AP National Sports

By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers LONDON (AP) — FIFA is making a financial pitch to win support for biennial World Cups. FIFA…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European champion Barcelona has been drawn to play Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Champions League.…

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he tested positive for the coronavirus after playing in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. Nadal writes on…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian soccer federation has opened an investigation after Anderlecht coach Vincent…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt won a World Cup race by a massive margin for his third victory in four giant…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Tottenham has been forced to forfeit a Europa Conference League game that can’t be rescheduled following a bout of…

By The Associated Press One of the southern hemisphere’s top hopes for a medal at the Winter Olympics has tested positive for the coronavirus and…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians had bigger concerns than the Buccaneers failing to clinch their…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell scored 13 points and UC Santa Barbara dominated the first half in a 73-62 victory over Florida A&M.…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New Orleans’ defense gave Tom Brady fits again, shutting down Tampa Bay’s high-powered…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 16 points in his return to Phoenix’s lineup and the NBA-leading Suns set a…

By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period to give the Los Angeles…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied saying she was sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens were left to lament another missed opportunity at the end of their 31-30…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Dzmitry Ryuny sank three free throws with 12 seconds remaining in the game and San Francisco rallied last in a 66-65 victory…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The game couldn’t have gotten off to a much better start for the Atlanta Falcons…

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By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 32 points, Norman Powell added 28 and the Portland Trail Blazers…

DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 26 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped their franchise record-tying, 14-game…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished five assists, sparking Kansas State to a 67-58 win over…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 18 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and made seven 3-pointers…

By The Associated Press Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was taken to a hospital for a head injury after he was carted off the field in the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aliyah Matharu scored 22 points and DeYona Gaston notched her first double-double of the season to lead No. 11 Texas to a 74-59…

ATLANTA (AP) — Nerea Hermosa and Eylia Love scored 16 points each and No. 18 Georgia Tech opened ACC play with a 62-45 victory over Wake Forest.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago forward Brett Connolly was suspended for four games without pay by the NHL on Saturday for interference against Dallas…

KENT, Ohio (AP) — P.J. Byrd made a layup with 1 second remaining in the game and Southern rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to beat Kent…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Emmanuel Akot had 16 points to lead five Boise State players in double figures as the Broncos rolled past Montana Tech 88-57.…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers lost kicker Zane Gonzalez to a quadriceps injury before the…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Khalid Kareem snatched the ball from backup quarterback Drew Lock on second-and-goal and…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes — tying Brett Favre on Green Bay’s career list —…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The one thing separating the Dallas Cowboys from being an NFL power might be their…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jacob Ognacevic had a career-high 35 points as Lipscomb easily defeated Tennessee Wesleyan 98-64. Bryant Bernard led the…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Keshawn Justice and Josip Vrankic both posted double-doubles to power Santa Clara past Montana 79-64. Justice finished…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its players association temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of two…

ABILENE, Texas — Cameron Steele had 18 points to lead five Abilene Christian players in double figures as the Wildcats won their eighth straight…

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane had 17 points and six rebounds and No. 2 North Carolina State routed…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 235 yards and a TD, San Francisco ran for three more…

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Amin Adamu made a buzzer-beating 15-footer and Tyler Patterson came off the bench to score 14 points, leading Montana State to a…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter and No. 6 Louisville…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Tennessee Titans let a chance to move into the top spot in the AFC slip away in a 19-13 loss…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars found another way to lose, this time without Urban Meyer.…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater was hospitalized overnight for evaluation of a head injury following a…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Shepherd scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half as Cal defeated Dartmouth 61-55. Shepherd made two free…

RICHMOND, Va. — Tyler Burton had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Richmond topped Old Dominion 67-61. Grant Golden had 15 points for the Spiders, who…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A week ago, the Detroit Lions looked as if they had finished their season early. After avoiding a…