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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Rudy Gobert had 20 rebounds and five blocks and the Utah Jazz…

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Will Richard had a season-high 23 points as Belmont defeated Samford 85-73. Ques Glover led the Bulldogs on Sunday with 22…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had her second triple-double of the season with 24 points, 12 assists and…

By The Associated Press Florida and UCF will get a jump on their recently scheduled football series when the teams play in the Gasparilla Bowl on…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 368 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the brink of…

By MATT WINKLEJOHN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — RJ Davis scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as North Carolina pulled away…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Talles Magno scored in the 88th minute to send New York City FC into the MLS Cup final with a…

By The Associated Press UCLA and No. 18 NC State will meet in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28 in the first football game to be played at Petco Park, the…

By The Associated Press No. 21 Houston will face Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl, a couple of hours from the Tigers’ campus. The Cougars had won…

By The Associated Press Oklahoma will face Oregon in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29. Oklahoma brought in former coach Bob Stoops as interim coach after…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano’s impressive run at home in the Spanish league has continued with a 1-0 win over…

STARKVILLE, Miss (AP) — Payton Willis hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to retake the lead and added two free throws as Minnesota remained…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Dylan Penn had 15 points to lead five Bellarmine players in double figures as the Knights romped past Defiance 92-43. Curt…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Aidan Carpenter had 15 points off the bench and Colby Rogers made two free throws with 11 seconds left as Siena held on…

By The Associated Press Mountain West Conference champion Utah State will face Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference in the inaugural LA Bowl on Dec.…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Angel Reese scored 18 points to lead No. 8 Maryland over Rutgers 74-59 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Katie Benzan…

By The Associated Press No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette brings a 12-game win streak and a new coach into its New Orleans Bowl matchup with Marshall. The…

By The Associated Press Coastal Carolina will try to use the Cure Bowl to cap another successful season. The Chanticleers will face Northern Illinois…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Taylor Mikesell and Braxtin Miller scored 16 points each and No. 18 Ohio State dominated the fourth quarter to defeat…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Justin Herbert passed for three touchdowns and Tevaughn Campbell returned a Joe Mixon fumble 61…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack scored 24 points, Austin Patterson scored 20 — both career highs — and Wofford easily defeated Kennesaw…

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Daniel Ortiz had 22 points as North Alabama routed Carver College 103-40. Will Soucie had 14 points for North Alabama, which…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Viktor Hovland is the winner of the Hero World Challenge and even he couldn’t believe…

By The Associated Press Middle Tennessee and Toledo are finishing their football seasons in the Bahamas. The teams will meet for the first time in…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sara Puckett scored 15 points off the bench and led a decisive scoring run in the fourth quarter as No. 11 Tennessee…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jonathan Taylor ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns and the Indianapolis Colts rolled to an easy…

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Ricardo Wright scored 27 points as Marist defeated Rider 79-67. Raheim Sullivan had 14 points for the Red Foxes.…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Paxson Wojcik had 17 points as Brown defeated Sacred Heart 79-66. Aaron Clarke led the Pioneers on Sunday with 24 points,…

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Kevin Anderson had 20 points as Delaware beat Maryland-Baltimore County 70-60. Keondre Kennedy led the Retrievers on Sunday…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Gardner Minshew started in place of an injured Jalen Hurts and led the…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Kyler Murray threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in his return from an ankle…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw a pair of short touchdown passes and the Miami Dolphins extended…

By The Associated Press Cincinnati is the first non-Power Five team to make the College Football Playoff. Alabama is the only team in the CFP for the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jada Boyd scored 17 points and No. 2 North Carolina State beat Elon 78-46 for its eighth straight win. The Wolfpack improved…

By The Associated Press The BYU Cougars will put their No. 12 ranking on the line in the Independence Bowl when they face Alabama-Birmingham in the…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Walker Miller had a career-high 24 points as Monmouth won its seventh consecutive game, getting past Canisius 79-65. Armon…

By The Associated Press Ball State and Georgia State will have the college football spotlight to themselves on Christmas Day in the Camellia Bowl.…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Notre Dame will face Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl in a matchup of two teams that just…

By The Associated Press Old Dominion and Tulsa look to continue their late-season surges at the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec. 20. It’s the first…

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette has promoted co-offensive coordinator and former Ragin’ Cajuns quarterback Michael Desormeaux to…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Utah and Ohio State will meet for the first time in 35 years in the 108th edition of the Rose Bowl…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A milestone season for Pittsburgh and quarterback Kenny Pickett is continuing with a Peach Bowl…

NIAGARA, N.Y. (AP) — Caleb Green scored 16 points as Fairfield got past Niagara 81-71. Zach Crisler had 14 points for the Stags. Taj Benning added…

