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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation says Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm concluded he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will each make $1.9 million next season. The two were among 11 Alabama football staffers to have new contracts approved by the compensation committee of the university’s board of trustees. Rees and Steele both received three-year deals, with Rees getting raises

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Los Angeles Times and the Las Vegas Review-Journal earned Grand honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors contest. Five of the organizers competed in Division A, which included the nation’s largest publications (daily

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce tweeted on Monday that he would return for a 13th NFL season. Kelce has long been the heart of the Eagles and one of the top centers in the league. Kelce was a free agent and can’t officially sign with the Eagles until Wednesday. Kelce is a

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The path for USA Basketball this summer on its way to the FIBA World Cup is set: from Las Vegas to Spain to Abu Dhabi to the Philippines. That’s a long journey. In Grant Hill’s case, taking the long way to Manila is symbolic, because his history with the

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Felton Spencer, who set Louisville single-season and career records in field goal percentage before playing 12 years in the NBA, has died. He was 55. Spencer’s sister, Tammy Pollock, tweeted of his death on Sunday afternoon and the school confirmed information with the family. No cause of death was given. Louisville

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has withdrawn his candidacy for president of the Serbian soccer federation. The federation has often been accused of corruption, crime and political influence. The only remaining candidate for the position is former player and veteran Red Star Belgrade official Dragan Dzajic. He is believed to

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer It’s going to be hard for Texas State’s Chase Mora to top the first month of his college career. He became the first Division I freshman since 2015 to hit four home runs in a game, and he narrowly missed a fifth in the Bobcats’ 19-18 win over North

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin is hoping to shake off the “Big City Club” label associated with the turbulent last seasons and make another fresh start under new financial backers from Miami. The relegation-threatened Bundesliga club has presented 777 Partners as its majority shareholder following Saturday’s announcement that the

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina joined an exclusive group Monday, going wire-to-wire as No. 1 in consecutive years in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champion Gamecocks (32-0) became the third school to be the top team in the poll for the entire season in back-to-back years,

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer was rocked last month when it became public that Barcelona might have paid millions of euros to benefit from refereeing decisions for several years. Barcelona was paying a company that belonged to the vice president of the country’s refereeing committee. The club has denied

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Bob Bryan is the new captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the appointment on Monday. Bryan was half of a record-breaking men’s doubles duo with his twin brother, Mike. They won 16 Grand Slam doubles titles together and helped the United States claim

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over two months after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest. The Rebels announced Beard’s hiring on Monday and will introduce him Tuesday in a public event at the SBJ Pavilion. Beard is a four-time conference coach of the

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer At Alabama, one of the team’s best players allegedly delivered a gun that was used in a fatal shooting. At New Mexico State, a player avoided charges for shooting and killing a student in what he said was self-defense, even though he was carrying a gun in violation of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer The overall No. 1 seed for March Madness is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25, too. Alabama, fresh off an SEC Tournament title to go with its regular-season crown, ascended to the top spot Monday, earning 48 of 61 first-place votes to jump Houston, which lost in

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi is under increasing pressure to deliver in the Champions League as his team visits Porto in the round of 16 on Tuesday. Inter is carrying a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg and Inzhagi’s long-term future at the club could

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Connor McDavid has already set career highs in goals and points with 15 games left for the Edmonton Oilers to play during the NHL regular season. McDavid surpassing 50 goals for the first time thanks to more of a shoot-first mentality has caught the attention of the hockey world.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have reached agreements to re-sign punter Sam Martin and linebacker Tyler Matakevich before they were eligible to become unrestricted free agent this week. Martin agreed to a three-year contract following his first season in Buffalo, in which his 47.7 average yards per punt ranked third on the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It looks like the BBC picked on the wrong guy. The network went up against a national treasure when it chose to make an example of Gary Lineker by suspending him for criticizing the British government’s asylum policy on Twitter. It quickly became clear there was only going to