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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer The biggest winner in the Major League Soccer offseason transfer market ended up being the rumor mill. Whether it was the apparent flirtation between Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, or the interest that Los Angeles FC had for Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, neither materialized and the MLS offseason was

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer British soccer commentator John Motson has died at the age of 77. He was one of the most well-known voices in British sport for 50 years. The BBC announced the death of Motson without giving any details. Motson was fondly known as “Motty.” He called games for Britain’s national

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One has begun three days of testing ahead of the new season and Aston Martin almost immediately ran into a reliability issue. The session at the Bahrain International Circuit had barely started when Felipe Drugovich ground to a halt on the track on his first run for Aston Martin. The

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil’s main flagbearer on the men’s tennis tour for the last decade, has retired after losing in straight sets to sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Rio Open. The 35-year-old Bellucci says he’s now preparing to work

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — The Boise State Broncos defeated the New Mexico Lobos 82-77 on Wednesday led by Max Rice’s 30 points. The Broncos are now 22-6 on the season, while the Lobos fell to 20-8.

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller found a safe spot on the basketball court and put up his career-best showing to rescue No. 2 Alabama. Miller scored a career-high 41 points, including the go-ahead basket with 0.9 seconds left in overtime, as the Crimson Tide outlasted South Carolina 78-76

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Vivienne Gray doesn’t fit the same profile as former or current professional athletes forced to live with the ongoing effects of concussions. The 33-year-old cardiac care nurse has been fighting the side effects of a concussion following a collision with an opposing player during an

LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Blayre Turnbull scored twice in a 32-second span midway through the second period and Canada overcame a three-game deficit to win the Rivalry Series, beating the United States 5-0 in Game 7 on Wednesday night in the women’s hockey showdown. Turnbull scored on a power play with 9:34 left in the

HOUSTON (AP) — J’Wan Roberts had a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds, Marcus Sasser scored 22 points and No. 1 Houston clinched at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular season championship with an 89-59 win over Tulane on Wednesday night. Tramon Mark added 13 points, and Jamal Shead had 10 points

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alabama standout freshman Brandon Miller was in the starting lineup and scored a career-high 41 points in a win over South Carolina on Wednesday night, hours after the university said he’d remain an “active member” of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide and is not considered

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Patrick Kane and Max Domi scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks erased a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. The Central Division-leading Stars have lost five in a row, including the past two against last-place teams. The Central cellar-dwelling Blackhawks

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr scored goals 25 seconds apart in the third period and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Wednesday night. Calgary’s Mikael Backlund scored with 3:19 left to cap the scoring. Milan Lucic, Elias Lindholm and Tyler Toffoli

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored 13 of his 23 points in the final six minutes — including going 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds — and Johni Broome scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting to help Auburn beat Mississippi 78-74 Wednesday night after blowing a 12-point

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri attorney general called Wednesday for the resignation of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor, after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee, resulting in amputation of both of her legs. The case has

By The Associated Press LAFAYETTE, La. — Led by Jordan Brown’s 24 points, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves 85-74 on Wednesday night. The Ragin’ Cajuns are now 22-7 on the season, while the Red Wolves dropped to 11-19.