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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation is requesting extra security for the Asian Cup in Australia following the siege at a Sydney cafe that left two hostages dead.

The University of Wisconsin women's hockey team is off for a long holiday break, but its second half will start with a nationally televised bang.

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team is on a 20-day break for exams and the holidays, offering members time to assess their 1-10-1 start.  

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The photo emblazoned on the front of Chris Harris Jr.'s navy sweat shirt was a tribute to his favorite Denver Broncos cornerback — himself, of course.

There were a bevy of free-agent deals Monday. Here are some things to know about the biggest moves:

The only school with more national championships than top-ranked Kentucky's eight is UCLA with 11.

The Big 12 and SEC couldn't have asked for a better game for the inaugural challenge between the conferences Sunday with No. 3 Texas facing No. 4 Texas A&M.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers breezed to a 113-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Les Miles has informed LSU athletic officials that he hasn't been contacted by Michigan about the Wolverines' coaching vacancy and has no intention of leaving the Tigers.

The Aquinas High School girls basketball team is third in Division 4 for the first Associated Press state rankings of the season.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 23 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers downed the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 108-95 on Monday night.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — WHERE: Qatar is a thumb of land that pokes into the Persian Gulf. Its only land border is with Saudi Arabia.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Leaders of Qatar seem to have a simple formula for their plans over the next decade: money + sports = global fame.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — It took a little while for the Black River Falls High School boys basketball team to warm up Monday night, but a strong second half gave it an impressive nonconference vict…

Khris Middleton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, giving the Milwaukee Bucks a 96-94 win over the Phoenix Suns Monday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Brees and the Saints found a cure for their problems — playing the Bears.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Moulson scored the only goal of the shootout to lift Buffalo to a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night for the Sabres' sixth straight home win.