Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings before they enter the conclave to elect a new pope.

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history.

With the NCAA transfer portal now open after spring practice for college football teams, several University of the Incarnate Word football players have entered the portal in search of new opportunities.

The University of Incarnate Word softball team won the first game of their doubleheader against McNeese State University but lost the second game.

Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds, Steven Ashworth connected from well beyond the arc on the way to 22 points, and ninth-seeded Creighton beat No. 8 seed Louisville 89-75 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Tyrese Proctor scored 19 points on six 3-pointers, Kon Knueppel added 18 points and No. 1 Duke defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 on Saturday night to clinch its second Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship in three seasons under Jon Scheyer.

Chucky Hepburn hit a shot at the buzzer to help No. 13 Louisville add another highlight to Pat Kelsey's successful first season with the Cardinals.

The Cardinals are looking to go even further next season after reaching the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoff bracket last year.

Coach Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places.

Auburn is a unanimous No. 1 following a chaotic week in the men’s AP Top 25.

Coming off a huge Southland Conference win against Houston Christian University last weekend, the UIW women’s basketball team earned back-to-back SLC victories with a 52-43 win over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Thursday night.

Fifth-ranked Kentucky maintained its dominance of archrival Louisville with a 93-85 victory Saturday.

Zach Calzada threw for 182 yards and his 17-yard scoring pass to Roy Alexander was the game’s only touchdown and Incarnate Word beat Villanova 13-6 in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

One year after missing the playoffs, the University of the Incarnate Word is back in the postseason.

Jalen Walthall, the wide receiver of the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals, is getting his moment in the spotlight after a unique touchdown celebration went viral.

With Pope Francis a few weeks away from his 88th birthday, the plotting for his successor is well underway at the Vatican.

Zach Calzada threw two touchdown passes, Dekalon Taylor ran for 184 yards with two touchdowns and Incarnate Word stopped Northern Arizona on downs five times to roll to a 38-14 win.

While time is ticking to the regular season kickoff for the University of the Incarnate Word, the football program held its annual media day in order to give fans an update on how the team is looking ahead of the season.

The Cardinals will open the season on August 31 hosting Northern Colorado

Louisville has fired coach Kenny Payne after going 12-52 in two seasons that marked the worst consecutive finishes in the storied basketball program’s history.

Louisville plans to fire men's basketball coach Kenny Payne after he went 12-52 in two seasons.

The Chicago Bears already faced this decision once — keep quarterback Justin Fields or start anew with the No. 1 overall pick.

The end of the Texas A&M-Commerce and University of the Incarnate Word basketball game led to a massive brawl on Monday night.

The Southside Cardinals learned Thursday that they were forced to forfeit their Tuesday night playoff win over Burbank.

Jack Plummer threw three touchdown passes, the last of them a 58-yarder to Kevin Coleman with 4:17 remaining, and No. 9 Louisville clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game by beating Miami 38-31.

Led by Terry Anderson's 20 points, the Lamar Cardinals defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 90-82.

Georgia extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22, giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. 1 in the history of the college football poll.

Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll loosened as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of possible 62.

Somerset scores 5 first-half touchdowns to break rivalry game open.

The “Battle of 1604″ rivalry game between Southside and Somerset will be renewed on Saturday, Aug. 26, at the second annual KSAT Pigskin Classic in the Alamodome.

The University of the Incarnate Word’s football program welcomed former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher to spend a few days with the team during fall camp ahead of the 2023-24 Division II football season.

Denny Crum, who won two NCAA basketball championships and built Louisville into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of Fame coaching career, has died.

For one night at least, running backs got some of the glory in the pass-happy NFL.

Georgia Amoore scored 25 points to help No. 8 Virginia Tech beat Louisville 75-67 on Sunday to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title.

Kobe Johnson broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run midway through the final quarter, Dawson Weber came up with a clutch interception with just over a minute left and North Dakota State came back twice to beat Incarnate Word, 35-32 in a Football Championship Subdivision semifinal.

Quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. found Taylor Grimes for the game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds left, as UIW defeated Sacramento State 66-63 to advance to the FCS Semifinals for the first time in program history.

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer stands atop The Associated Press women’s basketball poll with the most appearances all-time, breaking a tie with the late Pat Summitt.

After seeing their 14-point second-half lead evaporate, Lindsey Scott Jr hits Kole Wilson for the game-winning touchdown to lift UIW to a hard-fought victory over Furman in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

After enjoying their first-round bye this week, UIW will return to action at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium to host Furman in the second round of the FCS Playoffs next Saturday.

Following a dominant 10-1 regular season, UIW enters the FCS Playoffs with the No. 7 overall seed, earning a first-round bye and a home playoff game.

With a solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of churchmen now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns.

The Arizona Cardinals say they're not worried about quarterback Kyler Murray's game preparation habits.

Aaron Judge and Pete Alonso swing away as the Subway Series starts up at Citi Field on Tuesday night with both New York teams in first place.

Ryan Mountcastle, Trey Mancini and the surprising Baltimore Orioles try on Sunday for their eighth straight win, which would match their best streak in 17 years.

A pair of Cy Young Award winners are on the mound when Corbin Burnes and the Milwaukee Brewers visit Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres in a matchup between two of the National League's top teams Tuesday night.

The New York Mets are upset after several of their hitters have been hit by pitches over the first few weeks of the season.

There's a lot to catch up on from a bizarre baseball offseason before the 2022 season officially begins with first pitch at Wrigley Field.

Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford.

After one of the greatest years in San Antonio sports history, KSAT 12 counts down the 12 best moments and memories from 2021.

The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on Feb. 10 at NFL Honors in Los Angeles.

Cincinnati sacks leader Trey Hendrickson and three other starters are among five Bengals that have been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.

The Green Bay Packers maintained the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll as they earned all 12 first-place votes.

Ramon Jefferson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Eric Schmid accounted for the game-winning score and defending national champion Sam Houston fended off Incarnate Word 49-42 with a last-gasp goal-line tackle in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

Clayton Kershaw starts at Dodger Stadium against Milwaukee to begin a season-ending, three-game series in a possible playoff preview.

Zack Wheeler pitches Tuesday night for Philadelphia in the opener of a pivotal three-game series at Atlanta.

Quarterback Cameron Ward threw a pair of touchdown passes and the defense pitched their first shutout of the season, as UIW defeated McNeese State 31-0 and improved to 3-1.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole starts the opener of a crucial three-game series at Fenway Park with the Red Sox two games ahead of New York for the top AL wild card.

Kevin Gausman returns to the mound — and plate — as he tries to help the Giants protect their lead in the NL West.

Cameron Ward threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns and Incarnate Word beat Texas State 42-34.

Lexie Hull had 21 points, Ashten Prechtel scored each of her 16 in the second half and Stanford reached the Final Four by rallying for a 78-63 victory over Louisville on Tuesday night. “To play a second half and beat them by 27 really says a lot about how hard people were playing,” VanDerveer said. Stanford dropped that one 62-53, ending its previous appearance in the Final Four. Stanford (29-2) trailed by 12 midway through the third quarter before scoring 13 consecutive points to take its first lead since early in the game. We weren’t aggressive enough.”AdThe Cardinal got going in the second half and made six of their final eight 3-point attempts.

FILE - Cardinals listen as Pope Francis, background, delivers his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia, in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for Holy See employees, including slashing cardinals salaries by 10%. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)VATICAN CITY – Trying to save jobs as the pandemic pummels Vatican revenues, Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics, as well as nuns, who work at the Holy See. The Vatican's economy minister has said that the dwindled Museums revenue, as well as a drop in what Catholics donate, would contribute to a projected 30% reduction in revenue this year. The pay cuts also apply to several Vatican basilicas in Rome as well as to the Vicariate, or diocese of Rome, which is under the pope's direction.

