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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Grant Basile scored 20 points, Justyn Mutts added 18 and Viriginia Tech rallied to beat Notre Dame 67-64 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The game was tied 64-all when Mutts scored on a dunk, and then Rodney Rice blocked Cormac Ryan’s layup attempt with 12 seconds

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have reached a new four-year contract with quarterback Daniel Jones and put a franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. The Giants confirmed the deal with Jones on Tuesday night. The team reached an agreement with Jones’ representatives with with

LOWELL, Mass. — Led by Allin Blunt’s 19 points, the UMass Lowell River Hawks defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats 75-64 in the America East Conference Tournament.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dakota Leffew scored 15 points, including two in the overtime, as the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers knocked off the Canisius Golden Griffins 67-66 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament

NEW YORK — Led by Jhamir Brickus’ 18 points, the La Salle Explorers defeated the Rhode Island Rams 73-56 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournamentfalse Championship

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Jurgen Klinsmann has arrived to start his job as head coach of South Korea’s national team and has immediately set a target of ending an Asian Cup drought that has stretched for more than 60 years. The 58 year-old Klinsmann won the 1990 World Cup

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Makai Ashton-Langford scored 16 points and Jaeden Zachery added 15 points and eight assists to lead Boston College over Louisville 80-62 on Tuesday in the first round of the ACC Tournament despite playing without leading scorer and rebounder Quinten Post. Boston College coach Earl Grant said Monday that Post was day-to-day

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The attorney representing a dozen former Iowa football players who settled their racial discrimination lawsuit with the university’s athletic department for over $4 million — half of which is coming from taxpayer funds — said Tuesday that Black Hawkeyes players will continue to be at risk of harassment “as

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maisie Burnham scored 19 points, Alex Fowler had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Portland beat two-time defending West Coast Conference Tournament champion Gonzaga 64-60 to claim an NCAA Tournament berth. Portland (23-8) snapped a six-game losing streak against the No. 16 Zags — with its last win coming in the

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Hall of Fame boxing matchmaker and publicist Robert “Bobby” Goodman, who promoted two major Muhammad Ali fights in the 1970s, has died. He was 83. Goodman’s family said in a statement that he died Sunday at a hospital in Galloway Township, New Jersey, where he had spent the past three

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed a second consecutive game because of a sore left foot, sitting out Tuesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Brunson had been listed as questionable to return, but Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said he still wasn’t quite ready, saying the point guard’s status was day

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The numbers that sum up this season for Minnesota are awfully bleak. The Gophers have 17 losses in Big Ten play. Their average scoring margin is fourth-worst among major conference teams. Their free-throw shooting percentage ranks 352nd, dead last in the country. They lost their top

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Ja Morant’s skyrocketing basketball career is on hold following a series of off-court decisions by the young NBA star involving a gun in a strip club, actions which have temporarily derailed his meteoric rise. Morant is the target of a second NBA investigation in weeks with no timetable

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn said he was in the “right place at the exact right time” to help save a man from a burning car. Osborn was riding in an Uber on an expressway around 2:30 a.m. Monday in Austin, Texas, when the

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica continued its good run with a comfortable 5-1 win over Club Brugge to seal its spot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the second straight season. The Portuguese team advanced 7-1 on aggregate following its 2-0 win in the first leg in Belgium. Rafa Silva, João Mário and

LONDON (AP) — American midfielder Christian Pulisic returned from a two-month injury layoff, entering in the 83rd minute of Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund that advanced the London team to the Champions League quarterdinals. The 24-year-old had not played since injuring his right knee during a tackle by Manchester City defender John Stones in

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens say they are designating Lamar Jackson as their franchise player. That prevents him from becoming an unrestricted free agent this month after the expiration of his rookie contract. The nonexclusive franchise tag means Jackson can negotiate with other teams, but the Ravens would have a chance

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports says Chase Elliott will miss about six weeks with a broken left leg. The team will turn to Josh Berry and sports car racer Jordan Taylor to fill in for NASCAR’s most popular driver. Hendrick provided a timetable for Elliott’s recovery, said

LAS VEGAS — Tre Armstrong scored 23 points off of the bench to help lead the California Baptist Lancers over the Abilene Christian Wildcats 69-62 in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament