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Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba agree to 4-year, $168.8 million deal, AP source says SEATTLE (AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have agreed to a four-year, $168.8 million contract extension, with $120 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract, which will make him the highest-paid wide receiver, hasn't been finalized. Smith-Njigba, 24, set the team record for yards receiving (1,793) and receptions (119) in a single season en route to winning AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year last season and helping lead the Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors Cinderella has been kicked out of the dance early for the second straight season. Following a madness-promising first day of upsets, the NCAA Tournament has turned into a high-major affair. The Sweet 16 invite is for power-conference programs only. The Big Ten is the big conference on the block, pushing through a league-record six teams into the Sweet 16, including three in the same region. The SEC has four Sweet 16 teams, the Big 12 three, the Big East two, the ACC one. No mid-majors made it to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season after Utah State came up just short against West Region top seed Arizona. In the era of NIL and transfers, the Sweet 16 is filled with veteran teams that have stuck together ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Most of the teams that have reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament have done so behind starting lineups that have a vested interest in their coaches and their programs. That's not necessarily what one might expect in the era of free transfers and name, image and likeness in college basketball. Yet nine of the 16 teams still alive have at least three starters who have played multiple seasons for their current coaches, and 11 of the 16 have at least three starters who have never played at another school. And their coaches are quick to point out the benefits of that when it comes to culture, teamwork and, above all else, loyalty. WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032 NEW YORK (AP) -- WNBA players have unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend. The seven-year CBA, which will begin this season and run through 2032, represents a landmark labor deal for the WNBA and its players. The union says the deal "delivers consequential economic progress and expanded benefits that support players on and off the court." Once the WNBA Board of Governors approves the CBA it will become official. Then there will be a sprint to the start of the regular season on May 8. Iga Swiatek parts with coach after Miami Open shock MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek has parted company with her coach after her shock first round elimination at the Miami Open, she said. In a post on Instagram, the world No. 3 announced her split from Wim Fissette, who she had worked with since 2024 and claimed her first Wimbledon title with last year. Swiatek, who has won six Grand Slam titles, said she'd "decided to take a different path." The 24-year-old from Poland was beaten in three sets by world No. 50 Magda Linette in Miami last week. Defeat ended her run of 73 straight opening-round wins on tour. Braves starter Spencer Strider will begin season on injured list because of strained oblique NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) -- Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique. The club announced the decision Monday after scratching Strider from his final spring training start. The club is hopeful the 27-year-old former All-Star will be out only a couple of weeks. Strider was solid if not spectacular during a handful of spring training appearances, going 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA. Lakers star Luka Doncic clear to play at Detroit after the NBA rescinds his 16th technical foul Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic is clear to play Monday night at Detroit after the NBA rescinded his 16th technical foul of the season. Doncic and Magic center Goga Bitadze each received a technical foul with 1:19 left in the third quarter of Los Angeles' 105-104 win at Orlando on Saturday night. The players exchanged words while Doncic was at the free-throw line, and appeared to continue the conversation on the way down the court. The NBA has announced that the technical on each player had been rescinded. A 16th technical foul triggers a one-game suspension. The Lakers have won nine in a row going into the matchup with the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons. Sweet 16 mixes some surprise teams with chalk favorites. Here's 16 numbers to know about next round The regional semifinals, better known as the Sweet 16, are up next in the NCAA Tournament. One thing we know for sure heading toward the second weekend of March Madness is that there will be a new national champion. No. 9 Iowa assured us of that when it pulled the biggest upset so far by knocking out No. 1 seed Florida. Now the Hawkeyes will square off against another tournament darling, not to mention a neighborhood rival, in Nebraska. Of course, some of the biggest brands in college basketball are still alive, too. Yaxel Lendeborg finally finds the spotlight at Michigan in leading Wolverines to Sweet 16 berth BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- It was hard to miss Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg on and off the court this past week. The graduate senior and Big Ten player of the year caused a stir before the NCAA Tournament opened by revealing he took a lesser offer in choosing to play for Michigan over Kentucky. And once play began, Lendeborg scored 25 points and punctuated the Wolverines' 95-72 second-round win over Saint Louis with a massive dunk. Nicknamed "Dominican LeBron," Lendeborg is one of four key offseason additions that led to Michigan already matching a school record with 33 wins. The Midwest Region's top seed advanced to play fourth-seeded Alabama in Chicago on Friday. Well, it was fun while it lasted. No perfect men's March Madness brackets left after Tennessee win No perfect men's NCAA Tournament brackets remain among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in contests tracked on the NCAA's official website. The end came when No. 6 Tennessee beat No. 3 seed Virginia 79-72 in the 44th game of the tournament. The day started with two perfect brackets left in the ESPN contest and four on the NCAA's official website, which tracks the ESPN challenge along with six contests run by other outlets. ESPN had 26.5 million entries and 36 million were tracked by the NCAA website. Hundreds of perfect brackets remained in the women's tournament.