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By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — LJ Cryer and Matthew Mayer set career highs for scoring and No. 5 Baylor snapped a two-game losing streak with a 77-68 victory over West Virginia. Baylor bounced back after losing twice at home and relinquishing the No. 1 ranking. The defending national champion Bears

NEW YORK (AP) — Kemba Walker is back in the starting lineup for the New York Knicks against Minnesota after missing nine games with a sore left knee. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Walker would warm up before the game Tuesday to see if he was ready to play and the Knicks announced about a half

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira joined his dad David as the first father-son combination of higher-priced designated players in the history of Major League Soccer, agreeing to a four-year contract with Dallas. The deal announced for the 21-year-old forward includes a club option for 2026. He will occupy a young designated player spot on

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have added Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to their candidate list for head coach. A person with knowledge of the process confirmed the Vikings have requested a meeting with Morris about the vacancy created by the firing of Mike Zimmer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Centers Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nazem Kadri of the Colorado Avalanche and Mika Zibanejad of the New York Rangers, and Anaheim winger Troy Terry have won the final roster spots for the NHL’s All-Star Weekend as a result of fan voting. The league said Zibanejad cannot attend the

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has become the latest Big Ten team with a COVID-19 problem. The Gophers announced the postponement of their Wednesday game at Penn State. They have fallen below the conference minimum of seven available scholarship players. Minnesota lost at home Sunday to Iowa with four players missing due to virus protocols, illness

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen kicked off the New York Giants’ search for a GM last week and he got the opening second-round interview Tuesday. The Giants said the 42-year-old met with co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch, and senior vice president of player personnel Chris Mara at

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick says Paul Pogba’s possible desire to earn a contract at another club could motivate the France midfielder to produce strong performances until the end of the season. Pogba returned to training on Monday for the first time since sustaining a thigh injury on international duty in

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The two-month, slow-motion collapse of the Arizona Cardinals will no doubt cause some soul searching and tough questions in the coming days, weeks and months for the franchise. The most obvious and pressing: Is this Kliff Kingsbury-Kyler Murray marriage really going to work or not? The notion that Kingsbury

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and passing game coordinator Andre Curtis. Seattle never finished higher than 16th in total defense or 11th in scoring defense during Norton’s four-year tenure. Seattle was 28th in total defense and 11th in scoring defense

WINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Hampton has been sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to a drunken-driving charge in Indiana. The 64-year-old was stopped by Winfield police in November and had an open jug of wine in his truck and a blood alcohol level twice the legal

By The Associated Press American midfielder James Sands has made his debut for Glasgow Rangers. Sands played the entire match during a 1-1 draw at Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. The 21-year-old from Rye, New York, was loaned from Major League Soccer champion New York City to Rangers on Jan. 5. The deal runs

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL will stop testing asymptomatic players, coaches and staff who are fully vaccinated following the All-Star break. The only exception is when the tests are needed for crossing the U.S.-Canada border. The league and Players’ Association agreed to keep the five-day isolation period that went into place in

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Winning the Premier League title is looking more unlikely for Chelsea each passing week. After a 1-1 draw at Brighton, the European champions soon might have to start looking over their shoulder in the race for Champions League qualification. Chelsea’s winless run in the league stretched to four games after Brighton

HOUSTON (AP) — Forward Sebastián Ferreira has signed a four-year contract with Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, leaving Paraguay’s Libertad. The 23-year-old is a designated player, who last year counted a maximum $612,500 to a team’s salary cap. Ferreira scored 34 goals in 79 appearances for Libertad. He also has played for Paraguay’s Olimpia and

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Second-division leader St. Pauli has knocked defending champion Borussia Dortmund out of the German Cup with a 2-1 win in their third-round game. An early goal from Etienne Amenyido, an Axel Witsel own goal, and resolute defending from the home team ensured Dortmund joined Bavarian powerhouse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted former major league pitcher Brandon Gomes to general manager in a move to fill a spot that had been vacant since 2018. Gomes had been an assistant GM with the team since 2019. The Dodgers last had a GM in 2018, when Farhan Zaidi quit

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Defending champion Juventus has reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup by beating Sampdoria 4-1. Juan Cuadrado, Daniele Rugani, Paulo Dybala and Álvaro Morata scored in a dominant performance by Juventus. The Biaconeri will face either Sassuolo or Cagliari in the next round. Andrea Conti had briefly

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Winning the Premier League title is looking more unlikely for Chelsea each passing week. After a 1-1 draw at Brighton, the European champions soon might have to start looking over their shoulder in the race for Champions League qualification. Chelsea’s winless run in the league stretched to four games after Brighton