Sports News Roundup: Alpine skiing-Shiffrin engaged to fellow skier Kilde; Tennis-Nadal pulls out of Monte Carlo Masters and more

Auction house Sotheby's said the trunks from the October 1975 bout in the Philippines, which was won by Ali and marked a brutal finish to perhaps the greatest trilogy in boxing history, will be up for auction until April 12. Star shush: Hawkeyes coach wants Final Four touted as 'Iowa versus UConn' CLEVELAND -- Iowa returns to the Final Four with a chance to shift the narrative following a runner-up finish to LSU in 2023, and head coach Lisa Bluder would like all of the Hawkeyes -- not just repeat Naismith Player of the Year Caitlin Clark -- on the playbill.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NBA roundup: Knicks rally past Kings

Jalen Brunson scored 35 points and handed out 11 assists as the host New York Knicks erased a 21-point deficit and pulled away for a 120-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of the sixth-place Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference standings. New York has the same record as the fourth-place Orlando Magic but would lose the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Baseball-Athletics to play in Sacramento ahead of move to Las Vegas

The Oakland Athletics will play their home games at a minor league ballpark in Sacramento, California from 2025-27 before their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday. The Athletics, whose move to Las Vegas was approved by MLB owners in November, will play their final season at Oakland Coliseum in 2024 before moving temporarily to Sutter Health Park, home of the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats.

White Sox look to rev up offense in series opener vs. Royals

Close contests have been the theme for the Chicago White Sox this season, with all but one of their five games decided by a single run. Those contests include Tuesday's 3-2 win over Atlanta, an outcome that snapped Chicago's four-game losing streak to start the season.

WTA roundup: Danielle Collins wins twice in Charleston

Danielle Collins extended her winning streak to 10 matches, winning twice on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open. First, Collins upset second-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in a second-round match that had been pushed back to Thursday due to rain. Then Collins blitzed Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-2 in a matchup of unseeded U.S. players.

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin engaged to fellow skier Kilde

Double Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway have announced their engagement. The Alpine skiing pair posted photos on social media of a beaming Shiffrin showing off a ring. Kilde, who is recovering from a January crash that cut his season short, said it was too early to say when the wedding day would be.

Tennis-Nadal pulls out of Monte Carlo Masters

Rafa Nadal withdrew from the upcoming Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, saying his body is not yet ready for competition, casting more doubt on whether the 22-times Grand Slam champion will compete at his favourite major, the French Open. The 37-year-old Spaniard, who has said he expected to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in Brisbane in January, after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but has not played an ATP event since.

Judge denies New York county's request to let it enforce trans sports restrictions

A federal judge on Thursday denied a request by New York's Nassau County to let it enforce new restrictions on transgender athletes at county sports venues without facing legal action by the state's attorney general for violations of anti-discrimination laws. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, issued an order in February that denies permits at county-run parks and sports facility to girls' and women's sports teams that cannot attest that all their members were designated female on their original birth certificates.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley at Final Four for wins, not attention

CLEVELAND -- By the way, there's an undefeated, No. 1-ranked South Carolina team at the Final Four, too. The first semifinal played Friday night features four-time Naismith Coach of the Year Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks shooting to improve to 37-0 and reach the national championship game on Sunday. It's the fourth straight Final Four trip for South Carolina despite losing every starter from last year's team.

Boxing-Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' trunks poised to sell for $6 million at auction

Muhammad Ali's white satin boxing trunks from his epic 'Thrilla in Manila' bout with rival Joe Frazier went up for auction on Thursday and are expected to sell for upwards of $6 million. Auction house Sotheby's said the trunks from the October 1975 bout in the Philippines, which was won by Ali and marked a brutal finish to perhaps the greatest trilogy in boxing history, will be up for auction until April 12.

Star shush: Hawkeyes coach wants Final Four touted as 'Iowa versus UConn'

CLEVELAND -- Iowa returns to the Final Four with a chance to shift the narrative following a runner-up finish to LSU in 2023, and head coach Lisa Bluder would like all of the Hawkeyes -- not just repeat Naismith Player of the Year Caitlin Clark -- on the playbill. "We have one of the best players in the country on our team, and we're thrilled to have that," Bluder said of Clark on Thursday. "But I do not want this to be a game that's promoted as Caitlin versus Paige. And I know it already has been. But I don't want that. I want it to be Iowa versus UConn and let these two women do what they do best."

(With inputs from agencies.)