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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel played 14 seasons as an NFL linebacker. He earned three Super Bowl rings with New England and has a level of experience that’s hard to match for players and even rarer for coaches. Vrabel is one of 10 current

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota co-defensive coordinator Adam Zimmer, an NFL assistant for 17 years and the son of previous Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, has died. He was 38. Corri Zimmer White, his younger sister, confirmed the death on her Instagram account on Tuesday. Adam Zimmer died

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LIV Golf has made it through its first season by awarding a lot of money but no world ranking points. That’s starting to become clear. Dustin Johnson made more than $35 million. That comes out to nearly $1.5 million for each round. As for the ranking, Johnson was No.

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is a different man. He’s losing sleep over his newborn baby and not so much the No. 1 ranking. Nadal has been absent for much of the year but he still has a shot at finishing it as the world No. 1. He trails only the top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz. But

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich has fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady. Indy’s offense is ranked No. 18 overall but is struggling to run the ball this season and has the third-lowest scoring offense in the league at 16.1 points. Brady was hired by Reich in 2018

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been sentenced to three years in prison for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl in 2021. Reid’s sentencing Tuesday comes after he pleaded guilty in September to driving while intoxicated causing serious

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The tit-for-tat war between Zak Brown and Chip Ganassi has taken another turn. Arrow McLaren SP has signed both a Ganassi sponsor and Tony Kanaan to drive the Indianapolis 500. Kanaan spent four seasons driving for Chip Ganassi Racing and the last two Indianapolis 500s. The 2003 winner

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Up to 1,600 fans of the teams that qualified for this year’s World Cup are being recruited for an all expenses-paid trip to Qatar to sing in the opening ceremony and stay for at least two weeks promoting positive social media content about the soccer tournament

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan soccer coach Hajime Moriyasu repeated his aim again for the World Cup. He says: “Our goal for the tournament is to reach the quarterfinal — and least. We know it won’t be easy.” This is an understatement. Japan is in Group E with Germany and

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, four days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs square off on the field. Michigan was fifth, followed by Alabama and unbeaten TCU. Tennessee is No. 1 in

CHICAGO (AP) — Mana Shim, a former player for the National Women’s Soccer League and the U.S. under-23 national team, will chair the U.S. Soccer Federation’s taskforce to prevent the abuse and harassment of women that was found to be systemic in the sport. The USSF created a participant safety taskforce following a report issued

NEW YORK (AP) — D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas will not be disciplined by Major League Soccer after the league said it found credible an allegation he used racially abusive language toward Miami defender Aimé Mabika during a match on Sept. 18 but could not find corroborating evidence. The league said in a statement it

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers edged past the Houston Rockets 95-93 to snap a four-game losing streak. George finished with 35 points on a night when Kawhi Leonard and John Wall sat out. K.J. Martin

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow and the Bengals got buried on Halloween. Under pressure from Cleveland’s defensive line from the first snap, Burrow had little time to throw and the Bengals were overpowered 32-13 by the Browns, who ended a four-game losing streak and stayed unbeaten against Cincinnati’s quarterback.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — French-bred six-year-old Gold Trip has won the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup ahead of Emissary and High Emocean over 3,200 meters in Australia’s most famous horse race. One of five runners for co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in the race, Gold Trip was ridden by Mark Zahra. More than

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the winning goal in a shootout after tying the game in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2. Stefan Noesen also scored for Carolina in regulation. Martin Necas had two assists, and Frederik Andersen made 18 saves. Alex

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 36 points to lift the Brooklyn Nets to a much-needed 116-109 win over the Indiana Pacers Monday night. Durant authored some personal and franchise history in Brooklyn’s second win of the season (2-5). With two first quarter free throws, Durant passed Vince

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 45.3 seconds left and finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Detroit Pistons 110-108 on Monday night to stay unbeaten. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and Brook Lopez had 24 to

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is putting off any decisions on instituting incentives for teams to hire minorities for top positions. There are just two Black managers in the major leagues and six recent openings have been filled by white men, with one vacancy remaining. There are

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 31 points and 12 rebounds, Scottie Barnes scored a season-high 21 points and the Toronto Raptors routed the Atlanta Hawks 139-109. Gary Trent Jr. scored 21 points and O.G. Anunoby had 14 as the Raptors set a season high in points. Barnes made a

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson had three goals and three assists for a career-high six points to lead the Buffalo Sabres to an 8-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn, Dylan Cozens, Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Asplund also scored for the Sabres, who won for

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona guard Courtney Ramey will be suspended the first three games of the season for participating in a non-certified per-draft camp last spring. The school announced Monday that Ramey lost an appeal for taking part in the seniors-only Portsmouth Invitational in April. Ramey will be able to play in No. 18

IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — James Harden added 23 points and 17 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers clawed back to .500 with a 118-111 victory over the Washington Wizards despite missing Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points for Philadelphia. Georges Niang sank all four of his 3-pointers in the second half

