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MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says midfielder Luka Modric and defender Marcelo have tested positive for the coronavirus. Madrid has not given any…

PARIS (AP) — Human rights activists with Amnesty International have urged the French soccer federation to pay attention to rights violations of…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his immediate retirement for health reasons. The 33-year-old…

LONDON (AP) — Barclays is doubling its investment in English women’s football as part of its sponsorship of the top two divisions. The bank has…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers’ plan, crafted last summer by the team’s front office and coaching staff, called…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks rallied from three goals down to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 28 points and 13 rebounds in his return from a non-COVID-19 illness,…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Donato broke a scoreless tie early in the third period of his return to San Jose and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A telethon hosted by the University of Kentucky Athletics has raised more than $3 million in donations with matching funds to…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Ezra Manjon poured in a career-high 27 points and UC Davis defeated Oregon State 71-64, handing the Beavers their ninth…

HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Carlton had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jamal Shead added 16 points and No. 14 Houston beat Louisiana-Lafayette 71-56 on…

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Outlaw sank a 3-pointer to ignite a big run in overtime and Pacific turned back UC Santa Barbara 80-71.Outlaw’s 3…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin had two goals, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen also scored and the Colorado…

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Bowen and Matthias Tass finished with 12 points and nine rebounds each and Saint Mary’s rolled to a 76-39 victory over…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Auston Matthews had two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second straight game, beating the struggling Edmonton…

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — AJ Griffin scored 19 points as No. 2 Duke cruised past South Carolina State 103-62. In 21…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — DeAndre Williams had 20 points and six assists, Jalen Duren added 14 points and Memphis…

DALLAS (AP) — Justin Faulk, Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko all scored in the third period as the St. Louis Blues beat Dallas 4-1 to snap…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry became the NBA’s career leader for 3-pointers and scored 22 points, leading…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart had 18 points and Mladen Armus added a double-double to lead Boise State past Santa Clara 72-60. Armus had 17…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 14 points and No. 17 Texas held Arkansas-Pine Bluff without a basket for…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Walker Kessler had 14 points, Jabari Smith and Devan Cambridge each scored 13, and No. 13 Auburn…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — DJ Horne had 12 points, Marreon Jackson and Jay Heath each scored 10 and Arizona State beat Creighton 58-57. Arizona State (5-6)…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nikkei Rutty registered 12 points and eight rebounds as Monmouth defeated Yale 69-60. Azar Swain led the Bulldogs with 17…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kevin Cunningham had 17 points off the bench to carry St. Thomas (MN) to a 109-50 win over Northland. Ryan Rawlings led the…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Matt Norman had a season-high 23 points as North Dakota rolled past North Central (MN) 110-65. Seth Fuqua led the Rams with 17…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — AJ Green had 24 points as Northern Iowa defeated Jackson State 66-56. Gabe Watson led the Tigers on with 12…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a seven-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the…

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Patty Mills made a 3 to force overtime, Kevin Durant had 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists,…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar scored 18 points and D.J. Jeffries scored 15 and Mississippi State blitzed Georgia State 79-50 and ended…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — ayton Willis made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to lead four in double figures as Minnesota beat Texas…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves and the Detroit Red Wings ended a three-game skid with a 2-1…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin McCullar scored 21 points, and No. 25 Texas Tech celebrated its return to the national rankings with a 75-62 victory…

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Kevion Nolan had 23 points as Jacksonville topped Southern Miss 62-51. Jaron Pierre Jr. led the Golden Eagles with 18…

DENTON, Texas — Thomas Bell had 14 points as North Texas topped Sam Houston 65-55. Savion Flagg led the Bearkats on with 20…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wildens Leveque scored 12 points in 11 minutes of play and South Carolina overwhelmed NAIA-member Allen University 110-51. It…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Max Pacioretty had two goals, giving him a score in seven straight games, and the Vegas Golden…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla.- (AP) — Josh Norris scored two goals and Anton Forsberg made 33 saves to lift the Ottawa Senators…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Atkinson had three goals and an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-1 victory…

