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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Zia Cooke added 12 points as No. 1 South Carolina completed a perfect Southeastern Conference championship season with a 73-63 victory over Georgia on Sunday. Boston and Cooke were part of the Gamecocks’ top-ranked recruiting class

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Georgia lost, and then celebrated. Iceland won, and was devastated. One of the last Basketball World Cup spots went to Georgia on Sunday — even though it lost to Iceland 80-77 in the final Europe Region qualifying game for both teams. Iceland needed to win by four points or

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich top-scorer Jamal Musiala has struck again on his birthday to help the team reclaim first place in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over surprise challenger Union Berlin. Musiala marked his 20th birthday with his 11th league goal of the season just before the

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Notre Dame star guard Olivia Miles left Sunday’s ACC game at Louisville with a right knee injury sustained while diving for a loose ball under the Irish basket late in the second quarter. Miles, who leads the No. 10 Irish with 14.7 points, 7.4

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup. United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired. Casemiro headed United in front in the

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer All-Star slugger Manny Machado has agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Machado must pass a

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris and running back JaMycal Hasty to contract extensions. Robertson-Harris signed a three-year, $30 million extension, according to NFL Network. He had one year remaining on a three-year, $23.4 million deal. He is coming off the best season of his NFL career. He

ROME (AP) — The race for second place in Serie A is wide open following Inter Milan’s 1-0 loss at Bologna. The defeat left Inter 18 points behind runaway leader Napoli and just three points ahead of Roma and AC Milan with both of those teams still to play this round. Riccardo Orsolini took advantage

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres’ playoff push hit a speed bump with top-line forward Alex Tuch and top defenseman Rasmus Dahlin ruled out from playing against the Washington Capitals. Tuch was placed on injured reserve. General manager Kevyn Adams says Tuch will miss at least two weeks

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Australia has won the Women’s T20 World Cup by beating host South Africa by a comfortable 19 runs to underline its status as the best team in the world with a third straight title. Australia has now won six of the eight T20 World Cups played. The latest victory

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ game against the Phoenix Suns because of what the team is describing as a bruised right quadriceps. That means neither team will have its MVP available for the matchup. Kevin Durant remains out for Phoenix because of a

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have acquired Evgenii Dadonov from the Montreal Canadiens for Denis Gurianov in a swap of Russian forwards. Montreal is retaining half of Dadonov’s salary for the rest of the season as part of the trade completed Sunday. Stars general manager Jim Nill called Dadonov a skilled forward who

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s troubles have deepened with a 2-0 loss to fierce London rival Tottenham in the Premier League. Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane scored to pile the misery on Chelsea manager Graham Potter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Fourth-place Spurs strengthened their bid for a Champions League qualifying spot by moving four points

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres will have to continue their late-season playoff push without top-line forward Alex Tuch. He is out indefinitely after being placed on injured reserve. Tuch sustained what the team called a lower-body injury in the third period of a 3-1 win at the

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Tayyab Tahir made an impressive debut in the Pakistan Super League with a half-century that lifted Karachi Kings to a 66-run victory over table-toppers Multan Sultans. Tayyab’s brilliant 65 off 46 balls propelled Karachi to 167-3 as he shared a 109-run stand with Matthew Wade, who made a nearly run-a-ball 46.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Marcel Siem ended his long wait for a fifth European tour title with victory at the Hero Indian Open by a single shot on Sunday. The German’s last win on the tour came eight years and 116 days ago at the 2014 BMW Masters but a closing 68 saw him edge

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Sofia Goggia has raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season. Goggia raced through lightly falling snow at Crans-Montana in the Swiss Alps to finish 0.15 seconds ahead of Federica Brignone. Brignone started after Goggia when snow had stopped falling and sunshine broke through.

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — American Lilia Vu has claimed her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over home favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap at the LPGA Thailand. Trailing the local rookie by six strokes at the start of the day, 25-year-old Vu unleashed eight impressive birdies, including five straight from the eighth hole to end her

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iran has clinched Asia’s final qualifying spot for the basketball World Cup despite losing its final playoff game 86-74 to China. Going into the final round of playoff matches, Iran and Kazakhstan were the last teams left with hopes of qualifying for the World Cup from Group F, which contained already-qualified

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz scored in a shootout to give Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in a potential Western Conference final preview. Wyatt Johnston and Hintz scored in regulation for Dallas, and Jamie Benn had two assists. Jake Oettinger