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Starting extra innings with a runner on second base, the rule adopted by Major League Baseball as a way to shorten games during the pandemic, might be sticking around. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says, “Both fans and players like it. The clubs like it. Seems like

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks the Oakland Athletics made a good decision to explore a possible new ballpark in Las Vegas, expressing frustration their stadium situation remains unsolved in an industy just shy of $11 billion in revenue this year. The lease at the Coliseum expires

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s 6-5, 10-inning win over Houston in the World Series opener drew 11.68 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and the Fox Sports streaming app, the highest for Game 1 since 2019. The game was seen by 11,475,000 viewers on Fox and 207,000 viewers on Fox

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A psychologist who has worked with the San Antonio Spurs will speak out this week regarding allegations she and others have made against former Spurs guard Joshua Primo. That’s according to the woman’s attorney. The attorney is Houston-based Tony Buzbee. His office says in a release that psychologist Hillary

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fans wearing “Fight Antisemitism” shirts occupied some courtside seats at the Brooklyn-Indiana game on Monday night, days after Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out a link to a film that includes anti-Jewish tropes. Irving posted the link to the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn named former Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen to the same position, charging him with hiring a new football coach. The school announced Cohen’s hire about six hours after saying that President Chris Roberts had fired second-year Tigers coach Bryan Harsin. Cohen had been athletic director at Mississippi State since

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the City of Brotherly Love and the undefeated Eagles, Justin Verlander showed the reverse of the first and playfully gave Phillies fans another kind of bird Monday — with his middle finger as he stepped off Houston’s team bus. “Whole interaction was in jest as

MADRID (AP) — Elche has lost at home to Getafe 1-0 and remains the only winless team in the Spanish league. It is the eighth loss in 12 matches for Elche. The club is last in the 20-team standings with four points. It missed a chance to draw for the fourth time in its last

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Tennessee scores so many points so fast that the defense tends to be overshadowed. At least until someone wonders how the Volunteers can play so many minutes a game. Turns out the second-ranked Vols actually can play some defense too, despite being on the field more than all

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Arizona catcher Daulton Varsho was the last of 30 players who made the cutoff for salary arbitration, which was set at 2 years, 128 days of major league service, up from 2 years, 116 days last offseason. San Francisco infielder Thairo Estrada and Cleveland right-hander reliever

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Maria Sakkari has edged Jessica Pegula 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) across more than two hours of big-hitting baseline action in front of a sparse crowd as round-robin singles play began at the season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. Sakkari will next face Aryna

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer LSU coach Brian Kelly began his weekly news conference wishing Alabama’s Nick Saban a happy birthday, hoping “maybe that’ll soften things up a little bit.” Not likely. LSU-Alabama has been serious business since Saban’s arrival in Tuscaloosa. It often pits two highly ranked, leading Southeastern Conference Western Division contenders,

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Chicago Bears have agreed to trade linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been announced. Smith is the NFL leader in tackles so

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Unbeaten Flightline is the 3-5 morning-line favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and will start the $6 million season finale from the No. 4 post position on Saturday at Keeneland. Flightline is coming off a 19 1/4-length domination of the Grade 1 Pacific Classic

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has lost three starters to season-ending injuries following 17th-ranked Tar Heels’ weekend win against Pittsburgh. The school said Monday that Noah Taylor and Desmond Evans from the defensive front, along with running back Caleb Hood, will miss the rest of the season. Taylor is a graduate transfer from

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills intend to activate cornerback Tre’Davious White to their 53-player roster this week some 11 months after the starter tore a ligament in his left knee. Coach Sean McDermott made the announcement while saying it’s uncertain as to whether White will play

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is heading to the World Series this week in her hometown of Philadelphia as her team, the Phillies, battles the Houston Astros. The White House said Monday she would attend Game 4 on Wednesday, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by cancer. The third game

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NBA has stripped the Philadelphia 76ers of second-round draft picks in 2023 and 2024 after an investigation into tampering during offseason free-agency moves. The league said the Sixers engaged in discussions involving free agents P.J. Tucker and Danuel House Jr. before the date when talks could begin. Teams were not allowed

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Thousands of goals scored in Danish soccer in November will raise money for migrant workers who helped build World Cup projects in Qatar. It’s the latest show of support for workers in Qatar from Denmark’s soccer federation. The national team will wear toned-down jerseys in Qatar including a black option to

By The Associated Press American forward Haji Wright scored his eighth goal of the season, helping Antalyaspor win 2-0 at Sivasspor in the Turkish Super League. A 24-year-old from Los Angeles, Wright scored in the 24th minute for a two-goal lead. Wright took a pass from Sam Larsson on a counterattack and rounded goalkeeper Ali

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Teenage substitute Cristian Volpato scored one and set up another as Roma snatched a 3-1 win at 10-man Hellas Verona in Serie A. Volpato put his side ahead with two minutes remaining and set up Stephan El Shaarawy in stoppage time as Roma leapfrogged above city rival Lazio into

