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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The majority of new head coach Dave Canales’ staff is now set in Carolina. The Panthers have agreed to terms with Brad Idzik as their new offensive coordinator and Tracy Smith as special teams coordinator, and also announced that Ejiro Evero has been retained as defensive coordinator. Idzik and Smith both worked with Canales in Tampa …

PARIS (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin will not stand as a candidate in 2027, announcing the news in a testy statement on Thursday one hour after steering through a controversial change of legal rules that would have let him stay. Čeferin has led UEFA since 2016 and said he was “tired of COVID, tired of two wars” and of …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Tarleton State Texans (15-7, 8-3 WAC) at Utah Valley Wolverines (9-13, 4-7 WAC) Orem, Utah; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -3.5; over/under is 136 BOTTOM …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sincere Parker’s 33 points led Saint Louis over La Salle 102-84 on Wednesday night ending the Billikens’ six-game losing streak. Parker added six rebounds for …

HENDERSON, Nevada, EE.UU. (AP) — El corredor de los Chiefs Isiah Pacheco se mostró relajado el miércoles mientras los reporteros le preguntaban sobre su peculiar manera de correr. Cuando se le preguntó cómo describiría su estilo, Pacheco citó lo que anteriormente habrían mencionado los mismos medios de comunicación. El entrenador de Kansas City Andy Reid tuvo su propia descripción, llamando …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Vermont Catamounts (18-5, 8-0 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (5-15, 1-7 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT hosts the Vermont Catamounts after …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Manhattan Jaspers (5-15, 2-9 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: MAAC foes Mount St. Mary’s and Manhattan …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s unlikely — some would say miraculous — progression to the Africa Cup of Nations final has convinced locals that God is on their side. The host nation has survived several close shaves with elimination thanks to fortune with results in other games and scarcely believable comebacks. Late goals in remarkable wins in the …

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and France have already qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer in women’s basketball. The 10 other spots are up for grabs this week in four qualifying tournaments that are spread throughout the world. Belgium, China, Hungary and Brazil will each host four teams in a round-robin style format that begins Thursday. The top …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Valparaiso Beacons (6-17, 2-10 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (20-3, 11-1 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sycamores -20.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM …