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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders finalized their coaching staff Thursday, hiring former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and several others. The moves fill out new coach Dan Quinn’s staff a day after general manager Adam Peters hired Lance Newmark to be assistant GM. Johnson, who was fired after one season in charge of the Eagles offense, takes …

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. KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Terrell Burden scored 28 points as Kennesaw State beat Jacksonville 66-61 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Burden was 9 of …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland-based African American Sports & Entertainment Group has reached out to the Athletics and their representation with an offer to acquire Alameda County’s 50% interest in the site where the Oakland Coliseum sits with the intent to develop — a share the A’s have already agreed to purchase. AASEG Land LLC wrote to A’s owner …

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 State Panthers (11-13, 5-7 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (22-3, 10-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: James Madison is looking to …

MADRID (AP) — There’s no end to Real Madrid’s injury woes this season. The same night coach Carlo Ancelotti apparently found a solution to the absence of Jude Bellingham — with Brahim Díaz playing well and being decisive as his substitute — Díaz himself became the latest Madrid player to go down with an injury. Díaz had to be replaced …

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. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 6-7 Big West) at Cal Poly Mustangs (4-21, 0-13 Big West) San Luis Obispo, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly plays …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean received a warm welcome as they returned to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their gold medal-winning Winter Olympic performance. Torvill and Dean skated together Wednesday evening at an event celebrating the legacy of the 1984 Olympics. The anniversary is “such a special occasion,” Torvill said. The …

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — El venezolano Luis Arraéz, dos veces campeón de bateo, perdió el miércoles su arbitraje salarial con los Marlins de Miami y vio frustrado el intento de ganar en dos años consecutivos. Arráez recibirá los 10,6 millones de dólares que ofreció Miami en lugar de los 12 millone que pidió. Keith Greenberg, Stephen Raymond y Richard …

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. UMass Minutemen (15-8, 6-5 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (17-6, 9-1 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spiders -4; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Richmond …

RAJKOT, India (AP) — After a tense 48 hours waiting to secure a visa, Rehan Ahmed was selected by England for the third cricket test against India starting Thursday. The 19-year-old legspinner was initially denied entry to India when England’s squad returned on Monday from a mid-series break in the United Arab Emirates. He only held a single-entrance electronic visa, …