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TOKYO (AP) — Junya Ito has been removed from Japan’s squad at the Asian Cup by the Japanese Football Association in the midst of sexual assault allegations that he has denied, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported Friday. Japan is the favorite to win the Asian Cup being played in Qatar and will face Iran in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Ito, …

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. George Mason Patriots (15-6, 4-4 A-10) at UMass Minutemen (13-7, 4-4 A-10) Amherst, Massachusetts; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Keyshawn Hall and the George Mason Patriots visit …

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. Belmont Bruins (12-10, 5-6 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (13-9, 5-6 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State faces the Belmont Bruins after Donovan …

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. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-8, 3-5 AAC) at Florida Atlantic Owls (17-4, 7-1 AAC) Boca Raton, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Florida Atlantic plays 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. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Davon Barnes scored 21 points and Lamar Wilkerson had a go-ahead layup with 17 seconds left to rally Sam Houston to a 79-77 …

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay has spent about as much time on the phone as the golf course this week as a PGA Tour board member trying to nail down a deal for a $3 billion investment. It didn’t seem to affect his day job at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. On a surprising day of weather when …

The AP Top 25 women’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. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 17 points, Cotie McMahon had 15 and Eboni Walker 11 as No. 8 Ohio State won its eighth straight game, 87-49 …

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. Syracuse Orange (14-7, 5-5 ACC) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-7, 5-4 ACC) Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest plays the Syracuse Orange …

The AP Top 25 women’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. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kiki Jefferson had 21 points and Nyla Harris totaled 18 points and 14 rebounds to guide No. 16 Louisville to an 81-69 victory over …

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. UT Martin Skyhawks (13-9, 6-3 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (13-9, 6-3 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin visits the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars after Jordan …