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Strong wind led to the cancellation of a men’s World Cup downhill race at Beaver Creek, Colorado. It wasn’t…

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Guy Ragland Jr. had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Cornell rolled past Keuka 122-64. Nazir Williams added 16 points, Darius Ervin…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Juventus managed to put aside its off-the-field problems as the Bianconeri beat…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No. 6 Baylor and No. 8 Mississippi will match up in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. Baylor…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sisters Aubrey and Ashley Joens had double-doubles and No. 14 Iowa State bounced back from its first loss with a 94-56 win over…

JEDDAH Lewis Hamilton has won his third consecutive grand prix to pull even on points with Max Verstappen. That means Formula One’s…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — It was bad enough for Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson to finish at the bottom of a 20-man…

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 16 points for No. 10 Louisville as it beat Belmont 80-66.…

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Sofia Goggia captured a World Cup super-G to go 3 for 3 in races at Lake Louise. The 29-year-old Italian finished in 1…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have relieved offensive coordinator Joe Brady of his duties. The team announced the change Sunday.…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Chase Audige and Pete Nance sparked a breakaway run in the final four minutes as Northwestern held off cold-shooting…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Nerea Hermosa scored 14 points, including the winning free throws with 8.8 seconds left, Lorela Cubaj had a double-double and…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 22 points but went down with an injury at the end of No. 2 UConn’s…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cincinnati is the first outsider to make the College Football Playoff and Alabama is…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ezri Konsa has scored twice as Aston Villa rallied to beat Leicester 2-1 in the Premier League. Leicester went ahead…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ralf Rangnick has started his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer No. 2 seed Michigan and No. 3 Georgia will meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills cornerback Dane Jackson draws on memories of four late childhood friends in…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — The College Football Playoff is set and it is historic: Cincinnati will play…

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Formula One has united in tribute to Frank Williams after the much-loved and inspirational founder of the F1 team died…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Russia’s 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title has ended after another clutch performance from Daniil…

LILLE, France (AP) — American forward Timothy Weah is set to miss Lille’s crucial Champions League group match at Wolfsburg after picking up a…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea won the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday to clinch a domestic treble for the first time. Australia striker Sam Kerr scored a…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Freiburg produced a devastating first-half performance to rout Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-0 away…

LEEDS, England (AP) — Patrick Bamford marked his first appearance in more than two months with an equalizer in the fifth minute of added time to…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Alabama will head into the postseason the same way it started the regular season — as No. 1 in the…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — There will be more host cities and fewer nations playing in the Davis Cup Finals next season in an…

LONDON (AP) — Antonio Conte’s unbeaten run in the Premier League at Tottenham goes on and so does Harry Kane’s goal drought. Lucas Moura,…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick began his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma has hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as its head coach to replace Lincoln Riley. Riley…

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Daniel van Tonder won the SA Open on Sunday as fellow South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout secured a sixth-place…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson says the NCAA needs to review its rules on whether…

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Kaillie Humphries is 2 for 2 as an American. Humphries completed a perfect weekend Sunday by teaming with Kaysha Love to…

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Julia Taubitz of Germany won two women’s World Cup luge races Sunday. Summer Britcher gave USA Luge its best…

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say three skiers have been killed and two injured in an avalanche in central Austria. The victims included a rising young…

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — American Jesse Marsch is no longer coach of Bundesliga team Leipzig. The club says that the two have “mutually agreed to…

BATHURST, Australia (AP) — Walkinshaw Andretti United team driver Chaz Mostert fought back from a wheel puncture and encounters with native wild…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — They practiced in secret and struggled to get to an international championship tournament in…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Trey Paster scored on a 55-yard fumble return in the second quarter, California’s…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Davis had 19 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns, Pierre Strong added 73 yards rushing and a score, and South…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored three goals in the second period and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Terence Davis scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half and the Sacramento Kings beat…

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schroder scored 31 points apiece and the Boston Celtics…

SAN FRANCISCO — Jamaree Bouyea had 30 points as San Francisco won its seventh straight game to open the season, routing UNLV 83-62. Bryce Hamilton…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Pickett accounted for three touchdowns and Erick Hallett II returned one of…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Desmond Bane scored a career-high 29 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Dallas…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sydney Parrish and Sedona Prince combined to score 48 points as the No. 18 Oregon women held off a late Portland rally to…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hassan Haskins ran for two second-half touchdowns and broke a school record as No. 2 Michigan…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Hunter Schofield had 16 points to lead five Dixie State players in double figures as the Trailblazers easily beat Saint…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Caleb Grill scored a season-high 16 points, Izaiah Brockington had all 12 of his points in the…