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By The Associated Press American forward Josh Sargent returned from an ankle injury that sidelined him for four months, entering in the 78th minute of Norwich’s 1-0 loss at Millwall in England’s second-tier League Championship. The 23-year-old from O’Fallon, Missouri, was hurt while scoring against Huddersfield on Aug. 26, his third straight league match with

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown suffered an apparent left ankle injury in the first half of the Cotton Bowl after starting in place of the departed Kyle McCord. Brown appeared to get hurt when he was sacked on a third-down play late in the first quarter. True freshman Lincoln Kienholz took

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time AP All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. opted out of playing in the Cotton Bowl for Ohio State. The junior hasn’t made any announcement on whether he will declare for the NFL draft. Ohio State had only 203 total yards in a 14-3 loss to

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district can continue to take elective Black history courses, school leaders announced Thursday in a reversal of a vote last week by the conservative-led school board to end the classes. But the Francis Howell School District board first must approve a new curriculum “that

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Devin Brown is about to become the first Ohio State quarterback to make his first career start in a bowl game. The sophomore starts Friday night against Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. He hasn’t played in a game since Oct. 21, but takes over after

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole. Blanchard was released early in the day

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Marco Scandella each scored and goalie Joel Hofer recorded 39 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night following a three-day break in the NHL calendar. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time AP All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is with Ohio State as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes prepare for the Cotton Bowl. There still are no indications that he will play Friday night against Missouri. Harrison again Wednesday wasn’t a full participant and didn’t have his helmet

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Josh Staumont on a one-year contract, the team’s first major league free agency move of the offseason. The 30-year-old Staumont pitched five seasons for the Kansas City Royals, saving eight games with a 4.01 ERA. The hard-throwing

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — At his suburban St. Louis home, Brett Koenig can pull out his smartphone and open a sports betting app. But he can’t place a bet. He is blocked by a pop-up message noting he is not in a legal location. Missouri is one of

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that might’ve gone unnoticed otherwise. There are the Kansas City Chiefs, dunking head coach Andy Reid with a jug-full of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs allowed defensive touchdowns 7 seconds apart to the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday in a 20-14 loss that kept them from clinching the AFC West. The sloppy performance, which included two failed fourth down conversions in the second half and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas got a pair of defensive touchdowns for the second straight week, and the resurgent Raiders held off the sloppy Kansas City Chiefs 20-14 on Monday to keep their postseason hopes alive. Bilal Nichols returned a fumble 8 yards for a touchdown, and

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift walked into Arrowhead Stadium alongside Santa Claus on Monday to watch her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as they played the Las Vegas Raiders in a Christmas Day showdown. Swift and Kelce have become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was inactive for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a quad injury that had caused the two-time Pro Bowl running back to miss their previous week’s game against the Chargers. Jacobs did not look

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer On the NHL’s final night before its holiday break, Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard and Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras combined for a stylish celebration of lacrosse. Bedard and Zegras each scored a lacrosse-style — or “Michigan” — goal in a pair of highlights that likely will be watched