ROME (AP) — Paulo Dybala scored his first hat trick for Roma as the home side beat Torino 3-2 in Serie A on Monday. On a day that Chris Smalling started for Roma for the first time since September, Dybala took all the plaudits. It was Dybala’s first club hat trick since October 2018, when he was with Juventus. Roma …

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s clothes and a face mask” and pretend to be feeling ill so the team could have the mandatory …

MADRID (AP) — Girona stepped back into the Spanish title race by defeating Rayo Vallecano 3-0 and moving above Barcelona into second place on Monday. Girona started the day a point behind its Catalan neighbor but a goal after 52 minutes from Viktor Tsygankov and an injury time double from Sávio took it to within six points of leader Real …

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s application to join NATO on Monday, paving the way for the Scandinavian country to become the alliance’s 32nd member. Hungary was the last holdout after Turkey agreed to Sweden’s accession in January. Newcomers need to be approved by all existing NATO members. Once neutral Sweden and neighboring Finland decided to seek NATO membership …

HOUSTON (AP) — The gunfire that shattered the calm at pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston only lasted about four minutes. But surveillance video and police body camera footage released Monday, more than two weeks after the Feb. 11 shooting at Lakewood Church, showed the terror of the brief attack: Parishioners scattering, searching for safety in rooms and hallways. Officers …

CHARLESTON, Carolina del Sur, EE.UU. (AP) — La precandidata presidencial republicana Nikki Haley afirma que no es “el final de nuestra historia” a pesar de la fácil victoria primaria de Donald Trump en Carolina del Sur, su estado natal, donde la exgobernadora había sugerido durante mucho tiempo que sería evidente su capacidad para competir con el expresidente. Desafiando los exhortos …

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. All Times EST Sunday, Feb. 25 NBA Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. LA Lakers at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. Dallas at Indiana, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m. …

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. LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Christian Shumate had 18 points in McNeese’s 87-71 victory against shorthanded Incarnate Word on Saturday night. Incarnate Word was without four players who …

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. Baylor Bears (19-8, 8-6 Big 12) at TCU Horned Frogs (19-8, 8-6 Big 12) Fort Worth, Texas; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Baylor takes on …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred cow of Oregon’s liberal politics, helped to cement the state’s …