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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from The Players Championship because of a back injury. The PGA Tour…

DUBLIN (AP) — Georgia has qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup after organizers clarified the suspension of Russia and Belarus on Thursday due to…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — There was a time when Karim Benzema was jeered by Real Madrid fans for not being a player…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Premier English League team Chelsea doesn’t have much to celebrate on its 117th birthday.…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia coach Tom Crean has been fired one day after the end of a 26-loss season. Georgia announced Crean will not…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Michigan coach Juwan Howard returns from a five-game suspension as the Wolverines face Indiana at Indianapolis in…

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nasa Hataoka of Japan birdied four of her final five holes to take a share of the first-round lead with a 9-under 63 at…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. finished with 22 points and five assists, Jamal Bey scored 19 and Washington pulled away in the second half for…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — J.T. Miller scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and had three assists to lead the Vancouver…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicolas Batum hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 31.2 seconds remaining, Reggie Jackson scored 31…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Airion Simmons tossed in 19 points, Tobias Cameron scored 17 and Abilene Christian turned back Utah Valley 82-74 in the second…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Rhoden posted 17 points as Seton Hall slipped past Georgetown 57-53 in Big East Conference tournament first-round action.…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Essence Booker scored 25 points and top-seeded UNLV collected its first Mountain West Conference tournament title with a 75-65…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead the Utah Jazz to a 123-85…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Darrious Agnew finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Justin Thomas sank 1 of 2 free throws with 1 second remaining in…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Uriel Antuna’s first-half goal gave Cruz Azul a 1-0 victory over Montreal in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayden Gardner tossed in 17 points and Kihei Clark scored 15 to help Virginia hold off Louisville 51-50 in the second round of the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Efe Abogidi scored 11 of his 19 points in the first half and No. 7 seed Washington State never trailed in its 66-59 victory over…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Bryan Greenlee had 15 points to lead five Florida Atlantic players in double figures as the Owls rolled past Southern Miss…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Nendah Tarke sank a go-ahead jumper with 2 seconds remaining and had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead seventh-seeded Coppin…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Julius Randle scored 26 points against his hometown team and the New York Knicks won for the fifth…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Pickett hit three 3-pointers on his way to 22 points and Penn State defeated Minnesota 60-51 in the first round of the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jalen Green scored a career-high 32 points, including 10 in overtime, and the Houston…

KATY, Texas (AP) — Kellon Taylor had a career-high 22 points as McNeese defeated Northwestern State 80-67 in the first round of the Southland…

PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Savion Flagg finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds to spark Sam Houston to a 65-35 rout over California Baptist in the…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Souley Boum had 21 points to guide UTEP past Old Dominion 74-64 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament. Keonte…

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fred VanVleet had 26 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-104 on…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half as 11th-seeded Vanderbilt built a big lead and routed No. 14 seed…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Malik Beasley made 11 3-pointers to set a Timberwolves franchise-record and finished with 33…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 19 points, Gary Harris added 16 points in a reserve role, and the Orlando…

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Tournament MVP Jack Ferguson scored 17 points, Nelly Cummings added 15 and Colgate turned away a late Navy push to win the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Maddox buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Virginia Tech held off a furious rally by Clemson for a 76-75…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Adam Buksa scored twice and the New England Revolution beat Liga MX’s Pumas 3-0 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions…

NEW YORK — Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John’s topped DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference Tourney. Javon…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Devin Booker scored 23 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 and the Phoenix Suns shook off a slow start…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 21 points, Malik Curry added 17 points and No. 9 seed West Virginia beat eighth-seeded Kansas State…

LAS VEGAS — Orlando Robinson had 31 points as Fresno State narrowly beat San Jose State 69-67 in overtime in the Mountain West Conference…

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu had 23 points as Vermont routed Binghamton 74-42 in the America East Conference Tourney semifinals. Jacob Falko led…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 16 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics defeated…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kierstan Bell had a double-double and Kendall Spray and Kerstie Phills combined for all 21 of their points in the second…

BALTIMORE — Szymon Wojcik had 19 points off the bench to lift Maryland-Baltimore County to an 80-60 win over Hartford in the semifinals of the…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dwight Murray, Jr. had 21 points as Rider narrowly beat Iona 71-70 in the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney quarterfinals.…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Pelicans say leading scorer Brandon Ingram will be sidelined at least another week with a hamstring injury that already has…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Boo Buie scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and drew a critical charge with 10.5 seconds left as Northwestern erased…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half when 12th-seeded Missouri pulled away from 13th-seeded Mississippi for…

