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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tyson Fury’s next defense of his world heavyweight title looks set to be against fellow Briton Dillian Whyte. The World Boxing Council declared Whyte  as the mandatory challenger to Fury. The organization ordered “the start of the free negotiations period” between the two fighters. Fury retained his WBC belt by beating

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs remain the top five teams in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The Cardinals earned 11 of the 12 first-place votes in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan remains in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and did not accompany the team to Cleveland. The Bulls play the Cavaliers on the road Wednesday. DeRozan entered the health and safety protocols a few hours before Monday’s win over the Denver Nuggets. The absence of the four-time

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Second-half substitute Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund signed out of the Champions League with a 5-0 rout of Turkish team Beşiktaş in their final group game. Haaland needed only five minutes to score after coming on, meeting Nico Schulz’s cross with a thumping header past Ersin Destanoğlu in the

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Aaron Duhart had 12 points and six rebounds as Army rolled past Purchase 97-40. Terrence Mason led the Panthers on Tuesday night with 10 rebounds and four blocks.

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former SMU star Eric Dickerson is happy to be going into the College Football Hall of Fame after all these years. He has long given up caring if the honor came his way. Dickerson was part of the 2020 class that was inducted into the hall

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Makhel Mitchell had 14 points to lead five Rhode Island players in double figures as the Rams defeated Sacred Heart 72-62. Ishmael Leggett added 12 points for the Rams on Tuesday night. Ishmael El-Amin chipped in 11, Makhi Mitchell scored 11 and Antwan Walker had 10. Tyler Thomas led the Pioneers

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers China will take part in the men’s hockey tournament at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after initial concerns that the team would be embarrassed on home ice against NHL competition. The International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed China’s participation after reviewing players’ eligibility. Players who will

PARIS (AP) — French Open director Guy Forget has stepped down. The French Tennis Federation says Forget’s contract was to expire at the end of the year. The federation adds his replacement at the helm of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will be announced soon. Forget had been running the tournament at Roland Garros since

By The Associated Press Golf is down to the silly season now in America. The QBE Shootout will be held at Tiburon Golf Resort. The tournament host is Greg Norman, and the tournament for years was known as the Shark Shootout. Harris English and Matt Kuchar are the defending champions of the team event. They

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Mobile, Alabama, plans to celebrate its baseball and football Hall of Famers by erecting statues along its riverfront. The likenesses of local heroes Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey, Satchel Paige, Billy Williams and Ozzie Smith will be joined by football Hall of Famer Robert Brazile Jr. in Mobile’s Hall

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. water polo coaches Adam Krikorian and Dejan Udovicic are staying on through the 2024 Paris Olympics. Krikorian is looking to lead the U.S. women to an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal. The 47-year-old Krikorian played at UCLA and coached the men’s and women’s teams for

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Derrick Henry and Tyrann Mathieu, 2020 All-Pro players, are among the 32 men chosen as finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Each of the teams nominated one player for the prestigious honor named for the late Payton, a Hall of Fame running back

PARIS (AP) — French Open director Guy Forget has stepped down. The French Tennis Federation says Forget’s contract was to expire at the end of the year. The federation adds his replacement at the helm of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will be announced soon. Forget had been running Roland Garros since 2016. He also

BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Rights groups have pushed for a full-blown boycott of the Games, accusing China of rights abuses against ethnic minorities. The U.S. decision falls short

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Thatcher Demko made 30 saves and Bruce Boudreau won his first game as coach of the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. The win came less than 24 hours after the Canucks cleaned house, firing general manager Jim Benning, assistant GM Jim Weisbrod, head coach

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The blustery elements and New England’s unrelenting running attack combined to expose the Bills’ deficiencies in Buffalo’s 14-10 loss. Buffalo can’t run the ball or stop the run consistently, and continues to be undone by self-inflicted mistakes. The Bills allowed 222 yards rushing and managed

By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press The list of 2021’s most mispronounced words is out, and they’re a mouthful. The U.S. Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms, compiled the list. It highlights the names and terms that were most challenging for newsreaders and people on television to pronounce.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Danton Heinen scored 25 seconds apart early in the first period, Jake Guentzel extended his point streak to 13 games with two goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Seattle Kraken 6-1. Jeff Carter scored 1:47 into the game, Crosby