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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Anderson Jr. might be the best defensive player in this year’s NFL draft. Heck, he might even be the No. 1 overall pick. But the former Alabama star knows he still has to earn those accolades and neither will come easily. First, Anderson must prove

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Robyn Benton scored 20 points, Adebola Adeyeye had 11 points and 17 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky beat 11th-seeded Florida 72-57 on Wednesday in an SEC Tournament game marred by a scuffle. Kentucky (11-18) snapped a seven-game losing streak to advance to play No. 6 Alabama on Thursday. The game had

LONDON (AP) — Brentford striker Ivan Toney has expressed his concern about the process behind his impending disciplinary hearing on gambling charges in the wake of “press speculation” that he is facing a six-month ban. Toney has been charged with a total of 262 breaches of the Football Association’s gambling laws. The alleged breaches date

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool boosted its chances of getting back in the Champions League qualification places in the Premier League by beating Wolverhampton 2-0 thanks to second-half goals by Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. Liverpool climbed to sixth and is now six points behind fourth-place Tottenham with a game in hand. Van Dijk

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal pushed further ahead in the race for the Premier League title and Manchester United moved a step closer to a second trophy this season by advancing to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. But the biggest celebration of the night was reserved for Grimsby

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An exhibition tennis match that originally was to pit Rafael Nadal against Carlos Alcaraz and was scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas has been canceled. Ticket purchases can be refunded. Organizers announced Wednesday that the event is being scrapped because Alcaraz hurt his right hamstring. He pulled out of this week’s

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says NFL Coach Brian Flores can let a jury decide the merits of his discrimination claims against the league, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans.  But he must pursue his claims against the Miami Dolphins through arbitration. Judge

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Makenna Marisa scored 22 points and No. 13 seed Penn State beat 12th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament despite blowing a 15-point fourth-quarter lead. Penn State takes on No. 5 seed Michigan in the second round on Thursday. The Lady Lions snapped a five-game losing streak

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Dylan Larkin to an eight-year, $69.6 million contract, banking on him being a key player in the next phase of their rebuilding plan. The Red Wings announced the deal on Wednesday, two days before the NHL trade deadline. Larkin’s

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal extended its lead in the Premier League to five points by beating Everton 4-0 on Wednesday, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring two of the goals in one of his team’s biggest wins of the season. Everton stunned the leaders with a 1-0 win at home on Feb. 4 but couldn’t reproduce those

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Oumar Ballo always had the power to bull through smaller opponents, his 7-foot, 260-pound frame pretty much ensuring every opponent was smaller. What the Arizona center needed was a better way to pull back on the reins because when you’re that big, changing directions can

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour has approved sweeping changes to its 2024 schedule. That starts with 16 designated events that includes the majors. Eight of them will not have cuts and will have fields of no more than 80 players. Commissioner Jay Monahan informed the players of

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Katie Volynets has saved a match point and erased a 5-0 deficit in the third set to come back to beat third-seeded Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 for a quarterfinal berth at the ATX Open. Volynets was a point from defeat Wednesday while facing a break point and down 5-0 in

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jewel Spear scored 19 points and 12th-seeded Wake Forest turned back 13th-seeded Virginia 68-57 in the first game of the ACC Tournament. The Demon Deacons, who led by 18 when Olivia Summiel opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, earned a meeting with fifth-seeded Florida State on Thursday morning. The Cavaliers

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some teams need to do more when it comes to taking care of NFL players, according to a new NFL Players Association survey. The findings from about 1,300 anonymous responses reveal three NFL teams don’t serve dinner at their team facilities. The Cincinnati Bengals don’t provide

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion has been sentenced to one year in jail. He had pleaded no contest in a domestic violence assault at his home last fall. A Brown Circuit Court judge sentenced Guion on Tuesday. The judge also ordered Guion to serve three years’ probation

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart is embarking on his first season as a full-time NHRA driver. And he’s all in. He will race a Top Alcohol dragster for McPhillips Racing when the season begins next week with the Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. He says “I’m here” and adds

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer David Benner, who spent nearly 30 years as the director of media relations for the Indiana Pacers, died Wednesday after a long illness. Benner’s death was announced by the team, after confirmation from his family. He was 67. The Indiana native was prominent in the chronicling of sports in

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says NFL Coach Brian Flores can let a jury decide the merits of his discrimination claims against the league, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans, but he must pursue his claims against the Miami Dolphins through arbitration. Judge

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s former soccer federation president whose lifetime ban from sport over sexual abuse allegations was overturned last month has announced he is reclaiming his position. Wednesday’s announcement by Yves Jean-Bart could lead to a standoff with FIFA, which already has appointed an emergency