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MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league will take action against the young fan who appeared to touch the backside of a Sevilla player during a game. The league said on Tuesday it identified the fan with the help of authorities and will denounce him to local prosecutors. The league will also denounce alleged racist insults against Sevilla player Yasser En-Nesyri …

DENVER (AP) — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the odds-on favorite at the midway mark of the season, before the announcement that he would need surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid had surgery …

GINEBRA (AP) — La exnúmero uno del mundo Simona Halep acudirá a la máxima corte del deporte el miércoles para impugnar su suspensión de cuatro años por un caso de dopaje. El Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo indicó el martes que Halep tiene intención de asistir en persona cuando inicie la apelación y que está programada a puerta cerrada en los …

ATLANTA (AP) — Kawhi Leonard embocó 36 puntos, incluidos 11 en el cuarto periodo, y los Clippers de Los Ángeles terminaron una larga gira con una vistosa victoria por 149-144 sobre los Hawks de Atlanta el lunes por la noche. James Harden aportó 30 unidades y 10 asistencias y Paul George anotó 18 por Los Angeles. Trae Young, el jugador …

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. ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Caleb McCarty had 15 points in South Carolina State’s 77-65 win over Coppin State on Monday night. McCarty also had six rebounds and three …

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. High Point Panthers (20-4, 9-0 Big South) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (15-9, 7-2 Big South) Asheville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville hosts the …

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. SMU Mustangs (15-7, 6-3 AAC) at Rice Owls (9-13, 3-6 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts the SMU Mustangs after Mekhi Mason scored 30 …

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. Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-12, 2-7 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (19-3, 6-3 Big 12) Houston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -20; over/under is 129 BOTTOM …

GANDIA, Spain (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk says he doesn’t judge Tyson Fury for sustaining a cut while sparring which forced their heavyweight boxing unification fight to be postponed. The fight was delayed from Feb. 17 to May 18, still in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after Fury needed stitches for the cut. “I don’t judge anyone, no one at all. It happens, …

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. UTSA Roadrunners (8-14, 2-7 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (9-13, 1-8 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Christian Tucker and the UTSA Roadrunners visit Colby …