Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend in July to enter her first 3-point contest as a pro.

The Fever star declined an invitation to participate in a special challenge during NBA All-Star weekend next month.

There had been discussions for Clark to participate in a contest similar to the one that pitted Stephen Curry against Sabrina Ionescu in a 3-point shootout during last season’s NBA All-Star weekend. Curry beat the New York Liberty star. It was one of the highlights of the weekend.

Rockets’ Brooks fined >> Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for using profane language during a live televised postgame interview.

The interview took place after Brooks made 10 3-pointers and scored 36 points in a 114-112 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday.

Hawks’ Johnson out for season >> Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks ‘ efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Johnson has missed three consecutive games, including Tuesday night’s 100-96 loss to Houston that extended Atlanta’s losing streak to six games, their longest of the season.

Lakers’ Davis out with Abdominal strain >> Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis strained his abdomen and will be re-evaluated in about a week.

Davis’ injury occurred during the first quarter of the Lakers’ 118-104 loss at Philadelphia. The five-time all-NBA performer walked to the locker room with his right hand over his stomach when he left with 2:10 to go in the first quarter.

Soccer

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE >> Manchester City flirted with a disastrous exit from the Champions League before rallying to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in a must-win game and advanced to the knockout phase.

Man City trailed 1-0 at halftime, and sat 26th in the 36-team standings, before the 2023 title-winner was sparked by substitute Savinho to avoid elimination. City finished 22nd.

Paris Saint-Germain also secured its place in the top-24 teams and will enter the knockout playoffs rounds, winning 4-1 at Stuttgart to eliminate the German club.

NWSL MVP Chawinga signs extension with Kansas City >> The Kansas City Current have signed National Women’s Soccer League Most Valuable Player Temwa Chawinga to a three-year contract extension.

Last season, her first with the team, Chawinga led the league with an NWSL single-season record of 20 goals. She also won the league’s Golden Boot.

The 26-year-old set records with an eight-game scoring streak and became the first player to score against all the league’s other teams in a single season since the NWSL expanded to 10 teams.

Hockey

German National player dies from Cancer >> Tobias Eder, who played on the German national hockey team at last year’s world championships, has died following treatment for cancer, his club said Wednesday. He was 26.

The Eisbaeren Berlin club said Eder, who was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in August, had “succumbed to complications from cancer.”

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl posted a photo of Eder on his Instagram account with the message: “Rest in peace, Toni.”

College football

Miami’s Ward wins Manning Award >> Cam Ward’s college career got one more accolade, when he was announced as the winner of the Manning Award as the nation’s top quarterback.

And the now-former Miami star, who quite possibly will be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft later this spring after leading the top-ranked offense in college football this past season, knows the award can be a springboard to good things at the next level.