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Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Monday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons, marking the end of an era for the San Antonio Spurs and the NBA. He leaves with five championships, two MVP awards and 15 All-Star appearances.- TROON, Scotland -- Jordan Spieth withdraws from the Olympics, leaving golf without its top four players when the sport returns to the games for the first time since 1904.- LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Maria Sharapova is definitively out of Olympics, with her doping ban appeal postponed until September.- LOS ANGELES -- The UFC is sold for about $4 billion to a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG. Dana White will stay on to run UFC, which has grown into a global entertainment brand.- SAN DIEGO -- The midseason break for the All-Star Game provides a cautious reminder for the Chicago Cubs. There is still a long way to go before the team can win its first title since 1908.- SAN DIEGO -- Todd Frazier of the Chicago White Sox tries to defend his Home Run Derby title the day before the All-Star Game. Contest starts 8 p.m.- LONDON -- Wimbledon champion Andy Murray knows from heartache at Grand Slam finals. The key to winning for him might have been realizing he could live with losing.- TROON, Scotland -- Jason Day is motivated more by failure than success. His rise to No. 1 began last year at the British Open when he left short a putt to join a playoff at St. Andrews.- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Its not one thing -- the artistry, the athleticism or the smile. Its all of it when it comes to U.S. gymnast Simone Biles. Even Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton is in awe.- BERGISCH-GLADBACH, Germany -- Oksana Chusovitina of Germany will compete at her seventh Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At 41, she will be the oldest Olympic female gymnast in history.- PARIS -- France has lost the European Championship but can claim victory on another front -- making it safely through the monthlong tournament while in a state of emergency and on high alert.- LISBON, Portugal -- Tens of thousands of people greet the Portugal team when it arrives home a day after winning the European Championship for its first major trophy.- ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra -- Chris Froome is finally receiving acclaim from roadside fans at the Tour de France. Its quite a turnaround from last year. Monday is a rest day on the Tour. Darnell Bing Jersey Online . PETERSBURG, Fla. John Gerak Jersey Online .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. https://www.cheapjerseysatwholesale.com/ . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. Wayne Hunter Jersey Online . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Carmen Cavalli Jersey Online . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Floridas first game as a ranked team in more than two years was a success.Dallas Moore tried to wreck it.Chris Chiozza had 16 points and nine assists off the bench, and the 24th-ranked Gators handled North Florida 91-60 on the road Thursday despite Moores big night.I like this gym a lot, Chiozza said. We shoot really well in here. Its like playing in a high school gym. I think we were all good shooters in high school.Florida (7-1) scored 38 points in the paint, 38 off turnovers, made 9 of 19 shots from 3-point range and finished with 51 bench points. The Gators used their best shooting performance of the season (58.5 percent) to score their most points since their last game against the Ospreys (3-6).Coach Mike Whites team hit 16 3s and won at UNF 97-68 in the first round of the NIT in March.You should have played all your road games here the way you shot the ball, North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll told White as they crossed paths in the postgame interview room.Justin Leon added 13 points for the Gators, who improved to 6-0 against UNF. Canyon Barry chipped in 12 points, and Devin Robinson finished with 10 points and six rebounds.North Florida had just two assists and 20 turnovers, and really would have been in trouble without Moore. The schools all-time leading scorer finished with 31 points on 12-of-21 shooting. He kept the Ospreys in the game early but couldnt keep pace with Floridas balanced attack.If you have or havent seen him play, welcome to tonight, Driscoll said. Hes a special talent.Moore hit 6 of 12 from behind the arc. His teammates were 0 for 10 from 3-point range.Hes very deceptive, Chiozza said. He doesnt look too fast, too quick, but hes got a good change of speed and hes real crafty, especially when he gets in the paint.Still, Floridas depth proved too much for North Floridas one-man show.Whites second team is more talented and sshowed it could handle a little extra attention.dddddddddddd The Gators entered The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday for the first time since November 2014.It wasnt one of our better performances so I cant say we did a great job playing with a ton of maturity, White said. But its not all negative. There were some positives.BIG PICTUREFlorida: The Gators look much improved from the last two seasons, but bigger tests come next week against No. 5 Duke at Madison Square Garden and then at in-state rival Florida State. Winning either of those surely would boost Floridas NCAA Tournament resume.North Florida: Romelo Banks, a 6-foot-11 center who missed all of last season following two foot surgeries, gives the Ospreys a much-needed presence in the paint. But its clear Driscoll hasnt filled the scoring void left with the graduation of Beau Beech, Trent Mackey and Demarcus Daniels.KEY SUSPENSIONDriscoll announced after the game that senior Chris Davenport has been suspended indefinitely due to team policy. The coach declined to reveal any further information about Davenports absence. Its a big loss since the 6-8 forward is averaging 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Gators could move up in the next Top 25 poll and have a chance to make a significant leap after the next two games.UP NEXTFlorida plays the fifth-ranked Blue Devils on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City, their first meeting since the 2000 NCAA Tournament. It was one of the biggest wins in Floridas program history.North Florida continues a brutal, three-game stretch by traveling to No. 22 Syracuse on Saturday. The Ospreys play at Arkansas the following weekend.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '