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ROME (AP) — It’s looking more and more like Paul Pogba’s career is heading to a premature end. Once one of the world’s top midfielders, Pogba was banned for the maximum four years by Italy’s anti-doping court on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone while at Juventus. Even though Pogba said he would appeal to the …

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. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (14-13, 7-9 WAC) at Cal Baptist Lancers (14-13, 7-9 WAC) Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: EVEN; over/under is 134.5 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. BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — KJ Simpson scored 27 points, Tristan da Silva added 22 and Colorado beat California 88-78 on Wednesday night for its third straight win. Colorado …

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. Old Dominion Monarchs (7-22, 3-14 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (24-5, 14-2 Sun Belt) Boone, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -14.5; over/under …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes added a goal and two assists, and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Tuesday night. New Jersey scored seven straight goals after falling behind 1-0 and improved to 16-10-2 on the road. The Devils, who had lost three of four, …

Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA insisted that shelving its rules against name, image and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make a difficult situation across the country even more chaotic. The NCAA lost that argument last week when a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by …

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. Colgate Raiders (20-9, 14-2 Patriot League) at Holy Cross Crusaders (9-20, 6-10 Patriot League) Worcester, Massachusetts; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -13; over/under is 139.5 …

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. Oregon State Beavers (12-16, 4-13 Pac-12) at Oregon Ducks (18-9, 10-6 Pac-12) Eugene, Oregon; Wednesday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -12.5; over/under is 138 BOTTOM LINE: …

Saudi Arabia sees placing its soccer clubs in more international games including Super Leagues as key to achieving the kingdom’s ambitions, a leading industry conference was told Wednesday. A debate on the emerging power of Saudi money and influence in world soccer opened the annual Financial Times-hosted soccer conference in the year the country is expected to be confirmed by …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks apparently just needed the All-Star break to discover how to play winning basketball under new coach Doc Rivers. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, Damian Lillard had 23 and Bobby Portis added 21 as the Bucks pounded the Charlotte Hornets 123-85 on Tuesday night for their most lopsided victory of the season. “This is who …