Dolphins clear major cap space by restructuring Hill, Armstead contracts; RB Ahmed returning for 2023  —  The Miami Dolphins continue to set themselves up financially for the start of free agency Monday, and are now well below the salary cap after two immense moves.

Carlos Rodon to start season on IL, latest hit to Yankees rotation  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Carlos Rodon, the Yankees' $162 million winter signing, will start the 2023 season on the injured list because of a left forearm muscle strain in what is yet another blow to New York's starting rotation.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves California Emergency Declaration  —  Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting …

Pac-12 Tournament: UCLA freshmen step up to help defeat Colorado  —  Amari Bailey's career-high 26 points and Adem Bona's double-double pace the Bruins in an 80-69 quarterfinal win  —  LAS VEGAS — All the talk of UCLA's ability to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament …

Rain this weekend could complicate cleanup in Southern California's snow-buried mountain towns  —  Southern California will see wet and cold weather return Friday and over the weekend, forecasters said, which could lead to more hazards for the region's mountain towns already hit hard with historic amounts of snow.

Kempe, Danault each score twice as Kings bury Avs to extend streak  —  Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault provide most of the offense as the Kings improve to 10-2-1 since the All-Star break with their fifth straight win, 5-2  —  DENVER — The common theme for the Kings during …

Jalen Brunson leaves Thursday's game vs. Kings due to left foot soreness  —  That wasn't a good start to the West Coast road trip.  —  Jalen Brunson left Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings due to left foot soreness, the team said.  Brunson started the game but didn't return …

Chicago Cubs top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong's defense continues to impress: 'He's going to be one of the top-10 center fielders to ever play'  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 61  —  Trey Mancini stands in the batters box during the first inning of a spring training game against the Mariners on March 6, 2023.

State boys hockey: Hermantown strikes early, throttles Luverne  — More-  —  Seventy-one seconds was all it took for Hermantown to seize control of its state quarterfinal matchup against Luverne on Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center.  —  Senior Aaron Evjen scored at the 6:28 mark …

Schedule, TV info for the CIF State boys and girls basketball championship games  —  Here is the schedule and TV information for the boys and girls basketball CIF State championship games Friday and Saturday.  —  The games are played at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

Nets rally from down 22, fall short in loss to Bucks  —  Stars or no stars, the Nets remain one of the more resilient teams in all of basketball.  —  That much became clear as they clawed back from down 22 to make it a tight game down the stretch before the Bucks pulled away for a 118-113 victory over the Nets in Milwaukee.