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PARIS (AP) — Struggling Saint-Etienne’s season took an even worse turn as the top-tier team was knocked out of the French Cup 1-0 by amateur side Bergerac. Fourth-tier Bergerac reached the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time while six-time Cup winner Saint-Etienne returns to its relegation fight. Les Verts are last in the

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Forward Gyasi Zardes, defender Miles Robinson and midfielder Brenden Aaronson were inserted into the starting lineup for the United States’ World Cup qualifier at Canada. Coach Gregg Berhalter moved defender Walker Zimmerman and forward Jesús Ferreira to the bench. Midfielder Tim Weah did not make the

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Johnny Davis had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and took over the game in the final minutes as No. 11 Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 66-60 on Sunday afternoon. Wisconsin (17-3, 8-2 Big Ten) earned its ninth win in its last 10 games to tie

WASHINGTON — James Bishop had 25 points as George Washington topped Fordham 64-55. Darius Quisenberry led the Rams with 15 points.

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Fakhar Zaman’s first century in cricket’s Pakistan Super League propelled Lahore Qalandars to a six-wicket win over Karachi Kings. Opener Fakhar made 106 off 60 balls and anchored Lahore to 174-4 with four balls to spare as Karachi had its third straight loss. The toss again didn’t go in favor of

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Helio Castroneves scored his third crown jewel victory in a calendar year when he closed out the Rolex 24 at Daytona to give team owner Michael Shank his second win in North America’s most prestigious sports car race. Castroneves won the race last

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The African soccer confederation has lifted a temporary suspension on games at the main stadium at the African Cup of Nations tournament and will allow the stadium to host a semifinal and the Feb. 6 final. The stadium was stripped of a quarterfinal at Africa’s top soccer tournament after a crush

MILAN (AP) — Sofia Goggia’s recovery is on track but the Italian will likely have to wait until the end of the week to know whether she’ll be able to defend her Olympic downhill title. The Italian ski federation says that a check-up has showed signs of improvement to Goggia’s left knee. The 29-year-old crashed

The Associated Press Japan, South Korea, China and the Philippines advanced to the semifinals of the Women’s Asian Cup and in doing so also booked their spots at the 2023 World Cup. The continental tournament in India doubles up as Asia’s qualification for next year’s World Cup with five berths on offer. Australia was already

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dean Noll registered 16 points and seven rebounds and Kobe Dickson’s putback with 0.1 seconds left gave Cornell a 74-72 win over Brown. Dickson, a senior captain, tried to score under the basket off an inbounds pass from Dean Noll but had it blocked as Jaylan Gainey and Tamenang Choh surrounded him.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrann Mathieu cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol and the Chiefs removed his injury designation about three hours before kickoff, clearing the way for the Pro Bowl safety to play against the Bengals on Sunday in the AFC championship game. Mathieu lasted only seven plays

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Pegasus World Cup will continue. It may even expand. Planning is underway for the next Pegasus, now that the day headlined by Gulfstream Park playing host to one of the biggest-money races in North America is complete for another year. One idea on

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United player Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault after a woman posted visual and audio allegations on social media of an incident. United said the 20-year-old forward “will not return to training or play matches until further notice.” The police did not name Greenwood but

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark continues to score almost at will and present major problems for coaches tasked with finding a way to defend her. Clark leads the nation with better than 25 points per game after ranking first in scoring as a freshman with more than 26 a

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored the equalizer and created the winner to inspire Egypt’s comeback to beat Morocco 2-1 after extra time and reach the African Cup semifinals. Egypt fell behind to an early penalty won by Achraf Hakimi and converted by Sofiane Boufal in the sixth minute. Salah reacted to knock in

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Jeremy Colliton has been elevated to head coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Beijing Olympics after Claude Julien was sidelined by an injury. Hockey Canada says Julien slipped on ice and fractured his ribs during training camp in Switzerland, and medical staff determined he won’t be able to fly

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool has signed Luis Diaz from Porto to strengthen its attacking options on the penultimate day of the January transfer window. The 25-year-old Colombia international is yet to be granted a British work permit to complete the transfer that will see Porto receive 45 million euros ($50 million) and potentially 15