Sports

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Skipper Peter Burling of Team New Zealand expertly extricated himself from a pre-regatta penalty to win the Singapore Sail Grand Prix and strengthen his position as the top threat to two-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby of Australia. Burling nailed the start of the podium race aboard his foiling

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kobe Bufkin scored 20 points, Jett Howard had 16 points and seven assists, and Michigan defeated Northwestern 85-78. There were four ties and seven lead changes in the second half before an 8-0 run by the Wolverines gave them a 68-59 lead near the seven-minute mark. The Wildcats cut their

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Joel Soriano scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as St. John’s beat No. 6 UConn 85-74 to win in Hartford for the first time since 1988. The double-double was the 16th of the season for Soriano. AJ Storr and Posh Alexander each added 14

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays are searching for a new bullpen coach. The team announced Sunday that Matt Buschmann has opted to leave the organization to pursue other opportunities. Toronto also said it would announce its complete coaching staff in the coming weeks. The 38-year-old Buschmann joined the Blue Jays in 2018 and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Houston’s Garrison Mathews and Tari Eason and Sacramento’s Malik Monk are facing fines for an on-court altercation during Friday’s game. Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate with the Rockets also are suspended one game without pay for leaving the bench area. The NBA announced the discipline on Sunday. Mathews was fined $35,000

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer This season can hardly get any better for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. It’s eight points clear in the Premier League and playing the most free-flowing soccer in England. On Sunday Arsenal humbled its fiercest rivals in front of their own fans with a 2-0 win over Tottenham. Arsenal has now

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has extended its Premier League lead to eight points with a 2-0 win at Tottenham in the north London derby that was helped by an own-goal by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Lloris turned a cross from Bukayo Saka into his own net in the 14th minute to

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Striker Wissam Ben Yedder scored a 14-minute hat trick as Monaco routed Ajaccio 7-1 to move up to fourth place in the French league. Leader Paris Saint-Germain plays at Rennes later Sunday. PSG was expected to line up with World Cup winner Lionel Messi, World Cup

CREMONA, Italy (AP) — Last-place Cremonese has hired Davide Ballardini as its new coach as the team fights to stay in Serie A. He has been given a contract until June 2024 and replaces the fired Massimiliano Alvini. Cremonese is nine points from safety. It is the only team without a win this season. The

MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has been held to a 1-1 draw at Almería in the Spanish league and is at risk of dropping out of the Champions League places. Ángel Correa put Atlético ahead in the 18th minute but El Bilal Touré equalized for the hosts in the 37th. The result leaves Atlético hanging

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady isn’t fazed by being a home underdog in the NFL playoffs for the first time in his career. After all, no one has enjoyed more postseason success than the seven-time Super Bowl champion, who begins his quest for a record eighth ring when

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JOHN WAWROW ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is still recovering after going into cardiac arrest on the field in Cincinnati two weeks ago, said he will be cheering from home Sunday during Buffalo’s wild-card playoff home game against the Miami Dolphins. “My heart is with my

SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Elina Ieva Vitola of host Latvia and Anna Berreiter of Germany each won a pair of medals on Sunday in World Cup luge races. Vitola helped Latvia win the team relay, and Berreiter won gold in the women’s singles race earlier in the day. The U.S. team didn’t finish the team

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Britain’s Brad Hall got the second World Cup four-man bobsled win of his career, holding off three German sleds for the victory. Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. tied for bronze in the women’s bobsled race. German pilots Christoph Hafer and Johannes Lochner finished behind Hall. In the women’s race, Lisa Buckwitz

NEW YORK (AP) — Houston’s Garrison Mathews and Tari Eason and Sacramento’s Malik Monk are facing fines for an on-court altercation during Friday’s game. Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate with the Rockets also are suspended one game without pay for leaving the bench area. The NBA announced the discipline on Sunday. Mathews was fined $35,000

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JOHN WAWROW ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It is unclear whether Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is still recovering after going into cardiac arrest on the field in Cincinnati two weeks ago, plans to attend Buffalo’s wild-card playoff home game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. A person with direct knowledge