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Stevens leads No. 24 Penn State over Indiana By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press January 30, 2020, 4:42 AM 4 min read STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A shaky offensive start won’t doom a team that can defend like Penn State has most of this season. It’s why Pat Chambers believes his No. 24 Nittany Lions have […]

Mitchell Marner set up the first two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept up their high-scoring ways on the road to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 January 30, 2020, 3:40 AM 3 min read DALLAS — Mitchell Marner set up the first two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept up their high-scoring ways

Lance Thomas scored a career-high 20 points and Memphis held off UCF 59-57 January 30, 2020, 2:39 AM 1 min read ORLANDO, Fla. — Lance Thomas scored a career-high 20 points and Memphis held off UCF 59-57 on Wednesday night. Thomas was 8-of-11 shooting, including four 3-pointers, two in the final 3-minutes, each giving the

Bickering over Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut 42 farm teams escalated with the exchange of acrimonious letters by the commissioner’s office and the governing body of the minor leagues By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer January 30, 2020, 1:34 AM 5 min read NEW YORK — Bickering over Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut

Michael Wright, a former University of Minnesota football star who led grocery wholesaler Supervalu for 20 years, has died January 30, 2020, 12:14 AM 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Wright, a former University of Minnesota star who led grocery wholesaler Supervalu Inc. for 20 years, has died. He was 81. Wright died Monday at

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers ended practice with a few somber, almost plaintive laughs. As they left the court, they all passed under the oversized 8 and 24 outlined in white on the black wall above the door to their locker room. Anthony Davis and several other Lakers paused and looked up

A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Dusty Baker has reached an agreement to be the manager of the Houston Astros By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer January 29, 2020, 10:28 PM 5 min read HOUSTON — Dusty Baker has reached an agreement to be the manager of the Houston

SAO PAULO — For little Kobe Bryant growing up in Italy, the player that amazed him as a child was a skinny and half bald Brazilian guard who often beat his father’s teams with long distance shots. Oscar Schmidt, one of basketball‘s all-time leading scorers with almost 50,000 points, played with Italian teams between 1982

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stopped short of saying the Rooney Rule is not working By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer January 29, 2020, 8:31 PM 3 min read MIAMI — Stopping short of saying the Rooney Rule is not working, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell noted Wednesday the league needs change to its minority hiring

All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant has lost his service-time grievance against the Chicago Cubs By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer January 29, 2020, 6:25 PM 3 min read CHICAGO — Kris Bryant has lost his service-time grievance against the Chicago Cubs, providing some clarity for the team and the All-Star third baseman with spring training