Six-time All-Pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas and lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis got voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on their first try. Thomas and Revis join a new class of Hall of Famers that also includes return finalists DeMarcus Ware, Zach Thomas and Ronde Barber. Senior candidates Joe Klecko, Chuck Howley and Ken Riley, along with coaching candidate Don Coryell also got voted into the Hall and will be inducted in Canton, Ohio, this summer.

About $1 billion of Major League Baseball's revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says "think you should assume that if Diamond doesn't broadcast, we'll be in a position to step in." He adds: "Our goal would be to make games available not only within the traditional cable bundle but on the digital side, as well."

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 87-73 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has filed lawsuits accusing the Mississippi state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the nation. The suits were filed Thursday in Mississippi. Favre is not facing criminal charges in the Mississippi welfare scandal, but he is among more than three dozen people or businesses the state is suing to try to recover misspent money through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Carlos Dunlap signed with the Kansas City Chiefs because the longtime NFL defensive end was tired of losing. Six times he had appeared in the playoffs and yet he never won a game. Now, Dunlap might book-end his first playoff victory with one in the Super Bowl when the Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The same magical ride is playing out on their other sideline, where veterans Robert Quinn and Darius Slay had never won a playoff game before this year. Wins over the Giants and 49ers took them off the same dubious list where Dunlap once resided, and now they have an opportunity at a championship.

Keisei Tominaga already is one of the most popular players in his home country. The exuberant sharpshooter known as the 'Japanese Steph Curry' also is building a big fan following at Nebraska in what otherwise has been another dismal season for the Cornhuskers. Coach Fred Hoiberg says Tominaga's celebrations after he makes long 3-pointers also bring joy to his teammates. 

As the Kansas City Chiefs return to the Super Bowl, the movement to change their name and logo will be there again. Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots is planning to demonstrate outside State Farm Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale as the game plays out.

First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix. The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West. Trade deadline day in the NBA arrived Thursday with news of a blockbuster. The Nets had agreed overnight to deal Durant to the Suns for a package that included Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation. More moves figure to be made before the 3 p.m. EST deadline.

Today is Thursday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2023. There are 331 days left in the year.

There are some pretty good uses for an old cellphone, if it is not too beat-up or broken. Here are five things you can do with your old phone, and none of them require an active SIM card.

Tyrin Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer as  Vanderbilt snapped an 11-game skid against its in-state rival by upsetting sixth-ranked Tennessee 66-65 Wednesday night, plus more action from the AP Top 25 on Wednesday.