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By The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens are 16-2 at home in prime time under coach John Harbaugh. They’ll put that mark on the line in a Monday night game against Indianapolis. Ravens linebacker Justin Houston, who played for the Colts the past two seasons, needs 1 1/2 sacks to reach 100 for his career.

The Associated Press Alabama has the nation’s longest winning streak at 19 games and has won eight in a row over the Aggies. Coach Nick Saban is 24-0 at Alabama against his former assistants and looks to improve to 5-0 against A&M coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies will try to bounce back after losing two

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Blaney has wanted a leadership role at Team Penske. The request was granted when Roger Penske invited the driver to participate in interviews for Blaney’s new crew chief. It was a first for the third-generation racer, who researched candidates and wrote questions in

By The Associated Press Coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots will look to continue their success against rookie quarterbacks when they meet Davis Mills and the Houston Texans. Belichick’s teams are 22-6 against first-year signal callers. Now they’ll meet Mills, a third-round pick from Stanford who tied a franchise record by tossing four

By The Associated Press Virginia Tech is looking to get back in the national rankings when it faces No. 14 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Hokies only loss came on the road at West Virginia. The game is the second of four straight home games for the Hokies. Notre Dame is coming off a 24-13

By The Associated Press Sam Darnold looks to stay hot and get the Carolina Panthers back on track when they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Darnold combined for four touchdowns in last week’s 36-28 loss at Dallas and his five TDs rushing through the first four games are the most ever by a quarterback

By The Associated Press SMU has won its first five games for a third straight season and is now in the Top 25. This weekend the Mustangs face a Navy team that was a bit of a mess at the start of the season but has now rebounded nicely. The Midshipmen beat Central Florida last

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaylon Smith appears to be on his way to the Green Bay Packers, one day after the Dallas Cowboys released the veteran linebacker. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Thursday that “nothing’s official yet,” but added that he believes Smith is in Green Bay while discussing how the former Cowboy would

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay. Max Scherzer was voted pitcher of the year and Josh Hader was picked as the top reliever in awards announced Thursday. Ohtani received 16 first-place votes in balloting

By The Associated Press No. 2 Georgia takes its nation-leading defense on the road in the Southeastern Conference. The Bulldogs visit traditional rival No. 18 Auburn after pitching two straight SEC shutouts. Georgia is allowing just 4.6 points and 178.6 yards per game. Quarterback Bo Nix and tailbacks Jarquez Hunter and Tank Bigsby are hoping

By The Associated Press Mississippi and Arkansas get to see how they stack up to each other after falling to  the Southeastern Conference’s two dominant teams. The 13th-ranked Razorbacks visit No. 17 Ole Miss Saturday, a week after both not only suffered their first losses of the season but weren’t even competitive. Arkansas fell to

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons leading receiver Calvin Ridley will not play in Sunday’s game against the New York Jets in London for personal reasons. The Falcons say Ridley will not accompany the team to London “due to a personal matter.” Ridley was not present at Thursday’s practice. The

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he was heartbroken when his close friend Khalil Mack was traded away to Chicago three years ago. The Raiders are showing signs of finally becoming a contender again for the first time since Mack was leading the defense, having won three of their

By The Associated Press Tom Brady faces Miami for the first time outside the AFC East when the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dolphins. As a member of the New England Patriots, Brady threw for 8,185 yards and 67 touchdowns in 35 regular-season games between the teams. The Dolphins also had

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Nineteenth-ranked Wake Forest visits Syracuse on Saturday aiming to stretch its season-opening win streak to six games. The Orange are coming off a disheartening loss at Florida State in a game decided by a 34-yard field goal as time expired. Demon Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman ranks sixth in the

By The Associated Press No. 19 Wake Forest travels to Syracuse on Saturday afternoon looking to remain unbeaten and atop the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It’s just the second road contest for the Demon Deacons but their fourth straight conference game. Syracuse lost last week at Florida State on a last-second field

By The Associated Press No. 7 Ohio State moved back into the Top 10 with a dominating win over Rutgers last week. The Buckeyes and starting quarterback C.J. Stroud are humming now after some early speed bumps as Maryland visits Columbus on Saturday. The Terps won their first four games before being routed by No.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is proving he’s more than capable of running an NFL offense. The next thing he needs to do is win some games. Philadelphia’s second-round pick in 2020 is 2-6 as a starter over the past two seasons despite putting up some

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — No. 11 Michigan State is rolling in its second season under coach Mel Tucker. The Spartans have started with five straight wins. It’s their best start since winning eight in a row in 2015, the year they earned a berth in the college playoff. Rutgers

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews and Seth Jones are the first three players named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team. Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo are Canada’s first three players. Sweden picked Victor Hedman, Gabriel Landeskog and Mika Zibanejad, Finland started with Aleksander Barkov, Sebastian Aho and