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FOOTBALL
Broncos cut Greenlaw
A person with knowledge of the deals told the Associated Press on Monday that the Denver Broncos are bringing back inside linebacker Alex Singleton on a two-year deal worth $15.5 million and is cutting ties with oft-injured Dre Greenlaw. Greenlaw, 28, who spent his first six NFL seasons with San Francisco 49ers after they selected him 148th overall in the 2019 draft out of the University of Arkansas, signed a three-year, $31.5 million deal with Denver in March 2025. He played just two games in 2024, spending most of the season recovering from a torn Achilles suffered during the Niners' loss in Super Bowl LVIII. The former Fayetteville High School standout missed the first six games of the 2025 season with thigh injuries. He was also suspended one game because of a postgame confrontation with a referee. He has 498 tackles and
Barmore's charges dropped
Massachusetts prosecutors said Monday that they will drop a domestic assault and battery charge against New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore because they do not believe they can prove their case. Barmore, 26, appeared in Attleboro District Court with his legal team but did not speak in the courtroom and did not answer reporters' questions. A criminal complaint had said Barmore briefly took his girlfriend's phone, threw her to the floor and grabbed her by the shirt last year during an Aug. 8 argument at his home in Mansfield outside Boston. The woman told Mansfield police she reported the incident on Aug. 25, nearly three weeks after it occurred. She provided officers with a photo showing bruising she said happened when she was thrown to the floor, according to the complaint. However, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III told reporters that the woman who made the complaint did not want to travel out of state for the case. He also pointed out that Barmore wasn't arrested when the complaint was initially made, which he said was significant. Barmore's lawyer, David Meier, has denied that any crime occurred.
Chiefs shooter sentenced
A man who initially faced a murder charge for opening fire following the Kansas City Chiefs' 2024 Super Bowl win was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a case prosecutors said was complicated by the state's self-defense laws. Dominic Miller, who pleaded guilty to a weapons charge as part of a plea deal, was among at least six people to start shooting in the melee that sent players, city officials and hundreds of fans scrambling for cover, according to court records. The gunfire erupted outside Kansas City's historic Union Station as the celebration that drew an estimated 1 million fans was concluding. Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the host of a local radio show, was killed while watching the rally with her family. About two dozen other people, many of them children, were wounded but survived. All told, 12 people brandished firearms, with the guns found at the scene including at least two AR-style rifles, according to court records. Police and prosecutors have said the shooting barrage started when one group of people confronted another for staring at them. Lyndell Mays is accused of being the first person to start firing. After that, a 15-year-old began to shoot toward Mays and hit Miller, who also admitted firing several shots. Miller spent more than two years in custody, much of that time hospitalized in critical condition, his attorney, David Wiegert, said in a written statement. Mays, meanwhile, is scheduled to stand trial next year on charges that include second-degree murder. The 15-year-old involved was sentenced previously to a state facility for youths.
Browns' stadium blocked
Ohio's plan to use unclaimed funds to help fund construction of a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns was temporarily blocked in court on Monday. In her preliminary injunction, Franklin County Magistrate Jennifer Hunt found that plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann are substantially likely to win their case on the merits. Her order pauses the plan while the case is heard. The class-action lawsuit argues that provisions of Ohio's two-year, $60 billion budget that took $1 billion from the state's Unclaimed Funds Account to pay for the stadium that Haslam Sports Group is planning for suburban Brook Park, south of Cleveland, violate constitutional prohibitions against taking people's private property for government use, as well as citizens' due process rights.
BASKETBALL
Florida fires coach
Florida fired women's basketball Coach Kelly Rae Finley on Monday with the Gators poised to miss the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Finley had one year remaining on a contract that paid her about $700,000 annually. She is entitled to her remaining base salary, $450,000, to be paid over regular installments until April 15, 2027. The 40-year-old Finley went 93-75 in five seasons in Gainesville, Fla., including 30-50 in SEC play. She put together one of the program's best collections of talent in recent years, with Liv McGill, Me'Arah O'Neal and Laila Reynolds giving the team three McDonald's All-Americans in its starting lineup. Finley took over a program in disarray in 2021, one reeling from Cam Newbauer's resignation amid allegations he verbally abused players and staff members. The Gators made the NCAA Tournament in Finley's interim season, but her tenure has been mostly downhill since despite an uptick in talent.
NBA cancels promotion
Magic City Night in Atlanta is off. The NBA has canceled the Atlanta Hawks' plans for a celebration of the city's Magic City adult entertainment club, saying Monday that it was responding to concerns from many across the league. The event was supposed to happen next Monday during a game against the Orlando Magic. Atlanta announced the plan last month, calling it a tribute to an "iconic cultural institution" with food -- including the club's lemon pepper wings, a version of which is named for former Hawks guard Lou Williams -- along with music and exclusive merchandise. Some elements of the plans for the night will remain, the Hawks said, including a halftime performance from rapper T.I. -- and there are plans for lemon pepper wings to be sold. Plans for the celebration were met with mixed reactions -- some for, some against. One NBA player, Luke Kornet of the San Antonio Spurs, spoke out about the idea of promoting a strip club and urged the parties involved to reconsider.
BASEBALL
Phillies extend Luzardo
Jesus Luzardo and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a five-year, $135-million contract extension that starts in 2027, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not yet official. The 28-year-old Luzardo went 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA in 183 2/3 innings and was second in the National League with 212 strikeouts in his first season with the Phillies. Luzardo was acquired ahead of the 2025 season in a trade with Miami and instantly helped solidify the rotation – he struck out 11 in his first start against Washington -- as the Phillies won their second straight NL East championship. The only time a pitcher recorded more strikeouts in his first game with Philadelphia came in 1997, when Garrett Stephenson had 12 against the St. Louis Cardinals. The left-hander is 41-41 lifetime over seven seasons that also included stops with Oakland and the Marlins. Luzardo is the latest Phillies starter to sign a long-term deal. Cristopher Sanchez is in the midst of a four-year, $22.5 million contract through the 2028 season. Zack Wheeler has a $126 million contract through the 2027 season and Aaron Nola is signed to a $172 million deal through 2030, while rookie Andrew Painter expects to earn the fifth-starter spot in the rotation. The Phillies had a busy offseason. They gave Manager Rob Thomson a one-year extension after he led the Phillies to their fourth straight playoff appearance, signed National League home run champion Kyle Schwarber to a five-year, $150 million deal and three-time All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto to a three-year, $45 million contract.