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LOWELL, Mass. — Max Brooks had 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Ayinde Hikim recorded 17 points as UMass Lowell defeated Hartford…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Jalen Ramsey finally is on the stage where he starts every season expecting to play after six seasons and…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals fans gathered at Paul Brown Stadium on Monday to celebrate the team’s first Super Bowl appearance since…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points to help No. 21 Ohio State beat Rutgers 61-57 for coach Kevin…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Freshman goalie T.J. Semptimphelter made 41 saves and three-time defending champion Northeastern beat…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 12 points and fifth-ranked North Carolina State build a big lead in…

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Keegan Records had 16 points and eight rebounds as Colgate easily defeated Holy Cross 87-60. Kyrell Luc led the Crusaders on…

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Aaron Estrada had 23 points as Hofstra edged past UNC Wilmington 73-71. Darlinstone Dubar added 20 points for the Pride. Mike…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of civil rights leaders called for replacing the Rooney Rule in a meeting Monday…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people familiar with the decision say the New Orleans Saints have promoted defensive…

MIAMI — Jackson Threadgill had a career-high 21 points as Charlotte defeated Florida International 81-68. Eric Lovett led the Panthers on Monday…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL is taking a hard look at special teams, which had a disproportionate number of…

MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao has moved closer to the European qualification places in the Spanish league with a 2-1 win over Espanyol. Oihan…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has chosen consulting firm DHR Global and former NBA executive Glenn Sugiyama to assist its search for a…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee starting forward Olivier Nkamhoua will have surgery on his left ankle that will likely sideline him for the…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer A former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs with the drugs that caused…

By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Rams could get two former starters back from injured reserve in time for the Super Bowl. Coach Sean McVay…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs assistant general manager Jeff Greenberg has interviewed with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks for their GM opening,…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lovie Smith has been hired as the new head coach of the Houston Texans. Smith, who is Black, is…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Arizona assistant Jim Dray as tight ends coach. Dray joins new coach Matt Eberflus’ staff…

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich will be without Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for some weeks after he opted for surgery on a troublesome knee. Bayern…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Empty seats are outnumbering occupied ones at Nebraska men’s basketball home games as the…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville interim coach Mike Pegues says that leading scorer and rebounder Malik Williams will return to the team this week…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn’s examination of football coach Bryan Harsin continues. The university is looking into Harsin’s program, which has…

By The Associated Press FIFA has dismissed a protest filed by the Jamaica Football Federation over its 1-1 draw with the United States in a World Cup…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police learned Saturday that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was a suspect in a felony…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons director of pro personnel Steve Sabo is leaving the team following 12 seasons. In a statement from Sabo…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Florida has jumped into The Associated Press women’s basketball poll at No. 19. The Gators have beaten…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have hired Gus Bradley as their new defensive coordinator. He replaces Matt Eberflus, who recently…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin will have to rebound quickly. Her next chance at a medal is the slalom, but…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — New coordinator Alex Grinch’s efforts to address a flailing defense at Southern California…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have hired a Black assistant general manager less than a week…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ireen Wüst can’t really explain it. Something inside of her just changes when she gets to an…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Auburn is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week. Coach Bruce…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has temporarily renamed three state parks in honor of the Super Bowl-bound Cincinnati Bengals. The…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The inaugural NBA HBCU Classic between Howard and Morgan State will be televised nationally as part of All-Star weekend…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger has been here twice before, holding the lead midway through the Olympic…

BEIJING (AP) — Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini clinched Italy’s first-ever Olympic curling medal. And they did it with one of the most…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Nike is no longer sponsoring Manchester United player Mason Greenwood who is on police bail after being questioned on…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arianna Fontana of Italy earned her 10th career Olympic medal with a victory in the women’s…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia won the first Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold medal, taking advantage of…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea will pay compensation to four former youth-team players over historical racist abuse at the London club, preventing the need…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Elsa Desmond knows she’s not going to medal at the Beijing Olympics. She isn’t even expecting…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian and Russian women’s hockey teams were required to wear masks for their…

By COSTAS KANOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have promised to toughen rules governing…

BEIJING (AP) — When most champions get off the slopes or the ice at the Beijing Olympics, they are handed Bing Dwen Dwen, the chubby panda mascot…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Everything has come late in life for Johan Clarey. Even winning an Olympic medal. The Frenchman…

BEIJING (AP) — In a highly managed interview arranged by Chinese Olympic organizers, tennis star Peng Shuai has said she did not accuse a former…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Maddie Mastro has sketched out a trick in her notebook that just may…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Denise Herrmann missed only one of 20 shots in the women’s 15-kilometer individual…

LONDON (AP) — Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has been named as the team’s interim head coach for the three-match test tour of the…

By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script: Someone who has run afoul of…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russians go into another Olympics without NHL players as the favorite to win gold. They won in…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It was a miserable day on the mountains outside of Beijing for American stars Mikaela Shiffrin and…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen had enough pressure on him heading into the men’s program at the Beijing…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ireen Wüst skated into the record books at the Beijing Games by becoming the first athlete to…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Doubts and disputes over FIFA’s push for biennial World Cups have contributed to Britain and Ireland dropping…

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Shougang Group steel mill that once billowed smoke into smoggy Beijing is sending something else…

By SALLY HO and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China returned to work Monday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday muted by the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Wirter ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Chinese teenager Su Yiming was a surprise silver medalist in the Olympic men’s…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Officially, the Beijing Olympics are taking place inside what organizers are calling “the…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swimming will have world championships after all in 2022. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the sport’s…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector capped a recent career resurgence by winning the gold medal in the…

BEIJING (AP) — In a story published Feb. 8, 2022, about the Beijing Olympics mascot, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the mascot Bing…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Canada’s Eric Staal and Owen Power and the Czech Republic’s David Krejci are among the…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals got to the Super Bowl with help from a couple of coaching decisions…

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — With poise and precision, American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the discipline with a…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot took home the Olympic gold medal in men’s slopestyle…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The United States has never won a medal at the Winter Olympics in biathlon. American…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Beat Feuz finally has the one major victory missing from his overflowing collection of downhill…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks fired a longtime minor-league trainer in November after he was accused of…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Just because he made an early exit from the Olympic mixed doubles curling tournament doesn’t mean…

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Eileen Gu’s goal of three Olympic medals nearly blew away in the wind. The American-born freestyle…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva walked almost tentatively through Capital Indoor Stadium, juggling her pink-cased…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, Jrue Holiday added 27 and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away in…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy,…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — USA Luge’s Chris Mazdzer had X-rays on his aching right foot a few days ago and the results were…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given a controlled interview to a French newspaper about the…

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A colt named for six-time Stanley Cup winner Mark Messier scored big at Santa Anita. Messier romped to a 15-length victory…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and tied a career high with 12 assists as the New Orleans…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Cedi Osman scored 22 points and Kevin Love had 19 as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 20 down…