Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia on Sunday after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Dane Goodwin had 21 points and seven rebounds, freshman Blake Wesley scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Notre Dame won its sixth straight game, 72-56 over Clemson on Wednesday night.

Jon Lester, a durable left-hander who won three World Series titles during 16 years in the majors, has announced his retirement.

From the NFC North to the AFC East, the firings began almost immediately after the NFL's first 17-game season concluded.

Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86.

Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia's defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff title Monday night for its first national title in 41 years.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — With one overwhelming half at the Orange Bowl, No. 3 Georgia showed that a humbling loss to Alabama did not break the Bulldogs.

Brian Robinson Jr. grew up near the Alabama campus watching the Crimson Tide win championships, and wanting to play a big part in one.

Darren Grainger and Georgia State saved their best for the last game of the season — and especially for a thoroughly dominating third quarter.

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks made the NBA Finals’ return to Milwaukee a slamming success.

HAMPTON, Ga. — Kurt Busch asked for a final favor from Atlanta Motor Speedway’s old, battered track.

Purdue basketball players Jaden Ivey and Caleb Furst helped Team USA beat France 83-81 Sunday in the championship game of the FIBA U19 World Cup at Latvia.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 on Friday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at a game apiece.

Superstar Racing Experience was envisioned as a series for former greats who still had the skills and desire to compete and they would square off in identically prepared cars at six of America’s classic short tracks.

Mike Krzyzewski will make a final run at a national championship with Duke.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert is on track to have his record seventh Kentucky Derby victory taken away and won’t be able to run any horses in the prestigious race for the next two years.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The first thing Rick Hendrick thought about as Kyle Larson crossed the finish line to win the Coca-Cola 600 was April 29, 1984.

FORT WORTH, Texas — What was supposed to be a farewell season for Tony Kanaan instead turned into a disappointing tour of nearly empty race tracks.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose was happy enough to still have the lead Friday at the Masters, even if only by a fraction on a day when Augusta National was more forgiving and he had to rally just to shoot par.

SAN ANTONIO — Haley Jones came up with a big shot, and Stanford got a little bit of luck to get back to the national championship game for the first time in 11 years.