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Jon Dahl Tomasson hired as first foreign-born coach of Sweden

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former Denmark striker Jon Dahl Tomasson was hired as the first foreign-born coach of Sweden on Monday. The 47-year-old Tomasson, who recently left his role as manager of second-tier English team Blackburn, will begin his new job on Friday. He is replacing Janne Andersson, whose seven-year spell in charge of Sweden ended in November after the team …

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Blue Jackets win 4-2, snap Rangers’ win streak at 10 game

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 victory over New York on Sunday night, snapping the Rangers’ franchise record-tying 10-game win streak. Dmitri Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko each had a goal and an assist, Ivan Provorov also scored, and Johnny Gaudreau had two assists …

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Paul George sits out for Clippers against Kings with left knee soreness

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George sat out the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. He missed his fourth game of the season with left knee soreness. George is averaging 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Norman Powell was set to make his first start of the season in George’s place. Powell was initially …

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No. 16 Dayton plays Davidson following Holmes’ 26-point performance

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. Davidson Wildcats (15-12, 5-9 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (21-5, 11-3 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Dayton takes on the Davidson Wildcats after …

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US midfielder Weston McKennie likely to miss national team games with dislocated shoulder

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie will likely miss the CONCACAF Nations League finals at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium next month after dislocating his left shoulder. McKennie was injured while playing for Juventus on Sunday. He assisted on two goals for the first time in the Italian league before exiting the 3-2 win over Frosinone three minutes from time …

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Kyle Connor scores 2nd goal of night in OT to lifts Jets past Coyotes, 4-3

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored his second goal of the game on a 3-on-1 break in overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over Arizona on Sunday night, extending the Coyotes’ losing streak to 12 games. Connor scored from the right side after two Arizona’s Nick Schmaltz and Sean Durzi collided and fell in the other …

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West scores 18 to help Western Illinois down Southern Indiana 82-76

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. MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Jesiah West scored 18 points as Western Illinois beat Southern Indiana 82-76 on Saturday night. West added nine rebounds for the Leathernecks (18-11, 11-5 …

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