AP National Sports

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Jerry Rosburg was more than three years into his retirement following a 40-year career as an assistant football coach when a phone call in mid-September interrupted his morning coffee as he sat on his lakeside deck in Florida. It was his old friend George

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Led by Trazarien White’s 16 points, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks defeated the Monmouth Hawks 68-55 on Wednesday night. The Seahawks are now 11-3 on the season, while the Hawks dropped to 1-13.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme had 18 points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes, Efton Reid III added a season-high 16 points and No. 10 Gonzaga raced past Eastern Oregon 120-42 on Wednesday to set a program record for the largest margin of victory. It was Gonzaga’s first time beating an opponent by 70-plus

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Led by De’Lazarus Keys’ 16 points, the Texas A&M-CC Islanders defeated the Our Lady of the Lake Saints 88-74 on Wednesday night. The Islanders improved to 7-6 with the win.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers already has played through a broken thumb and injured ribs this season. Now he’s dealing with a left knee issue as he attempts to keep the Packers in playoff contention. Rodgers didn’t practice Wednesday because of the knee

MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco and Filip Mesar scored in a 3:19 span in the second period and Slovakia beat the United States 6-3 on Wednesday in the world junior championship. Libor Nemec, Peter Repcik and Alex Ciernik also scored for Slovakia and captain Simon Nemec had three assists in the

NEW YORK — Led by Da’Shawn Phillip’s 21 points, the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks defeated the Columbia Lions 74-67 in overtime on Wednesday night. The Hawks moved to 6-7 with the victory and the Lions dropped to 5-10.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike White felt ready to play two weeks ago. His broken ribs had doctors telling him otherwise. After sitting for two games, White was cleared for contact and is preparing to start at quarterback again for a New York Jets squad fighting

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Tyler Lockett was back catching passes and participating in the Seattle Seahawks walkthrough barely a week after having surgery to stabilize a broken bone in his left hand. Seattle coach Pete Carroll says Lockett was able to participate without significant discomfort. Both Carroll and Lockett

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Riley Leonard threw for 173 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and Duke wrapped up an impressive first season under Mike Elko with a 30-13 victory over UCF in the Military Bowl. The Blue Devils have won four consecutive bowl games, although this was their

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Neymar was sent off in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 win against Strasbourg after the Brazil forward’s second-half dive in the penalty area in his first match since the World Cup. Neymar picked up his first yellow card in the 61st minute for catching Strasbourg midfielder Adrien Thomasson

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Doug Pederson insists there’s no such thing as a meaningless football game. So Pederson has his Jacksonville Jaguars going “full steam ahead” as they prepare to play at rival Houston in a game that means little to the team’s postseason chances. The Jaguars (7-8)

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa has been in quite a zone this year. He leads the NFL in sacks and is spearheading the league’s top defense. Bosa leads the NFL with 17 1/2 sacks despite missing one game and is tied

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool has completed the signing of Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven. The 23-year-old Gakpo who scored three goals at the World Cup will officially join the Premier League club when the transfer window opens on Sunday. Chelsea has agreed to sign striker David Datro Fofana from Norwegian club Molde. The

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — World Cup superstar Kylian Mbappé scored a penalty deep into stoppage time as unbeaten league-leader Paris Saint-Germain overcome Neymar’s red card to scrape a 2-1 home win against Strasbourg. Mbappé’s 96th-minute penalty increased his league-leading tally to 13 goals as PSG moved eight points ahead of

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Jonah Charles’ 18 points, the Pennsylvania Quakers defeated the Wilkes Colonels 93-61 on Wednesday. The Quakers are now 7-7 with the victory.

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett needs two College Football Playoff wins to achieve rare back-to-back national championships. It would be an especially impressive accomplishment for a former walk-on. The No. 1 Bulldogs will play No. 4 Ohio State in the CFP Peach Bowl semifinal. No team has

NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have been fined $100,000 by the NHL for violating the collective bargaining agreement. The league says the fine is for traveling to St. Louis on Dec. 26 for their game the next day against the Blues. The CBA stipulates no team activities are allowed from Dec. 23-26.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Coach Marcus Freeman will lead No. 19 Notre Dame against No. 20 South Carolina in the Gator Bowl on Friday. A year ago, he was the new coach for the Fighting Irish. He tried to balance recruiting and preparations for a Fiest Bowl game against Oklahoma State. Notre Dame ended

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is wrapping up an easily-won second term as chief executive and anti-Trump Republican. While in office, Baker battled blizzards, a teetering public transit system and a once-in-a-generation pandemic. He also drew the ire of former President Donald Trump by refusing to endorse, or