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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference. St. John’s hired the Hall of Fame coach Monday to boost a storied program that’s been mired in mediocrity for much of this century. The school announced that Pitino will be introduced during a news conference

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LSU’s Paul Skenes has established himself as the most dominant pitcher in the country through the first month of the season. The big right-hander has won all five of his starts and has a nation-leading 59 strikeouts against four walks in just over 30 innings. LSU coach Jay Johnson

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent safety Myles Hartsfield to a one-year contract and re-signed tight end Ross Dwelley to a one-year deal. Offensive lineman Jon Feliciano also announced on Twitter that he has agreed to a one-year deal with the Niners. Hartsfield spent the past three seasons

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Cooley is the new men’s basketball coach at Georgetown. He has been hired away from Big East rival Providence in the hopes of rebuilding a once-proud program that dropped to new lows under former star player Patrick Ewing. Georgetown announced Monday that it was bringing

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Devontae Blanton scored a career-best 32 points and Eastern Kentucky beat Indiana State 89-88 in overtime on Monday to advance to the semifinals of the CBI Tournament. Blanton also had eight rebounds for the Colonels (22-13). Isaiah Cozart scored 11 points and added 10 rebounds and three blocks. Blanton tied

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves has become something more than another interesting find by the Los Angeles Lakers’ scouting department. The undrafted prospect from rural Arkansas who played more baseball than basketball growing up is a vital part of the Lakers’ rotation in his second pro season. Reaves

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have promoted Denzel Martin to outside linebackers coach and hired Baltimore Ravens assistant Jason Brooks as a defensive quality control coach. The moves are the latest in a series of changes to the defensive coaching staff during the offseason. Brian Flores, a senior defensive assistant in 2022, left to

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) — LaMelo Ball anticipates being ready for the Charlotte Hornets training camp in September after suffering through an injury-plagued season in which he sprained his left ankle three times and fractured his right ankle. Ball has been limited to just 36 games this season. He said

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — A community in Illinois is in mourning a day after two local teens were killed while sledding at a Colorado ski resort. The superintendent of the Prairie Central school district in Fairbury confirmed Monday that two Prairie Central High students died in a “tragic accident.” She declined to identify them out

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The Detroit Lions took another step in revamping the secondary, signing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Detroit added Gardner-Johnson on an $8 million one-year deal, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms have not been

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell had 29 points each and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 24-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-118, spoiling Dejounte Murray’s homecoming. Murray had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds in his first game in San Antonio since

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings, replacing Novak Djokovic. Rafael Nadal dropped out of the top 10 on Monday for the first time in 18 years. Alcaraz rose one spot a day after ending Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak by beating him in straight sets

MADRID (AP) — Last-placed Elche has fired coach Pablo Machín after he failed to halt the team’s poor run in the Spanish league. The announcement comes a day after Elche lost at Real Sociedad 2-0 for its 10th loss in its last 15 league games. It sits 14 points from safety after 26 rounds. Elche

DOHA Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. The Associated Press watched Monday as the latest batch of pre-fabricated cabins was loaded onto a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf. The Qatar Development Fund began shipping cabins last month

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Nick Pope have withdrawn from the England squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine. The Football Association confirmed Manchester United forward Rashford had suffered a knock during the 3-1 win against Fulham in the FA Cup. Mount is recovering from a pelvic injury

ZEIST, Netherlands (AP) — Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong and winger Steven Bergwijn have dropped out of the national squad for the team’s opening European Championship qualifier against France. De Jong injured his thigh late in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Real Madrid on Sunday. Bergwijn picked up a knee injury in Ajax’s 3-2 loss to

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed offensive lineman Graham Glasgow and re-signed kicker Michael Badgley and safety C.J. Moore. The Lions announced the moves on Monday, following up a busy opening week in free agency for the franchise. Detroit drafted Glasgow out of Michigan in 2016 and he started 58 games

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Barcelona defender Ronaldo Araujo has been dropped from Uruguay’s national team because of a groin injury. Barcelona says Araujo is out indefinitely because of a strained adductor muscle in his left thigh. The central defender got hurt in the team’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid on Sunday but was able to

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Antonio Conte’s latest outburst leaves his position as manager at Tottenham in even greater doubt. The fiery Italian will soon be out of contract and has long been expected to leave his post at the end of the season. But he might not last even