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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The rain finally went away and then The Players Championship really got tough. In…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan took another significant step toward its first Serie A title since 2011 by grinding out a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Rodriguez’s goal proved to be the game-winner as New York City FC picked up a 4-1 win over CF Montreal on Saturday.…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored only his second Manchester United hat trick to clinch a 3-2 victory over Tottenham and send his…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Browns have found their No. 1 wide…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tyler Reddick is enjoying his status among NASCAR’s fastest drivers through the…

BOSTON — Jaelin Llewellyn scored 23 points and Tosan Evbuomwan added 21 points as Princeton narrowly beat Cornell 77-73 in the semifinals of the…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has hired longtime Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head coach to succeed interim coach Doug Novak.…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dyaisha Fair and freshman Georgia Woolley combined for 59 points and second-seeded Buffalo beat No. 5 seed Ball State 79-75 in the…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lou Lopez-Senechal scored 24 points and Fairfield won the Metro Atlantic championship, defeating Manhattan 73-68 on…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 20 points, Ben Shungu added 19 and Vermont completed a dominant America East season with its fourth…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa, their starting shortstop last season who was supplanted by…

LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney’s late double eased Brentford’s relegation fears with a 2-0 win over fellow Premier League struggler Burnley. The…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich has dropped more points in a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim. It was…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer American racer Colton Herta has been signed as a test driver for Formula One team McLaren as part of its 2022…

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah have led Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over Brighton, maintaining the attempt to chase down…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has no plans to emulate sporting greats like Tom Brady and…

ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Austrian skier Katharina Liensberger has won the penultimate women’s World Cup slalom as pre-race favorites Petra Vlhová and…

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt has finished runner-up to Henrik Kristoffersen in a men’s World Cup giant slalom…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Pressure-packed hoops are back. College players ultimately carry the brunt of the mental challenge of making a shot or…

By The Associated Press No. 7 Duke faces Virginia Tech in the title game of the ACC Tournament. It’s a chance for retiring Blue Devils coach Mike…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trey Pulliam scored 11 points and had six assists to lead San Diego State to a 63-58 victory over…

PARADISE, Nev. — Airion Simmons had 21 points as Abilene Christian narrowly defeated Seattle 78-76 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lars Eller scored 42 seconds into overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. Evgeny…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 points, Jules Bernard added 15 and No. 13 UCLA beat No. 21…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 50 points for the 15th time in his career and helped rally the Los Angeles…

BOISE, Idaho — Daylen Kountz had a career-high 36 points as Northern Colorado beat Portland State 86-79 in the Big Sky Conference…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jermaine Samuels had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Brandon Slater scored 15 points to lead No. 8…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Adams wasn’t about to use any sort of flowery poetry to describe No. 14…

KATY, Texas — Joe Kasperzyk had 19 points off the bench, Jalyn Hinton had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Southeastern Louisiana defeated New Orleans…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Justsin Thomas scored 19 points and Dominic Brewton had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lift Alcorn State to a 69-64 win over…

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jalen Duren added 21 points and 20 rebounds, Lester Quinones scored a career-high 22 points and Memphis topped Central Florida…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Maddox, Keve Aluma and Virginia Tech dominated No. 25 North Carolina 72-59 to…