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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida guard Lavender Briggs, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, will miss the remainder of the season because of…

SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird says she will return to the Seattle Storm for another season, putting off retirement for at least one more year.  The…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Novak Djokovic’s supporters have gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade to protest his confinement in…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech to form a new broadcast team for ESPN’s “Sunday Night…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s defensive struggles are leading to changes on Mack Brown’s coaching staff. In a statement, the school…

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham forward Son Heung-min will likely be sidelined until the end of the month because of a leg injury. The South Korea…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The biggest event in women’s golf now has the prize money to match. And the U.S. Women’s Open is also…

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut girl’s basketball coach served a one-game suspension Thursday night, the result of his team’s 88-point win…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on Feb. 10 at NFL Honors in Los Angeles. Until…

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut 10th-grade hockey player has died after falling to the ice and being cut on the neck by the skate of another…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have hired Sandy Brondello as their new coach. Brondello led the Mercury…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester says striker Jamie Vardy’s hamstring injury will keep him out for up to two more months. The team’s leading…

CHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy has been released from prison on bail ahead of his trial on rape charges, which has…

ZURICH (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has been left off the three-man shortlist for FIFA’s best player award for only the second time in 15 years.…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Olympic veterans Chris Mazdzer and Jayson Terdiman have crashed out of a World Cup qualifying race. That ends their…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic isn’t alone in having his visa canceled after flying in for the Australian Open without the…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson defensive end Nick Eason has been hired as the team’s defensive tackles coach. Eason’s hiring was…

By ISIFU WIRFENGLA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Egypt’s team has delayed its departure for the African Cup of…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer The threat of the resurgent coronavirus will hang heavily over the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament when it…

SYDNEY (AP) — Roberto Bautista Agut has clinched Spain’s spot in the ATP Cup final with a 7-6 (6), 2-6, 7-6 (5) victory over Poland’s Hubert…