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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Did you say 87 degrees? That’s the temperature the Cincinnati Bengals practiced in Wednesday, trading an ice storm and frigid conditions back home for clear skies in Los Angeles. The team held its first of three Super Bowl practices at Drake Stadium on the campus of UCLA. After a 35-minute walkthrough,

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Jamon Battle posted 14 points and eight rebounds as UNC Asheville got past Hampton 69-53. Dajour Dickens led the Pirates with 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t look far for a new defensive coordinator, promoting Teryl Austin to replace Keith Butler. Austin joined the Steelers in 2019 as a senior defensive assistant coach. This will be Austin’s third stint as a defensive coordinator. He previously held the position in Cincinnati in 2018 and in Detroit

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have interviewed Tampa Bay executive Mathieu Darche for their general manager job. The 45-year-old Darche is the director of hockey operations for the Lightning, winner of the last two Stanley Cup titles. Darche is the sixth known candidate for the job. Interim GM Kyle Davidson, Carolina Hurricanes assistant GM

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Myreon Jones made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help Florida beat Georgia 72-63 for its fourth straight victory. Florida led by 14 points with 7:52 remaining before Georgia went on a 14-3 run — highlighted by Aaron Cook’s two 3-pointers in two minutes — to pull within

By DAVE SKRETTA and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Olympic figure skating favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week. The sample was reportedly

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Casper Ruud of Norway defeated Spain’s Roberto Carballés Baena 7-6 (2), 6-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open. The top seed of the clay court tournament and the 8th-best ranked tennis player in the circuit will face local favorite Federico Coria, who earlier beat fifth seed Dusan Lajovic

Angel Reese had 19 points and nine rebounds, Chloe Bibby scored 16 points, and No. 15 Maryland beat Wisconsin 70-43 for its sixth straight win. Bibby scored eight points in the first quarter to help Maryland build a 22-8 lead after closing on an 11-0 run. Reese scored six points in Maryland’s 11-0 run at

ITHACA, N.Y. — Dean Noll had a career-high 23 points as Cornell topped Columbia 88-75. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa led the Lions on Wednesday with 15 points.

By DAVE SKRETTA and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Olympic favorite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week. The sample was reportedly obtained in

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The winningest goaltender in Boston Bruins history is calling it a career. Citing an inability of his body to respond after his recent return to the ice following offseason hip surgery, Tuukka Rask announced his retirement. Rask ends his career with a franchise-best 308 career wins

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Alex Morgan, Christen Press and Megan Rapinoe were among players from the U.S. national team who signed a letter criticizing U.S. Soccer for its handling of complaints against former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames. Dames has been accused of misconduct stretching back decades when he was a

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Tishara Morehouse scored 13 of her 19 points in the third quarter and No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast beat North Alabama 63-53 for its 15th straight victory. FGCU trailed 21-20 at halftime after an eight-point second quarter. But Morehouse scored seven of FGCU’s opening nine points of the third quarter

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Hannah Jump scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, Cameron Brink added 12 points and No. 2 Stanford ran its winning streak to 11 games with an 82-59 victory over Oregon State.Jump had three 3s in the first half and shot 5 for 12 from deep

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Riyad Mahrez scored for the seventh straight game for Manchester City in its 2-0 win over Brentford that moved the Premier League champions into a 12-point lead. Kevin De Bruyne also netted for the fourth home game in succession in the league as City extended its unbeaten run to 14 matches

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham conceded two goals in a chaotic three-minute period late in the game to lose 3-2 to Southampton in a blow to its top-four ambitions in the Premier League. Southampton appeared to be driven by a sense of injustice after Son Heung-min’s goal in the 70th minute that put Tottenham ahead. In