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11:40 AM on Friday, March 6

Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House

11:26 AM on Friday, March 6

Freshman Jordan Speiser scored 18 of her career-high 21 points in the second half and Tess Heal made a go-ahead free throw with 1.3 seconds left as Kansas State rallied to beat No. 4 seed Oklahoma State 74-73 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinals

10:53 AM on Friday, March 6

Center Yanic Konan Niederhauser has sustained a serious right foot injury that is putting an early end to his rookie season with the Los Angeles Clippers

10:33 AM on Friday, March 6

The Los Angeles Chargers have signed center Tyler Biadasz to help protect quarterback Justin Herbert and strengthen the offensive line

10:17 AM on Friday, March 6

Para Alpine skier Patrick Halgren carries his late twin brother’s spirit into the Milan Cortina Paralympics with “SvendIt” stickers and a fearless attitude

10:15 AM on Friday, March 6

Toby Fournier had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, Delaney Thomas added 14 points, and No. 13 Duke cruised past Clemson 60-46 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals

9:27 AM on Friday, March 6

Safety Kam Curl is re-signing with the Los Angeles Rams on a three-year, $36 million deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiation tells The Associated Press

9:13 AM on Friday, March 6

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is visiting the western state of Jalisco in an attempt to offset fears over the upcoming FIFA World Cup

8:48 AM on Friday, March 6

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Scottsdale, Arizona

8:41 AM on Friday, March 6

The San Jose Sharks signed goalie Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year, $6 million contract extension before the trade deadline

7:46 AM on Friday, March 6

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Iran will not participate in the Milan Cortina Paralympics because its only athlete set to compete can’t safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict

4:36 AM on Friday, March 6

In the absence of injured Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, Emma Aicher seized her chance at a World Cup downhill on Friday to cut the American superstars’ leads in the season-long standings

4:00 AM on Friday, March 6

The Winter Paralympics officially open on Friday and bring a record number of athletes and medals to the Milan Cortina Games

2:51 AM on Friday, March 6

Shohei Ohtani put on a giant show in batting practice hours before he hit a grand slam in the second inning as Japan hammered Taiwan 13-0 in Pool C at the World Baseball Classic

8:24 AM on Thursday, March 5

The Texas Rangers and veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen have agreed to a minor league contract