FRISCO, Texas — Max Fiedler posted 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Rice beat Charlotte 73-61 in the Conference USA Conference Tourney…

NORFOLK, Va. — Jalen Hawkins posted 17 points and seven rebounds as Norfolk State got past Delaware State 74-66 in the quarterfinals of the…

KATY, Texas — Darius Lee had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Houston Baptist got past UIW 74-64 in the Southland Conference Tourney first round. Sam…

DALLAS (AP) — A 25-year-old woman who grew up in North Texas is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging he is her biological father. The…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jacob Young had a season-high-tying 23 points with a career-high 11 assists and fifth-seeded Oregon beat No. 12 seed Oregon State…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia beat American Hailey Baptiste 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in opening-round play at the BNP Paribas Open.…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The body of cricket great Shane Warne is back in Australia. His coffin was put into an ambulance at the Thai Police…

NEW YORK — Simas Lukosius hit a jumper on the first possession in overtime to give ninth-seeded Butler a lead it would not relinquish en route to…

BOISE, Idaho — Linton Acliese III had 20 points as Eastern Washington edged past Northern Arizona 78-75 in the first round of the Big Sky…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brittney Smith led a balanced offense with 13 points and No. 25 UCF’s nation-best defense had its best game of the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Dutcher’s San Diego State Aztecs appear primed for what has become an annual run through…

LAS VEGAS — Brandon Horvath had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Utah State players in double figures as the Aggies romped past Air Force…

NEW YORK (AP) — DeMarr Langford scored 19 points, Quinten Post added 17 and 13th-seeded Boston College upset fifth-seeded Wake Forest 82-77 in the…

WASHINGTON — Antwan Walker had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Rhode Island players in double figures as the Rams edged past Duquesne 79-77…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — John Walker III had 14 points off the bench to lead Texas Southern to a 54-50 win over Jackson State in the quarterfinals of the…

LAS VEGAS — Grant Sherfield had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Nevada topped New Mexico 79-72 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round.…

BOISE, Idaho — Khalid Thomas posted 17 points as Portland State defeated Idaho State 66-52 in the Big Sky Conference Tourney first round. Liam…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed wide receiver Josh Reynolds to a two-year contract, adding depth where they need it in coach…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel acknowledged feeling butterflies in his return to Buffalo on the eve of the Golden…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Go For Gin, who won the 1994 Kentucky Derby and was the race’s oldest living winner, has died. He was 31. Kentucky Horse…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have hired Tyler Williams as their executive director of player health and performance. They’re…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin star Johnny Davis says he expects to play in the Big Ten Tournament after getting…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, just as expected. There was none of the drama of the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation. Now he’s enshrined with…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rick Pitino, the Hall of Famer who led Iona to the regular-season Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, was honored…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens tackle Alejandro Villanueva is retiring. The team announced his decision Wednesday. The Ravens also…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema has scored a hat trick in less than 20 minutes in the second half as Real Madrid came…

CHICAGO (AP) — A northern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to running a sports betting operation that involved a mayor pardoned by former President…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Williams led the NFL last season with seven touchdowns in either the fourth quarter or…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Juwan Howard apologized again and says he takes full ownership for striking…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Going all-in paid off for the Los Angeles Rams. They have a shiny new Lombardi Trophy to show for all the money…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals released linebacker Jordan Hicks on Wednesday, freeing up salary-cap space. The team will gain $6.5…

By The Associated Press Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt have secured first-leg victories in the Europa League round of 16. Lucas Paquetá was set up by…

WASHINGTON — Jack Clark had 20 points and 13 rebounds as La Salle defeated Saint Joseph’s 63-56 in the first round of the Atlantic 10…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The first suspects arrested nearly a decade after the fatal shooting of renowned…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has announced Nick Howell as the Commodores’ new defensive coordinator weeks after hiring him…

By The Associated Press Brian Flores wants the NFL to reject the Miami Dolphins’ request for an arbitration hearing regarding his class-action…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Sixth-year Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has convened a spring practice that might be one of the…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Enfield’s success in turning around Southern California’s basketball program has earned…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova guard Collin Gillespie has won his second consecutive Big East player of the year…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writers A person with direct knowledge of the situation tells the Associated Press the Washington…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kevin Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula One this season with the same team that fired him a year…