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College sports already adapting to new NCAA rules

As spring practice winds down, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman sees some potential holes in his roster.

Arkansas didn’t use the maximum 25 scholarships this year on its incoming recruits so it has a few left over to hit the transfer market, where there is no longer any question about whether athletes who switch schools will be immediately eligible to compete.

“We might take a tight end,” Pittman said. “The bottom line is whomever we took would have to be a D-lineman or someone with the ball in his hands. I don’t think we’d take an . . .

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Browns sign Jadeveon Clowney to pair with Garrett on D-line

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jadeveon Clowney will chase quarterbacks and a Super Bowl title with the Browns.

The dynamic free agent defensive end signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Cleveland on Wednesday, joining All-Pro end Myles Garrett on the defensive line and a team looking to go deeper in the playoffs this season.

Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in 2014, hasn’t always played up to his reputation. He also has dealt with numerous injuries, but Browns general manager Andrew Berry has been intrigued by him for two years and Clowney . . .

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Man accuses NFL’s Aaron Donald of assault at Pittsburgh club

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A lawyer and his 26-year-old client told Pittsburgh police Wednesday that Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald and others assaulted the man at a nightclub last weekend, causing multiple injuries

Attorney Todd J. Hollis said his client, De’Vincent Spriggs, needed 16 stitches and suffered a broken orbital bone in his head, a broken nose and a sprained or broken arm at a bar on East Carson Street in the city’s South Side.

“We believe there was a misunderstanding that Mr. Spriggs bumped into Mr. Donald and Mr. Donald . . .

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Rough day at Masters: Matthew Wolff gets DQ’d

Things went from bad to worse for Matthew Wolff on Friday at Augusta National.

Wolff, who already has five top-10 PGA Tour finishes at the age of 21, started his second round at the 2021 Masters by pushing his drive to the right into the pine straw.

He compounded the problem by missing a chip and things escalated from there—Wolff took a . . .

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Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger shoots 66 at the Masters

Bernd Wiesberger striped a drive at 17 into another fairway at Augusta National Golf Club and Mike Bushcott turned to his pal Roy Greenberg, smiled widely and said, “He’s shifted into another gear.”

They would know best. Bushcott and Greenberg aren’t your typical patrons; they are founding members of the Bernd Wiesberger fan club.

“We’re small, but we’re proud,” Bushcott said.

They had plenty to cheer about on Friday as Wiesberger, winner of seven European Tour events in seven different countries, birdied four of his first five holes and posted a 6-under 66 in the second round of the 85th Masters. He is three . . .

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Ancer part of growth of Mexican golf

Not many Mexicans have played in the Masters Tournament: four have combined for six starts before this year.

And never has more than one teed it up in the same Masters. So it is quite a thrill for the country to have two of its native sons — Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz – among the 88 players in the field this year.

“You know, it’s awesome,” Ancer said Wednesday. “I think it speaks to where Mexican golf is headed. I think it’s in a good spot. Obviously we want to have more and more . . .

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