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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer It’s been nearly three decades since so few teams were on the positive side of the point ledger this late in…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Argentina and Lionel Messi fans in India and Bangladesh are overjoyed after…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person…

SEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks scored a career-high 30 points and Washington needed a second-half run to beat Cal Poly 74-68. PJ Fuller II’s…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Tilmon scored 14 points and Jaylen Bates scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds and Florida A&M beat Division…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 44 points, Jaylen Brown added 25 and the Boston Celtics blew a 20-point…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 24 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead No. 4 Alabama to a…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Malik Beasley made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and the Utah Jazz cooled off Zion…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had a short-handed goal and an assist, Pavel Francouz stopped 26 shots and the…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Hyman had a hat trick, Leon Draisaitl scored twice and added three assists and Connor…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soaked with beer and still wearing his No. 8 jersey, Alex Ovechkin held three pucks in his right hand…

By The Associated Press MURRAY, Ky. — Led by Jacobi Wood’s 24 points, the Murray State Racers defeated the Chicago State Cougars 66-65 on…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Kobe Young’s 16 points off of the bench helped Boise State to a 91-50 victory against New Orleans on Tuesday night for…

STOCKTON, Calif. — Led by Luke Avdalovic’s 23 points, the Pacific Tigers defeated the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors 80-56 on Tuesday night.…

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Led by Riley Miller’s 19 points, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated the Green Bay Phoenix 82-61 on Tuesday night. The…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak each scored in the shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over…

DETROIT (AP) — Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings…

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Led by Josiah Johnson’s 25 points, the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders defeated the Texas State Bobcats 71-65 on Tuesday…

BEAUMONT, Texas — Led by Felipe Haase’s 28 points, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Lamar Cardinals 91-65 on Tuesday night. The…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, De’Vion Harmon had 19 points and six steals and Texas Tech held off…

WICHITA, Kan. — Led by Jaron Pierre Jr.’s 15 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 71-48 on…

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11…

By The Associated Press CARBONDALE, Ill. — Led by Lance Jones’ 17 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Lincoln (Missouri) Blue…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Led by Isiah Dasher’s 23 points, the Saint Peter’s Peacocks defeated the Hartford Hawks 58-57 on Tuesday night.…

BALTIMORE — Led by Dion Brown’s 21 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 72-69 on Tuesday night. The Retrievers…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — A few sore ribs didn’t get in the way of Mike White doing some serious…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent left-hander Ryan Yarbrough has signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals after spending the past…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had 11 rebounds, reaching double digits for a program-record 62nd time, and scored 14 points as North…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — KJ Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derek Fountain also recorded a double-double and LSU beat North…

WASHINGTON — Led by Matt Rogers’ 20 points, the American Eagles defeated the VMI Keydets 69-61 on Tuesday night. The Eagles moved to 8-2 with…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Terquavion Smith scored 24 points, Casey Morsell added 17 points and North Carolina State forced a season-high 20 turnovers in…

WASHINGTON — The George Washington Colonials defeated the Coppin State Eagles 83-71 on Tuesday night led by James Bishop’s 30 points. The…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Coming off perhaps his worst performance of the season, Geno Smith decided he’s been a little…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent right-hander Ross Stripling and the San Francisco Giants have reached…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy is trying to heal from injuries to his oblique and ribs and prepare for…

MONACO (AP) — United States sprinter Randolph Ross has been banned for three years for whereabouts failures and faking an email to anti-doping…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is likely to miss the rest of the season with his…

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The streets of Argentina turned into a party Tuesday as the national team beat…

By The Associated Press TCU football coach Sonny Dykes is among the many mourning the death of Mike Leach. Leach died this week at the age of 61…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released running back Damien Williams, the veteran who was slowed by an early season rib…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik was looking poised and confident at his team’s…

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State didn’t get to control its playoff destiny after losing to rival Michigan at the…

TARIK EL BARAKAH and BARBARA SURK Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Hind Sabouni bristles with pride as she recalls her country’s…

NEW YORK — Led by Isaiah Wilkins’ 22 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the Saint Francis Terriers 63-57 on Tuesday. The Lancers improved…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has hired ex-Arkansas and NFL assistant Dowell Loggains as the Gamecocks’ new offensive coordinator and…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi bent over, clutched his left hamstring and appeared to grimace, immediately…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A second bronze medal will be awarded to end a dispute over third place in women’s skicross at the Beijing Olympics.…

MARTIN, Tenn. — Led by Parker Stewart’s 23 points, the UT Martin Skyhawks defeated the Bethel (TN) Wildcats 103-75 on Tuesday. The Skyhawks…

OMAHA, Neb. — Led by Marquel Sutton’s 29 points, the Omaha Mavericks defeated the Midland Warriors 104-72 on Tuesday. The Mavericks moved to…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas says starting forward Aaliyah Moore tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and will miss the remainder of…

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies added right-hander Pierce Johnson to their bullpen as they signed the Denver native to a $5 million.  one-year…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s status for Pittsburgh’s visit to Carolina is…

DENTON, Texas (AP) — North Texas has hired Eric Morris as its football coach, bringing in a former small college coach in Texas who spent the past…

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi has tied the record for most appearances at the World Cup by playing for the 25th time for Argentina at…

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — American actor Michael B. Jordan is part of the new ownership group of Premier League club Bournemouth. The club…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease will receive the largest amount in the new $50 million…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland receiver Rakim Jarrett is entering the NFL draft. Jarrett also says he’ll skip the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Max Homa thinks every golfer worries to some degree about losing their game when they step away. He went through a…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Incarnate Word quarterback Lindsey Scott, who started his college football career at LSU in 2016, leads…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells AP the Cleveland Guardians have reached agreement with free…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Curt Simmons, the last surviving member of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids team, has died. He was 93. His death on…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox will keep on broadcasting Major League Soccer games in the U.S. as part of a four-year agreement, ending the run of…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG., Fla. (AP) — The Rays finalized Zach Eflin’s $40 million, three-year contract on Tuesday, the…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receiver Cole Beasley ended a brief retirement to take one more shot at extending his…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue has hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as its new football coach. He will replace Jeff Brohm,…

AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — Hundreds of Moroccan fans have waited outside Al Janoub Stadium for a chance to score a free ticket to the country’s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez to a one-year, $3.15 million contract. The 30-year-old…

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods finishes off an abbreviated year by playing the PNC Championship with his 13-year-old son, Charlie. Last year…

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Forget Croatia’s forthcoming historic change of currency, or joining European…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Dusty Baker finally got his elusive championship with the Houston Astros, garnering his first World Series ring in…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player…