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By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 16 points for No. 10 Louisville as it beat Belmont 80-66. After dominating No. 12 Michigan defensively on Thursday the Cardinals (7-1) faced a tough challenge from a Bruins (4-4)  team that returned all five starters and 11 players from a squad

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have relieved offensive coordinator Joe Brady of his duties. The team announced the change Sunday. Offensive assistant Jeff Nixon will take Brady’s place for the rest of the season. Brady was considered a major hire by Rhule before the 2020 season. He was the coordinator of LSU’s prolific

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Freiburg produced a devastating first-half performance to rout Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-0 away for its biggest-ever win in the Bundesliga. There were six different scorers as everything worked in the first 45 minutes for Freiburg, which ended a three-game losing run in style to move back up

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Chase Audige and Pete Nance sparked a breakaway run in the final four minutes as Northwestern held off cold-shooting Maryland 67-61 in what was both the Big Ten opener for each team and Danny Manning’s debut as the Terrapins interim head coach. Nance led Northwestern with 17 points and 10

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Nerea Hermosa scored 14 points, including the winning free throws with 8.8 seconds left, Lorela Cubaj had a double-double and Georgia Tech upended No. 20 Georgia 55-54. After Hermosa’s free throws put the Yellow Jackets up 55-51, Sarah Ashlee Barker knocked down a 3-pointer at 4.5 seconds. Hermosa then missed two

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 22 points but went down with an injury at the end of No. 2 UConn’s 73-54 win over No. 24 Notre Dame. Last season’s national player of the year, Bueckers was dribbling in the final minute of the game when she stumbled,

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ezri Konsa has scored twice as Aston Villa rallied to beat Leicester 2-1 in the Premier League. Leicester went ahead through Harvey Barnes in the 14th. Konsa equalized in the 17th and grabbed the winner with a far-post header in the 54th. Villa has won three of Steven Gerrard’s four games

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ralf Rangnick has started his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League thanks to a rare goal from Fred at Old Trafford. Rangnick declared himself “positively surprised by the physical state and intensity” of United’s players after his first game

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer No. 2 seed Michigan and No. 3 Georgia will meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve in the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. The storied programs have met only twice and not since 1965. Georgia won that game 15-7. Michigan won 26-0 in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Russia’s 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title has ended after another clutch performance by Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev beat Marin Cilic 7-6 (7), 6-2 in the second singles match to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia in the final on Sunday. It is Russia’s

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills cornerback Dane Jackson draws on memories of four late childhood friends in preparing to take over Tre’Davious White’s starting job in the Buffalo’s secondary. The second-year player has the initials D, D, D, R tattooed on his left arm in honor of his

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — The College Football Playoff is set and it is historic: Cincinnati will play Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan will face Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Fourth-seeded Cincinnati becomes the first team to break through the CFP’s glass

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Formula One has united in tribute to Frank Williams after the much-loved and inspirational founder of the F1 team died last weekend. Shortly before the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the drivers and team principals were joined by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Jean Todt. Gathering to observe a

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Andrey Rublev has beaten Borna Gojo in straight sets to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final. The result leaves Daniil Medvedev with the chance to secure his country’s first title in the team event since 2006. No. 2 Medvedev will

LILLE, France (AP) — American forward Timothy Weah is set to miss Lille’s crucial Champions League group match at Wolfsburg after picking up a thigh injury. Weah did not play in Lille’s 2-1 win against Troyes in the French league on Saturday because of the injury. Lille tops Group G in the Champions League and

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea won the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday to clinch a domestic treble for the first time. Australia striker Sam Kerr scored a second-half double as Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 victory over Arsenal in the delayed final of the competition at Wembley Stadium. Fran Kirby had given Chelsea a third-minute lead.