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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Teofimo Lopez Jr. unanimously outpointed Jamaine Ortiz to retain the WBO junior welterweight title Thursday night, just days before Super Bowl at nearby Allegiant Stadium. Judge Steve Weisfeld scored the fight 117-111, while Tim Cheathem and David Sutherland both had it 115-113, an announcement met by a roar of boos from an announced crowd of 6,206 …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes four years ago when the teams last met in the Super Bowl. The Niners held a 10-point lead and had possession with less than 10 minutes to play before everything fell apart on both offense and defense, leading to a 31-20 …

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. BALTIMORE (AP) — Max Brooks’ 31 points led UMass Lowell past UMBC 93-80 on Thursday night. Brooks added 19 rebounds and three blocks for the River Hawks (16-6, …

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. UCLA Bruins (12-11, 7-5 Pac-12) at California Golden Bears (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12) Berkeley, California; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal faces the UCLA Bruins after Jaylon Tyson …

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. Milwaukee Panthers (12-12, 7-6 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (9-15, 5-8 Horizon League) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee faces the Robert Morris …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Placed former New York Mets Manager Billy Eppler on the ineligible list for direct violation of MLB’s rules: improper use of Injured List placements, including the deliberate fabrication of injuries; and the associated submission of documentation for the purposes of securing multiple improper Injured List placements during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Suspended free …

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. SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Davion Sykes had 17 points in Texas State’s 63-56 win over Appalachian State on Wednesday night. Sykes added 11 rebounds for the Bobcats …

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets traded starting point guard Spencer Dinwiddie on Thursday to the Toronto Raptors, who are waiving him. The Nets acquired Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young from Toronto, though they waived Young to complete a three-team trade later Thursday with Phoenix and Memphis. Dinwiddie was in his second stint with the Nets, having been acquired …

PARIS (AP) — Draw made Thursday for the group stage of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League: League A Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland. Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel. Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia. League B Group B1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia. Group B2: England, Finland, Ireland, Greece. Group B3: Austria, …

HENDERSON, Nevada, EE.UU. (AP) — Los logros de Trent Williams ya lo hacen merecedor de una carrera de Salón de la Fama con 11 selecciones al Pro Bowl, tres al primer equipo All-Pro y un reconocimiento casi universal como el mejor tackle izquierdo de su generación. Todo lo que le faltaba a la estrella de los 49ers de San Francisco …