SAN ANTONIO – In the program’s first playoff matchup, the District 27-5A champion Jefferson Mustang girls basketball team will travel to Southside to take on the Cardinals. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.MORE GIRLS BASKETBALL COVERAGE

Puerto Rico's Yadier Molina reacts after tagging out Venezuela's Ali Castillo during the first inning of a Caribbean Series baseball game at Teodoro Mariscal Stadium in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)ST. LOUIS – Yadier Molina enjoyed going through the process of free agency for the first time in more than two decades as a pro. But it was fun — fun to be part of the free-agent process," Molina said, “but in my mind, it was always St. Louis. Molina hit .262 with four home runs in 42 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, his last under a $60 million, three-year deal. But he's best known for his defense behind the dish, trailing only Ivan Rodriguez (13) and Johnny Bench (10) for the most Gold Gloves won by a catcher.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley confers with forward Aliyah Boston on the sideline during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll. South Carolina, which originally fell from the top spot after losing to North Carolina State, beat the Huskies last season for the first time in eight tries. Here are other tidbits from the poll:MILESTONEMonday marked the 800th women's college basketball poll in the AP's history. Ad___More AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Louisville guard Dana Evans, left, drives around Wake Forest guard Gina Conti (5) in the first quarter of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)Louisville keeps winning and remained atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll. The Cardinals are the only unbeaten team left in the Top 25 after topping Miami and North Carolina this past week. 4 North Carolina State. Arizona expects to travel to Oregon to play Oregon State on Friday and Oregon next Monday.

Clemson’s offense led the Atlantic Coast Conference at 44.9 points a game and with 343.8 yards passing per game this season. The announcement Wednesday comes amid positive COVID-19 tests, quarantining and contact tracing for the host Cavaliers. The Cardinals later paused all team-related activities after there was a positive COVID-19 test within their program while the Blue Devils decided to end their season due to safety concerns. “But we have a lot to go through right now.”Perine is the first Jets player to test positive this season. ___The Cleveland Browns have two more positive COVID-19 cases — another player and a staff member — as they prepare for Sunday’s finale against the Steelers.

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)NEW YORK – As the NFC's only 5-0 team, the Seattle Seahawks had a quiet week on a bye. However, the Seahawks didn't lose any ground and maintained the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The Seahawks received nine of 12 first-place votes for 377 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Chiefs earned two first-place votes for 366 points, while the loss dropped the Bills one spot to No. 3 and the Tennessee Titans, the league's other 5-0 team, received the remaining first-place vote and gained two places to No.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Maybe Kyler Murray will lose a game on the home field of the Dallas Cowboys one of these days. Murray accounted for three touchdowns in his first game back home as a pro, Ezekiel Elliott set up the visiting team's first two TDs with fumbles and the Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys 38-10 on Monday night. Kenyan Drake scored from the 1 after the second Elliott miscue, while Murray added a 1-yard TD run. PANDEMIC CROWDThe Cowboys have had fans at all four home games, with the biggest so far (barely) at 25,174 against the Cardinals. Cowboys: Washington on Sunday in the first of two consecutive road games against NFC East opponents.

The Marlins, Phillies, Cardinals, Reds, Brewers and Giants are the top teams still in contention -- and they’re packed tightly with slots available for one team from the NL East, another from the NL Central and then two wild cards. The Mets (26-31) and Rockies (25-31) are mathematically eligible but need to win out just to have a shot. AL-MOST OVEROnly one playoff spot remains open in the AL, and Michael Brantley and the Astros are on the verge of clinching it. The Twins are trying to seal the AL Central. The Chisox have lost five in a row, dropping them out of the AL Central lead and one game behind Minnesota.

Hopkins and the Cardinals agreed to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday that will keep the three-time All-Pro in Arizona through the 2024 season. Hopkins said he worked on about 90% of the deal and had some help from advisers. Cardinals GM Steve Keim said it was a great process and he got to know the receiver even better during negotiations. It was our goal all along to get (Hopkins) extended, Keim said. I was like, man, if I could be in this offense, a pass-first offense one day, the sky's the limit, Hopkins said.