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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer St. Thomas has made its latest major move with a plan to build a new arena on campus for basketball and hockey. The St. Paul, Minnesota, university made the unprecedented jump to NCAA Division I athletics last season from Division III. St. Thomas announced a record $75 million gift

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NCAA hopes a federal appeals court will block a lawsuit that seeks to treat athletes as employees who are paid for their time. It is the latest test of amateurism in college sports. The Division I athletes who filed the suit want hourly wages similar to

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs returned from their week off for having the No. 1 seed in the AFC and everyone was on the practice field but wide receiver Mecole Hardman on Tuesday. The Chiefs play the Jaguars in the divisional round Saturday. In fact,

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hosted the Golden State Warriors, who won the 2022 NBA championship, at the White House. Biden says the team reflects America through its style of play, showcasing “constant motion, with individual freedom and personality that comes together as one team,

LONDON (AP) — A man has been charged with assaulting Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after the team’s Premier League game against Tottenham. Britain’s Press Association reports that the Metropolitan Police charged Joseph Watts, 35, with assault by beating. Watts is due to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court in London on Feb. 17. Ramsdale appeared to

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Kevin Warren is ready to tackle a new challenge as president and CEO of the Chicago Bears, and he has a big one going from Big Ten commissioner to leading a founding NFL franchise. A new suburban stadium could be on the horizon. The

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has picked up speed at a time in life when all but the world’s greatest athletes are slowing down. James celebrated his 38th birthday last month by scoring 47 points, and the second-leading scorer in NBA history has been on a vintage roll

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage has movement in all of his extremities after suffering a neck injury and concussion in Tampa Bay’s wild-card playoff game against Dallas, the team announced Tuesday. The Buccaneers said in a statement that Gage remained hospitalized overnight and would

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Having failed to land Carlos Correa, New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler is satisfied with his offense heading into spring training. Eppler says “we have a strong and deep lineup” that projects Eduardo Escobar as the starter at third. Correa initially agreed to a

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Spain winger Pablo Sarabia has joined Wolverhampton from Paris Saint-Germain as the relegation-threatened English club added another attacker to its squad for its bid to stay in the Premier League. The 30-year-old Sarabia represented Spain at the World Cup late last year. He is reunited with Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui. Sarabia

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley will be back for a third season as the Los Angeles Chargers head coach. The same can not be said for some of his offensive staff. The team on Tuesday announced that offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day have

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports & Entertainment have hired John Roth as chief operating officer. He’ll report to owners Terry and Kim Pegula after spending more than two decades at Fidelity Investments. Roth assumes control of the club’s day-to-day business operations. Kim Pegula remains president of the Sabres and

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a University of Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder provided the gun used in the fatal shooting. Investigators wrote in a court document that Darius Miles admitted to providing the handgun immediately before the shooting. Another man is accused of firing the gun and killing a young woman

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jim Ratcliffe is entering the bidding to buy Manchester United. The billionaire owner of petrochemicals firm INEOS is ready to make an offer to United owners the Glazer family, who outlined their willingness to sell the Premier League club in November. INEOS told The Associated

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have traded right-hander Connor Seabold to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash. The 26-year-old was designated for assignment last week to clear room on the 40-man roster following the signing of Corey Kluber to a one-year, $10 million contract. Seabold spent most of

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew Tuesday from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships because of a series of injuries over the past 18 months that they said led to challenges with their mental health. Hawayak and Baker, who were 11th at last year’s Beijing Games, earned

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Tom Hoge likes to keep his life as simple as his golf swing. Never mind that he won $840,000 for his tie for third at Kapalua in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. He made a detour to Los Angeles to watch TCU play for the national

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program. The two schools will work with the Big Ten to reschedule the game. All distributed tickets for the Northwestern-Iowa contest will