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A landmark WNBA labor deal nears reality, paving the way for the first million dollar players

A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred talks to United States right fielder Aaron Judge (99) during the awards ceremony following the championship game of the World Baseball Classic against Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The WBC is thriving. Rob Manfred says MLB might consider moving it to midseason

Villanova head coach Jay Wright celebrates with his players after defeating Michigan championship game at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 2, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The 3-pointer changed college basketball. And attempts keep ticking up heading into March Madness

UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) is guarded by Villanova forward Brynn McCurry (13) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi leaves the field in the rain after a draw against Nashville SC in a CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 soccer match, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Shohei Ohtani throws 4 1/3 scoreless innings in spring debut on mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Blackstone Valley Schools head coach Chris Librizzi embraces Colin Dorgan after Dorgan scored the double-overtime game-winning goal against Portsmouth High School in the Rhode Island high school hockey state semifinal, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Schneider Arena on the campus of Providence College in Providence, R.I. (Courtesy of T.J. Auclair & Kyle Auclair/Little Big Leaguers Photography via AP)

Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting

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Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side's sixth goal during the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

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Scottie Scheffler puts the green Jacket on winner, Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, at the Masters golf tournament, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

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Senegal's Idrissa Gueye calls players to walk off the ptich during the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

African soccer’s showpiece games are never far from controversy. Here are some of the biggest

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Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) arrives for practice prior to the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Arizona State head coach Molly Miller directs her defense against Oregon State during an NCAA basketball game, Dec. 14, 2025, in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Mark Ylen, File)

Illness prevents Arizona State coach Molly Miller from traveling with team to NCAA Tournament

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Chicago Bulls guard Collin Sexton reacts to a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Chicago, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Milwaukee Brewers' Kyle Harrison tosses a ball during photo day Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Brewers left-hander Kyle Harrison leaves game with blister on his finger

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Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) reacts after Canada lost to the United States in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to return from lower-body injury in game against Carolina

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Galatasaray's Noa Lang reacts after sustaining an injury during the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Liverpool and Galatasaray, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

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Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti speaks during the champions news conference after theiir win against Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game, on Jan. 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti to drive the honorary pace car at the Indianapolis 500

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World Baseball Classic MVP Maikel Garcia dedicates win to Venezuelans

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Colts sign linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither and wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine

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Duke head coach Jon Scheyer directs his team against Florida State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

No. 1 overall seed Duke enters NCAA Tournament motivated by last year’s Final Four loss

Houston's Kingston Flemings (4) shoots over Arizona's Brayden Burries (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Houston fights the urge to look ahead to possible Florida rematch, focuses on 1st round vs. Idaho

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South Florida head coach Bryan Hodgson works with his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Dec. 17, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

Hodgson’s NCAA Tournament homecoming filled with painful, uplifting memories for South Florida coach

Queens University men's basketball coach Grant Leonard talks to the media on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the Levine Center's Curry Arena i Charlotte, N.C., as his team prepares for their first round NCAA Tournament game against No. 2 seed Purdue. (AP Photo/Steve Reed)

NCAA newcomer Queens plans to bring ‘street dog’ mentality against No. 2 seed Purdue

Georgia tight end Oscar Delp works out during the school's NFL football pro day, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Georgia’s Oscar Delp impresses at pro day after missing NFL combine drills with foot injury

Newcastle's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale reacts after the seventh goal of Barcelona during the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

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Duke's Patrick Ngongba, right, drives the ball past North Carolina State's Terrance Arceneaux, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

No. 1 overall seed Duke unlikely to have big man Patrick Ngongba II for March Madness Round 1

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Bob Motzko speaks to reporters before an NHL hockey game between the Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks on April 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn, File)

Minnesota AD Coyle announces decision to part ways with men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko

Kristin Lemkau, CEO, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, center left, poses for a picture with, from left, Ally Love, Peloton Instructor + VP, Instructor Strategy & Development, Dwyane Wade, former NBA basketball player, Tom Brady, former NFL football player, A'ja Wilson WNBA basketblal player, and Meg Rapinoe, former women's soccer player, during a Pro Athlete event at JPMorganChase headquarters in New York, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

