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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Manchester United has been paired with Real Betis in the round of 16 of the Europa League. That gives the 2017 champions another Spanish opponent after eliminating Barcelona. Man United will host the first leg at Old Trafford on March 9. Shakhtar Donetsk is the last Ukrainian team left in this

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has signed a contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through June 2027. The 28-year-old Pickford joined Everton from Sunderland in the summer of 2017 and has since developed into England’s top-choice goalkeeper. The 4 1/2-year deal would take Pickford to a decade at the

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. was fastest in the morning session of Formula One testing and American driver Logan Sargeant showed solid pace for Williams. Sainz set the fastest time so far over two days of testing. Sargeant was only .063 seconds adrift with a time set on the softest and

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw for the round of 16 in the Europa League

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Premier League club Southampton says Rubén Sellés has been hired as manager of the relegation-threatened team until the end of the season. The 39-year-old Spaniard led Southampton to a 1-0 win over Chelsea last Saturday in his first league game in charge as caretaker manager after Nathan Jones was fired. Southampton

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Twenty-five years have passed since Southern California won its 12th and most recent national title in baseball. The Trojans once were the gold standard in the college game. Four coaches have come and gone since Mike Gillespie won the 1998 championship. Since 2006 USC has made the NCAA Tournament

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap has finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a 7-under 65 in the second-round at the LPGA Thailand. The 20-year-old Thai had two birdies against a bogey on the front nine holes before six more birdies, including four

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has announced that Rubén Sellés will manage the team until the end of the Premier League season. Last Sunday, Southampton fired manager Nathan Jones after a 2-1 loss to Wolverhampton a day earlier that left the team in last place in the Premier League. Fans called for Jones to be

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:38 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins edged the Seattle Kraken 6-5. The win avenged Boston’s first regulation home loss of the season, which was a 3-0 defeat to Seattle back on Jan. 12, still the only

HONOLULU (AP) — Zyon Pullin scored 24 points, Lachlan Olbrich added a double-double and UC Riverside turned back Hawaii 54-52. Pullin made 11 of 19 shots from the floor and added six rebounds and three steals for the Highlanders (20-10, 13-5 Big West Conference), who have won four straight. Olbrich finished with 13 points and

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mikael Granlund and Nino Niederreiter each scored twice, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2. Granlund has nine goals this season. Niederreiter extended his goal streak to three games. Yakov Trenin and Tommy Novak also scored for Nashville. Matt Duchene had three

SAN FRANCISCO — Khalil Shabazz scored 30 points to help San Francisco hold off Portland 92-89. Shabazz added seven rebounds for the Dons (18-12, 7-8 West Coast Conference). Tyrell Roberts finished with 19 points and six assists, while Marcus Williams hit five 3-pointers and scored 17. The Pilots (13-17, 5-10) were led by Moses Wood

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending if the games are in the United States, Taiwan, or Japan. In the United States and Taiwan, fans can cheer and need not wear masks. Taiwan dropped most of its mask mandates

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — TJ Bamba scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, Mouhamed Gueye added a double-double and Washington State held off Stanford 67-63. Bamba sank 9 of 14 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Cougars (14-15, 9-9 Pac-12 Conference). Gueye finished with 15 points and 15