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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid defender David Alaba has been racially abused on social media after voting for Lionel Messi and Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić has accused FIFA of disrespect in fallout from the soccer body’s annual awards ceremony. Messi was named the best men’s player on Monday and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Scoot Henderson is starting to watch the Harry Potter movies. He can easily explain what inertia is. He can’t understand why one of his friends always seems to beat him when they go online to play Madden. In his spare time, he also is getting ready for the NBA

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Casper Ruud moved into the second round of the Mexican Open by beating Argentine qualifier Guido Andreozzi 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2). Ruud won three titles and reached the French Open and U.S. Open finals in 2022. He is playing in Mexico for the second time in his career. The second-seeded Ruud

LONDON (AP) — Formula One and Premier League soccer club Tottenham have formed a partnership to build race tracks for karting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Electric karting tracks for children and adults will be built underneath the South Stand of the stadium in London. The track will be part of a wider program to encourage

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Nneka Ogwumike not only wants to make the Los Angeles Sparks a championship contender again, but also to get the community excited about women’s basketball and other sports. The former WNBA MVP re-signed with the Sparks last week, continuing her career with the franchise that drafted her No. 1

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness. A handful of regular-season titles are already wrapped up. Several are still up in the air, like the Atlantic Coast and Big 12 conferences. No. 25 Pittsburgh has a half-game lead over No. 16

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal has widened with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies getting charged. Executives or management-level officials from each of the accused companies, and an Olympic organizing committee official, were also charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. According to prosecutors the charges against

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Juan Mosquera scored an early goal and the Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in a match postponed Saturday because of snow and frigid temperatures in Portland. Mosquera scored his first MLS goal in the sixth minute. The Colombian defender signed with the

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Freshman Darianna Littlepage-Buggs finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds off the bench to lead Baylor to a 63-54 victory over No. 12 Texas. Littlepage-Buggs, who averages 9.5 rebounds per game to lead all first-year players, has 10 double-doubles this season for the Bears (19-10, 10-7 Big 12 Conference). She has

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic because of an injury. Suzuki’s absence was confirmed on Tuesday by Nippon Professional Baseball. The World Baseball Classic opens on March 8 and ends on March 21. The Cubs told Japanese baseball officials that Suzuki had a

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tim Southee’s New Zealand team earned two places in international cricket history with its dramatic, one-run comeback win over England in the second test. It was only the fourth team after England (in 1894 and 1981) and India (in 2001) to win a test

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Raegan Pebley is stepping down as TCU’s women’s basketball coach at the end of the regular season, her ninth with the Horned Frogs. She told her team about her decision after meeting with athletic director Jeremiah Donati and sharing with him that she felt it was time for a change.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored twice, including 14 seconds into the game, and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 shots to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 for their sixth straight win. Rantanen reached the 40-goal mark in a season for the first time in his

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Callum McRae scored 24 points and Gianni Hunt made two free throws with three seconds remaining to lift Sacramento State to a 76-74 victory over Portland State. McRae added 10 rebounds and three steals for the Hornets (14-17, 7-11 Big Sky Conference). Hunt finished with 15 points and five assists. Zach

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Max Jones scored the go-ahead goal, Troy Terry had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Chicago Blackhawks’ five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory. Isac Lundestrom and Jakob Silfverberg also scored, Mason McTavish had three assists and the Ducks won their

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Jeremiah Kendall scored 33 points to propel Alcorn State past Texas Southern 89-81 on Monday night. Kendall also grabbed six rebounds for the Braves (16-12, 13-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Keondre Montgomery scored 18 points and Dekedran Thorn scored 10. PJ Henry led the Tigers (11-19, 7-10) with 41 points. Joirdon Karl

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — LJ Cryer and Dale Bonner each scored 15 points, and No. 7 Baylor held off Oklahoma State for a 74-68 victory. Jalen Bridges had 14 points and Adam Flagler added 13 for Baylor, which earned its second straight win since dropping consecutive games at Kansas State