Month: November 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Joely Rodríguez agreed to a 2 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. It includes a team option for 2024. Rodríguez gets a $1.5 million salary next year, and the Red Sox option is for $4.25 million with a $500,000 buyout. The 31-year-old left-hander was 2-4 with a 4.47 ERA last

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell has his work cut out for him this week with the Vikings coming off a blowout loss to Dallas four days before their next game against New England. O’Connell was drafted by the Patriots in 2008. He learned a lot from

By The Associated Press ESTERO, Fla. — Led by Setric Millner Jr.’s 22 points, the Toledo Rockets defeated the Northern Kentucky Norse 82-69 on Wednesday. The Rockets moved to 4-2 with the win and the Norse dropped to 2-4.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could have wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster back for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams after he returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since landing in the concussion protocol two weeks ago. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that Smith-Schuster would

By The Associated Press CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. — Led by Keshawn Williams’ 28 points, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Long Island Sharks 86-61 on Wednesday. The Huskies are now 2-4 on the season, while the Sharks dropped to 1-4.

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Borna Coric upset Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 7-6 (4) to put Croatia 1-0 ahead over Spain the their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie. Coric hit his 12th ace to convert the third match-point to prevail in the tiebreaker and disappoint the partisan crowd in the southern Spanish city of Malaga. Two climate

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have hired Mike Maddux as their new pitching coach and added former Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore as a senior advisor in their baseball operations department. Maddux is returning to Texas to be on new manager Bruce Bochy’s staff. Maddux was first the pitching

By The Associated Press The Minnesota Vikings have a short week to bounce back from a 40-3 blowout loss to the Dallas Cowboys that dropped them to 8-2. They host the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving night. The Patriots are 6-4 and coming off a 10-3 win over the New York Jets made possible by

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Two of the best players in soccer start World Cup competition Thursday as Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar both seek history in Qatar. Ronaldo is attempting to become the first male soccer player to score in five different World Cups when he leads Portugal against Ghana.

By The Associated Press Kentucky and archrival Louisville meet in the Governor’s Cup game that will determine bragging rights in the Bluegrass state. The host Wildcats have stumbled since a 4-0 start with five losses in seven games, including a 16-6 defeat to No. 1 Georgia. On the other hand, Louisville has rolled since a

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Thanksgiving will be filled with food and winning football teams. The three-game slate for Thursday turned out better than anyone could’ve hoped when the schedule was announced. Five of the six teams playing are currently sitting in playoff spots. The early game that traditionally features the Lions is

By The Associated Press Oklahoma State looks to bounce back from a loss to rival Oklahoma. The Cowboys fell behind 28-0 against the Sooners. They dominated the final three quarters before losing 28-13. Oklahoma State opened the season with high hopes after a 5-0 start. Now, the Cowboys are out of the running for the

By The Associated Press Mohamed Ibrahim will be chasing Minnesota’s single-season and career rushing records as the Gophers visit Wisconsin on Saturday in the latest edition of college football’s most-played rivalry. A Minnesota victory would tie the all-time series at 62-62-8. Wisconsin beat Minnesota 14 straight times from 2004-17. The two schools have split the

By The Associated Press Iowa will return to the Big Ten championship game as West champion if it knocks off the Cornhuskers an eighth straight time on Friday in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes were 1-3 in conference play a month ago and a December trip to Indianapolis looked like an impossibility with upstart Illinois reeling

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nine teams currently in the AP Top 25 will play at Madison Square Garden this season, including top-ranked North Carolina in a December doubleheader packed with blue-blood programs. The 2022-23 college basketball schedule at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” was finalized this week with the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — UCLA’s dreams of a Pac-12 title and Rose Bowl berth ended when a late-game comeback attempt fell short a week ago against Southern California. Now the Bruins have to quickly regroup with a short week of preparation before finishing the regular season on Friday with

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson has been benched by the New York Jets. The underachieving quarterback will be replaced by Mike White as the starter Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Coach Robert Saleh announced the decision after evaluating and discussing the situation with his assistants.

By The Associated Press Maryland is already bowl eligible and Rutgers is assured a losing record. But when they meet this weekend it will still the regular-season finale and all that entails for players wrapping up their college careers. The Terrapins are trying to win seven games in the regular season for the first time

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil coach Tite is pleading for “respect” if his players celebrate goals at the World Cup by dancing. Forward Raphinha revealed earlier this week that the team has prepared dances “up to the 10th goal” ahead of Brazil’s debut against Serbia on Thursday. Fellow forward Vinícius Júnior was criticized in Spain

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — One year after Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL agreed to pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit over the team’s departure to Los Angeles, St. Louis interests have announced a plan to split up the money. The office of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have been USA Luge teammates for years. They’ve traveled together, competed together, gone to the Olympics together and even stood on World Cup podiums together. Being on a sled together was not part of the plan. Until now. The veterans are still going to