The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are investigating an incident involving the Colorado Rockies during a chartered flight from Denver to Toronto.

In a since-deleted video posted to social media, Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens is seen sitting in a pilot's seat in the cockpit while the plane is in flight.

"Had some fun in the cockpit on our flight from Denver to Toronto. Thanks to the captain and the first officer of our United charter that allowed me this great experience," Meulens wrote in a caption for the social media post.

"We're deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person in the flight deck at cruise altitude while the autopilot was engaged," United Airlines said in a statement. "As a clear violation of our safety and operational policies, we've reported the incident to the FAA and have withheld the pilots from service while we conduct an investigation."

A spokesman for the FAA said it does not "comment on the details of open investigations" but noted that "federal regulations restrict flight deck access to specific individuals."

The Rockies told The Denver Post on Friday morning that the team has no comment.

Meulens is in his second year as the team's hitting coach. He has previously served as a coach and manager for the Dutch national team.

Colorado (4-15) has lost five straight, including its final two games against the Blue Jays. The Rockies begin a nine-game home stand Friday night against the Seattle Mariners.

Captain Rachel Malcolm says Scotland must get their "world class" back three into the game if they are to overcome Italy in the Women's Six Nations.

Malcolm thinks getting wingers Rhona Lloyd and Francesca McGhie and full-back Chloe Rollie on the ball is key.

"That back three is probably one of the most dangerous back threes in world rugby," Malcolm said.

"It's absolutely vital we get them the ball. "One thing we didn't do well [against England] was break the gain-line, so we need to earn the right to play wide and to keep the ball because we definitely didn't do that well enough."

The Scots opened their campaign with victory in Wales before back-to-back home defeats by France and England.

Lloyd is set to win her 50th Scotland cap against the Azzurri and Malcolm says the 27-year-old GB Sevens flyer has been an instrumental figure in the progression of Scottish women's rugby.

"I don't think anyone can compete with her passion and her drive to play for Scotland," she said. "She's one of the most fiercely proud humans I've ever met.

"What she's achieved in terms of tries scored, games played, at such a young age is phenomenal. It's testament to the athlete she is.

"I don't think I've ever seen her come anything but first in a fitness test for the entirety of my Scotland career. She trains how she plays - she plays with her heart on her sleeve.

"She's an absolute asset to this Scotland team, but also the work she's done off the pitch is a massive reason that Scotland women, the pathways and the women coming through are at the level they are at right now.

"She's someone who is always pushing for more, pushing boundaries. I'm super proud to have her in my team and I've no doubt she'll get on that ball and do some magic on Saturday."

Ilkay Gündogan has told ESPN that Barcelona are aligned in their pursuit of success ahead of El Clásico against Real Madrid on Sunday amid the fallout to his perceived criticism of Ronald Araújo after Tuesday's Champions League exit.

Gündogan was frustrated with Araújo's 29th minute red card in Barça's 4-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the return leg of the quarterfinal tie, saying it led to his team's demise.

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Araújo declined to respond to his teammates comments on Thursday, but the midfielder presented a united front on Friday and said that everyone wants the best for the club.

"The mood is good," the Germany international told ESPN. "The training session was good that we finished just now. We are looking ahead.

"I think that is how the most successful teams develop and improve, by communicating, by looking into each others' eyes and speaking for the benefit of every single person.

"But also, at the end of the day, the ultimate target is for the benefit of the club. We are all here to make the club better, to bring the club in the best possible situation and to be successful.

"From my first day here, everyone is aligned with that. Of course, there are sometimes situations where you have to clear things [up], but the intention from every single person in this club is very genuine towards the success of this amazing club."

The midweek defeat to PSG means LaLiga is now Barça's only hope of silverware this season. With seven games to go, they are eight points behind leaders Madrid and anything but a win at the Bernabéu this weekend will likely end their title hopes.

"At this moment of time, if you look at Madrid's recent form, especially in the league, it feels like we need to go there and win and close the gap to five to still have a realistic chance to compete until the end," Gündogan said.

Gündogan, who joined as a free agent from Manchester City last summer, has a career-high 11 assists this season and, despite the possibility of a trophy-less campaign, he believes Barça will take a lot from this year.

"I feel very good in the team but I also feel like I can do even better," he said. "We can also do better as a team. I feel like we have struggled with a lot of difficulties, obviously losing a lot of players to injuries, which changes the balance in the team.

"But I think everyone did a huge a job so far to [stay] for so long in the difficult Champions League competition, to be second [in LaLiga] and still try to compete until the end. I would not say it's a disappointing season to be honest because it's always [about] overcoming difficulties and that's how you grow.

