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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. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t long ago, during North Carolina’s best start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in more than two decades, that veteran big man …

GENEVA (AP) — A potential rebellion at the UEFA congress next week against its president Aleksander Čeferin looked to have ended Friday when Romania’s soccer federation said it would vote for extending his term limit. Čeferin has faced growing unease about his leadership — by failing to initially speak out over disgraced Spanish official Luis Rubiales, by trying to get …

LYON, France (AP) — Lyon completed the signing of Algeria winger Saïd Benrahma from West Ham on Friday, a day after the deal fell through at the end of the transfer window for administrative reasons. Lyon successfully appealed to FIFA and said in a statement that all the paperwork was accepted. Benrahma joins on a paid loan of 5.1 million …

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. CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Jordan Sears’ 25 points helped UT Martin defeat Eastern Illinois 76-59 on Thursday night. Sears had six rebounds and five assists for the Skyhawks …

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. McNeese Cowboys (19-2, 8-0 Southland) at SE Louisiana Lions (8-13, 3-5 Southland) Hammond, Louisiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SE Louisiana faces the McNeese Cowboys after Nick …

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. Saint Mary’s Gaels (17-6, 8-0 WCC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-5, 7-1 WCC) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary’s (CA) takes on the Gonzaga Bulldogs …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says teenage goalkeeper Diego Kochen has agreed in principle to a new deal that will keep the American at the Spanish club through June 2028. Kochen, 17, will be registered as a reserve team player under the new contract. The Miami-born Kochen joined Barcelona in 2019 and has since played for its youth teams. Kochen …

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. BYU Cougars (15-5, 3-4 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (8-13, 3-5 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia hosts the No. …

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. Butler Bulldogs (14-7, 5-5 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (16-5, 7-3 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler visits the No. 13 Creighton Bluejays …

NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers were handed a $75,000 fine for failing to include Joel Embiid on their injury report “in an accurate and timely manner” before their Saturday game at Denver. The NBA also fined the New Orleans Pelicans $25,000 for a separate violation that also involved the league’s injury reporting rules. Embiid hadn’t been included on …