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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. MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Jaylin Hunter scored a career-high 32 points to lead Ohio past Ball State 84-79 in overtime on Tuesday night. Hunter capped the scoring in …

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand beat an under-strength South Africa lineup by 281 runs on the fourth day of the first cricket test Wednesday to take an early lead in the two-match series. Captain Tim Southee declared New Zealand’s second innings overnight at 179-4, with an overall lead of 528. New Zealand bowled out South Africa in …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves denied accusations that he sexually assaulted a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub, testifying Wednesday that he’s “not that kind of man.” After two days of listening to testimony from the alleged victim, witnesses, and experts, Alves told a Spanish court that their encounter had been consensual. His accuser testified that …

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. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bradley Douglas had 17 points in Little Rock’s 77-57 victory against UT Martin on Tuesday night. Douglas also contributed seven rebounds for the …

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. Georgetown Hoyas (8-13, 1-9 Big East) at Seton Hall Pirates (14-8, 7-4 Big East) Newark, New Jersey; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -13; over/under is …

PARIS (AP) — UEFA pledged Wednesday to pay at least 2.46 billion euros ($2.65 billion) in prize money to clubs playing in the Champions League next season when it expands to 36 teams. The total prize fund has been about 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) in each season since 2021. It will be shared among four extra clubs in the …

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. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14-7, 6-4 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-12, 3-8 ACC) Atlanta; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Demon Deacons -4; over/under is …

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. Stetson Hatters (14-10, 6-3 ASUN) at Bellarmine Knights (6-18, 2-7 ASUN) Louisville, Kentucky; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stetson faces the Bellarmine Knights after Jalen Blackmon scored …

PGA TOUR WM PHOENIX OPEN Site: Scottsdale, Arizona. Course: TPC Scottsdale. Yardage: 7,261. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.8 million. Winner’s share: $1.584 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler. FedEx Cup leader: Matthieu Pavon. Last week: Wyndham Clark won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Notes: Scottie Scheffler will …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck all came together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass a law allowing their schools to directly compensate their athletes. The call for name, image and likeness legislation came Tuesday in a South Carolina House education committee …