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By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Antoine Davis of Detroit Mercy is the nation’s leading scorer. He recently broke the Division I record for career 3-pointers. He now has 513 and could break the all-division record of 526 soon. Davis is also third on the all-time scoring list, just 18 points from

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa men’s basketball game against Northwestern has been rescheduled for Jan. 31 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the schools announced Thursday. The game originally was to be played Wednesday in Iowa City but was postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program. All distributed tickets for the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis have played deep into the night at the Australian Open until Murray emerged with a five-set victory that ended just after 4 a.m. They began playing on Thursday and finished on Friday at Margaret Court Arena before hundreds of enthusiastic

MIAMI (AP) — Professional soccer player Anton Walkes has died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said Thursday. Walkes, who was 25, was found unconscious and taken to a hospital after the crash between two boats Wednesday near the Miami Marine Stadium basin, according to the Florida

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A Belarusian track coach who tried to force a sprinter to return home from the Tokyo Olympics after she was critical of the team has been charged with breaching the sport’s integrity standards. The Athletics Integrity Unit says Yury Maisevich broke rules involving honesty, dignity and protecting reputation. The

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dominican outfielder Elian Soto, the 17-year-old brother of All-Star Juan Soto, agreed to a $225,000 signing bonus as part of a minor league contract reached last weekend with the Washington Nationals. Dominican outfielder Pablo Guerrero, the 16-year-old brother of All-Star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and son

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska school district has reached a $675,000 settlement with the family of a 16-year-old who died after collapsing in the heat at a football practice in 2021. The Omaha school board will consider approving the settlement with Drake Geiger’s family at its next meeting on Monday. Geiger died in August

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Soccer player Anton Walkes, who started his career at Tottenham, died Thursday after an accident in Florida, his MLS club Charlotte FC said. He was 25. Charlotte said in a statement Walkes passed away early Thursday morning, without giving details of the accident. The Miami Herald reported he was involved in

NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Tomás Nido and the New York Mets agreed to a $3.7 million, two-year contract. Nido gets $1.6 million and $2.1 million in 2024, and he can earn additional performance bonuses. The agreement supersedes a one-year deal for $1,575,000 reached Friday before the scheduled exchange of proposed arbitration salaries, The 28-year-old

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg has announced starting forward Juwan Gary will undergo left shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season. Gary started the first 17 games and averaged better than nine points and six rebounds per game. He was hurt against Illinois on Jan. 10 and an MRI last

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has signed Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer from Bundesliga rival Borussia Mönchengladbach to make up for the injured Manuel Neuer’s absence. The 34-year-old Sommer has signed through June 2025. Bayern was left scrambling for cover after Neuer broke his leg in a skiing accident last month. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jenson Brooksby has eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud in four sets in the second round of the Australian Open. This upset comes a day after Mackenzie McDonald beat defending champion and No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal. So a pair of 20-something Californians have knocked

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Longtime NFL defensive back Patrick Surtain Sr. has landed his first college assistant coaching job. He will be the defensive backs coach at Florida State. The school announced the hire Wednesday. Surtain is a two-time All-Pro player who was in the NFL for 11 seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Kansas

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur has become the latest top player to exit the Australian Open in the second round. She was beaten by Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 in a match that ended a little past 1 a.m. Jabeur had complained of a knee problem after her opening victory at Melbourne Park

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is worried about his left hamstring after beating 191st-ranked French qualifier Enzo Couacaud 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the Australian Open. Djokovic also was bothered by a persistent heckler during the match. Djokovic says his leg