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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Next week’s World Cup draw will have some of its seedings skewed because of Russia’s war with…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Dennis Gates was a young standout at Chicago’s Whitney Young High School and mulling college scholarship…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Sweden is heading into the World Cup qualifying playoffs against the Czech Republic on Thursday without the…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation ahead of friendly internationals against…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has called up Wolverhampton goalkeeper José Sá to replace Anthony Lopes for the World Cup qualifier against…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say a second superyacht belonging to Chelsea soccer club owner and sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman…

MADRID (AP) — Italian cyclist Sonny Colbrelli is “conscious and feeling OK” a day after collapsing at the end of the first stage of the…

The Associated Press Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal highlight the 2000s all-decade team for the NBA, as voted on by AP Sports staffers…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Michael Jordan gave way to LeBron James in the NBA of the 2000s, just as traditional forms of communication…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke guard Jeremy Roach has provided a big spark for the Blue Devils at the right time. Roach has stepped up his…

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer Marc-Andre Fleury may have been the biggest winner at the NHL trade deadline. He was traded by the rebuilding Chicago…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says South Carolina and Chattanooga’s…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored 52 seconds into overtime to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sue Semrau, the longest-tenured head coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Florida State’s all-time winningest…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 19 points, Deja Kelly added 15 and North Carolina…

HOUSTON (AP) — Midfielder Brenden Aaronson will miss the United States’ final three World Cup qualifiers after injuring a knee during pregame…