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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Don’t judge Jabari Smith by his most recent game. The 6-foot-10 freshman missed 13 of 15 shots in No. 1 Auburn’s one-point victory at Missouri on Tuesday night, but it was clearly just an off night for one of college basketball’s top newcomers. Smith finished with five points, 10

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have won six straight AFC West titles, something never before accomplished, and will be hosting a record fourth consecutive conference championship game when Cincinnati visits Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. They’ve been to the past two Super Bowls. Won a championship.

DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Mohamed Salah has scored the decisive penalty as Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 in a shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations. Salah sent his spot kick into the bottom right corner and then ran off and jumped on the back of Egypt substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Abou

PARIS (AP) — Formula One says preseason testing will begin in Spain next month followed by a session in Bahrain in early March The oft-used Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the outskirts Barcelona will host the first test from Feb. 22-25. The second test will be held in Bahrain from March 10-12 ahead of the season-opening

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee has approved a proposal from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from competing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. All 11 Republicans on the House State Affairs voted in favor of the bill. The

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry is replacing Joey Bosa of the Los Angeles Chargers at the Pro Bowl because of an injury. The Titans announced the change Wednesday. This will be Landry’s first Pro Bowl appearance with the fourth-year linebacker coming off the best season of his career. Landry led the

By The Associated Press American defender DeAndre Yedlin has terminated his contract with Turkish soccer club Galatasaray after one year. The team said the decision was by mutual consent. Yedlin was due to report to the U.S. national team in Columbus, Ohio, ahead of its World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Thursday. He had

LONDON (AP) — Anthony Joshua’s promoter says the British heavyweight has received an offer to pull out of his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk to allow the Ukrainian to fight Tyson Fury for the title of undisputed world champion. Eddie Hearn says it might make sense “from a development point of view” for Joshua to agree

OSLO (AP) — Two members of Norway’s women’s cross-country team and a U.S. bobsledder have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics. Heidi Weng and Anne Kjersti Kalvå contracted COVID-19 at a training camp in the Italian Alpine resort of Seiser Alm and are now isolating. Norwegian cross-country manager Espen Bjervig

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — According to a person with knowledge of the process, the Minnesota Vikings have hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Vikings had not yet announced the decision. The team is taking an

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Two German soccer coaches have been suspended from working in the sport after it was ruled they used fake coronavirus vaccination records. A disciplinary panel at the German soccer federation ruled former Werder Bremen head coach Markus Anfang and his assistant Florian Junge had obtained fake passes last year identifying them

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini has dismissed suggestions that recalling forward Mario Balotelli to the Italy squad after a three-year absence smacks of desperation. Balotelli made the last of his 36 international appearances in 2018. Mancini recalled him on Monday for a three-day training camp this week. Italy won the European Championship

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has linked his plan for biennial World Cups to giving more hope to Africans who risk their lives crossing the sea to Europe. Infantino’s comments were in a speech to European lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. He says soccer is being increasingly dominated

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — The LPGA Tour has a new title sponsor for its developmental tour and a bold commitment. Epson America is raising prize money to a minimum of $200,000. The newly named Epson Tour also will award $10,000 to each of the leading 10 players who graduate to the big leagues. That’s