From NIL deals to retirement at 35: JPMorgan aims to help athletes avoid bad money habits

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi moves the ball against Nashville SC defender Maxwell Woledzi (3) in the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 soccer match Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Lionel Messi to lead Argentina in friendly match against Guatemala ahead of World Cup

Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton. looks to throw a pass against the New England Patriots during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Eagles acquire veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton from Panthers, AP source says

Penn forward TJ Power’s status for first-round game vs. No. 3 Illinois uncertain because of illness

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Newcastle's Sandro Tonali, left, and Kieran Trippier, right, stop Barcelona's Fermin Lopez during the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Newcastle midfielder Tonali injured in Champions League ahead of Italy’s World Cup playoffs

Bayern's goalkeeper Jonas Urbig arrives for a training session in Munich, Germany, Monday, March 9, 2026, ahead of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Atalanta Bergamo and FC Bayern. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern goalkeeper Urbig returns amid injury crisis to see his team past Atalanta in Champions League

A paper sign left in memory of Jada West stands in her neighborhood in Villa Rica, Ga., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback)

Shaq O’Neal offering to pay for the funeral of Georgia girl, 12, who died after a fight

Chelsea's goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, right, makes a save from PSG's Bradley Barcola during the Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in London, England, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

PSG winger Bradley Barcola faces several weeks out with ankle sprain

Marshall University President Brad Smith speaks with members of the media, Jan. 26, 2022, at the Huntington Tri-State Airport, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)

Marshall drops plans to eliminate women’s swimming and diving a week after student-led lawsuit

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Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara, now head coach at Siena, gives remarks at his jersey retirement ceremony after an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Gerry McNamara says Syracuse rumors ‘inevitable,’ but focus is on Siena’s challenge vs. No. 1 Duke

Purdue players celebrate after guard Braden Smith scored a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in the championship of the Big 10 Conference tournament, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Purdue seniors start March Madness farewell tour putting team success ahead of individual glory

The Associated Press 2025-26 women’s college basketball All-America teams

Penn State's Mitchell Mesenbrink, right, takes on Iowa's Mike Caliendo in their 165-pound match in the finals at the NCAA wrestling championship, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Penn State favored for a fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title

Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr. walks off the court after his team lost to North Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Louisville rules out guard Mikel Brown Jr. for first 2 NCAA Tournament games because of back issue

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Argentina's Luciano Gonzalez, right, blocks France's Josselin Bouhier (28) during a Vancouver Sevens rugby game, in Vancouver, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Argentina pushes forward with bid for men’s Rugby World Cup in South America in 2035

Iran players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP,File)

Iran women’s soccer team returns home after some players sought asylum, Iranian media reports

Celtic's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel attends a news conference in Munich, Feb. 17, 2025, a day ahead of the Champions League playoff second leg soccer match between FC Bayern and Celtic Glasgow. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel needs two shoulder operations and fears career might be over

Fiorentina's Roberto Piccoli, left, and Cremonese's Morten Thorsby vie for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Cremonese and Fiorentina, in Cremona Italy, Monday, March 16, 2026. (Alberto Mariani/LaPresse via AP)

Relegation-threatened Cremonese fires Nicola with Vardy’s team winless since December

Venezuela pitcher Daniel Palencia celebrates after the team defeated the United States in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

MLB teams pressured WBC managers to be careful with pitchers. Venezuela pushed back

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Vancouver Goldeneyes' Sarah Nurse (20) celebrates her goal against the Ottawa Charge during the third period of a PWHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

PWHL reaches TV deal with Scripps Sports to air Walter Cup Finals to national U.S. audience in May

Chelsea's Cole Palmer, Chelsea's Marc Cucurella, Chelsea's Moises Caicedo react during the Champions League soccer match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in London, England, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Turbulent week at Chelsea sees European humiliation and Enzo doubts follow financial scandal

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