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By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 to revive its chances of advancing from the group stage at the World Cup. Mitchell Duke scored the winning goal midway through the first half with a header. It was Australia’s first win at soccer’s biggest event since a victory

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — At a suburban park near Doha, the capital city of Qatar, cool air from vents in the ground blasted joggers on a November day that reached almost 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). The small park with air-conditioned paths is an apt illustration of World

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatari authorities say a fire has broken out at an under-construction building in a newly built city where a World Cup match is set to be played Saturday evening but caused no injuries.Qatar’s Interior Ministry says the fire started just after noon local time on an island that’s part of the

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Japan could reach the round of 16 at the World Cup with a victory over Costa Rica in the second Group E match for both teams. Japan upset Germany in its opener 2-1. Costa Rica lost to Spain 7-0. This is Japan’s seventh straight appearance

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Canada coach John Herdman attempted to inspire his players after a 1-0 loss to Belgium in his nation’s first World Cup match in 36 years. His televised comments may have served to provoke Croatia, the losing finalist in 2018. Croatia’s 24 Sata (24 Hours) tabloid

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — For a brief moment after Saudi Arabia’s Salem Aldawsari fired a ball from just inside the penalty box into the back of the net to seal a World Cup win against Argentina, Arabs across the divided Middle East found something to celebrate. Such Arab unity is

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 15 of his 23 points in the final 15 minutes, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each added 14, and No. 24 Purdue raced past No. 6 Gonzaga 84-66 in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament. Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center took over

By BILL KACZOR Associated Press NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Junior Patrick McCaffery scored 21 points and No. 25 Iowa held off Clemson 74-71 on Friday night to reach the Emerald Coast Classic championship game. Iowa (5-0) will face TCU — a 59-48 winner over California in the second semifinal — in the title game Saturday.

LAIE, Hawaii (AP) — Led by Mason Harrell’s 18 points, the Texas State Bobcats defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 78-65 at the North Shore Classic. The Bobcats are now 4-2 with the win and the Thunderbirds fell to 3-3.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Mims scored touchdowns on runs of 4, 1 and 2 yards and Fresno State beat Wyoming 30-0 in the regular season finale for both teams. The Bulldogs (8-4, 7-1 Mountain West Conference), who have won seven consecutive games after losing four of five to open the season, play at Boise

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half and Yarden Garzon added 21 to help No. 6 Indiana beat Auburn 96-81 on Friday night in the Las Vegas Invitational. The Hoosiers (6-0) had five players in double figures. Indiana’s more even

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Trey Benson’s 17-yard scoring run with 4:06 left in the game was his third touchdown of the game and gave No. 16 Florida State a 45-38 win over rival Florida. Benson had 111 rushing yards on 20 carries and Jordan Travis ran for 83 yards and

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jaret Anderson-Dolan had a goal and an assist for his first two points of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Friday night. Phillip Dananult, Victor Arvidsson, Anze Kopitar and Rasmus Kupari also scored for the Kings, and

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — British Open champion Cameron Smith had a topsy-turvy round of 2-under 69 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Australian PGA. Smith had six birdies and four bogeys — including two in a row on 11 and 12 that saw his lead reduced to just one —

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Gordon scored 29 points, Jamal Murray added 19 and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 114-104. Nikola Jokic added 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets, who led by 21 at one point during the fourth quarter with

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 33 points with six 3-pointers to lead all five Golden State starters in double figures and six players overall, and the Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 129-118.Andrew Wiggins added 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals coming off a season-best

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics pulled away from the Sacramento Kings for a 122-104 victory. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and Derrick White had 16 for Boston, which won for the 11th time in 12 games. Al Horford chipped in with 13

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, including five straight free throws in the final minute of overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Chicago Bulls 123-119 on Friday night. Josh Giddey had 10 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as Oklahoma City stopped a three-game slide.