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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. FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Jalen Leach’s 22 points helped Fairfield defeat Rider 84-67 on Thursday night. Leach added seven rebounds and five assists for the Stags (14-9, 8-4 …

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich is set to welcome back three players to its squad to play at title rival Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday, but goalkeeper Manuel Neuer remains an injury doubt. Bayern is two points behind league leader Leverkusen, which is unbeaten in 30 games in all competitions this season. This game is “the moment to …

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — As long as they still have each other, they’re still going to go to every Super Bowl. That’s the sentiment shared by three friends who say they are the final fans who can claim membership in the exclusive “never missed a Super Bowl” club. And they’re back again for number 58 — Super Bowl 58 — …

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. North Carolina Tar Heels (18-5, 10-2 ACC) at Miami Hurricanes (15-8, 6-6 ACC) Coral Gables, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 North Carolina visits the …

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins rookie Matthew Poitras had season-ending surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday, the team said. General manager Don Sweeney said the team’s medical staff recommended the procedure rather than have Poitras continue to play with an unstable shoulder and risk further damage. Team doctor Peter Asnis said the procedure was a success. Poitras is expected …

DETROIT (AP) — The New York Knicks picked up some needed scoring punch Thursday, acquiring Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic from the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks sent Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two second-round picks to the Pistons in the deal before the NBA’s trade deadline. The Knicks are playing without their entire starting frontcourt of …

PARIS (AP) — Denmark and Sweden will bid to host the 2029 Women’s European Championship, the two federations said Thursday. They are no longer with their Nordic neighbors Norway and Finland after their four-nation bid for the 2025 edition lost out to Switzerland in a final round of voting by UEFA’s executive committee last year. The tournament of 16 teams …

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. San Francisco Dons (18-6, 7-2 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (9-15, 2-7 WCC) Malibu, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dons -9.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Con un gol de Erick Sánchez en la segunda parte, el Pachuca derrotó 3-2 al León el miércoles y se convirtió en el nuevo líder del torneo Clausura de México. Alan Bautista anotó a los 12 minutos, el marroquí Oussama Idrissi amplió a los 60 y Sánchez hizo el tercer tanto de los Tuzos a …

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. Little Rock Trojans (13-11, 7-4 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (15-8, 8-2 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leathernecks -1; over/under is 141 BOTTOM …