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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jamal Shead had 16 points and nine assists as top-ranked Houston advanced to its fifth American Athletic Conference championship game in a row with a 69-48 win over Cincinnati. The 31-2 Cougars led throughout, even after ACC player of the year Marcus Sasser left

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Runaway Serie A leader Napoli has extended its advantage by beating Atalanta 2-0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Amir Rrahmani scored in the second half for Napoli to go 18 points clear of second-placed Inter Milan. It was Atalanta’s fifth loss in its past seven matches and left

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has refocused on its last shot at silverware this season in the French league and beat Brest 2-1 with a late Kylian Mbappe goal. Mbappe beat the offside trap to collect a throughball from Lionel Messi in the 90th minute and round goalkeeper Marco Bizot to slot into an empty

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Garnet Hathaway broke a third-period tie to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The Bruins earned their 50th win in their 64th game of the season, making them the fastest team to reach the milestone in NHL history. The previous record

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior sparked Real Madrid’s 3-1 comeback over Espanyol in the Spanish league. Joselu Mato put Espanyol ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu in the eighth minute. But Vinícius equalized in the 22nd before Éder Militão headed Madrid in front for good in the 39th. Substitute Marco

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 17 points and Rori Harmon had a double-double and No. 15 Texas advanced to the Big 12 Tournament championship game beating Oklahoma State 64-57. DeYona Gaston scored 14 points, Harmon scored 11 points, distributed 10 assists against a single turnover and grabbed seven rebounds and Shay Holle

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race on Saturday, citing concerns for his health. Sass scratched at the Eagle Island checkpoint, a statement from the Iditarod said. Eagle Island is about 600 miles (966 kilometers) into the nearly

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Larson has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series’ United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Larson’s quick lap in his No. 5 Chevrolet was another positive for Hendrick Motorsports, which finished 1-2-3 in Las Vegas last weekend, led by

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach Edey had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue beat Ohio State 80-66 in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Boilermakers took control late in the first half and cruised into the final for the second straight year. They will meet

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman Brandon Miller scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as fourth-ranked Alabama advanced to the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship by beating No. 25 Missouri 72-61. The Tide is the regular-season SEC champion and will play either No. 18 Texas A&M or Vanderbilt on

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Arkansas’ athletic director has apologized after a Kentucky student journalist said his cellphone was grabbed and thrown to the ground by a Razorbacks staffer following an early exit at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Assistants had to restrain Askansas coach Eric Musselman a couple of times during a 67-61 loss Friday night

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Schalke has twice fought back to dent Borussia Dortmund’s title ambitions with a 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga’s 100th Ruhr derby. Schalke forward Marius Bülter scored one equalizer then set up the next to end Dortmund’s eight-game winning run in the league and leave Bayern Munich

Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Teen-age defender Caleb Wiley had two goals and an assist in the first half and Atlanta United cruised to a 3-0 victory over Charlotte FC. The 18-year-old Wiley, who scored once last year in his rookie season with Atlanta United (2-0-1), found the net in the 5th minute for

LONDON (AP) — France kept alive its chances of retaining the Six Nations rugby title after a record, seven-try 53-10 humiliation of England at Twickenham fueled by two tries apiece by Damian Penaud, Thibaud Flament and Charles Ollivon. It was comfortably France’s largest margin of victory in 110 meetings between the cross-channel rivals. England has

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has kept up the pressure on Arsenal after Erling Haaland converted a second-half penalty to secure a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. Haaland spurned a great chance in the first half but calmly converted from the spot in the 78th minute after Michael Olise clumsily

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Dylan Penn scored 21 points, Matt Veretto scored 15 and ignited a game-breaking run, leading Vermont to a 72-59 victory over UMass Lowell in the championship game of the America East playoffs. Vermont will be making its ninth NCAA appearance. UMass Lowell, in its sixth year of eligibility, finished as the

LONDON (AP) — France kept alive its chances of retaining the Six Nations rugby title after a record, seven-try 53-10 humiliation of England at Twickenham fueled by two tries apiece by Damian Penaud, Thibaud Flament and Charles Ollivon. It was comfortably France’s largest margin of victory in 110 meetings between the cross-channel rivals. England has

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract worth $9 million. The deal through the 2025-26 season carries a $3 million annual salary cap hit. Van Riemsdyk and forward Conor Sheary were the only two pending unrestricted free agents Washington did not trade before the deadline.