LONDON (AP) — The Davis Cup Finals and qualifying matches will become an official part of the ATP Tour calendar in 2023 as part of a partnership between the men’s circuit and the International Tennis Federation. The two governing bodies and promoter Kosmos Tennis announced they will work together to try to raise the profile

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has won Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy. Turner was presented the award Monday at the World Series, shortly before Game 3 was officially postponed because of rain at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The 37-year-old Turner was honored

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ross Chastain has been criticized all season by his rivals for being too aggressive on the track. He’s worried that they may be right. But he put that in the back of his head Sunday when a spot in NASCAR’s championship race was on the line. Chastain rode

By PAT GRAHAM and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel fought for the right to have neck surgery never before performed on an NHL player. He wanted to be back on the ice faster. The artificial disk replacement procedure has worked for him so far. Given the success, it could

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse defensive back Garrett Williams will miss the rest of the season for the No. 22 Orange because of a knee injury. Coach Dino Babers says the injury is a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Williams was hurt against North Carolina State two weeks ago and didn’t play in the Orange’s 27-21

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli has been rewarded for his title-winning exploits with a two-year extension to his contract at the defending champion. The 57-year-old Pioli has signed a new contract until June 2025. His previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season. Pioli has been in charge

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian soccer federation has urged FIFA  to remove Iran from the World Cup next month. Ukraine officials alleged human rights violations in Iran and supplying the Russian military with weapons. The call was made three weeks before Iran is due to face England in the first Group B game in

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer There’s a new No. 1 in women’s golf. Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul has replaced Jin Young Ko atop the ranking. The 19-year-old Thitikul is the second-youngest player to reach No. 1. Lydia Ko was 17 when she reached No. 1 for the first time. Thitikul has two LPGA Tour

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has fired coach Bryan Harsin after less than two full seasons, ending a rocky tenure in which the Tigers struggled to compete in the Southeastern Conference. Harsin went 9-12 overall and 3-5 this year. Auburn has lost four straight games while struggling against Power

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 10-year age gap between Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula does not matter so much when it comes to playing tennis together but definitely creates a barrier when the subject is TikTok. The two joke about the generational divide but also see the ways

STIRLING, Scotland (AP) — Scottish cricket authorities will pursue formal investigations into 22 allegations of racism arising from a shattering independent review that found the country’s governing body to be institutionally racist. The review was published in July following a seven-month investigation sparked by allegations from Scotland’s all-time leading wicket-taker, Majid Haq, and his former

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has dismissed pass rusher Brenton Cox for what coach Billy Napier called “more of a cumulative effect here.” Cox is a fifth-year junior and one of the team’s best defenders. He’s expected to turn pro and enter the NFL draft. The Stockbridge, Georgia, native

TURIN, Italy (AP) — France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup due to ongoing knee problems. Pogba returned to training with Juventus only this month following surgery on his right knee in early September. But the 29-year-old Pogba was injured again and tests in Turin and Pittsburgh have confirmed he will not be

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh expects the four suspended Michigan State football players involved in roughing up two members of Michigan’s team to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Michigan’s coach said Monday that he can’t imagine the MSU players’ actions will not result

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales’ soccer team is considering a name change after the World Cup. The Welsh soccer federation wants to call its teams “Cymru” at international level as that is the Welsh name for Wales and it would reflect what the nation is called domestically. Talks will ramp up after the upcoming tournament

MADRID (AP) — There is some relief for Spain after tests carried out over the weekend showed no serious injury for Atlético Madrid striker Álvaro Morata. Morata had to be substituted on Saturday after hurting his right ankle in the team’s 3-2 loss at Cádiz in the Spanish league. Atlético’s initial description of the injury

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar’s trial has concluded with the company that accused him of fraud and corruption reducing the prison sentence it sought for the player’s alleged involvement in irregularities related to his transfer from Santos to Barcelona in 2013. The trial’s conclusion comes three days after Spain’s state prosecutor dropped its charges against

PARIS (AP) — Taylor Fritz of the United States stayed in contention for one of the two remaining ATP Finals spots by beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Paris Masters. Fritz rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the opening set and took the second by winning the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi is back in supreme form and it’s just in time for the World Cup. The Argentina forward has scored 12 goals in his last 10 games for his club and his country for his best run of performances since joining Paris Saint-Germain after that emotional departure from

By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Experienced coaches over a 28-year period all failed to lead Argentina to a major trophy. Lionel Scaloni broke that drought at the Copa America and he will now coach the team at the World Cup in Qatar. Scaloni says “it’s important that when the players

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police say they have arrested three individuals after a group of about 30 people invaded the pitch during a top-flight soccer match in Cyprus. Rocks and flares were hurled during a clash between fans. Police said in a statement the individuals in custody are aged 17, 23, and 25. They are

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer If the latest spasm of conference realignment in college sports was supposed to spell doom for the Big 12 or Pac-12, somebody forgot to tell the basketball coaches. The 2022-23 college basketball season is about to tip off and it looks like business as usual. Amid realignment, the transfer