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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after one of…

KIRKCALDY, Scotland (AP) — A Scottish soccer club has apologized for signing a player who was ruled in 2017 to have raped a woman and said it was…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The new generation of Canadian downhillers doesn’t have a nickname yet, but they’ve got plenty…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Czech Republic women’s hockey team is no longer an international afterthought due to its…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has described his detention and deportation from Australia that…

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Dustin Johnson’s bid for a third victory at the Saudi International began with the American…

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both say they will play in the next edition of the Laver Cup. Federer has been sidelined since July…

LONDON (AP) — The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said they are in exclusive…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers BEIJING (AP) — Denmark qualified for the Olympics in men’s and women’s hockey for…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — It’s time to raise the curtain on the Beijing Winter Olympics. Opening ceremony for the 2022…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team held its first pre-Olympic practice after three days in…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — World champion women’s bobsledder Kaillie Humphries has overcome a long list of challenges…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay, Andrew Whitworth, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp all joined the Rams in a four-month…

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s accusations of sexual assault against a…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield and Alex Carpenter each scored twice, and the U.S. women’s hockey team…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Spanish snowboarder Queralt Castellet is 32 years old and at her fifth Olympics. She…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Stefan Rogentin of Switzerland posted the fastest time of 1 minute, 44.0 seconds in the opening…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trent Forrest had career highs of 18 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored seven of his 12 points in the fourth quarter on his way to a…

BEIJING (AP) — About 150,000 spectators are expected to be invited to attend events at the Beijing Olympics. Organizers say they will be able to…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Talbot made 30 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — Christopher Tanev scored the go-ahead goal and had three assists, Blake Coleman scored…

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Bryson Mozone scored 26 points and South Carolina Upstate defeated Hampton 85-78. Russell Dean scored 24 points for the…

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Nicholas Robinson scored a career-high 37 points and Western Carolina edged East Tennessee State 87-84. Jordan King hit…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Yuri Collins went coast-to-coast and scored on a layup with one second left in the second overtime to lift Saint Louis to a…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider scored 19 points apiece and Syracuse scored the last six points of the game to top North…

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Gaige Prim and Isiaih Mosley scored 22 points apiece and Missouri State breezed to a 69-54 victory over Southern Illinois.…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting and 8 for 9 from the foul line and Virginia Tech led most of the way in an…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Wood and rookie Jalen Green had 21 points each and the Houston Rockets snapped an…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz has apologized after he angrily rejected any conversation…

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn had 37 points and 12 rebounds and No. 18 Illinois beat No. 11 Wisconsin 80-67…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Nijel Pack ran down a long in-bounds pass, then found open space at the top of the key to launch a game-winning 3-pointer…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Ja Morant added 23 points and nine assists…

DALLAS (AP) — Lu Dort scored 30 points, including 14 straight for Oklahoma City in overtime, and rookie Tre Mann added a career-best 29 as the…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Freshmen Daron Holmes II and Kobe Elvis posted career highs in scoring and Dayton blew past VCU 82-52. Holmes finished with 21…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Josh Richardson made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum hit two key free throws and…

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Kareem Reid scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting to lead Gardner-Webb to a 65-59 victory over High Point. Ludovic Dufeal…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Phillip Danault scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Los Angeles…

HOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 16 of his career high-tying 21 points in the first half and No. 6 Houston beat Tulane 73-62 on Wednesday…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008…

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Ques Glover had 20 points as Samford defeated Chattanooga 80-72. David Jean-Baptiste led the Mocs on Wednesday night with a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Bishop scored 27 points as George Washington held off La Salle 89-87. Bishop sank 1 of 2 free throws with 2 seconds…

BANGOR, Maine — Allin Blunt registered 18 points as UMass Lowell defeated Maine 62-50. Maks Klanjscek led the Black Bears on Wednesday night with…

EDINBURG, Texas — Marek Nelson had 30 points plus 10 rebounds as Texas Rio Grande Valley topped Lamar 93-79. C.J. Roberts led the Cardinals with a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The team competition in Olympic figure skating has always been a three-team scramble for the…

