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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — From refugee to amateur soccer player to Serie A scorer. Eighteen-year-old Moustapha Cissé has…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia has hired Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton of Missouri State as its women’s basketball coach. Athletic…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State hired Jerome Tang to be its next basketball coach Monday, entrusting a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — It was quite the weekend in motorsports, which is typically the bit player on the…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin investor Lars Windhorst has slammed the club president Werner Gegenbauer and called…

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Former Dutch soccer great Marc Overmars has been appointed sports director of Belgian club Antwerp only weeks after…

LONDON (AP) — Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years for doping and will be stripped of her Olympic gold medal.…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Kevin Willard is taking over as Maryland’s basketball coach after a dozen seasons at Seton Hall. The Terrapins…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Marc-Andre Fleury is back in the playoff picture after the Minnesota Wild acquired the three-time Stanley Cup-winner…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic will be without its best attacker for the World Cup qualifying playoff against Sweden after Patrik Schick was…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s players had just returned to the locker room when Gerard Piqué put out a message on…

PARIS (AP) — Marseille defender William Saliba has been called up to France’s national team for upcoming friendly matches. The French soccer…

SYDNEY (AP) — Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold has been fined 25,000 Australian dollars ($18,500) for taking a walk on a Sydney beach while he…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored 48 seconds into overtime, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin made a 3-pointer to force overtime and scored six more points in the extra…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead scored a goal in each half to lead Los Angeles FC to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS action.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaden Ivey made a critical 3-pointer with 1:01 left and finished with 18 points, and Purdue…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull scored a career-high 36 points with six 3-pointers and made six steals,…

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Free agent right-hander Garrett Richards has signed a one-year contract with Texas. The former starter is expected to pitch…

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored off a rebound of a missed free throw with three-tenths of a second left…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Precious Achiuwa scored 21 points to lead the…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jaren Holmes tossed in 23 points, Osun Osunniyi had a double-double and St. Bonaventure knocked out Oklahoma 70-68 in the…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Isaiah Wong scored 21 points, Kameron McGusty had 20 and 10th-seeded Miami shut down…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Coryon Mason tossed in 19 points, Cameron Steele scored 18 and Abilene Christian knocked off Troy 82-70 in the first…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum each scored 30 points and the sizzling Boston Celtics stymied…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and third-seeded Iowa State raced to its first Sweet 16…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points and the Utah Jazz finished strong to start their road trip,…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kevin McCullar made an emphatic dunk with 15 seconds left to cap a 10-1 closing run for No. 3…

By RICK EYMER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Noah Gregor had the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an assist to help the San…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Left-hander Matthew Boyd signed a $5.2 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The 31-year-old…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Double-digit seeds are leaving their mark on the first weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament and bouncing…

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jansen Harkins scored twice, Kyle Connor got his 39th goal of the season and the Winnipeg Jets beat…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Landry Shamet made a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime moments after missing…

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Armaan Franklin sank three 3-pointers in overtime and scored 17, sparking Virginia to a 71-69 victory over North Texas in NIT…

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry said he’s confident he can return from a sprained left foot by the time the…

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and Louisville advanced to the Sweet 16 after a…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points and 11th-seeded Iowa State surprised Wisconsin in the Badgers’…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. scored 10 of his career-high 30 points in the fourth quarter and the…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum added 25 points, and the New Orleans…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Hannah Sjerven scored 16 points and Chloe Lamb had 15 as the 10th-seeded South Dakota women…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona and North Carolina are looking for more consistency in the second round of the…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Top seeds Gonzaga, Arizona and Kansas are in the NCAA Sweet 16. So is giant killer Saint Peter’s, which became only…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 32 points, Liam Robbins made several plays down the stretch — including a blocked shot with 0.4…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke survived some tense moments in the closing minutes against Michigan State and…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — William Byron has managed to hold off the freight train behind him, taking the checkered flag…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Roope Hintz scored twice on the power play to help the Dallas Stars beat the Washington…

