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Joaquin Niemann competed outside LIV Golf in his offseason and got something money can’t buy. He was among three players given a special invitation Wednesday to play in the Masters. Augusta National also invited 21-year-old Ryo Hisatsune, the first Japanese player to be European tour rookie of the year, and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. Nieman had said when he won …

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. HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Terry Anderson scored six of his 19 points in overtime to rally Lamar to a 77-72 victory over Southeast Louisiana on Monday night. Anderson …

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Liam Hendriks grew up watching the Boston Red Sox a lot in Australia. He’s happy he’ll finally get a chance to pitch for them. Boston and Hendriks finalized a $10 million, two-year contract on Tuesday, a deal that includes a mutual option for 2026 and could be worth $30 million over three seasons. “It’s an …

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. Murray State Racers (11-16, 8-8 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (17-10, 9-7 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State plays the Southern Illinois Salukis …

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. Dayton Flyers (21-4, 11-2 A-10) at George Mason Patriots (17-8, 6-6 A-10) Fairfax, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason plays the No. 16 Dayton Flyers …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster. Caray’s father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Caray’s grandfather, Skip, called games for the Atlanta Braves for 32 years. …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Kevin Ollie, quien llevó a UConn al campeonato nacional universitario de Estados Unidos hace una década, fue nombrado el martes como el entrenador interino de los Nets de Brooklyn. Al día siguiente que despidieron a Jacque Vaughn, los Nets anunciaron el martes que Ollie tomará las riendas del equipo tras haber sido contratado como asistente previo …

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. Southern Jaguars (16-9, 10-2 SWAC) at Texas Southern Tigers (9-14, 7-5 SWAC) Houston; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Southern …

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. UConn Huskies (24-2, 14-1 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (19-7, 10-5 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn will try to earn …

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2023 RECORD AND FINISH: 15-9-10, 4th in the East, lost in the conference semifinals to FC Cincinnati. COACH: Jim Curtin. KEY PLAYERS: Alejandro Bedoya, James Blake. Julian Carranza. OUTLOOK: The Union have reached the conference semifinals in four of the last five seasons. They’ve made the playoffs for six straight seasons. Last year they were led by Daniel …