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By The Associated Press No. 24 Coastal Carolina is looking to bounce back after its first loss of the season when it faces Troy on Thursday night.…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Panthers are rolling this season but coach Joel Quenneville being named in a report…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell knows the 24th-ranked Chanticleers need to shake off their last game quickly…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has moved back into contention for a spot in the Big Ten championship game by…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Five teams from the Pac-12 are in The Associated Press preseason poll for a sixth straight…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer JJ Redick is joining ESPN as an NBA analyst a month after announcing his retirement following a 15-year playing career.…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion University says it has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference no later than July 1, 2023. The…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward…

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch We’ve got quite a few games under our belts at this point, so touchdown dependencies are starting to level out,…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit and Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality head a field of 10 horses for the…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike White will make his first NFL start Sunday for the New York Jets against…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says he doesn’t believe the team was targeted in the…

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland-area roller derby team that has called itself the Guardians since 2013 is suing…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, Iowa State All-America tight end Charlie Kolar and Michigan star defensive end Aidan…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer No. 5 North Carolina State and No. 6 Louisville headline the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Expectations are sky high in the Southeastern Conference for Dawn Staley and top-ranked South Carolina. The…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A suspended Virginia Tech linebacker accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been indicted on a charge of…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Playing in the top-heavy SEC East could work out well for No. 1 Georgia’s championship hopes. The Bulldogs appear…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Grrrrrr!!!! That’s the sound of gritting teeth throughout the NFL as what should be one of the best…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield hated missing one start because of his shoulder…

HOUSTON (AP) — Nelson Cruz has been given Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy.…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn comes into this season ranked No. 2,  having added the nation’s top recruit, guard…

LONDON (AP) — A group of former rugby league players is planning to sue England’s governing body of the sport for negligence over what they…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The All Blacks players are into their 11th straight week away from home and it’s an endurance battle that might…

MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal…

LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s national anti-doping agency has been accused of giving athletes advance notice of test collections and deliberately…

BEIJING (AP) — China says participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has been highlighting the big number of late comebacks, overtimes and last-minute finishes so far this…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Four teams have opened an NHL season 5-0-0 for the first time in history. Carolina, Florida, St. Louis and Edmonton…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos and Houston GM James Click both took over teams in…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tailback Sean Tucker and dual-threat quarterback Garrett Shrader have given Syracuse a big…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Soccer player Josh Cavallo has come out as gay in a public statement ahead of the A-League season. The 21-year-old…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Matt Dumba scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period, leading the Minnesota Wild to a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken got their first home win in franchise history, a 5-1 victory over the Montreal…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals 19 seconds apart in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The relievers keep coming through for the Atlanta Braves. Left-hander A.J. Minter threw a…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points to lead the…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian Arango extended his scoring tear with his seventh goal in four matches, and Los…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Things went wrong for Houston starter Framber Valdez just three pitches into his start against…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to…

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 125-121 overtime win over…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 28 saves to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the San Jose…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Reggie Bullock had his best game with his new team by…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Reilly Smith scored a short-handed goal, Robin Lehner stopped 26 shots and the injury-plagued Vegas…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 23 points and the Golden State Warriors remained unbeaten, rallying in…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets placed linebackers Jamien Sherwood and Blake Cashman on injured…

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair has apologized for referring to the novel coronavirus as the “China virus” during the…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. women sent Carli Lloyd into retirement with a 6-0 rout of South Korea. Lloyd didn’t score in her final match, but…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane had two of Calgary’s four goals in the first period, and the Flames…