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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Infantino says he's talked to Trump and was assured that Iran can come to US for World Cup

Read full article: Infantino says he's talked to Trump and was assured that Iran can come to US for World Cup

FIFA is still anticipating that Iran's national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months.

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) passes to forward Myron Gardner (15) as Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd-best in NBA history, sets FT records in Heat win over Wizards

Read full article: Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd-best in NBA history, sets FT records in Heat win over Wizards

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in league history to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Dec. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)

Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Maxx Crosby after star pass rusher fails his physical, AP source says

Read full article: Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Maxx Crosby after star pass rusher fails his physical, AP source says

The blockbuster trade sending star pash rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic reacts after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Lakers' Luka Doncic says he's separated from fiancée, in custody dispute over their 2 daughters

Read full article: Lakers' Luka Doncic says he's separated from fiancée, in custody dispute over their 2 daughters

Lakers superstar Luka Doncic says he has separated from the mother of his two young daughters and is in a custody dispute.

Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey, left, drives to the basket against Utah Jazz's Mo Bamba, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey sidelined at least 3 weeks with finger tendon injury

Read full article: 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey sidelined at least 3 weeks with finger tendon injury

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey will by sidelined for at least three weeks because of a tendon injury on the small finger of his right hand.

FILE - New York Jets fullback Matt Snell ,center, runs the ball as Baltimore linebacker Dennis Gaubatz, left, defends during the NFL football Super Bowl 3 in Miami, Jan. 12, 1969. (AP Photo, File)

Matt Snell, who scored the Jets’ only TD in the Super Bowl upset of Colts, has died at age 84

Read full article: Matt Snell, who scored the Jets’ only TD in the Super Bowl upset of Colts, has died at age 84

Matt Snell, the bruising running back who scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Jets’ Super Bowl win in 1969, has died at 84.

Iran players salute during their national anthem ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)
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Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers

Read full article: Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers

Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, but one of the woman later changed her mind and will return to Iran.

Utah guard Terrence Brown (2) shoots under pressure from Cincinnati forward Baba Miller (18) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big 12 Conference tournament Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Cool as ice and maybe as slick: The Big 12's new glass floor gets mixed reviews at league tourney

Read full article: Cool as ice and maybe as slick: The Big 12's new glass floor gets mixed reviews at league tourney

The Big 12 Tournament is using a high-tech glass basketball floor that's drawing rave reviews for its looks but mixed feedback for the way it plays.

Ronda Rousey, center left, and Gina Carano, right, pose with promoter Jake Paul, center right, during a news conference in Inglewood, Calif., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham)

Ronda Rousey says her double-comeback bout with Gina Carano is the biggest fight in MMA right now

Read full article: Ronda Rousey says her double-comeback bout with Gina Carano is the biggest fight in MMA right now

Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown.

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) leaves the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Dec. 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

Geno Smith set to return to the Jets in a trade with the Raiders, AP source says

Read full article: Geno Smith set to return to the Jets in a trade with the Raiders, AP source says

The New York Jets are acquiring quarterback Geno Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press.

FILE - PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi celebrates after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexandra Beier, File)

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi grounded in Qatar amid intensifying Iran war

Read full article: PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi grounded in Qatar amid intensifying Iran war

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been left stranded in Qatar amid the war in the Middle East.

FILE - Bryan Seeley, a Major League Baseball senior vice president, testifies on a bill during a legislative committee hearing, March 13, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Mitchell Willetts, File)

NIL enforcement czar: Influx of third-party deals is not what many school leaders expected

Read full article: NIL enforcement czar: Influx of third-party deals is not what many school leaders expected

The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players is within the rules but not the system some of its founders intended.

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) leaves the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Dec. 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

Geno Smith returns to Jets as career comes full circle in trade with Las Vegas, AP source says

Read full article: Geno Smith returns to Jets as career comes full circle in trade with Las Vegas, AP source says

A person with knowledge of the deal says quarterback Geno Smith is returning to where his career started after the New York Jets acquired him in a trade with Las Vegas.

FILE - The WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before an WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

WNBA and players' union meet as CBA deadline nears to get season started on time

Read full article: WNBA and players' union meet as CBA deadline nears to get season started on time

The WNBA and its players’ union had a marathon negotiation sessions at a hotel that stretched past midnight to continue discussions on reaching a new collective bargaining agreement, with a deadline to get the season started on time at hand.