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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Dylan Penn scored 21 points, Matt Veretto scored 15 and ignited a game-breaking run, leading Vermont to a 72-59 victory over UMass Lowell in the championship game of the America East playoffs. Vermont will be making its ninth NCAA appearance. UMass Lowell, in its sixth year of eligibility, finished as the

LONDON (AP) — France kept alive its chances of retaining the Six Nations rugby title after a record, seven-try 53-10 humiliation of England at Twickenham fueled by two tries apiece by Damian Penaud, Thibaud Flament and Charles Ollivon. It was comfortably France’s largest margin of victory in 110 meetings between the cross-channel rivals. England has

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract worth $9 million. The deal through the 2025-26 season carries a $3 million annual salary cap hit. Van Riemsdyk and forward Conor Sheary were the only two pending unrestricted free agents Washington did not trade before the deadline.

AUXERRE, France (AP) — Rennes has missed an opportunity to make up ground in the race for Champions League spots by drawing with struggling Auxerre 0-0 in the French league. Rennes produced a lackluster performance. It waited until the 55th minute to test Auxerre goalkeeper Ionut Radu with a low drive from Baptiste Santamaria. Auxerre

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died Saturday. He was 95. The Vikings announced Grant’s death on

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jorge Campillo made eight birdies and finished with four in a row for a superb 63 to take the lead after three rounds of the European tour’s Kenya Open. The Spaniard moved to 13 under par overall for the clubhouse lead and no one could overtake that early mark. Campillo is

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea has continued its recent revival under Graham Potter with a 3-1 win at Leicester in the English Premier League, making it three straight wins in all competitions for the London club. Kai Havertz’s fine finish restored the visitors’ lead just before halftime after Patson Daka had equalized, and Mateo Kovacic’s

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last winter, most ski resorts at Lake Tahoe had to postpone their usual November openings because there wasn’t enough snow. This season, several have been forced to close at times because there’s been too much. A relentless winter has dumped more than 50 feet (15 meters)

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Chelsea might finally be finding its stride under Graham Potter. Liverpool’s up-and-down season took another nosedive in the English Premier League. Chelsea made it three straight wins in all competitions for the first time since October by beating Leicester 3-1 away. Liverpool lost at relegation-threatened Bournemouth 1-0.

LONDON (AP) — Richarlison has responded to some pre-match criticism from his own manager by helping Tottenham secure a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The Brazil striker played a key role in the second of Harry Kane’s two first-half goals and Tottenham’s third by Son Heung-min after the break. In his

By The Associated Press The men’s college basketball season is racing toward NCAA Tournament time. Conference tournaments this week will be capped by Selection Sunday, when the bracket matchups will be set. Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Final Four is in

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Defenders have fired Bayern Munich three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 5-3 rout of Augsburg in their Bavarian derby. João Cancelo opened the scoring and Benjamin Pavard grabbed two goals before Alphonso Davies continued the trend of defenders scoring with Bayern’s

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior sparked Real Madrid’s 3-1 comeback over Espanyol in the Spanish league. Joselu Mato put Espanyol ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu in the eighth minute. But Vinícius equalized in the 22nd before Éder Militão headed Madrid in front for good in the 39th. Substitute Marco

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Adam Svensson is the 36-hole leader of The Players Championship. Rory McIlroy is headed home after his first missed cut since August. The second round was completed Saturday morning because of a storm delay. Svensson hit onto a hospitality tent on his final

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer Jim Whitesell is out as the University at Buffalo men’s basketball coach after his first losing season in four years on the job. Athletic director Mark Alnutt says the school felt it was necessary to make the change. Whitesell was under contract through the 2024-25 season and is due

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — After losing 9-0 at Liverpool earlier this season, Bournemouth got some payback in the Premier League. Bournemouth halted Liverpool’s recent momentum with a 1-0 home win to boost its hopes of staving off relegation. It also dealt a blow to the visitors’ hopes of earning a top-four spot. Philip Billing scored

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior sparked Real Madrid’s 3-1 comeback over Espanyol in the Spanish league. Joselu Mato put Espanyol ahead at the Santiago Bernabeu in the eighth minute. But Vinícius equalized in the 22nd before Éder Militão headed Madrid in front for good in the 39th. Substitute Marco

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has suddenly become a popular star playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. He’s qualified by ancestry because of his mother’s Japanese roots. He made two diving catches in the first two games and also had two hits in

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Miami-based investment group 777 Partners has completed its 64.7% majority stake takeover of Hertha Berlin. The German soccer club says 777 has acquired the company shares previously owned by Lars Windhorst’s investment group. Windhorst had invested 374 million euros ($400 million) since 2019 on his dream of

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had another RBI double, 21-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki reached 100 mph 21 times in 66 pitches and Japan beat the Czech Republic 10-2 to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic. Shugo Maki hit his second home run of the tournament and Masataka Yoshida had three RBIs, including