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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 232 yards and a touchdown, Antonio Brown made a grand return to the…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and the Buffalo Bills hung on to beat the New…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rex Burkhead ran for a career-high 149 yards and two touchdowns, and the Houston Texans took…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City is six points in front at the top of the Premier League after…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan threw a tie-breaking 12-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Hurst early in the fourth quarter…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama and Cincinnati have arrived in North Texas for their playoff…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions to…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Jorginho scored two penalties and Romelu Lukaku netted his first Premier League goal since September to lead Chelsea’s…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu nearly became the first skater to land a quadruple axel while easily…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at…

LONDON (AP) — Lucas Moura scored one and set up goals for Harry Kane and Son Heung-min as Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 3-0 in the Premier League.…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling scored twice in Manchester City’s 6-3 victory over Leicester…

LONDON (AP) — West Ham’s slump has continued as Jan Bednarek’s late goal secured a rare away win for Southampton in the Premier League.…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oral arguments in the appeal by American female soccer players seeking equal pay have been scheduled for March 7 in Pasadena,…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan’s goal of kicking off his second decade in the NFL…

NORWICH, England (AP) — A brace from Bukayo Saka has helped Arsenal solidify its position among the top four in the Premier League with a…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Clubs will be allowed to delay the release of players to African Cup of Nations squads until the week the…

LONDON (AP) — Leeds and Wolverhampton have secured Premier League approval for further matches to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks in…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s late-season fade is starting to feel like a full-blown collapse. The Cardinals…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for 108 yards and the…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nic Claxton threw down a tiebreaking alley-oop over LeBron James with 40.7 seconds left, and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will be out up to a month. The Los Angeles Clippers…

SYDNEY (AP) — Super maxi Black Jack was leading a much-reduced Sydney to Hobart race fleet after strong winds and high seas forced almost a quarter…

HONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points as BYU narrowly beat Liberty 80-75 in the Diamond Head Classic. Darius McGhee led the Flames on…

SYDNEY (AP) — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney for the ATP Cup. The…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four interceptions in his…

HONOLULU (AP) — The Diamond Head Classic championship game between Stanford and Vanderbilt was canceled Saturday because of COVID-19 issues in the…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Stephen Curry had 33 points, Otto Porter Jr. scored seven of his 19 during a key late stretch and…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers surpassed Brett Favre to become Green Bay’s all-time leader in touchdown…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals will be without Pro Bowl running back James Conner and rookie receiver Rondale Moore as they try to…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Darren Grainger passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 122 yards and a fourth…

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from the NBA’s healthy and safety protocols to score 36 points…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has overtaken Brett Favre to become the Green Bay Packers’ leader in…

HONOLULU — Hunter Maldonado had 22 points and 10 assists as Wyoming rolled past South Florida 77-57 in the Diamond Head Classic. Graham Ike added…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns will have quarterback Baker Mayfield and star pass rusher Myles Garrett available for their game…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kemba Walker became the seventh NBA player with a triple-double on Christmas, and the New…

By The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens have put quarterback Tyler Huntley on the reserve/COVID-19 list, leaving them without their top two QBs…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been rewarded for his role in the team’s turnaround with a…

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira won’t try to block his players from competing in the African Cup of Nations, arguing that the…

LONDON (AP) — Ray Illingworth, a former England cricket captain, has died. He was 89. Illingworth, who led England to a test series victory in…

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) — USA Cricket says the first one-day cricket international between the Americans and Ireland scheduled for Sunday has been…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints rookie quarterback Ian Book says he’s made a point to be as ready to play as…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — After emphatic wins in the first two tests, Australia can retain the Ashes — the…

