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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jaelin Howell scored in the 71st minute and Florida State advanced to the Women’s College Cup championship game with a 1-0 victory over Rutgers. The Seminoles will face BYU on Monday for the NCAA title. The Cougars got past defending national champion Santa Clara in a shootout later Friday night.

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals to lead No. 21 UConn past Seton Hall 74-49 in the teams’ Big East opener. The Huskies bounced back in their first game since losing on Nov. 22 to No. 1 South Carolina

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 21 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina to its first 9-0 start in six years with a 65-44 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Boston continued her dominant stretch by outplaying another top forward in

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer An attorney for trainer Bob Baffert says split-sample urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection. Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone after winning the May 1 race

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wesley Matthews is back with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks signed the swingman Friday, bringing him back after he spent the 2019-20 season with them. Matthews, who played in high school in Madison, Wisconsin, and collegiately at Marquette, started 67 games for the Bucks two years ago. He spent last season with

SEATTLE (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s game at Washington on Sunday has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues in the Huskies’ program. The game won’t be rescheduled and it will count as a Pac-12 victory for the Bruins. That’s because of the league’s rule for games impacted by COVID-19, which says that if two schools

GREENSBORO, N.C. — David Beatty had 13 points to lead five North Carolina A&T players in double figures as the Aggies routed Carver College 97-55. Webster Filmore added 11 points for the Aggies. Tyler Maye chipped in 10, Harry Morrice scored 10 and Milton Matthews had 10. Dyllon Scott led the Cougars with 18 points.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have waived tackle Cedric Ogbuehi. The team announced the move shortly after Ogbuehi was ruled out of Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh with a thigh injury. Ogbuehi has appeared in two games this season with the Ravens and one with Seattle. Ogbuehi started four games last season for

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Rookie running back Javonte Williams will get his first start Sunday night at Kansas City if Melvin Gordon III can’t play. Gordon didn’t practice all week because of hip and shoulder injuries and was listed as doubtful Friday. Coach Vic Fangio doesn’t expect Gordon

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A holiday exhibition in the Bahamas suddenly is shaping up to be a lot more. Bryson DeChambeau is leading the Hero World Challenge after a 64. Among those one shot behind is Brooks Koepka, who just last week smoked DeChambeau in a made-for-TV match in

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks could elevate Adrian Peterson from the practice squad to play against San Francisco on Sunday. Peterson was signed this week by the Seahawks due to concerns about depth at running back. Alex Collins, Rashaad Penny and Travis Homer are all dealing with

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway has won a World Cup super-G race less than a year after tearing a ligament in his right knee. Kilde finished a tricky and technical Birds of Prey course in 1 minute, 10.26 seconds to edge Swiss racer Marco

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Erin Jackson has won her fourth World Cup speedskating gold medal of the season, taking the 500 meters on home ice at the Utah Olympic Oval. The 29-year-old American finished in 36.809 seconds, breaking the American record of 36.90 set by Heather Richardson in a

GRANADA, Spain (AP) — Substitute Santiago Arias has scored late to help Granada recover from an own goal and secure a 2-1 win at home over Alavés in the Spanish league. Arias struck the winner shortly after defender Luis Abram swept a cross by Alavés into his own net with a poor clearance attempt. Granada

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Sport climbing’s popularity has risen in recent years as more climbers have turned out to scale walls indoors and out. The sport lost its footing a bit during the pandemic but most indicators show it’s well on its way to returning to peak numbers from 2019. Climbing’s inclusion in

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When baseball players agreed a decade ago to restraints on signing bonuses for draft picks, then union head Michael Weiner said matters could be revisted if the provisions didn’t work to players’ satisfaction. Getting a side to give back something it gained previously in collective

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians would like to see the NFL expand an investigation of the COVID-19 vaccination status of two players on his team to include other rosters around the league. The league has suspended Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and safety Mike Edwards

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — NFL player turned broadcaster Ross Tucker will wear shoes showing an image of a traumatized brain to raise money for the families of players who suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. As part of the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative, Tucker designed the shoes that picture

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Reigning Olympic champion Sofia Goggia has won the first downhill race of the women’s World Cup season by a whopping margin of nearly 1 1/2 seconds at Lake Louise in Canada. Breezy Johnson finished second on Friday for the best showing of her World Cup career and her American teammate