Hometown hero Klaebo goes 6 for 6 at Nordic world championships

TRONDHEIM, Norway>> Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed a historic sweep of the cross-country skiing world championships on Saturday, and he did it in his hometown of Trondheim.

Cheered on by around 100,000 fans, the Norwegian great claimed a rare victory in the 50-kilometers mass start freestyle for an unprecedented six for six at the Nordic worlds. “This is way more than I expected and dreamed of, so it’s unbelievable,” said Klaebo, after winning his 15th world title with his head bowed and his elbows on his knees.

Stars, Johnston agree on a $42M, 5-year extension

FRISCO, Texas>> The Dallas Stars signed 21-year-old center Wyatt Johnston to a $42 million, five-year contract extension at the same time that they made the biggest deal at the NHL’s trade deadline in acquiring Mikko Rantanen.

Johnston’s deal on Friday was overshadowed by the Stars getting Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes and signing him to a $96 million, eight-year contract extension. But keeping the young center is a significant move for Dallas.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole concerned about right elbow soreness

TAMPA, Fla.>> New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had imaging on his right elbow, and he expects to know more about the situation in the next couple of days.

Cole, 34, was tagged for six runs and five hits in 2 2/3 innings during a spring training start against Minnesota on Thursday. He told reporters that he felt good during the outing, but he got more and more sore after it was over. “Something wasn’t right,” he said Saturday.

Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge has knee surgery

SARASOTA, Fla.>> Baltimore Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge will miss the start of the season after he had left knee surgery.

Arizona State fires women’s coach Natasha Adair after 3 seasons

TEMPE, Ariz.>> Arizona State fired women’s basketball coach Natasha Adair after three seasons of not making the NCAA Tournament.

Adair was hired in 2022 to replace the retiring Charlie Turner Thorne after spending the previous five seasons at Delaware.

Arizona State struggled to gain traction under Adai and she went 29-62 overall.

BYU’s Amber Whiting out after three seasons

PROVO, Utah>> BYU women’s basketball coach Amber Whiting is out after three seasons leading the Cougars, the school announced. She went 45-51 since taking over the program in 2022-23.

Von Allmen beats Odermatt in downhill

KVITFJELL, Norway>> In yet another Swiss duel in World Cup men’s downhills, Franjo von Allmen edged teammate Marco Odermatt to win Saturday and send their season-long title contest to the final race in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Rio Takeda has 2-shot lead for the final round in China

SANYA, China>> Rio Takeda of Japan shot a 3-under 69 to hold a two-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament on China’s southern island of Hainan.

— The Associated Press