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LONDON — Still to clear up the ambiguity over last weekend’s absence from the Chelsea team, Diego Costa did his talking on the pitch on Sunday. Costa marked his return to the side for his 100th Chelsea appearance by scoring the opener in a 2-0 victory over Hull that sent the Premier League leaders eight

TAMPA, Fla. — Myisha Hines-Allen scored 27 points and added 12 rebounds as No. 9 Louisville beat No. 23 South Florida 66-52 on Sunday. Asia Durr had 13 points for Louisville (18-4). The Cardinals got limited playing time from starters Briahanna Jackson (23 minutes, five points) and Cortnee Walton (16 minutes, two points) due to

NEW YORK — Madonna is defending her fiery, expletive-laden speech at the women’s march, saying her words were “taken wildly out of context.” The singer said at the Washington, D.C., march Saturday that she had at times been angry after the election and had thought “an awful lot about blowing up the White House.” In

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Scottie Lindsey said the fact that Northwestern won in Columbus for the first time in 40 years on Sunday was not a huge deal to him. What is huge is another important Big Ten win for the Wildcats, who are pushing for an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in school

VALPARAISO, Ind. — The Valparaiso Police Department has started using two drones equipped with cameras as investigative tools. Officer Phil Rochon tells The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2j4kZCq ) says one of the drones has a thermal-imaging camera that can help locate people or even some items that might be discarded by a fleeing suspect. Police

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Brenda Barnes, whose decision to leave the top job at Pepsi-Cola set off a national debate about mothers in the workforce, has died at age 63. Erin Barnes says her mother died in Naperville, Illinois, on Tuesday from complications of a stroke. In 1997, the elder Barnes left her job as CEO

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Quarterback J.T. Barrett said coaching changes were needed at Ohio State and getting new offensive coordinators played into his decision to return for his final year of eligibility. During the Ohio State basketball game on Sunday, Barrett accepted the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the Big Ten’s best player. He said

NEW YORK — Emmy-award winning actor and writer Keegan-Michael Key will host the “NFL Honors” show on Saturday, Feb. 4, when The Associated Press individual awards will be announced. Country star Luke Bryan will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl the next day in Houston. Bryan is a two-time Academy of Country Music

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on winter storms in California (all times local): 2:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has expanded flash-flood warnings across Southern California as a storm dumps rain at a rate of nearly three-quarters of an inch per hour. Traffic has been diverted off Interstate 110 south of downtown Los Angeles Sunday

The Latest on the NFL conference championship games (all times Eastern): 7:15 p.m. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are off to a fast start against the Steelers. The Patriots have taken a 10-0 lead following a 16-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Chris Hogan. Hogan caught four passes in all on the drive

DETROIT — Henrik Lundqvist had little time to react to Henrik Zetterberg’s shot from point-blank range in the third period. The puck hit the New York goalie in the helmet and bounced away. “Those shots hurt in practice,” Lundqvist said. “But when you make a save like that in a scoreless game, it’s a great

RICHMOND, Va. — Marquise Moore scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 12th double-double this season, Jalen Jenkins added 16 points, and George Mason pulled ahead early to beat Richmond 82-77 on Sunday. Otis Livingston II scored 11, Jaire Grayer added nine with a career-high 12 boards, and the Patriots (13-6, 3-3 Atlantic

ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita has canceled Sunday’s eight-race card because of safety concerns amid heavy rain and wind. Track officials say nearly 14½ inches of rain has fallen at the racetrack since Dec. 10. Sunday’s storm was forecast to bring another 3 to 6 inches. The track has received more than 3 inches of

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Jaleen Smith hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help New Hampshire beat Hartford 81-56 on Sunday. Smith was 9 of 11 from the floor and was one-point shy of matching his career-high. He had one steal in the first half to become the third player in program

PARK CITY, Utah — Director Dee Rees wanted to get to the big questions in her enthralling period epic “Mudbound.” Specifically: What is it to be a citizen and what is it to fight for a country that doesn’t fight for you? The film, which premiered Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival, had audiences

HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush’s health continues to improve and his wife, who is also recovering from illness, has chosen to remain hospitalized one more night to be “closer to her husband,” a family spokesman said Sunday. The 92-year-old former president and his wife Barbara remained at Houston Methodist Hospital. He has been

Reaction to the death of Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura in a car crash Sunday in the Dominican Republic. Ventura, who played three full seasons with the Royals, was known to teammates by the nickname “Ace”: “Such a sad day around the baseball community. … I will forever miss the battles we use to

STORRS, Conn. — UConn’s Katie Lou Samuelson didn’t score in the first quarter and didn’t play in the fourth. In between, the 6-foot-3 sophomore scored 32 points and the top-ranked Huskies extended their record winning streak to 93 games on Sunday with a 100-56 rout of Tulane. Samuelson hit 11 of 18 shots to come

BOGOTA, Colombia — Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police and harassed spectators attending a bullfight in Bogota on Sunday as the “fiesta brava” returned to Colombia’s capital for the first time in four years. Police had to fire tear gas to control the protesters, many of whom shouted “murderers” and “torturers” while spitting and

ORLANDO, Fla. — The noon Eastern Standard Time tipoff was more than a little challenging for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. At first, anyway. Tied at halftime, the Warriors woke up. Curry and Klay Thompson each finished with seven 3-pointers and the Warriors won their seventh straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 118-98

NEWARK, N.J. — Angel Delgado scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season and Seton Hall beat St. John’s 86-73 on Sunday. He became the first Pirate to score 20-plus and grab at least 20 boards in a Big East Conference game. His rebounds tied Herb Pope’s

WATERBURY, Conn. — A children’s triathlon program created by the Connecticut family of a Sandy Hook shooting victim is expanding. A ceremony is scheduled Thursday in Waterbury to sign a formal agreement that will allow for 20 Race4Chase Youth triathlon programs in Connecticut, Rhode Island and South Carolina next summer. The parents of 7-year-old Chase

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon says the football co-offensive coordinator will be fired after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, marking the latest problem for the team. The school said in a statement Sunday that David Reaves has been placed on administrative leave and the process to terminate his employment

MADRID — Spanish and Portuguese airport authorities say that an American Airlines flight heading to Barcelona from New York was forced to make an emergency landing in northwest Portugal because of technical problems. Airport authorities told The Associated Press on Sunday that the incident occurred when the pilot of Flight AAL66 requested clearance for an

LOWELL, Mass. — Will Darley scored 28 points, Jairus Lyles had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Maryland, Baltimore County beat UMass Lowell 102-86 on Sunday. Darley was 7 of 14 from the floor and made all 11 of his free-throw attempts. Lyles hit 10 of 20 shots and scored 15 of his