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Josh Anderson posted 18 points as Western Kentucky routed Division III-member Centre College 90-52. Carter Baughman and RJ…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mathieu Joseph scored with 1:35 left in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 win over…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is the latest NBA star to be sidelined by COVID-19. The NBA’s injury report on Tuesday night listed the…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ronell Giles Jr. had 17 points to guide St. Francis (PA) to an 81-66 victory over Hartford. Josh Cohen and Maxwell Land…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evan Rodrigues scored his ninth goal of the season and added two assists to lead the Pittsburgh…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dawson Garcia scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds, Armando Bacot had his sixth double-double of the…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Hemenway scored 17 points to lead six in double figures and Clemson rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored a career-high 36 points and Wake Forest needed to rally in beating VMI 77-70. Wake Forest needed…

TAMPA, Fla. — Javon Greene posted 14 points and eight rebounds as South Florida beat Austin Peay 60-51. Cameron Copeland led the Governors with 12…

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Desmond Williams had 19 points as Troy beat Alabama A&M 66-57. Khalyl Waters had 12 points for the Trojans (7-4). Jalen…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 96-52 victory over South…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress are asking the NFL to provide evidence of Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder’s interference…

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have returned to the top spot of the AP Pro32 poll. The Packers earned…

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Diego Alonso has been hired as Uruguay’s head coach to replace veteran Óscar Tabárez. Uruguay’s soccer…

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Jahlil Jenkins had 21 points as Stony Brook easily beat Central Connecticut 87-67. Nigel Scantlebury led the Blue Devils on…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Malik Williams had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Louisville used balanced scoring and solid defense to beat Southeastern…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry now holds the NBA career 3-point record. The Golden State Warriors’ guard…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Joey Bosa has been considered one of the NFL’s best pass rushers since entering the…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has named new coordinators, promoting assistants to replace…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Brian Dawkins has worked hard to break the stigma surrounding mental health since he was inducted into the Pro…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska football great Johnny Rodgers is back home after spending more than two weeks…

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list as the NFL reports 28 more positive…

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is proposing a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participation in female school sports…

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has inflicted Leeds’ largest-ever Premier League loss with a 7-0 rout. Kevin De Bruyne struck twice for the…

By The Associated Press Some NHL players say they are unsettled by word that a positive COVID-19 test during the Winter Olympics in China could lead…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has inflicted Leeds’ largest-ever Premier League loss to show why the champions are well-placed for…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Former two-time America’s Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland is returning after an absence of 11 years and…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have placed running back Giovani Bernard on injured reserve and signed punter Sterling Hofrichter to…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The coroner in Las Vegas says the woman killed in a fiery crash that authorities blame on…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed wide receiver/punt returner Dede Westbrook on the COVID-19 reserve list. The Vikings took…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Fredi González is taking on a new role with the Baltimore Orioles, becoming the team’s bench coach. The Orioles announced their…

By The Associated Press It was the year that mental health took a prominent position in the sports world — led by two female athletes, Simone Biles…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Receiver Odell Beckham Jr., safety Jordan Fuller and seven of their Los Angeles Rams teammates…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn says star Paige Bueckers has undergone successful surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago as…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots safety Adrian Phillips says he’s taking it day by day and that everything…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop is ending his career because of degenerative condition in his right…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Money is pouring in by the millions as name, image and likeness efforts spring up around major…

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Last-place French club Saint-Etienne has confirmed the departure of coach Claude Puel more than a week after…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Saquon Barkley wants to be there when the New York Giants get back on a winning track. The 24-year-old running…

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander’s $25 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros has been finalized, nearly a month after it was agreed…

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Serge Gnabry has scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich stretched its lead in the Bundesliga to nine points with a 5-0…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Popular IndyCar veteran James Hinchcliffe is stepping away from fulltime racing. The 34-year-old Canadian says…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer USA Hockey has promoted Bill Guerin to take over as general manager of the men’s Olympic team. He takes over…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Talen Horton-Tucker has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Lakers also…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes became the latest NHL club to be hit with a coronavirus outbreak.…

By The Associated Press American midfielder Gio Reyna could get to play in the Europa League against the team managed by the person he was named…