"If you don't make these kind of experiences, if you don't deal with difficulties in your career or throughout the season, then there is not much potential to evolve. We are on the right way.

"Obviously we still have the season to finish and the target now is to get as many points as possible to see how the season will turn around at the end.

"Even though it's very frustrating to be knocked out [of Europe] in such a style, I still really believe that this can be a big push, especially in the Champions League, and a big learning effect for next season.

"I played more than 10, 11 or 12 Champions Leagues in my career and just won it once. And I had so many difficulties throughout those Champions League campaigns, so many defeats with all my teams.

"So you learn from every single one and at one point you get to know what it takes to have the best possible chances to go far and still some aspects of the game are decided by just little details that can be also luck sometimes. It is something we have to overcome as a team to get better.

"Defeats are part of the game. One thing is to learn from it and to use as motivation to do better next time. The next big challenge and opportunity is just around the corner on Sunday."

Barça lost the first El Clásico of the season 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium in October after Gündogan had opened the scoring. They were also beaten by Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final in January.

However, Gündogan feels Barça, who were 13 games unbeaten before losing to PSG on Tuesday, have grown throughout the season.

"I think [we have evolved]," he said.

"If you look at the last few months, the way we have played, the way we have got results. It has not always [been] in easy circumstances, but the way we overcame those difficulties as a team, we made not just one step ahead further down the line, but multiple.

"There is no reason now because of one defeat you start to overcomplicate things. It's time to keep calm, to focus on your abilities, to focus on the strengths of the team and to trust each other and move forward in the same way as we have been dealing with the last few weeks."

Zinedine Zidane has not been contacted by Bayern Munich to take over as manager when Thomas Tuchel leaves at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN.

Zidane, a three-time Champions League winner during his managerial reign at Real Madrid, has been heavily linked with the role in Spanish media in recent days, but sources insisted to ESPN that no talks have taken place.

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The likelihood of the 1998 World Cup winner being considered for the role increased on Friday when Julian Nagelsmann, who had reportedly been in advanced talks to return to the Bavarian giants as head coach after being sacked last March, extended his deal with the Germany men's national team until 2026.

Sources said that Zidane is on Bayern's shortlist, though he is below Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi, Austria coach Ralf Rangnick and Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeness.

Zidane himself is not convinced by the idea of managing in Munich, sources added to ESPN, largely due to the language barrier. Zidane speaks neither German nor English fluently, and considers communication and man-management crucial to his success.

However, Zidane's agent Alain Migliaccio is very close to Bayern's honorary president Uli Hoeness.

Zidane hasn't coached since the end of his second stint at Madrid in the summer of 2021. The three consecutive Champions League titles won by Madrid in 2016, 2017 and 2018 remain the only occasion in the competition's modern era where a team has lifted the trophy three times in a row.

Bayern manager Tuchel is to leave at the end of the season after a disappointing campaign which has seen them fail to win the Bundesliga title after 11 years of domestic dominance. They have, however, progressed to the Champions League semfinals, having ousted Arsenal 3-2 over two legs.

Bayern's semifinal is against Madrid, with the first leg set for April 30.

The NCAA announced penalties for Arizona State and four former employees related to recruiting violations that occurred under former head football coach Herm Edwards.

ASU gets four years of probation, an undisclosed fine, vacated games in which ineligible players competed, reduced scholarships and recruiting restrictions. The NCAA did not provide further details about any of those punishments. The school also disassociated from a booster for five years.

The NCAA acknowledged the school also imposed a one-year bowl ban on itself last season. ASU will be eligible for a bowl this season.

"Arizona State's cooperation throughout the investigation and processing of this case was exemplary, and the cooperation began with the leadership shown by the university president," said Jason Leonard, executive director of athletics compliance at Oklahoma and chief hearing officer for the NCAA committee on infractions panel. "The school's acceptance of responsibility and decision to self-impose meaningful core penalties is a model for all schools to follow and is consistent with the expectations of the NCAA's infractions program."

Edwards, who now works for ESPN, was fired after the Sun Devils went 1-2 to start the 2022 season. He was found to have committed a "responsibility violation," according to the NCAA.

The allegations first came to light three years ago, when a package of documents sent to the NCAA detailed several recruiting violations, including ignoring restrictions in place during the COVID-19 recruiting dead period. During this time, a mother of a player purchased travel accommodations for recruits to visit campus, staff members provided guided tours to roughly a dozen recruits when campus was closed to visitors, and a coach worked out a player in a park.

The NCAA found ASU offered "recruiting inducements, impermissible tryouts and [committed] tampering."

No individuals were named by the NCAA, nor were their specific punishments provided.

"The individuals also agreed to or did not contest show-cause orders ranging from three to 10 years consistent with the Level I-aggravated classifications of their respective violations," the NCAA said.

