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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska football star and 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers was in an Omaha hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Tennessee is back in the top 10 of the women’s AP Top 25 for the first time in  nearly three years. The Lady…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer The 3-year-old colt whose Kentucky Derby victory in May came under scrutiny because of a positive drug test has…

By AAMER MADHANI and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Purdue is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers were a…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Robert Suarez is guaranteed $11 million over two seasons in his contract with the San Diego Padres. Suarez gets a $1…

LONDON (AP) — Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen has appeared in a London court facing allegations he grabbed a woman’s breast, pushed a member of…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Newly crowned Atlantic Coast Conference champion Pittsburgh headlines The Associated Press All-ACC teams and…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon and headed home to Miami. The news comes on the same…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors have charged a professional soccer player from Gambia of using a false identity to breach immigration…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Alain Vigneault with the team approaching a franchise-worst…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian league has banned visiting fans from soccer games until the end of the year after two matches were marred by violence…

TROMSO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian soccer club has collaborated with Amnesty International and a former migrant worker in Qatar to launch a jersey…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rafa Benitez has been given the “full support” of Everton’s board amid a drastic downturn in the team’s results…

LEEDS, England (AP) — Former England bowler Darren Gough has been appointed as director of cricket at Yorkshire and is vowing to rebuild the club…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The most dramatic championship fight in decades will be settled in Formula One’s season finale this week…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner said Sunday he is skipping the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he had been expected to…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house late Sunday night, dumping three executives and head coach Travis Green and…

By The Associated Press Wyoming and Kent State will meet for the first time ever in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 21 in Boise. This is the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored his seventh goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Blake Wheeler had two assists in his 1,000th NHL game and Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Broncos coach Vic Fangio declared that “field goals weren’t going to beat”…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Andy Reid is an offensive-minded coach to his core, so the Kansas City…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored a pair of goals and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game skid with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the only goal in the shootout and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Islanders 3-2…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Harbaugh went for the win, and it didn’t work out for the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — San Francisco walked out of Seattle with a 30-23 loss after its offense was shut out in the second…

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Cheikh Faye scored 16 points, Deontaye Buskey added 10 and Charleston Southern beat Tarleton 59-57. Sadarius Bowser…

The Associated Press Maryland and Virginia Tech have been matched up for the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York. The schools will meet for…

SYDNEY (AP) — WNBA star Liz Cambage has been omitted from Australia preliminary squad for next year’s Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — DJ Horne scored 23 points, Jay Heath hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds and Arizona State beat Oregon 69-67 in overtime to…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Kyle Young scored 16 points, E.J. Liddell added 14 points and Ohio State beat Penn State 76-64 in a Big Ten opener for…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cooper Kupp didn’t know after the Los Angeles Rams’ 37-7 thrashing of the…

By The Associated Press Air Force and Louisville will meet in the First Responder Bowl on Dec. 28. Air Force leads the nation in rushing with 341.6…

By The Associated Press Kansas State will face LSU in the Texas Bowl on Jan. 4. LSU will try to close out the season with a win under interim coach…

By JOSHUA KOCH Associated Press HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Eric Gordon and Christian Wood both scored 23 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the New…

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NEW YORK — Posh Alexander had a career-high 23 points as St. John’s defeated Fordham 83-69. Chuba Ohams led the Rams with 20 points, tying…

The Associated Press No. 22 Arkansas, having its best season in years, will face Penn State in the Outback Bowl. The Razorbacks finished third in the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A stagnant offense that continues to struggle on third downs and failed to score its first…

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Boqvist scored twice, Andrew Peeke added two assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corey Perry had two goals and an assist and Ryan McDonagh scored and had a pair of assists to…