Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. No. 1 Notre Dame blasts No. 2 Stanford to make Final Four

Jackie Young's 25-point, 10-rebound double-double Monday night helped top-seeded Notre Dame rally from a nine-point second-half deficit and stop second-seeded Stanford 84-68 in the title game of the Chicago Region at Wintrust Arena, earning the right to defend its national championship. The Fighting Irish (34-3) advanced to the Final Four in the NCAA Women's Tournament, earning a matchup Friday night in Tampa against Connecticut. It's a rematch of a regular season game in December that the Huskies won. U.S. women's soccer team say lawsuit about more than money

Members of the United States women's soccer squad (USWNT) have told Reuters their lawsuit against the national federation alleging gender discrimination is not just about wages but also improving the sport for women participating in it at all levels. All 28 members of the squad were named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court last month and says the women are not paid the same as their male counterparts. Reports: Stackhouse, Vanderbilt discussing coaching job

Former NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse has had discussions with Vanderbilt officials to become the program's next men's basketball coach, according to multiple reports. On Monday, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports wrote on Twitter that Stackhouse was in "contract negotiations" with Vanderbilt, and that he "emerged as a primary candidate in the last 24 hours." Calipari accepts lifetime deal from Kentucky

John Calipari has agreed to a long-term contract to remain men's basketball coach at Kentucky, the school announced Monday. The new contract came after UCLA made overtures to land Calipari as its new coach. Kentucky didn't immediately announce terms of the deal. NFL notebook: Browns trade Ogbah to Chiefs

The Cleveland Browns traded defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah to the Kansas Chiefs on Monday. The Chiefs announced the trade and said they would send safety Eric Murray in return. Ogbah, selected by the Browns in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft, did not show up to the Browns' training facility on Monday for the first day of voluntary workouts because he expected to be traded. Final Four: Izzo set for 8th, Texas Tech, Auburn debut

Virginia is the lone No. 1 seed remaining in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, and Auburn is the long shot, coming out of the Midwest Region as a No. 5 seed. Tom Izzo is back for the eighth time with Michigan State, and Chris Beard guided Texas Tech into the national semifinals for the first time ever. Porzingis accuser asked Knicks to 'mediate' payment: report

The woman accusing former Knicks center Kristaps Porzingis of raping her in New York in February 2018 contacted the team's legal department in October asking to "mediate in private" a $68,000 payment, ESPN reported Monday. Citing emails between the woman and the team, ESPN reports the 29-year-old woman communicated with the Knicks from late October through early November seeking hush money she said Porzingis had promised her, with the team eventually referring her to Porzingis' personal lawyer. MLB notebook: Dodgers’ Kershaw to make rehab start

Clayton Kershaw's run of eight straight Opening Day starts ended due to left shoulder inflammation. However, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace will have a different type of Opening Day assignment when he makes a rehab start at Oklahoma City on Thursday night. Calipari accepts lifetime deal from Kentucky

John Calipari has agreed to a long-term contract to remain men's basketball coach at Kentucky, the school announced Monday. The new contract came after UCLA made overtures to land Calipari as its new coach. Kentucky didn't immediately announce terms of the deal, but The Athletic's Seth Davis reported that the Bruins' offered Calipari a six-year deal for approximately $48 million. Ice hockey: Collapse of Canadian women's league creates air of uncertainty

The sudden demise of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) has left the future of women's professional hockey in North America in disarray with many of the world's best players without a club team to play for. The CWHL, which was founded in 2007, is one of two women's professional leagues in North America and consensus was they could not thrive as separate entities even as popularity of the women's game has been rising in recent years.