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TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 53rd goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped Arizona 4-2 on Thursday night to send the Coyotes to their 14th straight loss. Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist, Tyler Bertuzzi also scored and William Nylander added an empty-netter to go with two assists for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 30 saves …

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. CINCINNATI (AP) — Quincy Olivari’s 32 points led Xavier over DePaul 91-58 on Wednesday night. Olivari also had five rebounds for the Musketeers (14-14, 8-9 Big East Conference). …

LONDON (AP) — Plans to tighten regulation of English soccer club owners will not rule out more state-backed takeovers, a U.K. government minister said on Thursday. The government’s Football Governance Bill would give an independent regulator powers to safeguard the future of clubs and ensure their financial sustainability. It includes strengthened tests over who can run or own clubs. Culture …

TOKIO (AP) — El astro japonés Shohei Ohtani anunció en su cuenta de Instagram que se ha casado. El jugador multidisciplinar se sumó a los Dodgers de Los Ángeles en diciembre con un contrato de 10 años por 700 millones de dólares. “Se acerca la temporada, pero me gustaría anunciar a todo el mundo que me he casado”, indicó en …

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. BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Tre’Von Spillers had 18 points in Appalachian State’s 89-64 win over Old Dominion on Wednesday night. Spillers added 16 rebounds for the Mountaineers (25-5, …

The AP Top 25 women’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. IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s final regular-season home game at Iowa is likely to bring one of the priciest tickets in women’s college basketball history. The …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman sharpened her basketball skills in pickup games at YMCAs growing up in suburban Chicago, rocking her black sneakers just like Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls. Sure, the future co-founder of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference wanted to play like Jordan — and Gelman developed into the kind of Ivy League standout …

ROMA (AP) — Más y más parece que la carrera de Paul Pogba se encamina a un final prematuro. Uno de los mejores centrocampistas del fútbol, Pogba recibió el jueves la suspensión máxima de cuatro años por parte del tribunal antidopaje de Italia luego que el campeón mundial francés dio positivo por testosterona cuando jugaba para la Juventus. Aunque Pogba …

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson’s son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The 4-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater and was airlifted in critical condition to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Swanson’s wife, Madison, shared the update on her son’s recovery in an Instagram …

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. BOSTON (AP) — Reece Beekman had 18 points and eight assists and Virginia held off a last-minute rally to defeat Boston College 72-68 on Wednesday night. Quinten Post’s …