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Canisius plays Niagara on 8-game road slide

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Lionel Messi’s global tour with Inter Miami has been very messy and a PR nightmare

TOKYO (AP) — It’s all been very messy. We’re talking about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s global tour of exhibition games where the main show has been Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning captain. The matches are about promotion and marketing, hoping to build a new brand by using stars like Messi and Uruguayan Luis Suarez. Instead, the tour is getting mostly …

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Wicks scores 27, Incarnate Word beats New Orleans 82-80

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Egypt fires Rui Vitória after disappointing Africa Cup campaign costs another coach his job

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Egypt fired Portuguese coach Rui Vitória and his backroom staff Sunday following the team’s disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Egyptian Football Association thanked Vitória and his assistants after its directors met earlier to discuss the team’s performance. Egypt, which has won a record seven Africa Cup titles, failed to win a …

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Nweke, St. Rose lead No. 25 Princeton women to 76-63 win against Brown

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Jackson scores 23 as Purdue Fort Wayne knocks off Youngstown State 82-78

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Lipscomb defeats Jacksonville 84-82 on Boyd’s free throws with 3 seconds left

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Cunha scores hat trick as Wolves beat Chelsea 4-2, handing Blues 2nd big EPL defeat this week

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s expensively assembled team slumped to a second straight heavy loss in the Premier League, with Wolverhampton following Liverpool in taking apart Mauricio Pochettino’s team in a 4-2 victory on Sunday. Chelsea was overrun in a 4-1 hammering at Anfield on Wednesday and was also picked off by Wolves, for whom Brazil striker Matheus Cunha scored a …

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Ronsiek scores 26, leads No. 22 Creighton women over Butler 75-65

The AP Top 25 women’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. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Emma Ronsiek scored 26 points and No. 22 Creighton pulled away in the second half to beat Butler 75-65 on Sunday. Ronsiek sank 10 of …

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