AP National Sports

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue has hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as its new football coach. He will replace Jeff Brohm,…

AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — Hundreds of Moroccan fans have waited outside Al Janoub Stadium for a chance to score a free ticket to the country’s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez to a one-year, $3.15 million contract. The 30-year-old…

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods finishes off an abbreviated year by playing the PNC Championship with his 13-year-old son, Charlie. Last year…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco’s players are sharing the World Cup spotlight with some of their most ardent…

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Forget Croatia’s forthcoming historic change of currency, or joining European…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Dusty Baker finally got his elusive championship with the Houston Astros, garnering his first World Series ring in…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer After losing 57 games a season ago, the Indiana Pacers are a .500 team at the moment. That’s despite dropping…

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Ferrari is counting on experience by hiring Frédéric Vasseur as team principal to chase its first Formula One drivers’…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The holiday break is usually a quiet time in college basketball, many of the top teams playing small-conference…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 23 points, including four in a game-ending 8-0 run, and New Mexico stayed unbeaten with a 67-64 victory…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 26 points, Kawhi Leonard had season highs of 25 points and nine rebounds, and…

SAN DIEGO — Micah Parrish scored 19 points off the bench and San Diego State rolled to an 88-54 victory over Kennesaw State. Parrish was 8 of 13…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sean Durugordon scored 18 points and sparked Austin Peay to an 86-61 win over NAIA-member Lindsey Wilson College. The…

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard tied his own franchise record by making 11 3-pointers and finished…