ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Host country Ivory Coast is writing Hollywood scripts at the Africa Cup of Nations. The team has been implausibly avoiding elimination again and again in the tournament and now, somehow, the Elephants have made it to the semifinals. The players held their heads after the latest incredible escape as if they couldn’t believe it, either. …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Diving powerhouse China won gold in the men’s 3-meter synchronized springboard for the fourth time in a row at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi were the top scorers in five of the six rounds and finished with a total 442.41 points, beating Italy’s Lorenzo Marsaglia and Giovanni Tocci on 384.24 …

Golden State Warriors (21-25, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (20-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State visits the Brooklyn Nets after Stephen Curry scored 60 points in the Warriors’ 141-134 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Nets have gone 12-13 at home. Brooklyn is 3-6 in games …

TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested in East Texas on at least his third charge of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records. The legal issue comes as the younger Mahomes prepares to lead his team into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. Patrick Mahomes Sr., 54, was arrested …

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. LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Derrick Tezeno hit a pair of free throws with four seconds left to lift Southern to a 71-70 win over Alcorn State on Saturday. …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Wilks has had a roller coaster ride in his first season as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Faced with a tricky task of taking over a successful defense that still had the same position coaches and system of his predecessor DeMeco Ryans, Wilks tried to add his own twists without ruining what …

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. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Xaivian Lee’s 20 points helped Princeton defeat Brown 70-60 on Saturday night. Lee added five rebounds for the Tigers (16-3, 4-2 Ivy League). Caden …

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. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jaden Campbell had 16 points in Samford’s 78-56 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday night. Campbell was 6 of 12 shooting, including 2 for 5 …

DETROIT (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 27 of his career-high-matching 38 points in the second half as the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 111-99 for their third straight win on Sunday. “(Franz) was incredible. I thought he played with a high level of poise,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “He attacked the basket 22 times and scored 38 points …

LEIPZIG, Alemania (AP) — Loïs Openda y Benjamin Šeško anotaron los goles con los que Leipzig puso fin a una racha de tres derrotas al vencer el domingo 2-0 a Union Berlín el domingo en la Bundesliga. El pobre desempeño del Leipzig, especialmente la derrota por 5-2 ante Stuttgart la semana pasada, encendió las conjeturas sobre la continuidad de Marco …