Sports News Roundup: Tyrese Maxey scores 51 as Sixers edge Jazz; FC Dallas acquire F Petar Musa for club-record fee and more

The shoes, worn by one of basketball's greatest players in the clinching games of his six career NBA Finals championships, became the second highest price achieved for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia. 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.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

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.

All-Star draft sets the stage for big weekend

The NHL's All-Star weekend festivities dropped the puck Thursday with the All-Star draft. There are four teams, each with a captain and an assistant captain who made the selections from the remaining pool of participants setting up Saturday's All-Star Game.

FC Dallas acquire F Petar Musa for club-record fee

FC Dallas acquired Croatian striker Petar Musa from Portugal's Benfica for a club-record fee on Thursday. Multiple reports said the transfer fee was 10 million Euros, or roughly $10.8 million USD.

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.

Basketball-Michael Jordan's championship sneakers sell for record $8 million

A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals sold for $8 million at an auction in New York, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, auction house Sotheby's said on Friday. The shoes, worn by one of basketball's greatest players in the clinching games of his six career NBA Finals championships, became the second highest price achieved for Michael Jordan sports memorabilia.

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.

Motor racing-Wolff hints at 'bold' driver choice to replace Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton's decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari at the end of the Formula One season could lead to a bold choice of replacement, team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday. The Austrian told reporters Hamilton's decision had come too late for them to look at some obvious contenders, with McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc signing new contracts last month.

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.