By The Associated Press American midfielder Richy Ledezma has signed a contract extension with PSV Eindhoven of the Dutch first division. The deal…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The NHL pushed back its return from an already extended holiday break an extra day by postponing its entire 14-game…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo could be returning to action for the Milwaukee Bucks just in time for Christmas, as he isn’t listed on the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon is expected to miss a week or two with a sprained ligament in…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants defensive coordinator Pat Graham says he’ll continue tinkering…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Saleh is holed up in a hotel room with COVID-19, away from his family and…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted. With the…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Tyler Huntley missed practice for the Baltimore Ravens with an illness, adding even more uncertainty to the team’s…

Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start third-string quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.…

DULLES, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a passenger in a car driven by Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett was killed when the vehicle…

By The Associated Press The International Ice Hockey Federation has canceled the under-18 women’s world championship for the second straight year…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s men’s basketball home games against No. 6 Arizona on Dec. 30 and Arizona State on Jan. 1 have been postponed…

By The Associated Press The first Pro Bowl for NFL interceptions leader Trevon Diggs of the Dallas Cowboys means the league now has three sets of…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Two-time and reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu returned from a long injury layoff to land two quadruple jumps…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Coordinator Leslie Frazier is credited for providing the Buffalo Bills a calm and…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Will Anderson Jr. can muscle past or blow by blockers with regularity. His five older sisters were tougher to…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Many gamers will be receiving the latest edition of the “Madden” video game for the holidays. On Saturday, some…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield moved a step closer to playing against Aaron Rodgers on…

LONDON (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak at Everton has forced the postponement of the club’s match at Burnley. It’s the third match of the Boxing…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — While many college athletes have profited from recent rules allowing them to make money…

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer So you think the Olympics frazzle the nerves more than any event? Well, how about just getting to the games? Three…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are paying for their prolonged playoff drought. They’re…

HONOLULU (AP) — Javon Greene scored 18 points, making 7 of 9 at the foul line and USF fended off host Hawaii 76-69 at the Diamond Head Classic.…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers, led by two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa,…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCSCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made eight 3-pointers, Gary Payton Jr. added a clutch…

HONOLULU (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored the last 16 points for Vanderbilt over seven-plus minutes and the Commodores made a final charge to defeat…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Minnesota…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — P.J. Washington hit three big 3-pointers down the stretch, Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 14 of his 23 points…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it won’t send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Randy Bullock kicked a 44-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining and the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Cam Johnson added 21 while making all five of his 3-point attempts…

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) — Lorcan Tucker scored 84 runs from 54 deliveries to lead Ireland to a nine-run victory over the United States in the…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Bowser ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns, Ryan O’Keefe had 85 yards on seven…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Khris Middleton scored 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-95 with the…

By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Wizards withstood a 44-point effort from Kemba Walker and a fourth-quarter rally…

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 29 points, Max Strus added 26 and the Miami Heat rallied to beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 115-112.…

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Bowl was canceled Thursday after Hawaii withdrew from its game against Memphis on the eve of the contest because of…

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 31 points, Josh Hart hit two clutch 3-pointers in the second half to…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 10 of his 15 points in the final four minutes, helping the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL’s chief medical officer says asymptomatic players are not spreading COVID-19 based on his observations during this…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Caris LeVert had 24 points and 11 assists, and the…

HONOLULU — Hunter Maldonado registered 17 points and seven rebounds as Wyoming edged past Northern Iowa 71-69 in the Diamond Head Classic. Nate…

OGDEN, Utah — Orlando Robinson had 22 points as Fresno State easily beat Weber State 69-43. Jamison Overton led the Wildcats on Thursday with 12…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech receiver Erik Ezukanma is skipping the Liberty Bowl and his final two seasons of eligibility to pursue a career in…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Brett Gabbert completed 22 of 31 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns and Kenny Tracy scored on an 8-yard run to give Miami…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will have linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair available Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans. The…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Safety has been an unusually unsafe position for the short-handed New York Jets this…

HONOLULU (AP) — Spencer Jones scored a career-high 25 points, Brandon Angel scored 10 of his 17 points in the final nine minutes and Stanford beat…