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NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing obscene language toward a fan during a game in…

LONDON (AP) — A double from Conor Gallagher helped Crystal Palace return to winning ways with a 3-1 victory at home to Everton in the Premier…

NEW YORK (AP) — Julian Champagnie had 19 points as St. John’s topped Colgate 82-64. Jack Ferguson led the Raiders with 21…

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Moore scored 18 points and Miami made six free throws in the closing minute to edge Fordham 72-66 at the Barclays Center.…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has thrown away a two-goal lead to lose 5-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt and miss the chance to put pressure…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer January cannot come quick enough for Newcastle. The limitations of the squad inherited by Eddie Howe when he took…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The visiting sideline at Washington had a familiar home look for the Dallas Cowboys. After…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio have inflicted the latest blow on Atlético Madrid’s…

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has told German TV that he will get vaccinated against the coronavirus after his earlier…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Mercedes lost both of its protests after Lewis Hamilton lost the world title to Max Verstappen on the final…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Some players and staff members at Manchester United have reported positive tests for the coronavirus. United is…

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has scored his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain. He netted a brace as the French league leader beat Monaco 2-0 on…

BURNLEY, England (AP) — West Ham’s Champions League ambitions were dealt a blow after David Moyes’ team was held to a 0-0 draw at…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The arrival of an early signing period in college football recruiting has unquestionably impacted the timing of…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The Associated Press will increase the number of players honored on its annual All-America teams to include…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — James Maddison scored one goal and played a part in the other three as Leicester beat Newcastle 4-0 to keep the visitors…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen won his first Formula One championship by passing Lewis…

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Federica Brignone has won a wind-swept World Cup super-G that saw pre-race favorite Lara Gut-Behrami crash out…

INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Austrian slalom specialist Adrian Pertl was ruled out for the rest of the Alpine skiing season. He hurt his right knee in…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nikita Mazepin will miss the season-ending Formula One race after testing positive for COVID-19. Haas will…

VAL d’ISÈRE, France (AP) — French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season for his ninth career win as many…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — JD Davison’s putback dunk with 33 seconds left and a final defensive stop gave No. 9…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Max Domi had two goals and an assist, Jake Bean scored 55 seconds into overtime and the Columbus Blue…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Justin McCall registered 18 points and nine rebounds as Cal State Bakersfield narrowly defeated Idaho 59-58. Rashad Smith led…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 40 saves and Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Calgary Flames 4-2.…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Lemieux scored in his return from a five-game suspension for biting a player, and the…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored in his fourth straight game, James Reimer made 34 saves in his return to…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday night for…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 26 points and nine rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers delayed Stephen…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Jacob Davison had 16 points and six rebounds as Cal Poly edged past Portland State 61-58. Michael Carter III led the Vikings with…

SAN DIEGO — Marcellus Earlington had 23 points plus 16 rebounds as San Diego routed Cal Lutheran 84-55. Jacob Alonzo led the Kingsmen with 10…

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Xavier DuSell had 16 points to lead five Wyoming players in double figures as the Cowboys topped Utah Valley 74-62. Drake Jeffries…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Julianna Peña stopped Amanda Nunes with a rear naked choke in the second round at UFC 269 on…

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists and the Denver Nuggets avenged an…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 4 UCLA defeat Marquette 67-56 on…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — James van Riemsdyk scored two goals and Travis Konecny had two assists, leading the…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Cameron Gooden had a season-high 22 points as Dixie State rolled past Denver 82-62. KJ Hunt led the Pioneers with 17 points and…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Terrion Murdix had 19 points off the bench to carry Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to an 87-73 win over Nebraska Omaha, the…

FULLERTON, Calif. — E.J. Anosike had 20 points as Cal State Fullerton routed Life Pacific 87-59. Ethan Galang led the Warriors with 19…

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Eli Lawrence had a season-high 21 points as Middle Tennessee defeated UT Martin 84-75. KJ Simon led the Skyhawks on Saturday…

TORONTO (AP) — David Kampf took a lucky carom off the end boards and scored with 1:20 left in the third period to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Andre Kelly scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds as California pulled away from Santa Clara to earn a 72-60 win. The…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Joey Mantia of the United States won the men’s 1,500 meters at the World Cup speedskating meet in Calgary for the second…

PHOENIX — Holland Woods had 13 points as Grand Canyon romped past Ottawa (AZ) 81-53. Devin Collins led the Spirit with 12 points and seven…

LOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean registered 14 points and eight rebounds as Utah State rolled past New Orleans 82-50. Simeon Kirkland led the Privateers…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Xavier Bishop had a season-high 20 points as Montana State topped St. Thomas (MN) 72-65. Anders Nelson led the Tommies with 17…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers matched…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 25 points, Desmond Bane added 19 and the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dawson Garcia and Caleb Love each scored 22 points and North Carolina pulled away and posted an 80-63 win over Elon. The…

MIAMI (AP) — Duncan Robinson scored a season high-26 points and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 118-92 on Saturday night.…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Levi Stockard III had 16 points as VCU got past Old Dominion 75-66. Austin Trice led the Monarchs on Saturday night with 16…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders finally won a game at their new arena on Saturday evening, beating…

