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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. STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Lue Williams had 21 points in Tarleton State’s 82-71 win against Texas Southern on Tuesday night in the CIT. Williams shot 7 for 11 …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Andy Murray won another lengthy match with Matteo Berrettini, who appeared weary and leaned on his racket to keep his balance during Murray’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory Wednesday at the Miami Open. Playing his first match on the ATP Tour this season, Berrettini was serving with Murray leading 5-2 in the second set when he …

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United teenager Kobbie Mainoo’s swift rise to prominence could yet see the midfielder play for England in high-profile friendlies against Brazil and Belgium in the coming days. The 18-year-old Mainoo received his first call-up by England on Tuesday, his latest step in a breakthrough season that could yet end with a place in his country’s squad …

USA Basketball’s men’s team will see Serbia and South Sudan in two of its three group-stage games at the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women will open their schedule in a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer. FIBA, the sport’s global organizing body, held the draw for the Paris Games in Mies, Switzerland, on Tuesday, slotting the fields …

New Orleans forward Herbert Jones learned a long time ago the critical component to being an elite defensive stopper was keeping whoever you’re guarding in front of you. It’s that simple. It’s that difficult, too. “You do the best you can,” Jones said. Contrary to popular belief, there HAS been some defense played in the NBA this season (it’s just …

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. Boston College Eagles (19-15, 10-13 ACC) at Providence Friars (21-13, 12-11 Big East) Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Providence and Boston College square off …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored two power-play goals in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Sunday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Jake Neighbours also scored a power-play goal in the third for the Blues. Kevin Hayes scored in the second, and Pavel Buchnevich had three assists. St. Louis also …

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored the tying and go-ahead goals, John Beecher and Jake DeBrusk added insurance scores 19 seconds apart early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins held off the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 on Saturday night in a wild third period that included seven goals. Morgan Geekie and Danton Heinen each added a goal for Boston, …

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green sumó 26 puntos y 11 rebotes, y los Rockets de Houston vencieron el sábado 117-103 a los Cavaliers de Cleveland para sumar su quinta victoria consecutiva. Jabari Smith Jr. agregó 20 puntos, Amen Thompson tuvo 18 y Fred VanVleet terminó con 13 tantos y 16 asistencias para los Rockets, que encestaron 15 triples y superaron …

INDIAN WELLS, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz superó el sábado por 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 a Jannik Sinner y puso fin a la racha de 19 victorias del italiano para avanzar a la final de Indian Wells. Alcaraz retuvo el segundo puesto de la clasificación mundial con la victoria y extendió su racha de victorias a 11 duelos en Indian …