The purported ringleader of the rule-breaking culture, former ASU defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce, left the program after the 2021 season and is now the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.

"The COVID dead period rules were created not only for the sake of competitive equity but for the safety and well-being of prospective and enrolled student-athletes and their families," ASU president Michael Crow said. "ASU is disappointed and embarrassed by the actions of certain former football staff members who took advantage of a global pandemic to hide their behavior."

The punishment issued Friday by the NCAA does not mark the end of the line for the violations.

"Two individuals are contesting portions of their respective cases via written record hearing," the NCAA said. "After the written record hearing, the committee will release its full decision."

The NCAA and ASU said they will not comment further.

Duke forward Sean Stewart, a former top-20 recruit in the 2023 class, announced Friday he plans to enter the transfer portal, becoming the seventh Duke player to transfer since the end of the season.

Stewart's announcement comes less than a day after fellow freshman TJ Power decided to enter the portal.

"I am grateful to have fulfilled a dream to play for the Blue Devils! I made some great memories that I will always cherish," Stewart said in a social media post. "I have decided for my continued growth and development of my basketball goals, I will be entering the transfer portal."

A 6-foot-9 power forward from Florida, Stewart averaged 2.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 33 games off the bench as a freshman. He flashed his double-double ability early in the season, with 16 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes against La Salle, but never carved out a consistent role in Jon Scheyer's rotation.

His highlight in ACC play came against NC State in early March, when he came off the bench to post 12 points, five rebounds and three blocks in 26 minutes.

Since the end of the season, Duke has now lost seven players to the transfer portal. Stewart joins Power, senior starting guard Jeremy Roach, sophomore starting forward Mark Mitchell, Jaylen Blakes, Christian Reeves and Jaden Schutt.

Stars Kyle Filipowski and Jared McCain are off to the NBA, while Ryan Young is out of eligibility.

Tyrese Proctor and Caleb Foster are the lone returnees from this past season's roster.

Scheyer and the Blue Devils are bringing in the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class, led by top-ranked prospect Cooper Flagg, projected lottery pick Khaman Maluach and top-10 recruit Isaiah Evans. They're also active in the transfer portal, targeting the likes of Maliq Brown (Syracuse), Brandon Angel (Stanford) and Mason Gillis (Purdue).

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson, on the trading block since the start of the offseason, is skipping voluntary workouts as he remains in limbo with the NFL draft approaching next week.

Wilson, the No. 2 pick in 2021, was granted permission in February to speak to teams about a potential trade. General manager Joe Douglas said Friday he's had discussions with teams but added, "There's just no news to report on that."

In his first three seasons, Wilson was always an active participant in the offseason program, so his absence is out of character and seems to indicate a level of frustration. Of course, the landscape has changed, as the organization has publicly declared its willingness to move on from the former starter.

The Jets already replaced him on the roster, having signed veteran Tyrod Taylor as Aaron Rodgers' backup.

"I think it's each player's choice whether they're going to be here for Phase 1 [of the program]," Douglas said at his pre-draft news conference. "These are all voluntary. There are quite a few players that haven't come for the first week. So, look, that's a decision that Zach has to make."

At this point, it would be a surprise if Wilson shows up for workouts, especially if his situation drags beyond the draft. Meanwhile, backup jobs have filled up around the NFL as the Jets wait for an acceptable trade offer. The stumbling block appears to be Wilson's 2024 salary -- $5.45 million, fully guaranteed -- and how much the Jets are willing to absorb.

Douglas said he was mindful of the long delay and how it could be affecting Wilson's job prospects, but he also wants to do what's best for the organization.

"I mean, that's the trick, right?" Douglas said. "That's the magic trick, so to speak, is to try to make sure that Zach's in a good spot, but also doing what's right for the New York Jets. So that's the line we're walking."

Owner Woody Johnson said last month at the owners' meetings that they would keep Wilson on the roster if they can't find a trading partner. If the Jets release him, the cap hit would be the same as if he is on the roster -- $11.2 million. Retaining Wilson until training camp seems unlikely because of the awkwardness.

Douglas said he is on the same page as Johnson, calling Wilson "an asset," but he stopped short of saying he will be on the team if there's no trade.

"I mean, look, we're still in April," Douglas said. "Training camp is months away, so there's a chance for a lot of different things. I'm not going to get into what's going to happen."

Johnson may have hurt Wilson's trade value in February, telling reporters they "didn't have a backup last season." Wilson replaced the injured Rodgers in Week 1 but eventually was benched as the offense sputtered. In three seasons, Wilson is 12-21 as a starter, with 23 touchdown passes and 25 interceptions.