Australia captain Alyssa Healy said she does not expect to feel any sadness as she prepares for her final international appearance through the one-off pink-ball Test against India.

As the calendar flips to March, we're taking a look at how the 2026 WNBA Draft could shake out

LONDON (AP) Tottenham's Premier League survival hopes took another blow on Thursday with a 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace.Spurs one of the richest teams in Europe and a founding member of the Premier League is just one point above the relegation zone and without a domestic win in 2026.The latest defeat was the fifth in a row and the third under new coach Igor Tudor, who was tasked with the responsibility of turning the season around.He watched as Spurs capitulated in front of a home crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium conceding three goals in the first half, having taken the lead and then gone down to 10 men when Micky van de Ven was sent off.Palace took full advantage by scoring three times in seven minutes before the break.Ismaila Sarr scored twice one from the penalty spot with Jorgen Strand Larsen getting the other for the visitors.That was after Dominic Solanke had given Spurs lead in the 34th minute. Van de Ven was red-carded four minutes later for bringing down Sarr in the box.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Star freshman Caleb Wilson is increasing practice work for No. 17 North Carolina ahead of the rivalry game at No. 1 Duke but has yet to be cleared for 5-on-5 action due to his hand fracture.

New South Wales will make a change to their preparations ahead this Origin series, moving their training base from the Blue Mountains.

Known for his relentless positivity, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson said he felt disrespected by the Denver Broncos' Sean Payton when he lashed out at his former head coach in a public outburst.

