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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski is set to coach his final basketball game at Duke. That game comes Saturday against rival North Carolina. The 75-year-old Krzyzewski says he knows it will be an emotional experience and said he’ll have to spend time preparing

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Jordan Jefferson had a season-high 24 points as Arkansas-Little Rock edged past South Alabama 75-71 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney. Charles Manning Jr. led the Jaguars on Thursday with 26 points, tying his career high.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Salomon Rondon scored twice as Everton ended Boreham Wood’s surprising FA Cup run by beating the non-league team 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals. Boreham Wood had not conceded a goal in the competition this season until Rondon finally created the breakthrough for Everton in the 57th minute after meeting a cross

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse forward Benny Williams will miss the rest of his freshman season because of a lower-body injury. Williams was injured Monday night in an overtime loss at North Carolina. The school said Thursday that he’s expected to make a full recovery. The 6-foot-8 small forward from Bowie, Maryland, had a disappointing

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Betis needed a stoppage-time equalizer to hold Rayo Vallecano to a 1-1 draw and reach the Copa del Rey final for the first time in 17 years. The match appeared to be headed to extra time after Bebé scored for the visitors with a long-range

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL salary cap is going back up this year with a projection of $208.2 million per team. This comes after a decrease in 2021 from pandemic-related revenue drops. New Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah calls the process of managing the cap “a little

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Rick Pitino says he loves coaching at Iona and is committed to his players amid speculation he could be a candidate for the Maryland coaching job. Pitino said on Twitter that Maryland can be one of the nation’s best basketball programs and he hopes the Terrapins find the next Gary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals will be the Carolina Hurricanes’ opponent in the NHL’s outdoor Stadium Series game next season. The game is scheduled to take place Feb. 18, 2023 at NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. The league announced the rivalry matchup hours before the Hurricanes visit the Capitals in a

ZURICH (AP) — Ukraine has asked FIFA to postpone its World Cup qualifying playoff against Scotland in three weeks’ time, amid a shutdown in domestic soccer during the invasion by Russia. FIFA says a decision has yet to be made on whether to reschedule the game, which is set for March 24 in Glasgow. The

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy opened with a 7-under 65 on Thursday and had reason to expect a score like this at Bay Hill, not so much because of the course but rather the day of the week. Good starts have not been a problem for McIlroy at

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored all 17 of her points after halftime, Makayla Daniels had 13 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double and No. 8 seed Arkansas used an 9-0 run in overtime to beat ninth-seeded Missouri 61-52 in the second round of the SEC tournament. Arkansas advances to face

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Jalen Dalcourt registered 16 points as Louisiana-Lafayette narrowly beat Texas-Arlington 67-64 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney. David Azore led the Mavericks on Thursday with 23 points.

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has proposed a one-year stadium ban for the fan who racially insulted a Cádiz player in a Spanish league game this week. The government’s commission against racism, violence and intolerance in sports also proposed a 6,000-euro fine for the fan who made monkey gestures toward Cádiz defender Carlos Akapo