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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There are six teams in the NBA that look pretty comfortably in playoff position. There are four other teams that pretty much know they’re not going anywhere. That leaves 20 teams for the last 10 playoff spots. The NBA’s All-Star break ends Thursday night. And there’s only 28% of

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has filed three more complaints for racist insults during matches. Two of them were aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior. The league says one Mallorca fan was identified for twice insulting players. One was against Vinícius and another was against Villarreal midfielder Samu Chukwueze. The league says police

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE, an organization that is already king of the ring on social media, will attempt to expand its online presence this year with the $6.5 billion sports entertainment company hinting that it may put itself up for sale. WWE surpassed 20 million followers on its flagship TikTok account during

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior and Karim Benzema are proving to be the ideal attacking partners for Real Madrid with their mixture of youth and experience. And their love of goals. They’ve each scored 18 so far this season. The duo came up big again in Madrid’s comeback in

By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ Associated Press Brazilian forward Marta is back from a year-long injury, and her availability for this summer’s Women’s World Cup, potentially her last, boosts Brazil’s outlook. The 37-year-old, who has played in five World Cups, is regarded as one of the greatest female football players of all time. Marta is the all-time

By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ Associated Press Brazilian forward Marta is back from a year-long injury, and her availability for this summer’s Women’s World Cup, potentially her last, boosts Brazil’s outlook. The 37-year-old, who has played in five World Cups, is regarded as one of the greatest female football players of all time. Marta is the all-time

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Australia has defeated Jamaica 3-0 to finish the Cup of Nations women’s soccer tournament unbeaten in three matches to clinch the trophy. Katrina Gorry gave the Matildas a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute before Alex Chidiac and Caitlan Foord finished the scoring. The hosts scored 10 goals in their three

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will be without some of its regular starters for the return match against Manchester United in the Europa League. Playmaker Pedri and forward Ousmane Dembélé are out because of leg muscle injuries. Coach Xavi also won’t be able to count on suspended midfielder Gavi. The teams drew 2-2 in Barcelona

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — A weightlifter from Kazakhstan who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 has been banned for eight years for doping. The Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan says Igor Son was among six weightlifters from the country to receive doping bans. He won the bronze in the

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Haiti and Portugal have qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals for the first time after winning playoff matches in New Zealand. Diana Silva scored a 94th-minute clincher as Portugal’s 2-1 win over the Cameroon “Lionesses” who have reached the round of 16 at the last two World Cups.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Miles Bridges says he may be back in the NBA soon, returning to play for the Charlotte Hornets. Bridges tells The Associated Press it has been a long process and he might be playing in March. Bridges attended Michigan State’s home game against No.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid reached 800 career points and scored his 43rd and 44th goals in the third period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. McDavid also assisted on Leon Draisaitl’s tying goal early in the third, with McDavid picking up his 800th point

By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Led by Will Baker’s 18 points, the Nevada Wolf Pack defeated the San Jose State Spartans 66-51 on Tuesday. The Wolf Pack are now 21-7 on the season, while the Spartans fell to 16-12.

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Johnson scored the lone goal in a shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks their third straight victory, 3-2 over the Vegas Golden Knights. Johnson beat Laurent Brossoit with a low shot in the third round of the tiebreaker after scoring a power-play goal with 55 seconds