Braves starting catcher Murphy out 4-6 weeks Braves starting catcher Sean Murphy will miss the start of the season with a rib injury.

Amorim responds to Rooney: ‘Easy to be a pundit’ Ruben Amorim responded to Wayne Rooney’s suggestion that he’s “naive” to say his goal at Manchester United is to win the Premier League by telling the former club captain that it’s “easy” to be a pundit.

Mascherano irate after Ian Fray red in Miami rout Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano lashed out at referee Joe Dickerson’s decision to show Ian Fray a red card after the final whistle was blown in his team’s 4-1 win over Houston Dynamo FC on Sunday.

Fulham condemn racist abuse aimed at Bassey Fulham have condemned racist and homophobic abuse faced by their defender Calvin Bassey online after he scored in Sunday’s FA Cup win over Manchester United.

Lyon boss faces lengthy ban for confronting ref Paulo Fonseca’s red card is the latest incident in an ongoing row of respect of match officials in France.

Geyse: Being at United is ‘agonizing, lonely’ Manchester United forward Geyse has said that being at the club has left her with an “agonising and lonely feeling.”

Sources: FSU, Clemson, ACC expected to settle FSU and Clemson will vote Tuesday on an agreement that would ultimately result in the settlement of lawsuits between the schools and the ACC, sources told ESPN.

TCU completes turnaround with 1st Big 12 title No. 10 TCU won its first Big 12 regular-season title after beating No. 17 Baylor 51-48 on Sunday in a winner-take-all regular-season finale.

Three ejected after scuffle as Thunder beat Spurs A testy third-quarter incident resulted in the ejections of the Thunder’s Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort and the Spurs’ Julian Champagnie on Sunday.

Bengals release Cappa to free up more cap room Ahead of an ambitious offseason, the Bengals cleared up more salary cap room by releasing offensive guard Alex Cappa, it announced on Monday morning.

Gamecocks secure SEC No. 1 seed after coin flip South Carolina claimed a share of the SEC regular-season title with Texas and won a coin flip over the Longhorns for the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Nats, Orioles settle lengthy dispute over TV rights The Nationals and Orioles ended a legal fight over television rights dating to 2012 when Major League Baseball announced Monday that Washington will be freed from its deal with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network after the upcoming season.

Kings star Sabonis has Grade 1 hamstring strain Kings star center Domantas Sabonis suffered a grade 1 left hamstring strain in Saturday’s win over the Houston Rockets and will be out indefinitely.

Pitt freshman CB Alexander dies in car accident Pitt freshman football player Mason Alexander was killed Saturday night after a car accident.

Panthers’ Tkachuk placed on IR with groin injury Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, who has missed four games since suffering a groin injury during the 4 Nations Face-Off, was placed on injured reserve.

Peake performer: Ex-gang member reaches Open Australian Ryan Peake, who was once sentenced to five years in jail, scored a one-shot victory in the New Zealand Open to earn a place in the Open Championship.

Rangers deal Lindgren to Avalanche for Parssinen The Rangers are trading Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen and Calvin de Haan. Conditional draft picks are also involved.

Jackets, Wings honor Gaudreaus at Ohio Stadium The Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings honored the late Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau during their NHL Stadium Series entrances on Saturday at Ohio State University.

Skenes flashes new pitches in strong spring debut Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes got a chance to showcase his expanded repertoire to opposing hitters while pitching in a Grapefruit League game for the first time this year.

Sources: Miller, Clips agree to 4-year, $8.3M deal The LA Clippers and two-way guard Jordan Miller have agreed to a four-year, $8.3 million contract, with the team waiving forward MarJon Beauchamp to create roster space, sources told ESPN.