AP Top Sports News at 7:44 a.m. EDT

States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgetsMax Verstappen extends contract with Red Bull to 2030 after he weighed up leaving F1Rory McIlroy questions what value Rahm and DeChambeau have brought to LIVTexans receiver Jayden Higgins is out for the season with a torn ACL, AP source saysOnce homeless and in liquidation, Coventry back in the Premier League after painful 25-year absenceSoccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup 'betrayal'Cavs acquiring Peyton Watson and trading Max Strus to Clippers in 4-team deal, AP source saysNo. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings is set for season-ending surgery on sore kneeSeahawks sign 2-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs while Terrion Arnold remains