 as San Francisco 49ers coach from 2011 to 2014.
NFL cornerback Damon Arnette was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of weapons and drug offenses, prompting him to be released by his latest team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
United States forward Tim Weah was unable to travel to Canada for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier because he did not meet the vaccination requirements to cross the Canadian border, coach Gregg Berhalter said.
The pandemic continues to affect cross-country ski teams as they head to the Beijing Olympics with the Norwegian women’s team replacing Anne Kjersti
Kalva with Ragnhild Haga after Kalva tested positive for COVID-19.
Swedish cross-country skier Leo Johansson was in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in China, a spokesman said.
Lydia Ko’s even-par 72 — one birdie, one bogey, 16 pars — gave her a two-shot lead over Danielle Kang (74) heading into the final round at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio.
Ko survived temperatures that dipped into the 40s as the wind was a steady 15-20 mph.
Celine Boutier of France had the low round with 69 to get three shots behind.
Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl stands to make more than $50 million under a new eight-year contract announced by athletic director Allen Greene.
Ryan Bader scored a unanimous decision over Valentin Moldavsky to retain his heavyweight mixed martial arts title in Bellator 273 . ... Robson Conceicão defeated Xavier Martinez by unanimous decision in a WBC super-featherweight title eliminator bout.
Forbidden Kingdom beat a trio of runners trained by Bob Baffert to win the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by 21⁄4 lengths at Santa Anita. Baffert’s trio of Pinehurst, McLaren Vale and 4-5 favorite Doppelganger finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the race that the Hall of Fame trainer has won 11 times . ... Life Is Good went to the lead right away and stayed there, winning the $3-million Pegasus World Cup with ease in Hallandale Beach, Fla., and denying Knicks Go what would have been a storybook finish to his career.
Elle Purrier St. Pierre defended her Wanamaker Mile title in the 114th Millrose Games in New York, finishing in 4 minutes, 19.30 seconds. Ollie Hoare won the men’s mile in an Australianrecord 3:50:83.