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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Germany has been charged in a disciplinary case by FIFA. It is not for the players’ “hands covering mouths” protest before playing a World Cup game last week. FIFA says it opened a case against the German soccer federation citing rules that oblige teams to bring a player to mandatory press

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The task is clear for the United States: beat Iran in a politically charged match or go home. U.S. players have been praised as the best generation of American soccer yet finished third behind Canada and Mexico in World Cup qualifying. A draw or a

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Netherlands is on the verge of reaching the knockout stage at the World Cup and an overwhelming favorite in its final Group A match against host nation Qatar. If the Dutch advance it will put more focus on 71-year-old coach Louis van Gaal, who

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Claude Giroux scored on a breakaway 20 seconds into overtime, Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Sunday night. Alex DeBrincat had a power-play goal, Cam Talbot made 25 saves and the Senators won

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jorell Saterfield hit four 3-pointers and finished with 15 points to help Portland State beat Oregon State for the second time in eight days, 83-71 in the seventh-place game of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament. Mikal Starks had 13 points, five assists and three steals for Portland State (3-4). Bobby Harvey,

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the game against the Philadelphia Eagles with injured ribs. Rodgers already played the last several weeks with a broken right thumb and appeared in pain during a drive in the third that led to a Packers field goal. Rodgers

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran and ran and he ran so much that Green Bay couldn’t catch him as he raced his way into Philadelphia’s record book. Hurts outran the Packers and he eclipsed all the other fleet-footed Pro Bowl quarterbacks in Eagles’ history. Better than Randall Cunningham,

By SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Donovan Clingan had 15 points and 10 rebounds to power No. 20 UConn to a 71-53 win over Iowa State in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational on Sunday night. Tristen Newton scored 13 points for the Huskies (8-0), who went 20 for 25

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and the Milwaukee Bucks capitalized on Grayson Allen’s sizzling start to beat Dallas 124-115. The Mavericks have lost four straight games. Allen scored 22 points in the game’s first 17½ minutes while shooting 7 of 7 from 3-point range. Allen finished

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Lobos defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 98-74 led by Morris Udeze’s 33 points. The Lobos improved to 6-0 with the victory and the Bears fell to 3-5.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Led by Ryan Cornish’s 21 points, the Dartmouth Big Green defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 78-77 in overtime at the San Antonio Shootout. The Big Green improved to 2-4 with the victory and the Roadrunners fell to 4-3.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Led by Evan Taylor’s 25 points, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks defeated the Monmouth Hawks 80-76. The Mountain Hawks improved to 4-2 with the win and the Hawks fell to 0-7.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Led by Caleb Fields’ 21 points, the Fairfield Stags defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 63-56 at the Hostilo Hoops Community Classic. The Stags are now 2-5 on the season, while the Purple Aces fell to 2-6.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Led by Javian McCollum’s 14 points, the Siena Saints defeated the Seton Hall Pirates 60-55 in the third-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational. The Saints are now 4-3 on the season, while the Pirates moved to 4-3.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 and tied a franchise record with their fifth consecutive victory. Matty Beniers had a goal and two assists, and Daniel Sprong scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period. Jared McCann, Alex Wennberg and Vince Dunn

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erik Stevenson added 15 points and West Virginia beat Florida 84-55 in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament’s fifth-place game. Stevenson made 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and had seven rebounds. Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored at 1:12 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Kyle Burroughs and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made 32 saves. Luke Kunin scored twice and Logan

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Julian Strawther scored 23 points, including 10 in the final 4:07, and No. 6 Gonzaga beat Xavier 88-84 in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Legacy men’s tournament. Each of Gonzaga’s starters scored in double figures. Drew Timme and Anton Watson had 16 points apiece. Nolan Hickman finished with 14,

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Derrick Walker put up a double-double and Nebraska pulled away from Florida State in the second half to win the seventh-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational, posting a 75-58 victory. Walker converted 10 of his 12 field-goal attempts and scored 20 points to lead five Cornhuskers into double-figure scoring and

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Emily Kiser scored 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds, Laila Phelia added 20 points and Michigan scored the final 11 points to beat No. 21 Baylor 84-75 in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase. Maddie Nolan scored seven of her 12 points in a 20-5 run