DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Mike McCarthy is not returning next season as the team’s coach. Jones said Monday that the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways.

He says the team’s search for its next coach begins immediately.

McCarthy’s contract expired following a 7-10 season. Dallas was 12-5 each of the three years prior under McCarthy.

The Cowboys haven’t been past the NFC divisional round since their 1995 Super Bowl season.

PHILLY WANTS WNBA TEAM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal to move downtown.

The stunning news comes as a relief to critics of the plan to put a $1.3 billion arena between City Hall and Chinatown. Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday calls it “a curveball,” but also “a win, win, win, win for Philadelphia.”

But some critics and city council members sat they feel betrayed after two years of fraught negotiations.

Sixers owners say they will also work with Comcast and the city to pursue a WNBA team.

SASAKI ELIMINATES MULTIPLE TEAMS

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them.

Giants general manager Zack Minasian announced during a news conference to introduce Justin Verlander that San Francisco no longer was in contention.

Sasaki’s decision to eliminate the Yankees and Rangers was disclosed to The Associated Press by people familiar with the negotiations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are considered the favorites to sign the 23-year-old right-hander, with the Toronto Blue Jays another possibility. Sasaki’s fastball tops 100 mph. He was 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA in 18 games last year, striking out 129 hitters in 111 innings.

BALL SIGNS DEAL WITH DEF JAM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LiAngelo is expanding his life playbook, taking a pivot from his hoop dreams to a fresh focus on music with a new record deal.

Ball signed with Def Jam and Universal Music Group, a representative from the label confirmed Monday.

The 25-year-older, who had a brief stint in the NBA and overseas, created positive waves with his rap debut “Tweaker,” which has gone viral garnering millions of views on social media.

The track, which was released Jan. 3, oozes with nostalgic mid-2000s rap vibes gaining popularity with co-signs from Meek Mill, Lil Yachty and T-Pain. His surging momentum earned him a performance slot at Rolling Loud California in March.