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MILAN (AP) — Substitute Simone Bastoni scored deep in stoppage time to help Empoli snatch a 3-2 win at Sassuolo on Saturday in a Serie A relegation fight and continue its positive run under Davide Nicola. Bastoni was brought on with 10 minutes remaining and headed in a rare — and important — goal in the fourth minute of time …

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. Texas A&M-Commerce Lions (10-17, 4-10 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (14-12, 9-4 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonels -7.5; over/under is 136 BOTTOM …

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 (19-8, 10-4 AAC) at South Florida Bulls (20-5, 13-1 AAC) Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kasean Pryor and the South Florida Bulls host …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An early mistake by Kris Letang put the Pittsburgh Penguins in the kind of hole they’ve struggled to dig out from at times during a wildly uneven season. Minutes later, the veteran defenseman atoned with a goal of his own. His team followed suit by playing the kind of hockey that will need to become commonplace if …

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The International Olympic Committee reiterated that the bobsled track for the Milan-Cortina Games has to be ready by March 2025 and that there will be no “compromise.” Italy is going ahead with a controversial, $90 million plan to rebuild the historic track in Cortina for the 2026 Winter Olympics, despite fierce opposition from the IOC. Aiming …

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. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Shamir Bogues scored 17 points to help Vermont defeat Albany 94-80 on Thursday night. Bogues had five rebounds and seven assists for the Catamounts …

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 Alabama Lions (13-15, 7-7 ASUN) at Bellarmine Knights (7-21, 3-10 ASUN) Louisville, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Alabama visits the Bellarmine Knights after Jacari …

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford has named University of North Carolina at Charlotte athletic administrator Scott Kull as its new athletic director. The school announced the hire Friday. Kull will start April 1. Kull is the deputy athletic director for external affairs and executive director of the athletics foundation at UNC Charlotte. He has also worked in athletic administration at …

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. FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Frankquon Sherman had 21 points in Kennesaw State’s 74-67 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night. Sherman also had 10 rebounds for …

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. Texas A&M-CC Islanders (16-10, 9-4 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (15-11, 9-4 Southland) Beaumont, Texas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC visits the Lamar Cardinals after Jordan …