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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Pep Guardiola’s biggest challenge now might be convincing his Manchester City players the English Premier League title race is not over. City beat nearest rival Chelsea 1-0 on Kevin De Bruyne’s goal and holds a 13-point lead. Guardiola says “my job is to take it out from the brain

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 14 points, Mark Smith made a key 3-pointer with just over a minute left, and Kansas State ended a four-game losing streak, beating No. 19 Texas Tech 62-51. Smith finished with 12 points and Mike McGuirl had 10 for the Wildcats, who failed

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Greg Elliott made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.8 seconds left and Marquette withstood a long second-half drought to beat No. 20 Seton Hall 73-72 for its fourth straight victory. The game was tied at 72-all when Elliott leaned forward and drew a foul on Seton

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Young had 18 points and eight rebounds, helping Northwestern hold on to beat No. 10 Michigan State 64-62 for its first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years. The Wildcats won after Michigan State’s Malik Hall missed a 3-pointer

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Caroline Ducharme scored 20 points, Christyn Williams added 19 and No. 10 UConn routed Xavier 78-41 on Saturday to win its 165th straight conference game. Olivia Nelson-Ododa also filled up the stat sheet for UConn (9-3, 4-0 Big East), scoring 11 points, blocking eight

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Ciro Immobile has scored two goals and had a hand in another as Lazio won at last-placed Salernitana 3-0 in Serie A. Immobile scored his two within three minutes to get Lazio off to the perfect start. Manuel Lazzari added a third in the second half. Lazio

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Shaun White finished third at the Laax Open in Switzerland, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing. White did not try his toughest combination of tricks in Saturday’s final,

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne’s French league campaign has taken a turn for the worse after conceding deep in injury time and losing at home to Lens 2-1. Rock-bottom Saint-Etienne has won only two games and lost 12, leaving it four points behind 19th-placed Metz. Captain Seko Fofana curled the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Tottenham has called for “clarity and consistency” from the Premier League after Arsenal’s request to call off the north London derby because of a lack of senior players available was granted on Saturday. The decision was reached because Arsenal has fewer than the required number of players available because

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Adama Traore has scored his first goal of the season and Wolverhampton has survived a late rally to beat Southampton 3-1 in the English Premier League. Raul Jimenez converted a penalty in the 37th minute and captain Conor Coady headed home in the 59th before a nervy finish at Molineux Stadium.

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Joao Pedro snatched a victory from Newcastle’s grasp by scoring in the 88th minute to earn Watford a 1-1 draw in an English Premier League game between relegation rivals. The Portuguese forward’s header stunned the locals among a crowd of 52,223 at St James’ Park and kept Watford a place above

By JOCELYN GECKER and JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press To his critics, Novak Djokovic has been cavalier and reckless in the face of a deadly pandemic. But students of the tennis star’s game note that bending reality has been a secret to his success, until now. The saga playing out in Australia over Djokovic’s refusal to

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Arsenal’s request to call off its north London derby match against Tottenham because of a lack of senior players available has been granted by the Premier League. Arsenal says “we know how much this match means to our fans around the world.” The postponement of Sunday’s match will cause