By NORM FRAUENHEIM Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tyler Anderson might become a starter for the Los Angeles Dodgers — it’s why the…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sukhmail Mathon finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, Walter Whyte sank a big 3-pointer late and Boston University…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freshman point guard Chucky Hepburn departed Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament game against Iowa State in the first half with leg…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Aaliyah Moore scored 21 points, Texas shut down Utah’s prolific 3-point shooting and the…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Kim Mulkey dismisses the notion that her third-seeded team’s narrow escape in…

MILAN (AP) — The Italian soccer federation has reportedly started an investigation after racist chants were heard at the end of AC Milan’s match…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s five-game losing streak against Real Madrid has ended with a stunning 4-0 win in the…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Oshae Brissett scored 24 points, Justin Anderson had 18 and the Indiana Pacers cruised past…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Desmond Bane had 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame the absence of star Ja Morant with…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles is coming off a triple-double. Oklahoma’s Taylor Robertson is…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — American Taylor Fritz upset an ailing Rafael Nadel 6-3, 7-6 (5) to win the BNP Paribas…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Neither Erling Haaland nor Gio Reyna could help Borussia Dortmund keep pace with Bundesliga leader…

DALLAS — Michael Flowers had 22 points as Washington State beat SMU 75-63 in the second round of the NIT. Kendric Davis led the Mustangs with 30…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored 20 points, Eric Dixon hit a big 3-pointer late and second-seeded…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 10 points and 16 rebounds as top-seeded South Carolina had to ride…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Tom Young, the former Rutgers basketball coach who led the Scarlet Knights to an undefeated regular season in 1975-76 and…

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — All-Americans Elissa Cunane of top-seeded North Carolina State and Ayoka Lee of…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Hayes scored both goals for Philadelphia and the Flyers beat the New York Islanders 2-1…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 24 points, and fourth-seeded Maryland used a 19-0 run spanning…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has hired Kansas City’s Jacie Hoyt as its women’s basketball coach. Hoyt went 81-65 during her…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis again broke his own pole vault world record with a clearance of 6.20 meters — or 20…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Princeton Tigers passed their first NCAA Tournament test by beating the Southeastern…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Darlington Nagbe scored the game-tying goal for the Columbus Crew in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says running back Rashaad Penny has agreed to terms on a one-year…

MILAN (AP) — Roberto Mancini has called up Juventus defender Mattia De Sciglio to replace the injured Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the Italy squad for…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The last musher has arrived in Nome, ending the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race across Alaska. Musher…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Red Sox have reportedly agreed to terms with Rockies All-Star shortstop Trevor Story on a six-year, $140 million…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josef Newgarden used the nonexistent high line to pass Scott McLaughlin in the final…

By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve says he was surprised to hear that longtime…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 19 points, hitting a key 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, and No. 10…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season,…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has named Chris Jans its men’s basketball coach a day after he led New Mexico State in the NCAA…

LONDON (AP) — The most lethal attacking partnership in Premier League history was at it again as Harry Kane and Son Heung-min combined to earn…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed Indianapolis Colts defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad to a two-year contract and Kansas City…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mike Okauru had 27 points as UNC Wilmington beat VMI 93-78 in the College Basketball Invitational first round. Trey Bonham…

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies have finalized their $79 million, four-year contract. Schwarber gets $19…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Tammy Abraham has established himself further as a fan’s favorite with two goals as Roma swept…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning made another trade on the eve of the deadline aimed…

By The Associated Press Cook Islands became the second nation in Oceania World Cup qualifying to have a match postponed following a positive COVID-19…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins agreed to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension with 28-year-old defenseman…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s title defense turned into a nightmare when…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jack Harvey failed the cognitive test he was required to take following a hard crash…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Deshaun Watson’s complicated past didn’t dissuade the Cleveland Browns from betting on the quarterback’s…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Timothy Castagne has marked his first appearance of 2022 with a stunning long-range strike to set Leicester on its way to…

BOSTON (AP) — Private investigators hired by David Ortiz say a Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and right-handed reliever Joe Smith have finalized a one-year contract. The move gives Minnesota a…