MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins claimed right-hander Daniel Duarte off waivers Friday from the Texas Rangers, who had acquired the reliever just last month in a cash trade with the Cincinnati Reds. The 27-year-old Duarte had a 3.69 ERA in 31 appearances with a .211 opponent batting average spanning five stints for the Reds last season. He also had …

MILAN (AP) — Almost 19 years after its last visit, Italy will return to the United States for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador next month. The Azzurri will face Venezuela for the first time on March 21 at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium — the home of Lionel Messi — before travelling to New York to play Ecuador three days …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For months, the underdog in the presidential primary refused to concede defeat. He fought hard in state after state, even as the front-runner amassed a delegate advantage that would be virtually impossible to overcome. The extended feud between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in 2016, which turned more bitter as time passed, left behind Democratic divisions …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Leave it to Dawn Staley to know before most everyone else about the biggest surprise in college basketball. South Carolina’s women’s coach got the inside scoop after talking with her counterpart, second-year coach Lamont Paris, when the men’s team returned from their August trip in the Bahamas. “We’re going to be good,” Paris told her flatly. …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Tennessee Volunteers (15-5, 5-2 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (15-5, 5-3 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Tennessee plays the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern coach Chris Collins was handed a $5,000 fine and public reprimand from the Big Ten on Friday for violating the league’s sportsmanship policy …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Troy Trojans (14-8, 8-2 Sun Belt) at Georgia State Panthers (9-12, 4-6 Sun Belt) Atlanta; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy visits the Georgia State Panthers after …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Pepperdine Waves (9-14, 2-6 WCC) at Portland Pilots (8-15, 2-6 WCC) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland takes on the Pepperdine Waves after Vukasin Masic …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-11, 3-7 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (14-7, 6-4 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NC State faces the Georgia …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 51 points hours after being selected to his first All-Star Game, helping the Philadelphia 76ers overcome star center Joel Embiid’s absence for a 127-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. After missing three games because of a sprained left ankle, Maxey topped his previous career high of 50 …