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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored two goals 15 seconds apart in the first period and completed the hat trick with…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 32 points, Mitchell Robinson had a season-high 19 and the New York Knicks…

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Vonterius Woolbright recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds to lift Western Carolina to a 70-59 win over Chattanooga. Malachi Smith…

ALBANY, N.Y. — Paul Newman posted 12 points and 16 rebounds to lift Albany to a 57-47 win over UMass Lowell. Everette Hammond led the River Hawks…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Max Klesmit had 16 points as Wofford routed Samford 87-64. Jaden Campbell led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 16…

NEW YORK — Antonio Daye Jr.’s layup with four seconds left lifted Fordham to a 72-71 win over Duquesne on Wednesday night. Daye and Darius…

RADFORD, Va. — Justin Hill had a season-high 24 points as Longwood topped Radford 83-75 in overtime. Bryan Hart led the Highlanders on Wednesday…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jacob Boonyasith scored 14 points and Dimitrije Spasojevic scored 13 and UMBC beat NJIT 76-56 on Wednesday night to end its…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Limits on ticket sales have been introduced for the Australian Open because of surging COVID-19 cases four days before…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gordon Hayward made his first nine shots and scored 30 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 34 points, Jayson Tatum added 33 and the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Skylar Vann scored 22 points and No. 23 Oklahoma ended an 11-game losing streak against No. 14 Baylor with a come-from-behind…

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Finn Sullivan had 19 points to lead five Vermont players in double figures as the Catamounts rolled past Stony Brook 98-65. Ryan…

KINGSTON, R.I. — Makhel Mitchell posted 15 points as Rhode Island won its seventh consecutive home game, defeating Saint Joseph’s 75-64.…

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — D’Maurian Williams had 16 points and six rebounds as Gardner-Webb edged Presbyterian 64-61. Rayshon Harrison led the…

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Jaylen Sims had 20 points as UNC Wilmington topped Elon 73-66. Darius Burford led the Phoenix on Wednesday night with 23 points,…

TULSA, Okla. — Nick Jourdain had a career-high 24 points as Temple defeated Tulsa 69-64. Jeriah Horne led the Golden Hurricane on Wednesday night…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Darin Green Jr. had 20 points as Central Florida got past Memphis 74-64. Tyler Harris led the Tigers with 15…

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Jordan Whitfield posted 18 points as Campbell got past Charleston Southern 67-52. Tahlik Chavez led the Buccaneers with 17…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jeremiah Davenport matched his season high with 22 points as Cincinnati topped East Carolina 79-71. Vance Jackson led the Pirates…

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Conley Garrison had a season-high 23 points as Furman got past East Tennessee State 78-69 in Southern Conference action.…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored 21 points, Justin Moore had 16 and No. 14 Villanova held off No. 17…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar scored a career-high 28 points and Mississippi State quickly overtook Georgia in the second half, winning…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams scored 19 points apiece and Caroline Ducharme added…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley gave his Los Angeles Chargers players something to think about when they…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed former Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson and Cleveland Browns executive Glenn Cook for…

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Christian Shumate had 22 points plus 17 rebounds as McNeese State easily defeated Arlington Baptist 120-44. Brendan…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing will miss the Hoyas’ game against visiting Butler because of what his team said…

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Bills can thank their surging ground game for their late-season run to winning…

By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are a better team than the squad that lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo’s long-term future as quarterback in San Francisco has been in…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones called his performance in the Patriots’ regular-season finale loss to Miami…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Alexis Sánchez scored with practically the last kick of the match to help Inter Milan win the…

WASHBURN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a snowmobile driver who veered into a highly touted sled dog team in northern Wisconsin and…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Keith Hernandez says he was stunned to learn Tuesday that the New York Mets plan to retire his…

LONDON (AP) — Jarrod Bowen scored twice to send West Ham back into the top four of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Norwich on…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer No. 19 Texas Tech has now beaten consecutive top-10 opponents in the Big 12. They are getting help from some…

