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Austria's Matthias Mayer arrives at the finish area during an alpine ski, men's World Cup combined in Wengen, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca)
January 17, 2020 - 9:08 am

Mayer edges Pinturault to win World Cup combined event

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Matthias Mayer scored a rare win for a downhill specialist in a World Cup combined race on Friday. Getting first use of the slalom course as leader after the morning downhill, the 2014 Olympic downhill champion from Austria put down a solid run to set a target no one...
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January 17, 2020 - 9:02 am

Update on the latest sports

NHL-SCHEDULE Ovechkin scores three for Caps in win over Devils UNDATED (AP) — Alex Ovechkin took a stick to the face and put three pucks in the net for a hat trick to lead the Washington Capitals past the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night. Ovechkin reached 31 goals this season with his 25th...
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January 17, 2020 - 6:55 am

Former NBA player to plead not guilty to human trafficking

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A grand jury has brought charges in a sex trafficking case against former NBA player and one-time University of Alabama basketball standout Jim Farmer, who was caught up in an undercover law enforcement sting last October. Farmer, 55, of Franklin, Tennessee, was arrested...
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In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 photo Bayern Munich fans gather for a panel discussion on the club’s sponsorship links with Qatar and its lack of response to alleged human rights abuses in the country at the EineWeltHaus (One World House) in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Ciaran Fahey)
January 17, 2020 - 6:37 am

Bayern Munich fans accuse club of turning blind eye to Qatar

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich fans fed up with the club’s longstanding links with Qatar are taking a stand against the club's lack of action in response to allegations of human rights abuses in the country. Around 150 fans packed into a room in Munich’s EineWeltHaus (One World House) on Thursday to...
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January 17, 2020 - 5:54 am

Rybakina, Zhang advance to Hobart International final

HOBART, Australia (AP) — Elena Rybakina twice received on-court treatment late in the third set Friday and still beat British qualifier Heather Watson 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Hobart International. The 20-year-old Rybakina said she pulled a muscle. "It happened to me for the first...
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January 17, 2020 - 5:45 am

Ovechkin hat trick...MLB’s first female coach...Bucks extend winning streak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin took a stick to the face and put three pucks in the net for a hat trick to lead the Washington Capitals past the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night. Ovechkin reached 31 goals this season with his 25th career hat trick. He has scored five in his past two games to...
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Kentucky forward Nick Richards (4) looks for a shot as South Carolina's Maik Kotsar, left, and Justin Minaya defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
January 17, 2020 - 4:00 am

Weekend schedule should sort out SEC's second-place logjam

Here are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball competition this weekend. GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 10 Kentucky (12-4, 3-1 SEC) at Arkansas (14-2, 3-1): The SEC standings will sort themselves out a bit Saturday with a pair of games featuring the four teams tied for second place...
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Helmets for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans are displayed during a news conference for this weeks NFL conference championship football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
January 17, 2020 - 3:58 am

Tom Brady most dominant player in AFC championship history

Tom Brady has been synonymous with the AFC championship for the last two decades. Thirteen times he played for the Lamar Hunt Trophy and nine times he won it, besting MVP Patrick Mahomes in overtime, upending Blake Bortles in a classic comeback, denying Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers trips to the...
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January 17, 2020 - 3:39 am

Thursday Sports in Brief

MLB NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltrán is out as manager of the New York Mets before managing even a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball. The Mets announced the decision Thursday in a news release, saying Beltrán and the...
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January 17, 2020 - 3:18 am

Hawaii 65, Cal Poly 61

CAL POLY (4-13) Ballard 0-0 0-0 9, Colvin 0-0 0-0 6, J.Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jaakkola 0-0 0-0 2, Rogers 0-0 0-0 18. Totals 0-0 0-0 35. HAWAII (11-6) Stansberry 5-14 4-4 17, Buggs 2-9 0-0 4, Raimo 2-14 7-8 11, da Silva 3-5 2-4 8, Avea 3-8 2-3 9, Webster 3-8 2-2 9, Carper 3-4 0-0 6, Hemsley 0-2 1-3 1,...
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