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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The racial gap in graduation rates for this year’s bowl teams in college football has declined again, this time to…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could have two important parts of their offense back with guard Joe…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Rams can make history when Week 14 kicks off Thursday night. A loss to the Las Vegas Raiders…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — 2 Chainz wants to capitalize off the NFL’s huge “Thursday Night Football”…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The adage in the NHL used to be that teams wanted to be in playoff position by U.S. Thanksgiving. More than 76% of…

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (5-7) at LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-9) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime Video FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Raiders by…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The United States men’s soccer team recedes into the background of American sports for the…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ top pass-rusher Von Miller will miss the remainder of the season…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappe is living up to his reputation at the World Cup as the man best-placed to succeed…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets rookie offensive tackle Max Mitchell was placed on the…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville is finalizing a deal to hire Purdue’s Jeff Brohm as its head coach, a person…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil forward Vinícius Júnior has praised Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for his success…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans will return to Davis Mills at quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys on…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé will be ready to face England at the World Cup on Saturday. France teammate…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 5 Notre Dame and Lafayette have postponed a women’s basketball game scheduled for Thursday because of health and…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year. Iowa…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Andries Noppert is ready to face Lionel Messi if the Argentina star takes a penalty kick in…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On New Year’s Day nearly two years ago, Parker Kinney spent the day with Brian Lilly Jr.…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence missed the first practice of his NFL…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Mets and José Quintana agreed to a $26 million, two-year contract on Wednesday,…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Croatian and Serbian soccer federations have been fined by FIFA for making Balkan political statements at the World Cup.…

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Timothy Bradley Jr. and Rafael Marquez, two-division champions whose exciting styles earned both of them “Fight of the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some of Geoff Bond’s rowers loved and appreciated his demanding style. They thrived on…

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns found a linebacker to plug the gaping hole in the middle of their defense. Cleveland signed veteran Reggie…

By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation is maintaining its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach despite…

By PAOLO BANCHERO For The Associated Press Paolo Banchero says his rookie year has included a lot of learning to this point. The No. 1 draft pick by…

LONDON (AP) — The United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and the famed Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium will…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Switzerland exited the World Cup at the round of 16 stage just as it usually does in the…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell won the William V. Campbell Trophy, becoming the first player from the school to be named college…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Rams are having a Super Bowl hangover unlike any other. The defending champions are assured of…

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Cole had 24 points in Northern Arizona’s 73-69 victory against Pacific on Tuesday. Cone shot 6 for 12 (3 for 4…

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho — Led by Jared Rodriguez’s 21 points, the Idaho State Bengals defeated the Montana-Western Bulldogs…

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kenan Blackshear had 22 points in Nevada’s 85-77 win against Pepperdine on Tuesday. Blackshear was 7 of 15 shooting,…

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored seven seconds apart in the second period and the Montreal…