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By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mitchell Marner had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell had 31 saves as the Toronto Maple…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored twice, including a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, to lift…

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Northwestern had a 24-point, second-half lead disappear before beating…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the New…

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) — Foster Loyer scored 21 points and Hyunjung Lee scored 18 points and Davidson won its seventh consecutive road game…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Colombia needs a miracle to play in the next World Cup, while underdog Ecuador secured at…

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Burton recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Richmond to a 74-57 win over Duquesne. Leon Ayers III led the Dukes on Tuesday…

OXFORD, Ohio — Sincere Carry scored 20 points and Andrew Garcia scored 12 and Kent State beat Miami (OH) 78-65. Dae Dae Grant had 18 points and…

ALBANY, N.Y. — Anthony Gaines had 24 points plus 13 rebounds as Siena beat Canisius 73-65. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins on Tuesday…

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Malik Hall made a driving layup with 1.9 seconds left, and No. 13 Michigan State survived…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar scored 20 points and Garrison Brooks scored a season-high 18 points and Mississippi State beat South…

ATHENS, Ohio — Ben Vander Plas had 18 points and seven rebounds and Jason Carter scored 18 points and Ohio cruised past Ball State 87-63. Jalen…

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Cameron Healy and Kevin Miller scored 21 points apiece as Central Michigan narrowly beat Bowling Green 78-74. Myron Gordon…

YPSILANTI, Mich. — JT Shumate had 24 points as Toledo won its ninth straight game, rolling past Eastern Michigan 86-66. Noah Farrakhan led the…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — David McCormack and Dajuan Harris each scored 14 points as No. 10 Kansas defeated No. 20 Iowa…

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Trendon Hankerson, Keshawn Williams and Adong Makuoi scored 15 points apiece as Northern Illinois defeated Western Michigan…

TORONTO (AP) — Defender Carlos Salcedo was acquired by Toronto from Mexico’s Tigres and agreed to a three-year contract as a designated player.…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ryan Hawkins scored 23 points and Creighton upset No. 17 UConn 59-55. Hawkins hit eight…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Lorela Cubaj had 15 points and seven rebounds, Eylia Love added 14 points and eight rebounds, and No. 12 Georgia Tech beat Duke…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark scored 19 points, Jayden Gardner added 17 points and Virginia beat Boston College 67-55. Clark beat the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New England coach Bruce Arena expects Matt Turner’s transfer to Arsenal will soon be complete, a deal that will move the…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If anyone has an appreciation for the long winding road the Cincinnati Bengals have taken to their…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. team has embraced the cold during this special winter session of World Cup…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Board of Governors for the National Women’s Soccer League has approved its first-ever collective…

NEW YORK (AP) — Minor League Baseball is launching an outreach program focused on the Black community called “The Nine,” which is designed to…

By The Associated Press Ken Dorsey is staying in Buffalo. One week after receiving a ringing endorsement from Josh Allen, Dorsey was hired as the…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the situation says that Maurice Drayton won’t be back as the Green Bay Packers’ special…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo finished his 17-minute season-ending news conference by thanking…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nyara Sabally scored 22 points, Te-Hina Paopao had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists, and No. 19 Oregon beat Arizona…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The international transfer windows that opened at the start of the year and closed Monday for most European…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — It’s winter in Cincinnati, so the Super Bowl-bound Bengals plan to arrive in Los Angeles…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Fired Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs will be the new special teams and cornerbacks…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Professional sports teams and gambling companies in the U.S. are increasingly bringing…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady filled his 22 seasons in the NFL with more wins, yards passing and touchdowns than any other…

LYON, France (AP) — Lyon striker Moussa Dembele shook off his recent COVID-19 infection and scored the winner in a 2-1 victory over third-place…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has passed two bills aimed at putting restrictions on transgender…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s athletic board executive committee has approved a new contract with men’s basketball interim coach Mike…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Long before Tom Brady called it quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Weston McKennie says he let his team and nation down when he violated team COVID-19-rules in September, which caused…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Caitlyn Callahan is the first female coach in the 135-year history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The…

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway has undergone surgery for the broken bone in his left foot. The Mavericks says Hardaway will…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut says it has complied with a recent arbitration ruling and has…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams, alleging racist…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are looking for a new owner in what’s expected to be the…

LONDON (AP) — An enhanced maternity policy will feature in new contracts for professional female players in English soccer beginning next season.…

By The Associated Press The history is with Pebble Beach. The appearance money is in Saudi Arabia. Most of the top players from the top 50 in the…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s latest No. 1 recruiting class is gradually starting to contribute…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is making “the strongest possible appeal” to all combatants in Ethiopia to observe the…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put his money into NASCAR. The Money Team Racing hopes to debut at the Daytona 500…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — UFC President Dana White has struck a partnership deal with the Pitbull-owned NASCAR race team Trackhouse Racing. The deal…

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A rare football card featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl has sold for $118,000 at auction. The…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is set for beautiful weather at Pebble Beach, with one eye on Saudi…

ZURICH (AP) — Former England youth international Felix Nmecha has switched to play internationally for Germany after FIFA approved a change of…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Frazier and other HBCU players have something to prove in 2022, and more opportunity to…

BERLIN (AP) — The Champignons League pizza is fine with UEFA after all. European soccer’s governing body says it does not mind that a German…

By BRUCE LOWITT AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only full season of NFL perfection in the Super Bowl era including winning the championship…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It can be argued — and has been for decades — that a perfect record including winning a championship makes…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week. Bryant is the widow…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United player Mason Greenwood remains in police custody as officers investigating an attack on a woman also…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was telling that the only Tottenham manager referenced by name in Dele Alli’s parting note to the London club…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams is transferring to Southern California, following his former coach Lincoln Riley…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is playing this season for the Philadelphia 76ers like an NBA MVP front-runner.…

By The Associated Press Reaction from social media and elsewhere after Tom Brady announced his retirement. Brady won seven Super Bowls and set…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have named Kristi Coleman as their new team president, while Nick Kelly…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this month’s Super Bowl stage to…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville’s meandering coaching search has a new twist. The Jaguars have…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has handed over a forensic report to local prosecutors with what it said are findings of poor management and…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona came agonizingly close to losing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but it never really had a…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records…

KIRKCALDY, Scotland (AP) — A bestselling novelist has ended her sponsorship of a second-division football team in Scotland over its signing of a…

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic officials in Taiwan have reversed a decision to skip Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Games in China. They say…

By ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press BUEA, Cameroon (AP) — The African Cup of Nations in Cameroon sparks memories for Tiku Achale of what soccer…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has qualified for a 10th successive World Cup after beating Syria 2-0 in Dubai. Second-half goals from Kim…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer World Cup champion Elana Meyers Taylor’s quest to add to her Olympic medal total at the Beijing Games is in…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is awarding $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers to study the effects of…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A 10-event run called the International Series will form part of this season’s Asian Tour in a move that could…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Equipment manager Petr Sulan stepped into the net for the Czech Republic’s latest…

BEIJING (AP) — Medal predictions for the Beijing…