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CHORLEY, England (AP) — Chorley could be the next soccer club from the English non-leagues to be given a sprinkle of celebrity stardust. The sixth-tier team from northwest England said it is in “ongoing discussions” with Boyzone in hopes of the 1990s Irish boy band fronted by Ronan Keating becoming “the face of the football club.” Chorley said that members …

BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 31 points, Derrick White scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Celtics improved to 24-3 at home and won their seventh straight over the Hawks. Al …

Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is leaving Charlotte for one of the NBA’s best surprise stories this season in Oklahoma City. Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San Antonio, and now, the Spurs have traded him back to the Pacers. None of those shooters were making playoff plans …

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. Manhattan Jaspers (5-15, 2-9 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -9.5; over/under is 141.5 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. Portland State Vikings (14-9, 5-5 Big Sky) at Weber State Wildcats (14-9, 5-5 Big Sky) Ogden, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -9; over/under is …

HAMILTON, Canadá (AP) — Cade Cowell firmó un doblete el miércoles y Chivas derrotó 3-1 al Forge FC de Canadá para poner un pie en los octavos de final de la Copa de Campeones de la CONCACAF. Cowell, en su primera temporada con el Guadalajara, marcó sus tantos a los 26 y 62 minutos, mientras que Ricardo Marín añadió una …

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: …

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, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Bell scored a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, Quadir Copeland was credited with a basket after a goaltending call with 3.8 …

FILADELFIA (AP) — El cronograma para el regreso de Joel Embiid tras someterse a una cirugía de rodilla es incierto. Tampoco está clara la disponibilidad del pívot de los 76ers de Filadelfia para jugar este verano con la selección olímpica estadounidense. El entrenador estadounidense Steve Kerr intercambió esta semana una serie de mensajes de texto con Embiid, principalmente para desearle …