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country.Playing a game in front of fans to end spring practice had become a fading tradition in the age of conference networks and the transfer portal. Coaches feared the possibility that rival staffs could watch televised spring games and turn them into scouting opportunities.It just didnt incentivize us to be out there playing when people could watch that tape on national TV and call a kid, said Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, who did away with the spring game last year.Thats not as much of a concern now that college football no longer has a second transfer portal window in April. Nebraska responded to the change by bringing back its spring game.We missed it, Rhule said. We wanted to do it. Its a great thing for the fans. Its a great thing for people who want to come watch us play. Once they kind of changed the calendar, we went back to a more traditional setting.Nebraska is holding spring practice earlier than most schools, as it held its first workout Feb. 21 and will conduct its spring game March 28. Most schools wont finish spring practice until April.At least a handful of Football Bowl Subdivision programs that responded to a survey from The Associated Press have decided to hold traditional spring games this year after not having them in 2025. That list also includes Auburn, UConn, North Texas and San Diego State, among others.Auburn, UConn and North Texas made their decisions following coaching changes. New staffs decided to go with new approaches that included going back to college footballs past.Spring football games once were an offseason staple. Teams would close spring practices by playing a game in front of thousands of their fans, either by matching the offense against the defense or conducting a pregame draft that divided the team into two separate rosters.But less than half the Bowl Subdivision schools that responded to the APs survey indicated they had a traditional spring game last year.The change happened in part because of the arrival of a mid-April transfer portal window that opened as most teams were closing spring practice. Teams nowadays still hold some sort of event to mark the end of spring practice, but it usually doesnt have a typical game format.For instance, Nebraska had a skills competition last year that included a 7-on-7 game. Other schools staged open practices with some scrimmaging.San Diego State also had a skills event similar to the Pro Bowl Games format that the NFL has adopted. This year, San Diego State instead plans to have an Offense vs. Defense spring game on May 2.We will block and we will tackle, San Diego State coach Sean Lewis said. Its not going to be fan fest. Its not going to be dodgeball, right? Hearing some feedback from the fans year to year, obviously things are a little bit different, but with no spring portal, we can do things a little bit differently.The NCAA removed the second window last fall and made Jan. 2-11 the lone opportunity for players to enter the portal. Coaching staffs dont have to worry anymore about players transferring after spring practice.But this shift in the college football calendar also could cause teams to be cautious about how they handle spring workouts.For instance, Wisconsin lost projected starting left tackle Kevin Heywood to a torn anterior cruciate ligament at spring practice last year. The Badgers responded by signing offensive lineman Davis Heinzen, who had entered the portal after starting 36 consecutive games at Central Michigan.Teams wont have nearly as many options this year to find replacements if a key player suffers a season-ending injury in practice.For the most part, theres not going to be a whole lot of people available after spring football, Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said. We all know what can happen in spring ball. Theres still a bunch of people who wont have homes, so I still think if people around the country need something in April, there will be some opportunities with guys out there, but I dont think thats something you can bank on.Fickell acknowledged the balancing act coaches face as they try to get their teams as prepared as possible while avoiding injuries.Were trying to find what that balance looks like and how do we practice physical, how do we do the demanding things that you have to do to get better at the game of football while also being smart and making sure our highest-end guys, were in a position to make sure theyre getting better but that were going to get them through the summer and get them into the start of the fall, Fickell said.___AP College Football Writer Eric Olson contributed to this report.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). 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The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country.Playing a game in front of fans to end spring practice had become a fading tradition in the age of conference networks and the transfer portal. Coaches feared the possibility that rival staffs could watch televised spring games and turn them into scouting opportunities.It just didnt incentivize us to be out there playing when people could watch that tape on national TV and call a kid, said Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, who did away with the spring game last year.Thats not as much of a concern now that college football no longer has a second transfer portal window in April. Nebraska responded to the change by bringing back its spring game.We missed it, Rhule said. We wanted to do it. Its a great thing for the fans. Its a great thing for people who want to come watch us play. Once they kind of changed the calendar, we went back to a more traditional setting.Nebraska is holding spring practice earlier than most schools, as it held its first workout Feb. 21 and will conduct its spring game March 28. Most schools wont finish spring practice until April.At least a handful of Football Bowl Subdivision programs that responded to a survey from The Associated Press have decided to hold traditional spring games this year after not having them in 2025. That list also includes Auburn, UConn, North Texas and San Diego State, among others.Auburn, UConn and North Texas made their decisions following coaching changes. New staffs decided to go with new approaches that included going back to college footballs past.Spring football games once were an offseason staple. Teams would close spring practices by playing a game in front of thousands of their fans, either by matching the offense against the defense or conducting a pregame draft that divided the team into two separate rosters.But less than half the Bowl Subdivision schools that responded to the APs survey indicated they had a traditional spring game last year.The change happened in part because of the arrival of a mid-April transfer portal window that opened as most teams were closing spring practice. Teams nowadays still hold some sort of event to mark the end of spring practice, but it usually doesnt have a typical game format.For instance, Nebraska had a skills competition last year that included a 7-on-7 game. Other schools staged open practices with some scrimmaging.San Diego State also had a skills event similar to the Pro Bowl Games format that the NFL has adopted. This year, San Diego State instead plans to have an Offense vs. Defense spring game on May 2.We will block and we will tackle, San Diego State coach Sean Lewis said. Its not going to be fan fest. Its not going to be dodgeball, right? Hearing some feedback from the fans year to year, obviously things are a little bit different, but with no spring portal, we can do things a little bit differently.The NCAA removed the second window last fall and made Jan. 2-11 the lone opportunity for players to enter the portal. Coaching staffs dont have to worry anymore about players transferring after spring practice.But this shift in the college football calendar also could cause teams to be cautious about how they handle spring workouts.For instance, Wisconsin lost projected starting left tackle Kevin Heywood to a torn anterior cruciate ligament at spring practice last year. The Badgers responded by signing offensive lineman Davis Heinzen, who had entered the portal after starting 36 consecutive games at Central Michigan.Teams wont have nearly as many options this year to find replacements if a key player suffers a season-ending injury in practice.For the most part, theres not going to be a whole lot of people available after spring football, Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said. We all know what can happen in spring ball. Theres still a bunch of people who wont have homes, so I still think if people around the country need something in April, there will be some opportunities with guys out there, but I dont think thats something you can bank on.Fickell acknowledged the balancing act coaches face as they try to get their teams as prepared as possible while avoiding injuries.Were trying to find what that balance looks like and how do we practice physical, how do we do the demanding things that you have to do to get better at the game of football while also being smart and making sure our highest-end guys, were in a position to make sure theyre getting better but that were going to get them through the summer and get them into the start of the fall, Fickell said.___AP College Football Writer Eric Olson contributed to this report.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). 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Crystal Palace produced a remarkable turnaround at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, netting three times within a devastating 12-minute spell to secure a stunning 3-1 triumph over their north London hosts.The visitors found themselves trailing after Dominic Solanke opened the scoring for Spurs, but Micky van de Ven's dismissal transformed the contest entirely.Ismaila Sarr struck twice, with Jorgen Strand Larsen also finding the net between his goals, as Palace completed a memorable fightback.The result compounds Tottenham's miserable 2026, leaving them languishing in 16th position, just a single point clear of the drop zone and still searching for their first victory this calendar year.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayEngland international Solanke had appeared to set Spurs on course for a first Premier League victory in 11 matches when he converted from close range in the 34th minute, finishing off Archie Gray's delivery following the full-back's surging run along the byline.The hosts' advantage lasted merely four minutes, however, as Van de Ven's misjudgement of the ball's trajectory proved catastrophic.The Dutch defender hauled down Sarr and received his marching orders, marking Tottenham's fourth red card of the campaign.Sarr duly dispatched the resulting spot-kick, sending goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way to level proceedings at 1-1.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Winter Olympics athlete reveals health issue after he admitted to cheating on his girlfriendEmma Raducanu takes aim at former coaches as she explains fall from grace since spectacular US Open triumphLewis Hamilton demands Africa 'take back' land from Britain as start of new F1 season loomsInterim boss Igor Tudor attempted to stem the tide with a double substitution before the interval, introducing Conor Gallagher and Yves Bissouma in place of Souza and Randal Kolo Muani.His tactical intervention proved futile as Palace struck again when the first minute of added time arrived.January recruit Strand Larsen collected an exquisite through ball from Adam Wharton and slotted low between Vicario's legs for his third goal since arriving from Wolves.The Senegalese forward then completed his brace in the seventh minute of stoppage time, latching onto another incisive Wharton pass to inflict further damage on the beleaguered hosts.The comprehensive defeat prompted a mass exodus of home supporters from the stadium, unable to witness the final stages of their side's capitulation.Palace's victory carries additional historical significance, representing their first consecutive league triumphs at Tottenham's ground.Last season's FA Cup winners climb to 13th in the standings following this emphatic away success.For Tudor, the pressure intensifies as his side remain winless throughout 2026, with Wednesday's West Ham victory over Fulham having already heightened anxiety around the club's precarious league position.The 18th-placed Hammers now sit ominously close to their north London neighbours in the table.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Wakefield Trinity battle to a hard-fought Super League win over injury-hit Hull FC.