Sports News Roundup: Legendary Florida State coach Mike Martin dies at 79; Golf-Other Women's majors should match record U.S. Open purse, says Vu and more

The Commanders, who fired Ron Rivera at the end of a 4-13 season in 2023, were the only team that had yet to hire a head coach among the eight openings this winter. Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 NC State holds off No. 24 UNC Saniya Rivers stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists as No. 5 North Carolina State outlasted rival No. 24 North Carolina for a 63-59 win on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. Mimi Collins added 14 points and seven rebounds for NC State (19-2, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Storm sign All-Star G Skylar Diggins-Smith

The Seattle Storm announced the signing Thursday of six-time All-Star point guard Skylar Diggins-Smith. The 33-year-old free agent returns to the WNBA after sitting out 2023 following the birth of her second child.

Reports: Dan Quinn to be named head coach of Commanders

The Washington Commanders will name Dan Quinn as their head coach, multiple outlets reported Thursday. The Commanders, who fired Ron Rivera at the end of a 4-13 season in 2023, were the only team that had yet to hire a head coach among the eight openings this winter.

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 NC State holds off No. 24 UNC

Saniya Rivers stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists as No. 5 North Carolina State outlasted rival No. 24 North Carolina for a 63-59 win on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. Mimi Collins added 14 points and seven rebounds for NC State (19-2, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). She also knocked down two 3-pointers on a night when the Wolfpack made just 18.8 percent of their attempts from deep. Aziaha James and Zoe Brooks each added 10 points.

NFL-Ravens' Andrews helps woman during mid-flight medical emergency

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrew helped a woman suffering a medical emergency during a recent flight, the NFL team said on Thursday. A fellow passenger on the flight said a doctor and nurse were assisting the woman, who was having trouble breathing and had a weak pulse, when Andrews spoke up to ask whether she could be experiencing a blood sugar problem.

WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko survives thriller in Linz

Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia survived a three-set thriller against Clara Tauson, winning 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Thursday. Tauson had a 12-6 advantage in aces and converted eight of her 11 break points to keep Ostapenko on her toes. Ostapenko trailed 5-3 in the third set and faced match point in the ninth game before charging back to force a tiebreaker, where she finally prevailed on her third match point.

NBA roundup: Tyrese Maxey scores 51 as Sixers edge Jazz

Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 51 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers snap a four-game losing streak with a thrilling 127-124 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Hours after being named an NBA All-Star reserve, Maxey proved he belongs among the league's elite by making 17 of 27 field goals, hitting seven 3-pointers and going 10-for-11 from the free-throw line. Two of those free throws came with 4.1 seconds remaining. Tobias Harris added 28 points for the 76ers and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 16.

Davis Cup: Chris Eubanks replaces injured Taylor Fritz, sails to win

Chris Eubanks replaced injured Taylor Fritz and sailed to a straight-sets victory in Davis Cup qualifying for the United States on Thursday in Vilnius, Lithuania. Eubanks, ranked No. 32 in the world, had seven aces while producing a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ukraine's Viacheslav Bielinskyi to help the U.S. take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five competition. It was the Davis Cup debut for the 6-foot-7 Eubanks.

Panthers' new brass: 'It's going to get better'

The Carolina Panthers introduced new general manager Dan Morgan and new head coach Dave Canales on Thursday, and Morgan made a vow to fans. "This is a dream come true for both of us," Morgan said. "We're going to work our butts off. ... It's going to get better. ... We're going to do things the right way to build a championship team here."

Golf-Other Women's majors should match record U.S. Open purse, says Vu

World number one Lilia Vu said she hopes the other majors will follow the lead of the U.S. Women's Open, which on Thursday announced it would increase its prize money to $12 million. The record payout is driven by a multi-year multi-million dollar investment by Ally Financial in the tournament. The all-digital bank also signed the American twice major champion to a sponsorship deal.

Legendary Florida State coach Mike Martin dies at 79

Former Florida State coach Mike Martin, the winningest coach in college baseball history, died Thursday. He was 79. Martin died after battling Lewy body dementia for three years.