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By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — One of the greatest rivalries in sports seems set up for another classic. No. 2 Ohio State…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 7 Iowa State rolled past Columbia 99-76 to…

CONWAY, S.C. — Jamari Smith had 19 points, Jacobi Wood flirted with a triple-double, and Murray State defeated Tulsa 77-60 in the third-place game…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Longtime UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey fainted before the start of the No. 5…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Kyler Murray’s journey to NFL stardom appears to have hit a plateau. The No. 1 overall…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Garrett Hien came off the bench and scored 13 of his career-high 20 points in the second half and Furman pulled away from…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team’s…

By ISABEL DEBRE and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The fan zone set up in central Doha has turned into a chaotic scene on the…

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Enner Valencia has scored the first goal of the World Cup by converting a penalty in the 16th minute to put Ecuador ahead of…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving has returned to the Brooklyn Nets and apologized to anyone who felt threatened…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — First-year Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett is handing over offensive…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has bowed out of the sport after 16 years. Vettel is a…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Perss DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Chris, a British fan in Qatar for the World Cup, tried to order a beer with his dinner at a…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gareth Bale thought about the significance of Wales reaching the World Cup for the first time…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen has won a record-extending 15th race of the year at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to conclude one…

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The first World Cup in the Middle East finally began Sunday night with a flashy opening…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Luis Enrique is more than just a coach for Spain forward Ferran Torres. He is also the father…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy finished the year as Europe’s top-ranked golfer for the fourth time – and first since 2015…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Tyler Adams will captain the United States at the World Cup. He is 23 and will be the youngest…

LEVI, Finland (AP) — Overall World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States claimed a slalom event for a sweep of the two season-opening…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Logan Sargeant earned the Super License he needed to race for Williams in Formula One and will become the…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA says it has earned record revenues of $7.5 billion in the four years of commercial deals…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The body armor propped against a radiator, ready for use, the spent shell casing adding to…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw for 287 yards and one touchdown despite being hobbled by an leg injury, Oregon…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jake Haener threw two touchdown passes and ran for a pair of 1-yard TDs and Fresno State beat Nevada 41-14 Saturday night to win…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored 1:17 into overtime to give the slumping Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights…

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Led by Nelson Phillips’ 14 points, the Troy Trojans defeated the Montana Grizzlies 73-62. The Trojans are now 5-1 on the…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Noah Cain ran for three short touchdowns, Jayden Daniels had touchdowns rushing and…

By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Julien Gauthier broke a scoreless tie late in the third period and the New York Rangers…

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Calvin Tyler Jr. had 125 yards rushing and three touchdowns, including a 3-yard TD that capped the scoring with 2:49 to paly,…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Caleb Williams bolstered Southern California’s push for a possible spot in the College…

SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Shoma Uno defended his men’s title at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating’s NHK Trophy, scoring a season best…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Tyson scored 18 points as Seattle U beat Portland 80-68. Tyson sank 4 of 10 from 3-point range for the Redhawks…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Sam Hartman threw four touchdown passes in the final home game of a record-setting career…