AP National Sports

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Walker Kessler had a triple-double with 12 blocked shots, 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Auburn bounced back from a loss with a 75-58 victory over Texas A&M. Kessler delivered the program’s third triple-double and his second of the season for the Tigers.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Adam Flagler had 20 points and 10th-ranked Baylor beat No. 20 Texas 80-63 after losing big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua to a gruesome left knee injury. Flagler made his first five shots and had 13 points in the first half when 21-4 Baylor went ahead

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chelsea has extended Europe’s domination of the Club World Cup by beating Palmeiras 2-1 after extra time to win the intercontinental title for the first time. Kai Havertz, the forward who scored Chelsea’s winner in last season’s Champions League final, proved the man for the big occasion again

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer THE PLAINS, Ohio (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has become a near-mythological figure in his tiny hometown of The Plains in southeastern Ohio. The 25-year-old star might belong to the masses as the Super Bowl nears but he has been a galvanizing force for good in the

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball negotiations lasted for an hour when Major League Baseball made a new proposal that lawyers for locked-out players thought had only minor movement. Major League Baseball eliminated the penalty of a third-round amateur draft pick for exceeding the luxury tax threshold. Management maintained its

PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Lille has snapped a two-game losing streak with a scrappy 1-0 win at Montpellier in the French league to move back into the race for the European spots. Lille struggled throughout against a spirited home side led by playmaker Teji Savanier, one of the league’s best players. Lille goalkeeper Leo

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua is out indefinitely after suffering a gruesome left knee injury in the 10th-ranked Bears’ game against Texas. Tchamwa Tchatchoua was going down the court after a missed shot by the Bears in the first half when his left leg turned awkwardly. He crumbled to the floor

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have added two linebacker coaches to Brian Daboll’s staff and made three other moves. New  York hired John Egorugwu to coach the inside linebackers and Drew Wilkins to handle the outside linebackers. The team also hired Christian Jones as an offensive assistant and Mark Loecher as

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sunday is a sports bonanza for NBC, which is airing the Super Bowl in addition to the Winter Olympics. It’s the first time those two events are happening at the same time, and the chance to air them both is part of the reason NBC switched

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has claimed just its second win since September in the English Premier League by beating Leeds 3-0 to move five points clear of the relegation zone. Goals from Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane and Anthony Gordon steered Everton to victory in its first home league game under Frank Lampard. The Toffees

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish leader Real Madrid has drawn at Villarreal 0-0 in a match that featured Gareth Bale playing his first minutes in more than five months. Madrid is four points clear of second-place Sevilla as the pace-setter continues to struggle with striker Karim Benzema injured and their

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas has rallied past a qualifier at the Rotterdam hard-court indoor tournament to reach his first final since the French Open last June. Tsitsipas ended Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka’s run by 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Tsitsipas was made to work for nearly two hours by the 137th-ranked Lehecka, who previously

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Promoted Bochum has stunned Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga with a 4-2 win over the Bavarian powerhouse. Bochum has prevented the league leader from going 12 points clear. Bochum even had to come from behind to do it after Robert Lewandowski’s opener for the visitors brought

LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen got the biggest cheer of the day at Brentford. The Denmark international was introduced to the team’s supporters on the field ahead of kickoff for the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. It came eight months to the day since his cardiac arrest at the European

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jacques Villeneuve will attempt to make the Daytona 500 through qualifying next week. The former Formula One champion and Indianapolis 500 winner failed to make the race in his only other attempt in 2008. Villeneuve returns this year to aid a startup European team that is eyeing a