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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Baylor big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua had surgery to repair multiple ligaments in his left knee. The surgery…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gonzaga and Duke are among the 24 men’s and women’s programs that will take part in a pair of basketball tournaments in…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins has hired former Florida assistant David Turner as assistant head coach for defense. Turner also…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — This time, Manchester United held on to its lead. Cristiano Ronaldo ended his six-game goal drought by lashing in a…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — After teammate Lionel Messi missed a penalty Kylian Mbappe saved his team again with a brilliant…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Wrecking on the final lap of last year’s Daytona 500 stung more than Brad Keselowski…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have finalized their coaching staff with the promotion of Clint Hurtt to…

LISBON (AP) — Manchester City was so good in the Champions League that even the fans of its opponents couldn’t help but applaud. City thrashed…

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto defender Pepe has been suspended for two matches after being accused of kicking an official from another team during a…

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago ticket broker convicted of taking part in a scheme to fraudulently sell tickets to White Sox games is headed to federal…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith will be doing “Inside the All-Star Game” on…

DALLAS (AP) — Conference USA released a football schedule for the 2022 season that included 14 teams, saying it will “exhaust all necessary legal…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have filled a key vacancy in their front office, promoting Matt Groh to director of player…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Collin Morikawa is the latest PGA Tour star to say he’s not interested in Saudi-backed…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi was so affected by online abuse and death threats after the Abu Dhabi…

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken say they will make NHL history during Thursday night’s game against Winnipeg when play-by-play announcer…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Former Miami coach Al Golden is joining Notre Dame after a stint in the NFL to become defensive…

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — James Harden has an MVP and several scoring titles on his mantle – and now he’s ready to add a championship trophy. Harden…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Four major league players have testified they received oxycodone pills from a former…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a yes from Simone Biles to fellow elite athlete Jonathan Owens. The two posted photos of the…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Legal betting on this year’s Super Bowl was heavy in the first five states to report…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons says his mental health struggles began well before the 76ers’ season ended and…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Football has named retired U.S. Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli as its new chairman of the board. He becomes the fourth chairman…

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Dave Aranda has a new contract through the 2028 season. It comes after the Bears won the Big 12 title and had…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — This was one Olympic final you could plan ahead for. For the sixth time in seven Winter Games, the…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Joe Johnson answered USA Basketball’s call again. A year removed from his last playing experience with the…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Country music star Trace Adkins will sing the national anthem and Hall of Fame cornerback Charles Woodson is the grand…

By The Associated Press The West Coast swing on the PGA Tour wraps up with a bang. The Genesis Invitational at Riviera features each of the top 10…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired Pat Meyer as their new offensive line coach. Meyer joins the Steelers after spending the last…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company estimates that 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jürgen Klopp and the other 15 managers still in this season’s Champions League have one less thing to think…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Champions League organizer UEFA is being criticized by supporter groups for monetizing engagement by partnering…

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. figure skaters are advancing to the free skate but struggled to break through in the short…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Monaco just got its best finish ever in an Olympics. The best that didn’t involve architectural…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany just made a whole lot of bobsled history at the Beijing Olympics. Francesco Friedrich drove…

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach has promoted the head of its youth academy, Roland Virkus, to become the Bundesliga…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Members of the United States men’s hockey team are in tune on and off the ice at the Beijing…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Joey Mantia is finally taking home his first medal in his third Olympics. The 36-year-old American…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Joergen Graabak of Norway won Olympic gold in Nordic combined. He rallied from a deficit…

By The Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Light, snow and shadow combine to form something ethereal in this image by Associated Press…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Teen sensation Kamila Valieva put aside the emotional exhaustion from being at the center of a…

By JANIE HAR and SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won gold and silver in the Beijing…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The top-seeded United States will face Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The doping scandal around Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been a Games-changer at the…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Norway has won its second straight Olympic gold medal in men’s team pursuit speedskating. The…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — What better way to prepare for an Olympic downhill race than by watching Lindsey Vonn. Swiss skier…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic routine for Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor has always been the same. They…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Clean shooting cleared the way for the Boe brothers to win another Olympic gold medal…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge-matches will resume Thursday when the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Mathilde Gremaud won the ski slopestyle contest by the slimmest of margins over fan…

By JANIE HAR and SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won gold and silver in the Beijing…

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle halfpipe skier Carly Margulies is on her way to Beijing Olympics after…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR was long overdue to revamp its aging, arguably outdated race car. The previous…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wyoming has gone from being picked to finish at the bottom of the Mountain West Conference to playing this week…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA’s All-Stars are sharing their stage this weekend in Cleveland. Expanding on its…

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is prepared to skip the French Open and Wimbledon if vaccination against the coronavirus is required for him…

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Su Yiming gave host China its second gold medal at Big Air Shougang to match Eileen Gu with a…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Stuart Skinner made 20 saves in his first career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers beat the San…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a season-high 25 points, including 14 in the decisive third quarter, and the…

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Darrious Agnew scored 14 points to lead Alcorn State to a 68-56 victory over Florida A&M. Keondre Montgomery added 11…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sofia Goggia has come back less than a month after a bad crash and serious leg injury to…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 28th goal midway through the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and No. 6 Kansas saw all five starters score in double figures…

HOUSTON — Tyrone Lyons had 18 points as Southern defeated Texas Southern 70-58. Joirdon Karl Nicholas led Texas Southern with 14…

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 26 points to lead six Denver players in double figures, and the Nuggets beat…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Marner scored once and added two assists, Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist and the…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Dylan Peterson scored with 2:48 remaining and Boston University edged three-time defending champion…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 and Rudy Gobert returned for…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Tabitha Peterson is fighting a tricky and troublesome injury as she tries to guide the U.S.…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Angel Reese finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season to power No. 13…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Will Richardson knocked down a wide-open 3-pointer with a minute left to allow Oregon to hold onto a 62-59 victory over…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 22 points and the No. 18 Ohio State women moved into a first-place tie in the Big Ten, rolling past…

OMAHA, Neb. — Alex O’Connell had 27 points as Creighton beat Georgetown 88-77. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas with a season-high 27 points.…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Becky Hammon, Penny Taylor and Doug Bruno are headlining the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022.…

JACKSON, Miss. — Ken Evans Jr. had 22 points plus 10 rebounds as Jackson State easily beat Bethune-Cookman 71-51. Joe French led the Wildcats on…

By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Giddey had a triple-double of 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey scored five points in the final two minutes of the third overtime period to lift Purdue Fort Wayne to a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls beat the San…

GREELEY, Colo. — Daylen Kountz had 30 points as Northern Colorado narrowly defeated Southern Utah 100-95. Jason Spurgin led the Thunderbirds on…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — When John Madden died in December, his widow Virginia knew exactly where she wanted to honor her late husband’s life. The…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu earned a silver medal with her final run in the Olympic women’s ski…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans shot a season-best 58.4% to defeat…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kris Monroe had a career-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help North Carolina Central hold off Coppin State 77-74. Monroe…