NEW YORK — Chuba Ohams recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds to carry Fordham to a 61-55 win over Rhode Island. Makhel Mitchell led Rhode Island on…

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Falko had a career-high 29 points as Binghamton got past Stony Brook 77-61. Tyler Stephenson-Moore led the Seawolves…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Evan Taylor scored 13 points and his layup with 10 seconds left carried Lehigh past Navy 63-62. Navy’s Sean Yoder missed a…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Keondre Kennedy registered 17 points as Maryland-Baltimore County defeated Albany 59-53. Szymon Wojcik had 15 points and seven…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kamdyn Curfman scored 18 points and Trey Bonham added 17 as VMI got past UNC Greensboro 76-65. Bonham added seven assists…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gary Harris scored 22 points and Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 18 rebounds to rally the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former…

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Moffatt had a career-high 24 points as Colgate beat Bucknell 83-69. Moffatt made 6 of 9 shots from 3-point range for the…

DURHAM, N.H. — Jayden Martinez had 24 points as New Hampshire beat Hartford 70-64. Moses Flowers led the Hawks on Wednesday night with a…

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Aaron Deloney had a career-high 24 points as Vermont stretched its win streak to 11 games, easily defeating NJIT 90-67. Antwuan…

RADFORD, Va. — Josiah Jeffers posted 10 points as Radford topped Charleston Southern 64-52. Deontaye Buskey led the Buccaneers on Wednesday night…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — DeShaun Wade scored 17 points and Longwood stretched its winning streak to nine games with a 56-48 victory over UNC…

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Damian Dunn had 26 points as Temple topped East Carolina 71-63. Tristen Newton led the Pirates on Wednesday night with 22…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. beat winless Honduras 3-0 in a World Cup qualifying match. Weston McKennie and…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Davion Mintz scored 21 points off the bench, hitting a 3-pointer during a pivotal 11-2…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — PJ Hall scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help Clemson hold off Florida State 75-69 on Wednesday night. Hall sank…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie  had a triple-double to lead the Washington Wizards to a 106-103 win over…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski scored 15 points apiece, Ashley Joens had a double-double and No. 11 Iowa State used a dominant…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored nine of his 18 points in a little more than the first five minutes and Wake Forest went largely…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams scored 17 points apiece and 10th-ranked UConn shook off…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Freemantle scored 23 points and No. 21 Xavier overcame a miserable 3-point shooting night to beat Butler 68-66 on Wednesday…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Paul Atkinson Jr. had a season-high 23 points with 11 rebounds, Prentiss Hubb scored 13 of his 15 points in the second…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 21 points and Zach Edey added a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds,…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi freshman Daeshun Ruffin will miss the season with a knee injury that will require surgery. Ruffin was injured in…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — New Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett has hired former Packers tight ends coach Justin Outten as his offensive…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The last time the Olympics came to China, Xi Jinping oversaw the whole endeavor. Now the Games are…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Officials have identified the 56-year-old driver killed in a collision with a dump truck in a San Diego suburb as Savaii Seau, the…

By DAVE CAMPBELL and LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writers Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all. He has ended his dalliance with a return to the NFL…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The biggest challenge at the Super Bowl might not be on the field. Los Angeles-area…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Most of NBC’s announcers for the Winter Olympics in Beijing are going to be stationed stateside. NBC isn’t alone in…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State’s president says Jackson State’s decision to withdraw from the Southern Heritage Classic “insensitive…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lincoln Riley says he didn’t and couldn’t talk to Caleb Williams between the day…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Christian Pulisic was benched as U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed seven starters for a World Cup qualifier against…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is angry about rumors that booster-funded NIL deals are fueling the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces have re-signed restricted free agent A’ja Wilson, locking up the 2020 WNBA MVP at the start of free agency.…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the club remains “in the middle” of its coaching search after…

The Associated Press Real Madrid tries to return to the Copa del Rey semifinals when it visits Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés Stadium. Madrid hasn’t…

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Myreon Jones had 18 points and five 3-pointers, Tyree Appleby scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Florida beat…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns say suggestions by former coach Hue Jackson that he was paid by the team to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Belgian skeleton racer Kim Meylemans was permitted to enter one of the Olympic villages hours after…