Mississippi St hires Louisville assistant Purcell as coach
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has hired longtime Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head coach to succeed interim coach Doug Novak.…
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Fair, Woolley combine for 59, Buffalo gets MAC women’s title
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dyaisha Fair and freshman Georgia Woolley combined for 59 points and second-seeded Buffalo beat No. 5 seed Ball State 79-75 in the…
Continue Reading Dick Vitale returns to court, gets recognized at SEC tourney
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his…
Continue Reading Fairfield wins MAAC, back in NCAA Tournament after 21 years
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lou Lopez-Senechal scored 24 points and Fairfield won the Metro Atlantic championship, defeating Manhattan 73-68 on…
Continue Reading Four Kent State players disciplined for profane video post
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the…
Continue Reading AP source: Reliever Cishek, Nationals agree to 1-year deal
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington…
Continue Reading Vermont rolls to America East title and NCAA Tournament bid
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 20 points, Ben Shungu added 19 and Vermont completed a dominant America East season with its fourth…
Continue Reading Sass maintains lead in Iditarod, picks up cash, fish swag
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was…
Continue Reading Nice draws 0-0 at Montpellier, Nantes loses 1-0 at Troyes
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and…
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Masters wins cross-country silver, goes 6-for-6 in podiums
Oksana Masters capped off a perfect Paralympics of podiums with a silver medal in the cross-country skiing middle distance sitting…
Continue Reading Rangers trade INF Kiner-Falefa to Twins for catcher Garver
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa, their starting shortstop last season who was supplanted by…
Continue Reading Brentford eases relegation fears with 2-0 win over Burnley
LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney’s late double eased Brentford’s relegation fears with a 2-0 win over fellow Premier League struggler Burnley. The…
Continue Reading Bayern drops more Bundesliga points, Hertha slide continues
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich has dropped more points in a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim. It was…
Continue Reading Bismack Biyombo to donate full NBA salary from this season to build hospital in DR Congo and honor late father
By Jack Bantock, CNN Bismack Biyombo will donate his NBA seasonal salary to build a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and…
Continue Reading McLaren F1 signs American driver Herta for testing program
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer American racer Colton Herta has been signed as a test driver for Formula One team McLaren as part of its 2022…
Continue Reading Liverpool wins 2-0 at Brighton as it chases down Man City
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah have led Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over Brighton, maintaining the attempt to chase down…
Continue Reading Hamilton has no plan to compete in his 40s like other greats
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has no plans to emulate sporting greats like Tom Brady and…
Continue Reading Gregg Popovich stands alone — now has more regular-season wins than any head coach in NBA history as Spurs secure comeback win
By Jack Bantock, CNN Tributes poured in for Gregg Popovich after the San Antonio Spurs coach became the NBA’s all-time leader in coaching wins…
Continue Reading F1 champ Verstappen tops last day of testing, Hamilton slow
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer World champion Max Verstappen topped the charts for Red Bull on the last day of Formula One preseason testing…
Continue Reading Nanna Koerstz Madsen takes 1-shot lead at LPGA Thailand
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nanna Koerstz Madsen has birdied her last two holes to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA Thailand. The…
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