AP men’s player of the week: Nebraska’s Brice Williams sparks 2 wins against ranked foes

The Associated Press national player of the week in men's college basketball for Week 13 of the season: The 6-foot-7 senior guard came up big in a pair of wins against ranked Illinois and Oregon teams in the Big Ten. He first had 27 points, a season high eight rebounds and four assists in an overtime win against then-No. Illinois, a performance that included him scoring eight straight in the extra period.

Simona Halep retires from tennis after crushing defeat in Romania

  • Former world No 1 makes announcement to home fans
  • ‘I’ve always been realistic with myself and with my body’

The former world No 1 Simona Halep has announced her retirement after enduring a resounding defeat in her first match of 2025.

Halep belatedly got her season under way in her home event, the Transylvania Open, in Romania on Tuesday, after being handed a wildcard. But the two-time grand slam title winner secured just two games as Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti powered to a 6-1, 6-1 victory in just 59 minutes.

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