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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga and UCLA continued their hold on the top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball…

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — UMass is bringing back Don Brown as head coach in the hopes that the struggling football program can return to the time of…

ZURICH (AP) — Chelsea won the Champions League and England reached the European Championship final but no Englishmen are on the shortlists for…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Wrier BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have exercised Alex Cora’s option for two more seasons. The club is rewarding its…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Tim Patrick and Courtland Sutton ran extra routes after practice, making general…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Forget Club Brugge, Anderlecht and Standard Liege. It’s all about Union Saint-Gilloise in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlotte will plays its first Major League Soccer match on Feb. 26 at D.C. United and will host the LA Galaxy in the home opener…

By The Associated Press Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record that still stands by scoring 100 points as he helped the Philadelphia Warriors beat the…

By The Associated Press The Boston Celtics’ dynasty with Bill Russell finally comes to an end but in championship fashion with their 11th title in…

LONDON (AP) — Romelu Lukaku is set to return from a month out with an ankle injury in Chelsea’s Champions League match against Juventus. Lukaku…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester United’s players will be expected to emerge from a crisis that cost manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s Thorgan Hazard has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Champions League game at…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Sports in Germany are facing a winter of disruption as the country endures a fourth wave of rising…

LONDON (AP) — England manager Gareth Southgate has signed a new contract through to the end of 2024. Southgate is one of England’s most…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top clubs have elected Ashot Khachaturyants as the new Premier League president in a sign the organization will be more…

BRUSSELS (AP) — British cyclist Mark Cavendish has broken two ribs and suffered a “small collapsed lung” during a crash at a track event in…

PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu says domestic soccer needs a “radical” reality check following more crowd trouble in a…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer With a possible lockout on the horizon, it’s been mostly business as usual on the free agent market — so far.…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Dawn Staley brought more than her top-ranked South Carolina team to the…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer A video call between the head of the International Olympic Committee and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was meant…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Chet Holmgren is a special talent unlike any that’s come through the program for No. 1…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer A new name appears at the top of the Football Bowl Subdivision rushing chart after Central Michigan’s Lew…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — It was the decade Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry took flight and…

The Associated Press The 1960s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series.…

LAS VEGAS — Tyson Etienne made a pair of foul shots with three seconds remaining to lead Wichita State to a 74-73 win over UNLV in the consolation…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Only one Steelers defense during coach Mike Tomlin’s 15-year tenure ever gave up more…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Capobianco scored at 3:26 of overtime, Karel Vejmelka made 37 saves for his first career…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Daniel Akin recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead California Baptist to a 74-70 win over Northern Colorado. Daylen Kountz…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Defending Olympic curling champion John Shuster is going back to the Winter Games for a fifth time. The 2018 gold medalist…

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Schwartz had a goal and three assists and the Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams with 2:17 remaining and the…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Christian Koloko had 22 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots to lead Arizona to a…

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — Shaquille Walters had 20 points as Northeastern defeated Southern Illinois 59-47 in the semifinals of the U.S. Virgin…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Branden Carlson had 15 points and 13 rebounds, David Jenkins Jr. hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points and…

FARMVILLE, Va. — Vonterius Woolbright had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lift Western Carolina to a 64-53 win over Longwood. Leslie Nkereuwem led the…

DENVER — Jordan Johnson had a career-high 20 points as Denver beat Houston Baptist 74-61. Zach Iyeyemi led the Huskies with 11…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 19 of his 24 points after halftime, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:29 left in overtime as Missouri…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole had his second straight 30-point performance with 33, Andrew Wiggins added 32…

CONWAY, S.C. — Donnie Tillman had 23 points as New Mexico State defeated Indiana State 80-66 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Micah Thomas led the…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 40 shots in his first shutout of the season and the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the…

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 31 points, Zach LaVine added 21 and the Chicago Bulls rallied in the fourth…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson scored a career-high 22 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 and the fast-starting Phoenix…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mitch Marner scored twice and Joseph Woll stopped 20 shots for his first career shutout as the…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Parker Stewart scored 16 points and Indiana overwhelmed Louisiana-Lafayette in the first half en route to a 76-44 victory.…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jaren Holmes had 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Osun Osunniyi added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and…