CHICAGO (AP) — Top prospect Lukas Reichel is slated for his NHL debut when the Chicago Blackhawks host Montreal on Thursday night. The 19-year-old…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has reached the League Cup final after a 1-0 victory over Tottenham completed a 3-0…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Federico Valverde has scored in extra time as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the semifinals of the Spanish Super…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona coach Adia Barnes has used honesty and positivity to rebuild her alma mater into…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Balkovec was introduced as manager of the New York Yankees’ Low A affiliate in the…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith is practicing again and could return for the playoffs after missing…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The last time the Kansas City Chiefs played the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs,…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers have interviewed Minnesota…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Arizona Cardinals are a team in desperate need of a spark. They stumbled into the playoffs with a 1-4 mark over…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The low point in co-owner John Mara’s more than 30-year association with the New…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski won’t coach in Wednesday night’s game at Wake Forest due to an undisclosed illness. The…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are rallying around quarterback Ben Roethlisberger heading into the…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Premier Hockey Federation is shifting its 2022 All-Star Showcase to Buffalo, New York, as a result of COVID-19…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Several prominent U.S. women’s national soccer team veterans were left off coach Vlatko Andonovski’s…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins will retire the uniform number of former pitcher Jim Kaat. He was recently elected to the Hall of Fame. The…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Former U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber has been hired as head coach of Sporting Kansas City II, a farm team in the new…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Kentucky’s offense now runs through big man Oscar Tshiebwe. Already leading the nation in rebounding, Tshiebwe…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer An extra week of games, close finishes and a non-election year helped propel the NFL to its highest regular-season…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Safety Eric Weddle is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams for the playoffs.…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Webb Simpson could have waited another week to start his new year. Instead, he chose to fly out to…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have signed Michael Houser to a one-year, $750,000 contract and called up Aaron Dell from the minors to…

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles are moving the wall in left field back as much as 30 feet in an effort to make Camden Yards a bit easier on pitchers.…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays say bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died unexpectedly this week at the age of 28. The team made the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kamila Valieva began her run-up to the Beijing Olympics by heading to the lower-level Finlandia Trophy in early…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have used the NFL draft wisely by drafting players who drove the success…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Nathan Chen has accomplished just about everything that one can accomplish in the sport of figure skating. Six…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester, a durable left-hander who won three World Series titles during 16 years in the majors, has announced his retirement.…

LIMBE, Cameroon (AP) — A referee at the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon has caused chaos by twice blowing too early for the end of a game. It…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia has dominated the first day of the European figure skating championships after taking the top three positions in the…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League says it will suspend its season for a week because of coronavirus outbreaks at many clubs.…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects Mohamed Salah to sign a new contract with the club and have the same longevity in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Hill’s path to the NBA Hall of Fame had plenty of pain along with all the highlights. Hill has a deal with Penguin Press…

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has called off its upcoming trip to the Persian Gulf region because of coronavirus concerns. The French league…

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The DP World Tour has strengthened its links with the PGA Tour of Australasia by announcing an extension of their…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Ran Carthon has been preparing to be an NFL general manager decades before he even…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s steady increase in offensive production took a step back this season. The average points per game…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — The Sony Open is a reunion of sorts for three No. 1 amateur players in the world. The mentor is…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Logan Couture scored in overtime moments after a fan threw a fake octopus on the ice and the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Nylander scored in regulation and got the winner in a shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 25-point deficit in the second half for a stunning…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice and had an assist in his season debut, Jeff Carter added two goals…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic’s bid to get around rules requiring players at the Australian Open to be vaccinated against…

CHICAGO (AP) — Braden Norris scored nine of his 23 in the second overtime and Loyola Chicago never trailed in the final session and beat Valparaiso…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Trent Frazier scored a season-high 29 points, Kofi Cockburn had his eighth straight…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Jabari Smith scored a season-high 25 points and Allen Flanigan made four straight…

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Jalen Bridges tied a career-high 22 points making all 10 of his foul shots and Gabe Osabuohien had a season-high 12…