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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 22 points to help No. 4 Alabama rout Vanderbilt 101-44 for the Crimson Tide’s largest margin of victory over an SEC opponent ever. Alabama (19-3, 9-0 SEC) shot 59% from the field and 46% from 3-point range to pull off the fourth largest win in school history. Nimari

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored on a power play with 53.8 seconds left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4. Brent Burns, Paul Stastny, Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes. Carolina trailed 4-1 entering the third period.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever has been fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct. McKeever led the Golden Bears to four NCAA team titles over 29 years. She coached the U.S. women’s swim team at the London Olympics in 2012, the first

NEW YORK — Darius Quisenberry scored 27 points, Khalid Moore added 20 and Fordham beat Saint Louis 75-65. Quisenberry finished with five rebounds and four steals for the Rams (18-4, 6-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Moore grabbed nine rebounds. Francis Okoro totaled 21 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Billikens (15-7, 7-2), who had a

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat showed their experience down the stretch in a 100-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Caleb Martin also scored 18 points and matched his career high with 10 rebounds for

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nigel Pack scored 17 points in a 5-minute span late in the second half, and No. 23 Miami stayed unbeaten at home this season by topping Virginia Tech 92-83 on Tuesday night. Norchad Omier led Miami with 21 points, while Isaiah Wong had 18

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sammie Puisis made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Carla Brito added 20 points and seven rebounds and No. 25 South Florida beat East Carolina 72-48 for its 11th straight victory. USF coach Jose Fernandez recorded his 118th victory in American Athletic Conference play, tying UConn coach Geno Auriemma

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Blue Bay LPGA has been canceled for the third time in four years because of what the LPGA Tour described as ongoing COVID-19 matters. The decision comes from the China Golf Association, which regulates golf in the country. The tour said it looked forward to returning to Hainan Island

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Shakeel Moore scored a career-high 22 points, Tolu Smith had 15 points and eight rebounds and Mississippi State beat South Carolina 66-51 on Tuesday night for its second SEC victory of the season. Mississippi State (14-8, 2-7), which was coming off an 81-74 victory over No. 11 TCU behind Smith’s career-high

By The Associated Press American forward Matthew Hoppe was loaned to Hibernian of the Scottish Premier League for the rest of the season  by Middlesbrough of England’s first tier League Championship. A 21-year-old from Yorba Linda, California, Hoppe joined Middlesbrough from Spain’s Mallorca last summer but made just six league appearances, all as a second-half

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has completed the loan signing of midfielder Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern Munich as cover for the injured Christian Eriksen. Eriksen could miss most of the remainder of the season because of an ankle injury, sustained during United’s 3-1 win against Reading in the

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever has been fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct. McKeever led the Golden Bears to four NCAA team titles over 29 years. She coached the U.S. women’s swim team at the London Olympics in 2012, the first

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Diego Castillo and the Seattle Mariners have gone to salary arbitration, with the relief pitcher asking for $3,225,000 and the team offering $2.95 million. Richard Bloch, Melinda Gordon and Brian Keller heard the case. A decision is expected Wednesday. A 29-year-old right-hander, Castillo was 7-3 with a 3.64 ERA and

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James is back in the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers for their game against the New York Knicks, his first game at Madison Square Garden in three years. James moved well during a pregame workout Tuesday and the Lakers upgraded him from questionable to available. James sat out Monday

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 was another busy one for Chelsea and its new American ownership. The

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Paris Saint-Germain’s attempt to sign Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech apparently hit a late snag Wednesday as the January transfer window came to a close without an official announcement from the clubs. Soon after the midnight deadline, PSG said it loaned goalkeeper Keylor Navas to Nottingham Forest until the end

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Forget about signing new players. Barcelona had to work hard just to register the ones it already had. It was a slow day for Spanish clubs at the end of the winter transfer window and Barcelona was unable to significantly boost its squad and instead had

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Winning a batting title put Jeff McNeil in the driver’s seat — for a big-money contract and a new car. Mets teammate Francisco Lindor told McNeil early last season he would gift him the vehicle if McNeil won a batting championship. McNeil led the major

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Kevin Behrens and Robin Knoche put Union Berlin into the quarterfinals of the German Cup with a 2-1 win over Wolfsburg. But the team celebrated another player who didn’t score. Jerome Roussillon failed to put away the game’s best chance with the final kick of the

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Andy Reid was an unknown assistant in Green Bay when Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took a chance on hiring Brett Favre’s position coach to revive a struggling franchise in Philadelphia. A newspaper headline greeted Reid’s arrival with a headline that said: “Andy Who?” Everybody knows his name now.