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National sports stories from The Associated Press.

St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor wins Met Writers top award

NEW YORK (AP) — St. John's Zuby Ejiofor was chosen as the Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award winner by the Met Basketball Writers Association on Thursday. The 6-foot-9 senior forward averaged 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and shot 53.6% from the field for the Red Storm (30-7). He was honored as the Big ...

AJ Dybantsa officially declares for the NBA draft

AJ Dybantsa has made it official: He's entering the NBA draft. The BYU forward — widely expected to be a top candidate to be the No. 1 pick — made the announcement Thursday. Dybantsa led the nation by averaging 25.5 points per game in his lone college season, along with 6.8 rebounds and ...

Defending champ, former KU great Sharon Lokedi repeats at Boston Marathon

BOSTON — University of Kansas alumna Sharon Lokedi won the women's race at the Boston Marathon on Monday to claim first place for the second straight year, this time in two hours, 18 minutes, 51 seconds. “I just kept telling myself ‘be patient, be humble, you’ve got this, you can do ...

Iowa put on probation for year, will pay fine and vacate 4 football wins

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has been placed on probation for one year, will pay a self-imposed $25,000 fine and vacate four wins in 2023 as part of the resolution to an NCAA infractions case stemming from the recruitment of former quarterback Cade McNamara, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The ...

US familiar with Australia, Paraguay and Turkey in World Cup Group D

The United States is familiar with Australia, Paraguay and Turkey heading into their World Cup Group D matchups. The U.S played all three opponents in friendlies last year, losing 2-1 to Turkey in June and defeating Australia and Paraguay by 2-1 scores last fall. The Group D games will be ...