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BRUSSELS (AP) — French club Troyes has fired coach Bruno Irles after a six-match winless run. Irles had been appointed in January and was under…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough…

Japan has drafted in forward Shuto Machino to replace injured defender Yuta Nakayama on its World Cup roster for Qatar. Nakayama plays for…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 15 points and 11 rebounds in BYU’s 60-56 win against Idaho State in a season opener. Spencer Johnson…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s head coach Graham Arnold has selected 18-year-old forward Garang Kuol despite his lack of professional…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark turned in an all-around performance for UCLA in its opener, both good and bad. Clark…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyrell Roberts scored 17 points as San Francisco beat Texas Southern 90-77 in a season opener on Monday. Roberts was 5 of 8…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Pope had 19 points, Dexter Akanno scored 18 and Oregon State overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Tulsa 73-70 in a…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jarod Lucas scored 17 points to help Nevada defeat Utah Tech 84-71 on Monday night in a season opener. Darrion Williams scored 15…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 24 points and Jaelen House added 23 in New Mexico’s 89-81 win against Southern Utah in the season…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Sheppard scored 18 points as Belmont beat Ohio 70-69 in a season opener. Cade Tyson scored 18 points and Drew Friberg…

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Kenny Strawbridge had 23 points in Evansville’s 78-74 victory against Miami (Ohio). Yacine Toumi scored 15 points and Marvin…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 26 points and made the tiebreaking three-point play with 37 seconds left,…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Adrian Baldwin Jr. scored 15 points as VCU beat Manhattan 73-56 to open the season. Baldwin had nine assists and three…

DALLAS (AP) — Zhruic Phelps scored 28 points as SMU beat Texas A&M-Commerce 77-60 in a season opener. The Lions were led by Kalen Williams, who…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tyler Nelson had 16 points in Navy’s 74-59 victory against William & Mary in a season opener. Nelson shot 6 for 9,…

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Daniss Jenkins scored 19 points as Iona beat Pennsylvania 78-50 in a season opener. Quinn Slazinski scored 16 points and…

CHICAGO (AP) — Sheldon Edwards’ 19 points, including a buzzer-beating jump to force overtime, helped Loyola Chicago defeat Fairleigh Dickinson…

SEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. scored 20 points, PJ Fuller added 10 points, and Washington overcame a sluggish, mistake-filled start to pull away…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Malek Green scored 21 points as Youngstown State beat Canisius 92-81 in a season opener. Green added 12 rebounds for the…

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Sincere Carry scored 20 points to help Kent State defeat Northern Kentucky 79-57 in a season opener. Miryne Thomas…

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 47 points, knocking down seven 3-pointers, and the…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Lassina Traore scored 13 points as Long Beach State beat Cal Baptist 79-64 in a season opener on Monday night. Traore…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Dye had 24 points and made the go-ahead layup with nine seconds left and new Division-I member Queens University held…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tyler Wahl had 19 points and 10 rebounds, four Wisconsin players scored in double figures and the Badgers defeated South…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Grant Basile poured in 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his Virginia Tech debut, leading the Hokies to a 95-57 romp past…

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 36 points, becoming only the second NBA player ever with nine consecutive games of at least 30 to begin the…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 20 points as No. 4 Iowa opened the season with an 87-34 win over…

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Luis Kortright scored 15 points off of the bench to help lead Quinnipiac over Rhode Island 67-62. Kortright also added five…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — J’Vonne Hadley scored 16 points, KJ Simpson added 14 and Colorado beat UC Riverside 82-66 in a season opener on Monday…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Mekhi Long had 25 points in Old Dominion’s 84-65 victory against Maryland-Eastern Shore. Long added 10 rebounds for the…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Matthew Murrell made five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to lead Mississippi to a 73-58 victory over Alcorn State in a…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeAndre Williams scored 17 points, and the Memphis Tigers never trailed in routing the…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Caleb Love and RJ Davis scored 17 points apiece and No. 1 North Carolina began a season of…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Daivien Williamson, Cameron Hildreth and Delaware transfer Andrew Carr each scored 14 points and Wake Forest posted a…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points, K.J. Martin came off the bench to add 21 and the Houston…

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark and Reece Beekman sparked a 15-2 second-half run and No. 18 Virginia…