HOUSTON (AP) — Quincy Olivari had a season-high 27 points as Rice topped Houston Baptist 88-73. Carl Pierre added 21 points for the Owls. Jade Tse…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov had shootout goals for the Washington Capitals in their…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Casey DeSmith stopped all 33 shots he faced, and Brock McGinn gave the Pittsburgh Penguins the only…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jemarl Baker had 18 points off the bench to carry Fresno State to a 63-55 win over UC Irvine. DJ Davis led the Anteaters with…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teddy Allen had 12 points and eight rebounds as New Mexico State narrowly defeated Loyola Marymount 63-58. Eli Scott led the…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — David Kachelries finished with 14 points and six assists and Gavin Kensmil added 14 points and nine rebounds as Stephen F.…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves and Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and assist, leading the St. Louis…

The Associated Press Voting for the 2021 Heisman Trophy with first-, second- and third-place votes and total points (voting on 3-2-1…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — De’Vondre Perry made two free throws with 3 seconds left to lift Albany to a 60-59 victory over Columbia. The free throws…

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to post the second triple-double in Wake Forest…

SYRACUSE Syracuse place-kicker Andre Szmyt is returning in 2022 for his final year of eligibility. Szmyt made the announcement in a post on Twitter.…

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Jermaine Marshall had 12 points and 14 rebounds to carry Samford to a 52-50 win over Alabama A&M. Jaron Rillie had 11…

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Coryon Mason matched his career high with 21 points and Abilene Christian rolled to a  73-56 victory over Drexel. Mahki…

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 31 points and 12 assists as Florida Gulf Coast defeated Robert Morris 85-74. Kahliel Spear led the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Chuck O’Bannon Jr. scored 18 points off the bench, Emanuel Miller added 13 points and TCU defeated Texas A&M 68-64 on Saturday…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Tyson Etienne and Morris Udeze both scored 16 points and Wichita State breezed to a 71-58 victory over Norfolk State. Dexter…

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Josh Corbin had 19 points off the bench to lead Winthrop to an 83-52 win over Carver College. Bryson Scott led the Cougars with…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jamison Battle scored a season-high 27 points — with 21 coming after halftime — as Minnesota launched a ferocious rally…

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Jonas Harper hit a go-ahead layup with 14 seconds remaining and scored 19 points to lead Boston University to a 65-62 victory…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Shaun White will have to wait at least one more week to get an inside track on a…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy, beating out Michigan defensive end…

RICHMOND, Ky. — Taevion Kinsey had 21 points as Marshall topped Eastern Kentucky 80-69. Jomaru Brown led the Colonels with a season-high 23…

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Houston Mallette had a season-high 24 points as Pepperdine beat Alabama State 79-62. Kenny Strawbridge led the Hornets on…

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Matthias Tass had 22 points as Saint Mary’s routed UC Santa Barbara 80-59. Alex Ducas had 12 points for the Gaels, who have…

ITTA BENA, Miss. — Marquis Eaton had 18 points as Arkansas State edged Mississippi Valley State 82-77. Desi Sills added 17 points for the Red…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tari Eason scored 23 points, and No. 25 LSU recovered from a 15-point first-half deficit to beat…

By ANTHONY ANDERSON Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Freshman and hometown star Blake Wesley hit a go-ahead, pull-up jumper in the lane…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers is considering surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago, which might mean…

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Xavier Fuller had 20 points as South Dakota narrowly defeated Northern Arizona 76-71 in overtime. Jalen Cone led the…

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Kevin Johnson had 14 points as Illinois-Chicago narrowly defeated Central Michigan 71-67. Oscar Lopez Jr. led the Chippewas…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins set a school record with 19 assists — the most in an NCAA game this season — to go with 14 points and Saint Louis…

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — Nathaniel Pollard Jr. registered 16 points and eight rebounds as Maryland-Eastern Shore rolled past St. Mary’s (MD)…

OGDEN, Utah — Dontay Bassett had 13 points off the bench to lead Weber State to an 82-36 win over Maine-Fort Kent. Micah Petty led the Bengals with…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lahat Thioune scored a career-high 16 points off the bench and Utah rolled to a 96-62 win over Manhattan. Thioune hit 4 of 5…

EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Matt Rogers had 14 points and nine rebounds as American beat Mount St. Mary’s 72-66 in overtime. Nana Opoku led the…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Ledarrius Brewer had a season-high 20 points as ETSU got past Morehead State 82-75. Johni Broome led the Eagles on…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions put cornerbacks Ifeatu Melifonwu and Mark Gilbert along with linebacker Tavante Beckett on the…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Tai Lavatai ran for two touchdowns and Navy’s defense limited Army to 57…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Robert ”RJ” Glasper had 21 points as UIW topped Grambling State 72-62. Danya Kingsby led the Tigers with 20 points…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Rubin Jones had 13 points as North Texas beat UMass 66-57. Noah Fernandes led the Minutemen with 13…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored 12 points each to lead No. 13…

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 15 points and No. 15 Connecticut surged midway through the second half to beat…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND. Ore. (AP) — Alex Callens converted his penalty and New York City FC won its first MLS Cup title on a…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Gibson had a career-high 24 points, Towson made 16 3-pointers and the Tigers defeated Coppin State 89-75. Nicolas Timberlake…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Trey Anderson had a career-high 23 points as San Jose State beat Pacific 78-66. Jordan Bell led the Tigers with 19 points…