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In Brief: Players’ group files antitrust suit

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The players’ association co-founded by Novak Djokovic has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the women’s and men’s professional tours, the International Tennis Federation and the sport’s integrity agency.

Tuesday’s filing in federal court in New York calls the groups in charge of tennis a cartel.

The filing on behalf of the Professional Tennis Players’ Association says the organizations that run the sport hold “complete control over the players’ pay and working conditions” and their setup constitutes “textbook violations of state and federal law” that “immunize professional tennis from ordinary market forces and deny professional tennis players and other industry participants their right to fair competition.”

INDIANA HIRES DARIAN DeVRIES

By The Associated Press

The Indiana Hoosiers have hired Darian DeVries as their new head coach. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia’s head coach.

He spent the previous six at Drake.

DeVries replaces former Indiana star Mike Woodson.

Woodson announced last month he would be stepping down at the end of his fourth season in charge of the Hoosiers.

Indiana and West Virginia were both teams left out of the 68-team NCAA Tournament field. School officials plan to introduce DeVries at a news conference today.

CHASE, HIGGINS READY FOR TITLE RUN

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins officially inked four-year extensions on Tuesday that keep them in Cincinnati for their primes along with quarterback Joe Burrow.

With Burrow under contract through the 2029 season, two solid starting offensive tackles and a standout young running back in Chase Brown, the Bengals should continue to have one of the best offenses in the NFL.

The final steps toward keeping this core on offense together was finalizing the contracts with Higgins and Chase.

Chase’s $161 million contract makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, and Higgins’ $115 million deal will make him one of the league’s top 10 highest-paid receivers.

FIFA REPORTS INEQUITIES

By The Associated Press

Despite the growing attention on women’s soccer globally, the vast majority of players and teams still struggle for resources and investment.

FIFA on Monday released its annual report on the women’s game, highlighting the inequities across the sport.

Soccer’s world governing body expanded the fourth edition’s scope from 34 leagues to 86 leagues and some 669 teams, providing a more accurate picture of the state of the game.

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