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CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — A new-look France overpowered winless Wales and posted a pride-restoring 45-24 record score in Cardiff in the Six Nations on Sunday. The teams kicked off with only one win between them in six matches, and the difference in the end was the power and experience of France, particularly its bench, as it dominated the last 35 …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quinn Hughes, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Conor Garland each scored as the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks maintained their stranglehold on the Pacific Division while handing the struggling Vegas Golden Knights a 3-1 loss Thursday night. Canucks center Elias Pettersson got his 400th career point with a first-period assist. He’s the second-fastest player in franchise history to …

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. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Nate Pickens’ 20 points helped UC Riverside defeat CSU Fullerton 84-74 on Thursday. Pickens also added five rebounds and four steals for the Highlanders …

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. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Seton Hall finally found a way to beat Villanova and may have punched a ticket to the NCAA tournament in the process. Kadary Richmond …

MANCHESTER, Inglaterra (AP) — Disfruten mientras dure. La rivalidad más perdurable — y picante — de la Liga Premier en años recientes terminará esta temporada cuando Jürgen Klopp deje de ser el técnico de Liverpool y posiblemente le hará las cosas más fáciles al Manchester City y Pep Guardiola. Mikel Arteta puede que tenga algo que decir al respecto, pero …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics return to Las Vegas this weekend for exhibition games against Milwaukee, their first appearance since announcing the relocation to what the team envisions as its future home city. The games at Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the franchise’s Triple-A Aviators, feature an A’s team planning a new regular-season ballpark on the Strip it …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Christchurch-based Crusaders have summoned international backup as they attempt to stem an early season losing streak in Super Rugby Pacific before returning to the site of one of their most historic defeats. The Crusaders have started the season with back-to-back losses for the first time in a decade, going down to the Chiefs in …

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. AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jalin Billingsley scored 14 points and made a dunk with 1.9 seconds left to give Eastern Michigan a 61-60 victory over Akron on Tuesday …

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. Adv09 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Mar. 11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPN — Southern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Asheville, N.C. ESPN2 — …

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. OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Cochran had 22 points in Toledo’s 97-63 win over Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday night. Cochran also contributed five rebounds for the Rockets (19-11, …