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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 25 points with eight rebounds and eight assists, Andrew Funk surpassed 1,500 points and Penn State raced past Michigan 83-61. Seth Lundy scored 22 points for the Nittany Lions, who matched last season’s win total.  Penn State, which lost the first meeting 79-69, was shooting 58% and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life — Welsh soccer club Wrexham — put the movie star on an emotional roller coaster Sunday in a thrill-a-minute FA Cup match that had an ending not quite in the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Acura dominated the debut of hybrid engines in North American sports car racing with a 1-2 finish Sunday at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Helio Castroneves and the automaker won the prestigious endurance race for a third consecutive year. Castroneves won the Rolex

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Karim Adeyemi has scored his first Bundesliga goal to help Borussia Dortmund beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 and cut the gap on leader Bayern Munich to three points. Sébastien Haller made his first start for Dortmund since undergoing treatment for testicular cancer and the Ivory Coast striker

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have agreed to a $9.95 million, one-year contract with Gleyber Torres, avoiding an arbitration hearing with the infielder. The 26-year-old Torres hit .257 with 24 homers and 76 RBIs in 140 games for the AL East champions last year. Torres had asked for a raise from $6.25

By The Associated Press West Ham looks to avoid becoming the 12th Premier League team to be eliminated from the FA Cup when it heads to third-tier Derby. West Ham might field a weakened team on Monday with its priority being preserving its status in the top flight. Villarreal hopes to continue its pursuit of

DALLAS (AP) — Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, who led the Bulldogs to their second straight national championship, has been arrested in Dallas after police said he was intoxicated and banging on doors. Dallas police said the 25-year-old was arrested Sunday. Police said Bennett was charged with public intoxication and taken to the city detention center.

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union has quit amid allegations of a toxic culture at the organization. Steve Phillips had resisted calls for his resignation which came after a documentary aired allegations of misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobia at the governing body in Wales. Former Olympic hurdler and Wales

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Striker Gaetan Laborde scored the winner as Nice beat Lille 1-0 to end the northern side’s six-game unbeaten run in the French league. Laborde netted in the 34th minute after Badredine Bouanani intercepted a poor back pass and set him up for a first-time finish. Lille

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has become the latest high-profile club to exit the FA Cup as the defending champions conceded a goal in the second minute of stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Brighton in the fourth round. Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma drove a close-range finish into the roof of the net

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has become the latest high-profile club to exit the FA Cup as the defending champions conceded a goal in the second minute of stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Brighton in the fourth round. Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma drove a close-range finish into the roof of the net

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After seven Pegasus World Cup events, it’s evidently time for change. 1/ST Racing, which has hosted the entirety of the Pegasus series to this point at Gulfstream Park, is planning for two Pegasus days in 2024 — one at Gulfstream and the other at

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chip Ganassi Racing has two strong shots at winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Both of his Cadillacs topped the board with roughly four hours remaining Sunday in the most prestigious endurance race in North America. Scott Dixon paced the field in the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday and, after jumping and pumping his fists with his team, he collapsed onto his back, crying. When he returned to the playing

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Olympic freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu crashed during practice for the Winter X Games and said she suffered a bad ligament strain in her knee that forced her to miss the contest. Gu posted on social media that she “had a heavy crash” during practice Friday and that results of an

SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — A shake of the head, lips pouting… but then all smiles. Mikaela Shiffrin was quick to take the positives after realizing she had to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with victory No. 86. The American skier finished

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored at 3:34 of overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Saturday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. John Klingberg stole the puck from Matias Maccelli in the offensive zone and found Zegras in the slot