Texas has fired basketball coach Chris Beard, who faces a felony domestic family violence charge after his fiancée told police he strangled and bit her.

The addition of two transfer forwards has proven to be a difference-maker for a New Mexico team that has vaulted back into the national spotlight.

Browns defensive coordinator Joe Woods wants another chance.

McNeese has renamed its basketball court for Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Dumars, the two-time NBA champion player who scored a record 2,607 points in his four seasons at the school.

The NBA has hired Lesley Slaton Brown as its new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.

Iraq is hosting its first international soccer tournament in more than four decades and for many Iraqis, the tournament that is about to kick off in the southern city of Basra offers a rare moment of joy and optimism.

Lazio will play its next game with part of the Stadio Olimpico closed to spectators after fans of the Roman club directed racist chants at Lecce defender Samuel Umtiti and winger Lameck Banda.

Omar Minaya has joined the New York Yankees as a senior adviser to baseball operations.

Premier League club Chelsea has signed France defender Benoît Badiashile on a seven-and-a-half-year contract from French side Monaco.

The Masters is extending an invitation to NCAA champion Gordon Sargent.