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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton coach Greg McDermott has signed a new multi-year contract after leading the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament’s round…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton sat out the  Milwaukee Bucks’ game Thursday night ag host the Washington Wizards.…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has replaced its commentators at the figure skating world championships after an open…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Hard-throwing rookie right-hander Spencer Strider, who made his major league debut with…

MADRID (AP) — Striker Raúl de Tomás has injured his right shoulder in training and was dropped from Spain’s squad ahead of friendlies against…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders are bringing back tackle Cornelius Lucas in the latest move to solidify the offensive…

PARIS (AP) — Criticism from French national team players about a basketball venue planned for the 2024 Paris Olympics has led to a search for a…

MADRID (AP) — Struggling Spanish club Mallorca has hired veteran Mexican coach Javier Aguirre. Aguirre arrives with the goal of saving Mallorca…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier became the first American pairs team to win the figure skating world championship…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor has exempted athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has contradicted the governing body of swimming by asserting that it has not withdrawn from all events on this year’s…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Pablo Larrazábal shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Qatar Masters. The Spaniard birdied…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has issued steep penalties against Brad Keselowski and his new race team for…

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer VICIS has the top four performing helmets in the NFL and NFLPA’s eighth annual study. For the first time a…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Officials say the final cost of last year’s Tokyo Olympics is expected to be about $13.6…

By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The players of Ukrainian women’s soccer club FC Kryvbas are living and training in…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan has qualified for a seventh straight World Cup after beating Australia 2-0 and has ended the Socceroos’ chances…

LONDON (AP) — Former England striker Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 39. It ends a 22-year professional…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Dimitar Berbatov’s curiosity about leadership was sparked by seeing the books in his the office…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ada Hegerberg is returning to the Norwegian national team for the first time since 2017. The 26-year-old striker is…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Zack Steffen was picked over Ethan Horvath to be in goal at Estadio Azteca when the United…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fourth-seeded Maryland faces top-seeded Stanford on Friday night in the women’s…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer It has been seven years since the Big Ten had a team reach the Final Four and more than two decades since the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arkansas coach Eric Musselman has learned that his players need to balance the grind of…

By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It could be any other top-notch hospital in Doha, the capital of Qatar. There are radiology and…

By The Associated Press Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 26th and final appearance in the Sweet 16 is a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. The…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden won’t host the NIT semifinals and championship game the next two…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Philadelphia…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 28 points before sitting for the final quarter and the San Antonio…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Free-agent catcher Stephen Vogt has reached agreement on a major league contract to…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 28 points while Spencer Dinwiddie added 26 with Luka Doncic resting a sore…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored a career-high 35 points and had 14 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns surged…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Theo Maledon scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Oklahoma…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two goals and added another in a shootout, Alex Tuch also had a…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 23 points, including nine straight as Memphis rebuilt its lead in the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 30 points, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors scored the first 19…

TORONTO (AP) — Pierre Engvall scored a short-handed goal with 4:42 left in the third period to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Damian Jones’ tip-in with less than a second left lifted the Sacramento Kings to a 110-109…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 11 of his 26 points during Boston’s nearly perfect first quarter to help the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns cornerback Greg Newsome said he was surprised as the rest of the NFL when quarterback…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 30 points and the New York Knicks made 20 3-pointers to beat Charlotte…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Wade Taylor IV posted 12 points as Texas A&M beat Wake Forest 67-52 in the quarterfinals of the NIT. Isaiah Mucius led…