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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney won’t let all the changes on the Tigers ruin his excitement to get back on the field. Swinney and Clemson started spring drills this week with new faces and new leaders. The Tigers have added three new assistants and changed offensive

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian cricket great Shane Warne has died. He was 52. Warne was considered to be the greatest bowler in cricket history and helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999. He was also part of five Ashes-winning teams during his career. Fox Sports television quoted

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin made Chucky Hepburn the first true freshman to start a season opener for the Badgers since Devin Harris in 2001-02. Hepburn has Hepburn has rewarded the Badgers’ faith in him many times over. Hepburn delivered one of the biggest shots in recent program history

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan Gainey had 20 points as South Carolina Upstate defeated Charleston Southern 72-62 in the Big South Conference Tourney quarterfinals. Claudell Harris Jr. led the Buccaneers on Friday with 15 points.

ST. LOUIS — Lucas Williamson had 13 points as Loyola Chicago beat Bradley 66-50 in the Missouri Valley Conference tourney quarterfinals. Terry Roberts led the Braves on Friday with 17 points.

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ryan Brehm closed birdie-eagle for a 5-under 67 and the second-round lead Friday in the Puerto Rico Open. Brehm birdied the par-4 17th and made a 30-footer for eagle on the par-5 18th to get to 11-under 133 at Grand Reserve. Max McGreevy, Satoshi Kodaira and Michael Kim were

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alina Bushma played for Drexel in this weekend’s Collegiate Squash Championships. She’s thinking of her family in Ukraine. Her parents and two grandparents have remained in Kyiv since the Russian invasion. Her mother is part of a volunteer effort for the troops. The 21-year-old Bushma scored

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation’s board of directors has adopted a resolution to ban discriminatory chants at all soccer matches sanctioned by the American soccer governing body. The resolution says the federation should adopt a zero-tolerance policy on discriminatory chants and adopt FIFA’s three-step protocol, which calls for the match to be stopped

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Many NFL draft prospects have long skipped the 40-yard dash at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. This year they’re skipping the bench press. After organizers moved the weightlifting test of 225 pounds from the day before workouts to the day of, many players are opting to do everything but lift. Organizers say

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sevilla has slipped again in its chase of Spanish league leader Real Madrid after being held to scoreless draw at struggling Alavés. Madrid can open up an eight-point gap over second-placed Sevilla if it beats Real Sociedad at home on Saturday. Only some good goalkeeping by

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken Norton Jr. has returned to UCLA as inside linebackers coach. Norton was fired by the Seattle Seahawks in January after four seasons as Pete Carroll’s defensive coordinator. Norton previously had been the Oakland Raiders’ defensive coordinator for three years before reuniting with Carroll, his boss at Southern California from 2004

PARIS (AP) — Midfielder Romain Faivre has scored twice and Lyon has won at struggling Lorient 4-1 to move up to sixth place in the French league. Forwards Moussa Dembele and Karl Toko Ekambi set each other up on the other goals as Lyon moved two points behind Rennes in fourth spot. Fourth guarantees automatic

MILAN (AP) — Lautaro Martínez has scored a hat trick as Inter Milan ended its goal drought in spectacular style by beating Salernitana 5-0 to move to the top of Serie A. Edin Džeko also scored twice and Inter will remain top of Serie A for 48 hours at least. The defending champion moved a

ATLANTA (AP) — Thirty-nine players on the American women’s team endorsed Cindy Parlow Cone for a full four-year term as U.S. Soccer Federation president, a decision that followed the settlement of six years of litigation between the players and the governing body. Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, among the leaders of the lawsuit, gave their

NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle’s Bernie Martinez was suspended for 80 games, and the Mariners’ Luis Baez and San Francisco’s Sonny Vargas were banned for 60 games each following positive tests for performance-enhancing substances under the minor league drug program. All three are pitchers. Martinez, with High-A Everett, tested positive for LGD-4033, a selective androgen

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Players ejected for targeting in the second half of a college football game could be eligible to play the following game after an appeal through the conference office next season. The NCAA rules committee made that recommendation, which still needs approval from the playing rules oversight panel.