AP National Sports

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help No. 1 South Carolina beat fifth-ranked UConn 81-77. The Gamecocks have won 29 consecutive games since losing to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament title game

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A former NFL player was arrested on a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge after troopers say his vehicle rear-ended a pick-up truck that was on the side of a South Florida highway because of a flat tire. The accident injured the truck’s driver who had been standing outside. The Florida

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chrislyn Carr scored 11 of her 17 points in the third quarter on Sunday to propel Louisville to a 62-55 upset of No. 11 North Carolina, ending the Tar Heels’ eight-game winning streak. Hailey Van Lith also had 17 points for the Cardinals (17-8, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who made 9

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lisa Bluder loves pretty basketball and Iowa’s coach got her fill of highlights on Sunday. The No. 6 Hawkeyes — decked out in pink uniforms with white lettering — transitioned with ease, deftly set each other up for basket after basket and made stop after

BY CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich held on despite Joshua Kimmich’s sending off to beat Wolfsburg 4-2 and return to the top of the Bundesliga. Kimmich was sent off with his second yellow card in the 54th but Wolfsburg was unable to make its dominance count as the visitors delivered

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Monaco has extended its unbeaten run to seven matches with a 2-0 win at Clermont and moved two points behind third-place Lens. Lens managed only a 1-1 draw at Brest. Defender Jonathan Gradit equalized from close range in the 83rd minute for Lens after Brest goalkeeper

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Harry Kane broke Tottenham’s all-time scoring record with his 267th goal for the club that will have been celebrated almost as jubilantly by the other team in north London. The England captain’s milestone strike earned Tottenham a 1-0 win over Manchester City, which was looking for a victory to

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Francesco Friedrich drove to his fifth consecutive world four-man bobsled championship on Sunday. His win capped another dominant showing for Germany at the season’s biggest competition. Friedrich is also the two-time defending Olympic champion in the four-man event. His team of Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schüller finished four

LYON, France (AP) — Unseeded American Alycia Parks has secured a stunning 7-6 (7), 7-5 upset win over WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia in the Open Métropole de Lyon final to clinch her first career title. The 22-year-old Parks says “France has a special part in my heart right now.” Parks is ranked 79th. She

ROME (AP) — France has put down a daring Italy 29-24 in Rome and played its part in setting the stage for the eagerly awaited Six Nations showdown with Ireland next weekend. The French, ranked No. 2 in the world, will be defending the title against the Irish, ranked No. 1, and the nominal title

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ally Financial has expanded its growing portfolio as a top NASCAR sponsor. It has a deal to become the official bank of the stock car series and NASCAR-owned race tracks. The multiyear deal was announced Sunday ahead of NASCAR’s exhibition extravaganza at the Los

LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane has become Tottenham’s outright all-time leading scorer with his goal in the 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Premier League. It was the England captain’s 267th goal for the club. That is one more than the late Jimmy Greaves, who played for Tottenham from 1961-70. Kane scored his first

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Monaco won 2-0 at Clermont to extend its unbeaten run to seven matches and move two points behind third-place Lens, which plays later at Brest. Early goals from central defender Guillermo Maripan and striker Breel Embolo allowed fourth-place Monaco to control the game. Strasbourg beat Montpellier

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Bruins are atop the NHL standings and running away with the Atlantic Division going into the second half of the season. But the playoff races are hot in the Metropolitan, Central and Pacific with roughly 30 games left to go down the stretch.

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Abraham Ancer has capped off a wire-to-wire victory in the Saudi International. Ancer closed with a 68 for a two-shot win over Cameron Young. It’s the Mexican’s third worldwide win and the first time he led from start to finish. The Saudi International had a majority of

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Keylor Navas made a string of great saves on his debut for Nottingham Forest to help his new team beat Leeds 1-0 in the Premier League and climb further clear of the relegation zone. Brennan Johnson scored the 14th-minute winner for Forest but the hosts had Navas as much to thank

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City owner Clark Hunt and Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie are seeing sustained success. Hunt hired head coach Andy Reid after Reid had been fired by Lurie in Philly. Reid has helped the Chiefs to seven straight AFC West titles, four conference titles and

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Marco Asensio has missed a penalty kick and depleted Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Mallorca in the Spanish league in its last match before traveling to Morocco to play at the Club World Cup. The draw gives Barcelona the chance to increase its lead at the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is under contract to the Florida Panthers for much of the next decade. So is fellow All-Star Aleksander Barkov. And right there are two compelling reasons why players might want to join the Panthers in the coming years. The last few days might