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MADRID (AP) — Authorities say nearly two-dozen people including players have been arrested as part of an investigation into match-fixing in lower-division soccer matches in Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar. The European Union police agency Europol says those arrested are alleged members of a betting syndicate where “several footballers are suspected of having used their position

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It’s transfer deadline day and clubs around Europe are aiming to get the last of their business done before the midseason window shuts. January is traditionally a difficult time to make major signings, with prices inflated as desperation grows for teams in the hunt for

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has bolstered its struggling team with the loan signing of Portugal left back João Cancelo from Manchester City. Bayern says the 28-year-old Cancelo is joining “on an initial deal through to the end of the current season.” Bayern has the option to make the transfer permanent for a fee of

PARIS (AP) — American midfielder Korbin Albert has signed a contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain until 2025 after forgoing her remaining eligibility at Notre Dame. The Grayslake, Illinois native was regarded as one of the best midfielders in college soccer. The 19-year-old Albert scored 16 goals last season as a sophomore and helped her

LONDON (AP) — An apology has been issued on behalf of Chelsea player Mykhailo Mudryk after he appeared to use the N-word in a video posted on social media. The forward joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk this month in a deal worth $108 million. He was reciting the lyrics to a song on TikTok in

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out that now-familiar custom jersey — the one with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s front stitched to Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s back — one more time this season. At least this time, she’ll

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew and the rest of his Big 12 counterparts probably felt a bit of a reprieve last Saturday, when the league took a break from beating up on itself by taking seven of 10 games from the Southeastern Conference. But the Big

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Brace yourself. There’s going to be some angry people in the NBA on Thursday night. With good reason, too. The votes from the coaches are now in, and on Thursday, the NBA will reveal the 14 players, seven apiece from the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, who got

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Chelsea has already spent more in the January transfer window than every club in the top leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany and France combined and the London team might not finished. The final day of the window could be another busy one for Chelsea and its new American ownership.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 42 points, Anfernee Simons hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the Atlanta Hawks 129-125. Dejounte Murray had 40 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Hawks, who played without star point guard Trae Young. He was sidelined by

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams was just happy fans stuck around for the biggest comeback in school history, and the first Big 12 win of the season for a Sweet 16 team from a year ago. The Red Raiders erased a 23-point deficit after halftime to end an eight-game conference skid,

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 29 points, Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 13 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Toronto Raptors 114-106 on Monday night. The Suns won for the sixth time in seven games despite missing All-Star guard Devin Booker for

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 53 points in his return to the lineup and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his 12 in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-105. Four of Doncic’s five career 50-point games have come this season. He scored a career-best 60 against the

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bryson Etienne had 18 points to lead Southern to a 73-62 victory over Jackson State on Monday night. Etienne added five rebounds and three steals for the Jaguars (12-10, 8-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). P.J. Byrd contributed 13 points and eight assists. Tyrone Lyons scored 11. Romelle Mansel paced the Tigers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Free agent infielder Josh Harrison and the Philadelphia Phillies have finalized their $2 million, one-year contract. The 35-year-old Harrison batted .272 with seven home runs and 27 RBIs in 119 games for the Chicago White Sox last season. He played mostly second base and third base, with brief stints in the outfield

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 points and Timmy Allen added 18 to send No. 10 Texas to a 76-71 win over No. 11 Baylor. Texas ended Baylor’s six-game win streak, and the Longhorns kept a share of first place in the Big 12. Rice made four