Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Alpine skiing: Shiffrin with work to do in giant slalom

American favorite Mikaela Shiffrin will require a second-run charge in the giant slalom on Thursday if she is to claim her second gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships. The Olympic champion in the discipline produced a conservative first run on a course softened by mild weather conditions, finishing fourth quickest, 0.44 seconds behind halfway leader Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany. NBA roundup: Russell lifts Nets over Cavs in 3 OTs

D'Angelo Russell took over in the third overtime, scoring 14 of his 36 points, and the short-handed Brooklyn Nets outlasted the host Cleveland Cavaliers for a wild 148-139 victory on Wednesday. Russell began the game by missing 10 of his first 11 shots, but he was 6 of 6 in the third overtime and finished 13 of 30 from the floor. Cubs add veteran reliever Cedeno: reports

The Chicago Cubs signed veteran left-handed reliever Xavier Cedeno on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Sources told the Chicago Sun-Times that Cedeno agreed to a one-year, $900,000 contract that also includes $300,000 in performance incentives. NFL notebook: Ravens trading QB Flacco to Broncos

The Baltimore Ravens agreed in principle to trade quarterback Joe Flacco to the Denver Broncos, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday. Flacco, 34, was the MVP of Super Bowl XLVII after the 2012 season. He was the Ravens' starter since 2008 until a hip injury in 2018 sent him to the sideline after Week 9. Rookie first-round pick Lamar Jackson took over for Flacco, who has been hampered by hip and back injuries, and Jackson didn't relinquish the starting role. Agent: Ferguson deserves second chance

The agent for Louisiana Tech pass rusher Jaylon Ferguson said disinviting his client from this month's NFL Scouting Combine sends the wrong message to players who make mistakes and try to make amends. Ferguson, a potential first-round pick in April's NFL draft, was convicted of misdemeanor simple battery following an incident at a McDonald's during his freshman year at Louisiana Tech. MLB notebook: Phillies extend Nola, announce Arrieta surgery

Philadelphia Phillies pitchers made news on Wednesday, with the announcements that Aaron Nola agreed to a four-year contract extension and Jake Arrieta underwent pre-spring training surgery on his left knee. Terms of Nola's contract were not released, but ESPN and The Athletic placed the value at $45 million. Nola, 25, had been scheduled for an arbitration hearing this week. Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Vols win 19th straight

Admiral Schofield scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead five Tennessee double-figure scorers Wednesday night as the No. 1 Volunteers extended their school-record winning streak to 19 games with an 85-73 victory over South Carolina in Knoxville, Tenn. Jordan Bowden came off the bench to score 16 points for Tennessee (23-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference), while Jordan Bone, Lamonte Turner and Kyle Alexander each added 10. SEC scoring leader Grant Williams was held to eight points, far below his 19.9 average, but he contributed nine rebounds and seven assists. Sixers C Embiid fined $25000 after ripping refs

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 for his criticism of the officiating in the team's latest loss to the Boston Celtics, the NBA announced Wednesday afternoon. "The referees f---ing suck," the All-Star center said during his postgame press conference on Tuesday. Kuchar on caddie pay: '$5,000 is a great week'

Calling the outcry over his caddie's pay from a tournament in November "a social media issue more than anything," Matt Kuchar said he had no regrets about the $5,000 he paid his emergency replacement to be on the bag for the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Classic in Mexico. Kuchar, who won the tournament, his first Tour victory in four years, pocketed a check for just under $1.3 million, a contrast to what he paid substitute caddie David Giral Ortiz. Caddies typically receive a percentage of what their player earns, sometimes as high as 10 percent. ATP roundup: Canada's Schnur pulls off N.Y. shocker

Brayden Schnur, who had never won a top-level ATP Tour match before Tuesday, added an impressive second victory Wednesday. The 23-year-old Canadian, ranked 154th in the world, upset third-seeded American Steve Johnson 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) to advance to the quarterfinals of the New York Open at Uniondale, N.Y.