Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. LSU on attack with Michigan State on deck

One program is busy proving people wrong. The other is back where many always expected it to be. That's the essence of the matchup when No. 2 Michigan State takes on No. 3 LSU in the East Region semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Conor McGregor announces shock retirement

Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor said on Tuesday he was retiring from the sport, five months after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a controversial title fight in Las Vegas that sparked a brawl and led to a six-month ban. The 30-year-old, who has a record of 21 wins and four defeats, is still suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his part in the melee that broke out after his bout with the Russian last October. Stanford bounces BYU, reaches 12th straight Sweet 16

Senior forward Alanna Smith scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as second-seeded Stanford recovered from a sluggish first half to earn its way into the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-63 home victory over seventh-seeded BYU on Monday. Junior guard DiJonai Carrington scored 19 points, and sophomore guard Kiana Williams added 13 as the Cardinal (30-4) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 12th consecutive year. Stanford will face 11th-seeded Missouri State in Chicago on Saturday. NFL notebook: Gruden affirms Carr as Raiders' QB

Amid rumors and speculation that the Oakland Raiders could be looking to move on from Derek Carr, coach Jon Gruden said Monday that Carr's status is set for 2019. "Yeah. He's going to be our quarterback," Gruden said in an interview with NFL Network from the league meetings in Phoenix. "I'm not going to address all the rumors. I could care less about the rumors." Pivec pulls Oregon State past Zags, into regional semis

Mikayla Pivec's three-point play with 2:20 left snapped a tie Monday night, and fourth-seeded Oregon State went on to eliminate fifth-seeded Gonzaga 76-70 in a second-round game of the Women's NCAA Tournament in Corvallis, Ore. The Beavers (26-7) advance to the Albany Region semifinals, where they will play top-seeded Louisville on Friday night in their fourth straight Sweet 16 appearance. The Bulldogs finish their season with a 29-5 mark. Federer, Anderson advance to fourth round in Miami

Roger Federer overcame a sluggish start to defeat Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-3 and Kevin Anderson's booming serve proved too much for Joao Sousa as they advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Monday. Serb Krajinovic broke Federer to jump to an early 2-1 lead and it looked like an upset could be in the works against the 20-times Grand Slam champion. No. 11 Missouri State earns upset win over No. 3 Iowa State

Alexa Willard scored 17 points to lead the No. 11-seeded Missouri State Lady Bears to a 69-60 upset win over the No. 3-seeded Iowa State Cyclones on Monday in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Monday in Ames, Iowa. The Lady Bears next will face second-seeded Stanford, which beat seventh-seeded BYU late Monday night, in a Sweet 16 matchup in Chicago. Spring training roundup: Cubs win behind Hamels' arm, bat

Left-hander Cole Hamels allowed one run on three hits in five innings and helped his own cause with a solo homer as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Monday in Mesa, Ariz. Hamels, who had two strikeouts, didn't earn the win, but he left with a 2-1 lead after five innings. David Bote's solo homer in the seventh inning proved to be the difference. Gronk's agent: Return possible if Brady asks

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement Sunday on Instagram, but his agent isn't convinced we've seen the last of him. Agent Drew Rosenhaus, speaking on ESPN's Get Up! on Monday, suggested the league's most dominant tight end might come back for a few games if he was asked by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. NBA roundup: Jazz top Suns despite Booker's 59

Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 27 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 125-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Devin Booker scored a season-high 59 points for the Suns.