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CONWAY, Ark. — Eddy Kayouloud had a season-high 20 points as Central Arkansas easily beat Hendrix College 90-56. Alex Conrad led the Warriors on Monday with 13 points.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Along with a long list of players and their coach because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the Cleveland Browns will also be without starting cornerback Greg Newsome for Monday’s game against Las Vegas because of a concussion. A first-round draft pick, Newsome has had a strong season. He’ll miss his second game in

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Premier League clubs have decided against pausing the season despite 10 fixtures being postponed in the previous week due to widespread coronavirus outbreaks across squads. While more than 90% of players in the Italian and Spanish leagues have been fully vaccinated, the Premier League disclosed that

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield ran out of time. The Browns quarterback didn’t test negative for COVID-19 on Monday and will watch Cleveland’s rescheduled game against the Las Vegas Raiders from home as his teammates try to keep their postseason hopes alive. With both Mayfield and his backup, Case

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — New San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin has hired former All-Star third baseman and manager Matt Williams and former manager Bryan Price to round out his coaching staff. Williams, best known for his 10 seasons with the NL West rival San Francisco Giants,  will be

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Retired American forward Conor Casey was hired as head coach of the Charleston Battery of the second-tier League Championship of the United Soccer League. The 40 year old was interim head coach of Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids in 2019, taking over after a start that included seven losses and two

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is facing felony charges in South Florida after failing to report an address change as required because of his status as a registered sex offender. Court records show Taylor was booked into the Broward County jail Thursday on two counts of

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is facing felony charges in South Florida after failing to report an address change as required because of his status as a registered sex offender. Court records show Taylor was booked into the Broward County jail Thursday on two counts of

By The Associated Press Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai has cleared COVID-19 protocols and will call plays against the Minnesota Vikings. Desai tested positive last week as did offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor. It was unclear if Lazor or Tabor would work the game. The Bears said Saturday quarterbacks

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs took care of their business with a thrilling come-from-behind overtime victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday, avenging an earlier loss to their AFC West rival and taking a two-game lead in the division. Then the Chiefs sat back

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — New York governor Kathy Hochul is confident of reaching a deal involving hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding to build a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills in time to be included on the state’s budget due in April. Hochul says she

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — U.S. moguls skier Kai Owens was abandoned at a town square in a province of China as an infant. Taken to an orphanage, she was adopted at around 16 months old by a couple from Colorado. Now 17, Owens is in the mix to earn a

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Four minor league teams that lost their big league affiliations before the 2021 season have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball. Parent companies of the Staten Island Yankees, Tri-City Valley Cats, Norwich Sea Unicorns and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn’s record 16-year run in the top 10 is over. The Huskies fell four spots to No. 11 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll a day after losing to Louisville. UConn had been ranked among the first 10 teams in the poll for 313 straight weeks dating

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer More than a quarter of NHL teams have been shut down through at least the weekend because of the pandemic. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens became the eighth and ninth teams to have activities paused because of several positive COVID-19 test results among players. A total of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Defending national champion Baylor maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise on Monday. The Bears ended a four-week streak of turnover atop the poll by taking

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the Columbus Blue Jackets-Buffalo Sabres game scheduled for Monday night has been postponed. The Blue Jackets canceled their morning skate while awaiting COVID-19 test results after calling off practice Sunday. A total of 41

DUISBURG, Germany (AP) — Two German soccer clubs have asked for their game to be replayed after it was abandoned following racist abuse. The third-division game between Duisburg and Osnabrück was halted Sunday after racist chants were aimed at Osnabrück forward Aaron Opoku. Osnabrück did not want to resume the game. It was the first

By The Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have had their schedules altered by COVID-19 issues just as both teams also rose in the rankings. This week’s men’s basketball showdown between No. 20 Kentucky and archrival Louisville in Lexington has been postponed because of multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the Cardinals’ program. Kentucky’s athletic department is