Tough early season matchups test top women’s hoops teams
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — It’s a few weeks into the women’s college basketball season and there…
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Brentford victory extends Everton winless run to 7 games
LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney gave Brentford a 1-0 victory over Everton that extended the winless run for Rafa Benitez’s side to seven matches. Toney…
Continue Reading Shiffrin ties Stenmark record with win in women’s slalom
KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has marked the return of the women’s World Cup to North America by setting yet another record. Shiffrin…
Continue Reading Man City beats West Ham 2-1 in Premier League
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ilkay Gündogan scored one goal and set up another as Manchester City beat West Ham 2-1 in the Premier League to join…
Continue Reading Napoli pays tribute to Maradona, takes outright Serie A lead
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Dries Mertens scored twice as Napoli beat Lazio 4-0 to take the outright lead of Serie A on the…
Continue Reading Friedrich gets another Cup win, this time in 4-man bobsled
IGLS, Austria (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany extended his World Cup four-man bobsled winning streak to six races with another victory on…
Continue Reading Frank Williams, founder of Formula One team, dies at 79
LONDON (AP) — Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One’s Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his…
Continue Reading Messi assists help PSG top Saint-Etienne; Neymar injured
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi had three assists in a 3-1 win over 10-man Saint-Etienne to help Paris Saint-Germain extend its lead atop the French…
Continue Reading Ludwig wins odd World Cup luge race on a warm day in Russia
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Johannes Ludwig of Germany handled unseasonably warm conditions and won his second consecutive men’s World Cup…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan plays Iran anthem for Syria at FIBA WC qualifiers
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian media reports that the national sports federation complained to the world’s governing body of basketball because…
Continue Reading Burnley v Tottenham postponed due to heavy snow at Turf Moor
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley’s Premier League match against Tottenham was postponed on Sunday after heavy snow and freezing conditions in…
Continue Reading Juventus turmoil: Raided by police and struggling in Serie A
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Juventus is in turmoil on and off the pitch. For nine consecutive seasons, Juventus won the Italian title…
Continue Reading Sapporo expected to announce cost cuts to land 2030 Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The northern Japanese city of Sapporo is set to announce what it says will be a…
Continue Reading No. 13 BYU squanders lead, rallies to beat USC 35-31
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jalen Hall passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Allgeier rushed for 111 yards and a pair…
Continue Reading UCLA runs past Cal 42-14 to wrap up 8-win regular season
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — UCLA wrapped up its first eight-win regular season since 2015 with a 42-14 victory over…
Continue Reading Fulton tops Figueroa, unifies WBO, WBC super bantam titles
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stephen Fulton Jr. unified the WBO and WBC titles with a majority decision over Brandon Figueroa in a matchup between undefeated…
Continue Reading Scott carries Loyola Marymount over Prairie View 83-80
LOS ANGELES — Eli Scott had 28 points as Loyola Marymount narrowly defeated Prairie View 83-80. Jawaun Daniels led the Panthers with 31…
Continue Reading Jets snap five-game losing streak behind Connor’s two goals
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice, including the game-winner with five minutes left, as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a five-game skid…
Continue Reading Burns scores career-high 24; Winthrop beats Washington 82-74
SEATTLE (AP) — D.J. Burns Jr. scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 27 minutes — all career highs — to help Winthrop beat Washington…
Continue Reading Lucas scores 18 points to send No. 18 BYU over Utah 75-64
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Te’Jon Lucas scored a season-high 18 points to lead No. 18 BYU to a 75-64 win over Utah…
Continue Reading California Baptist beats San Diego Christian 85-38
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Daniel Akin registered 13 points and seven rebounds as California Baptist romped past San Diego Christian 85-38. Otto Taylor…
Continue Reading Trammell, Economou lift Seattle past St. Thomas (MN) 81-64
SEATTLE — Darrion Trammell had 18 points to lead five Seattle players in double figures as the Redhawks topped St. Thomas (MN) 81-64. Rip Economou…
Continue Reading Sanders leads No. 7 Oklahoma State past No. 10 Oklahoma
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders threw for a touchdown and ran for another and No. 7 Oklahoma State beat…
Continue Reading Henigan, Memphis beat Tulane 33-28 to become bowl eligible
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seth Henigan passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns and Memphis beat Tulane 33-28 to become bowl eligible in the…
Continue Reading Pickett throws 4 TD passes in Pitt’s 31-14 win at Syracuse
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kenny Pickett threw for four touchdowns to break the Pittsburgh school record for scoring…
Continue Reading Rantanen’s hat trick lifts Avalanche past Predators 6-2
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist, Bo Byram scored in his return to the lineup, and the…
Continue Reading Ravens activate Harrison from injured reserve
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have activated linebacker Malik Harrison from injured reserve, less than four weeks after he was…
Continue Reading Buchnevich, Barbashev score twice as Blues beat Columbus 6-3
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich and Ivan Barbashev each scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus…
Continue Reading Dallas wins fourth straight with 3-2 victory over Arizona
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hot-shooting Roope Hintz scored his seventh goal in eight games and the Dallas Stars…
Continue Reading Sisoho Jawara lifts Weber State past Dixie State 87-70
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Seikou Sisoho Jawara had 23 points as undefeated Weber State defeated Dixie State 87-70. Koby McEwen had 17 points for…
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