Arkansas announces hiring of Calipari

Arkansas hired John Calipari as men's basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship.

The 65-year-old Calipari signed a five-year contract with an annual base salary of $7 million through April 2029 with a maximum of two automatic rollover years for NCAA Tournament appearances that would extend the contract to 2031.

Kentucky had been paid Calipari $8.5 million annually.

Calipari is the winningest active coach in men's college basketball, with a career record of 855-263 in stops at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky.

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the Milwaukee Bucks' final three regular-season games after an MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis that the two-time MVP has a strained left calf.

Antetokounmpo was heading up the court late in the third quarter of the Bucks' 104-91 victory over Boston on Tuesday when he grabbed his left calf and went to the floor.

In the game, the teams combined for a record-low two free throw attempts, with the Celtics becoming the first team in NBA history to not shoot one.

NFL: Standout pass rusher Josh Allen and the Jacksonville Jaguars reached agreement on a five-year, $150 million contract that includes $88 million guaranteed.

The deal makes Allen the third-highest-paid defensive player in the league in average salary behind the 49ers' Nick Bosa and Kansas City's Chris Jones.

MLB: The Baltimore Orioles called up 20-year-old infielder Jackson Holliday, baseball's toprated prospect and the No. 1 pick in the 2022 amateur draft.

Also, the Boston Red Sox finalized an eight-year contract with 23-year-old Ceddanne Rafaela, who has appeared in 39 major league games while playing center field, shortstop and second base.