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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German second-division soccer club Hansa Rostock has been fined 97,300 euros ($109,000) after its fans attacked police and stadium security officials, and appeared to celebrate a police officer’s death. The German soccer federation’s disciplinary tribunal said around 150 Rostock supporters threw stones and pyrotechnics at police after leaving a game in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain begins its title defense at the Davis Cup Finals without Rafael Nadal and with all eyes on the teenager touted as his heir. The 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz will be attracting attention when Spain starts on Friday against Ecuador. Alcaraz is coming off a title at

YORK, England (AP) — A top snooker star lost to an amateur in the first round of a major tournament and blasted the decision to let a player without “a care in the world” compete against professionals. Former world champion Shaun Murphy lost 6-5 to Chinese player Si Jiahui at the UK Championship. Si fell

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer. Benzema was found guilty of being involved in an attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Aliyah Boston spent the offseason working on her fitness to be able to excel late in games. It’s already paid off for South Carolina’s star post player, who was dominant in the final quarter of the No. 1 Gamecocks’ victory over UConn on Monday.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Injuries and COVID-19 protocol absences have muddled the NHL standings throughout the first quarter of the season. The traditional Thanksgiving benchmark is not necessarily an indicator of who will make the playoffs. The season also started a week later than usual. Recent seasons have also begun to crack the

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer. Benzema was found guilty of being involved in an attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The Versailles court

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Maybe the NFL teams set to play on Thanksgiving got caught looking ahead to the holiday extravaganza. All six squads playing on Thursday lost in their lead-up to the Thanksgiving game, marking the first time since 2001 that every team playing on the holiday lost its previous contest.

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a 1-year suspended jail sentence and 75,000 euros ($84,000) fine in a sex tape case that rocked French soccer. Benzema was found guilty of being involved in an attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The Versailles court decision

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two journalists from Norwegian state television were arrested and held for over 30 hours by security forces in Qatar without explanation. The arrest of the journalists from NRK came while they reported on the upcoming FIFA World Cup, before being allowed to travel back

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Justen Glad scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of a penalty shootout, and Real Salt Lake beat Seattle 6-5 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless game to eliminate the Sounders in the opening round of the MLS Cup playoffs. Real Salt Lake won despite

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points, Luka Dončić had 26 in his return to the Dallas lineup, and the Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112-104 in overtime. The Mavericks were up 102-92 late in the fourth quarter before the Clippers scored 11 of the final

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ahmir Langlais came off the bench to score 15 points to lead five players in double figures and  South Carolina Upstate held off South Carolina State 82-78. Langlais sank 5 of 6 shots and grabbed seven rebounds for the Spartans (2-3). Edward Oliver-Hampton topped the Bulldogs (1-6) with 19 points off

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the depleted Denver Nuggets their fifth straight loss with a 119-100 victory. Damian Lillard had 25 points and five assists to help the Blazers to their fourth consecutive win and ninth in a row

SEATTLE — Rip Economou had a career-high 20 points as Seattle rolled past Pacific Lutheran 89-40. Brett Williams led the Lutes with 11 points.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bryce Fowler had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento State defeated UC Davis 75-63. Caleb Fuller led the Aggies with 16 points.