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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor scored 28 points and No. 24 Texas A&M beat second-ranked Alabama 67-61. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Crimson Tide, who played the last two minutes minus star Brandon Miller after he fouled out with a team-leading 19 points.

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s in the right place to win the Bahrain Grand Prix for the first time as he starts Sunday’s season-opener from pole position. The desert track has been barren for Verstappen who retired three times in his first four races there. He seemed cursed

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Ja Morant will be away from the Memphis Grizzlies for at least their next two games, the team said Saturday in a move that came not long after the NBA opened an investigation into a social media post by the guard after he livestreamed himself holding what appeared to

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dre Davis scored 24 points to help Seton Hall beat No. 20 Providence 82-58. Femi Odukale had 19 points while KC Ndefo scored 15 for the Pirates, who had dropped three in a row. Al-Amir Dawes finished with 11 points. Seton Hall made 10 3-pointers and

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A.J. Hoggard scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half and Michigan State finished the regular season with an 84-78 win over Ohio State. Joey Hauser added 16, Tyson Walker 15, Jaden Akins 13 and Malik Hall 10 on Senior Day for the Spartans, who shot 55% and

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal conceded a goal after just nine seconds and went 2-0 down in the second half and still stayed on track for the English Premier League title. Substitute Reiss Nelson scored the winner with a fierce volley in injury time as Arsenal recovered to beat Bournemouth 3-2

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has won his 18th tour-level title and third in a row by beating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 in an all-Russian final at the Dubai Championships. The former No. 1 extended his winning streak to 14 matches in a run that started on Valentine’s Day and includes back-to-back

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia, Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews said Saturday. Andrews said there was no timeline on when the star NASCAR driver would return. Elliott injured his left leg Friday while

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton has boosted its survival hopes and delivered a damaging blow to Tottenham’s Champions League ambitions in a 1-0 win in the English Premier League. Adama Traore scored in the 82nd minute for his first goal since October to lift Wolves six points clear of the relegation zone. Pedro Porro and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Arsenal pulled off a stirring second-half recovery to stay in control of the English Premier League title race by securing a dramatic win over Bournemouth with virtually the last kick of the game in the seventh minute of stoppage time. Reiss Nelson smashed in a left-foot shot from the

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A first-half own goal has handed Aston Villa a 1-0 victory and kept Crystal Palace winless in 2023 in the English Premier League. Center back Joachim Andersen redirected a Matty Cash cross into his own net in the 27th minute in a clash of mid-table clubs at Villa Park. Wilfried Zaha

SIENA, Italy (AP) — Tom Pidcock has soloed to a dominant victory to become the first British rider to win the Strade Bianche. Pidcock’s lead was whittled away on the last of the 11 sections of white gravel roads. Then the Olympic mountain bike champion used astonishing descending skills to extend it again in the

LONDON (AP) — Big-spending Chelsea pulled out a big win to ease some of the pressure on manager Graham Potter by beating Leeds 1-0 in the English Premier League thanks to a rare goal by one of the club’s most expensive signings. Wesley Fofana headed in from a corner in the 53rd minute for the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer Marius Bülter has scored late for Schalke to win at Bochum 2-0 and leave the bottom of the Bundesliga. Bülter sealed the visitors’ win in the 79th minute following an own goal from Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann in the 45th. It’s Schalke’s second consecutive win in a six-game unbeaten run.

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year’s Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and egalitarian access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26. As the month-long opening round of

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