AP National Sports

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — AJ Griffin scored 22 points, including consecutive 3—pointers during a late 12-0 run that helped No. 9 Duke escape Louisville 74-65. The Blue Devils led 24-8 after 10 minutes before Louisville eventually rallied to tie game at 60 on El Ellis’ 3-pointer with 8:28

INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Thompson made a layup with 1:06 left to give Butler the lead en route to a 56-53 win over Georgetown. Simas Lukosius had 13 points off the bench to lead the Bulldogs. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas with 16 points and six rebounds.

NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Cook made three foul shots with six seconds remaining to lift Tulane to a 67-66 win over Wichita State on Saturday. Jalen Cook scored 23 points to lead the Green Wave. Kevin Cross added 20 points. Tyson Etienne led the Shockers with 21 points.

DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon has marched on at the African Cup of Nations with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament host into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Toko Ekambi scored his goals in the space of seven minutes in the second half at the Japoma Stadium in

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — United States forward Timothy Weah was unable to travel to Canada for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier because he did not meet the vaccination requirements to cross the Canadian border. Weah was involved in the play that led to the winning goal in Thursday’s 1-0 victory over El

DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon has marched on at the African Cup of Nations with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament hosts into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Toko Ekambi scored his goals in the space of seven minutes in the second half at the Japoma Stadium in

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl stands to make more than $50 million under a new eight-year contract. Athletic director Allen Greene announced terms of the deal hours before the top-ranked Tigers faced Oklahoma at Auburn Arena. Greene and Pearl had announced an agreement on social media Friday without releasing terms. Pearl’s pay

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Anthony Muñoz and Ickey Woods are among alumni from the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals excited about the current team being one step from another Super Bowl. The 2021 Bengals have won two playoff games and go to Kansas City on Sunday for the AFC championship game. Woods

The pandemic continues to impact cross-country ski teams as they head to the Beijing Olympics, with a Norwegian skier replaced and a Swedish competitor testing positive upon arrival in China. The Norwegian women’s team replaced Anne Kjersti Kalvå with Ragnhild Haga after Kalvå tested positive for COVID-19. Swedish cross-country skier Leo Johansson was in quarantine

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay arrived in California five years ago, a pair of hot-shot young coaches with a shared history and similar offenses taking over struggling franchises. McVay has had more overall success with the Los Angeles Rams than Shanahan has had

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The Eritrea cycling team has been excluded from the Tour of Rwanda race because its members have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. Eritrea is the only one of the African Union’s 55 members states that’s yet to vaccinate any of its population. Rwanda Cycling Federation president

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy has moved within two shots of leader Justin Harding after three rounds at the Dubai Desert Classic as the Northern Irishman tries for a third win at the event. McIlroy shot a 3-under 69 to get to 10 under overall at the tournament he won in 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis entered on a wild card and were dubbed the Special Ks on their wild ride to the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open. A 7-5, 6-4 victory over Matt Ebden and Max Purcell meant the long-time friends became the first home-grown pairing to win the

By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It underlined an identity issue when Chris O’Neil’s name was incorrectly spelled on the scoreboards as the players warmed up for the 1978 Australian Open women’s singles final. An extra “l” was added to O’Neil’s family name on the two manually operated scoreboards at Kooyong, the

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ash Barty has won the Australian Open women’s final in straight sets against Danielle Collins to end a 44-year drought for Aussies at their home Grand Slam tournament. Barty won the first set with one service break but was down 5-1 in the second set