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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns tight end David Njoku will miss Sunday’s game against Houston with a knee injury, keeping one of Cleveland’s offensive targets off the field for Deshaun Watson’s return. Njoku was ruled out following Friday’s practice after being held out all week. It’s not known when

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — Uruguay and Luis Suarez were eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday. The result also put Ghana out of the competition. Suarez played a key role in both first-half goals for Uruguay scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta. Uruguay

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — South Korea’s players formed a circle in the center of the field and trained their eyes on a cell phone showing a nearby match that would decide their future at the World Cup. The South Koreans had done their job, beating Portugal 2-1 on

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Injured forward Neymar was at Lusail Stadium to watch Brazil’s 1-0 loss to Cameroon at the World Cup. He was expected to start training with the ball again on Saturday. It was the first time Neymar joined his teammates at a match since injuring his

By The Associated Press More than 900 documented or alleged incidents of on-ice discrimination like verbal taunts, insults and intimidation happened in Hockey Canada across all levels and age groups during the 2021-22 season. The national sport organization’s first-ever report that tracks the issue shows 512 penalties for discrimination were called by officials. More than

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas State has hired Incarnate Word coach G.J. Kinne to lead a Sun Belt program that has had only one winning season since moving up to the FBS in 2012. The 34-year-old former Tulsa quarterback has made a fast rise in coaching since ending his professional career

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Chip Ganassi Racing has signed New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong to join its IndyCar lineup next season. Armstrong spent the last three seasons in Formula One feeder series F2 and will drive the No. 11 for Ganassi. The No. 11 is the No. 48 that Jimmie Johnson drove

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Former Texas head coach Tom Herman will take over Florida Atlantic’s football team as it heads into its first season in the American Athletic Conference. The school announced the hire just days after firing Willie Taggart. Herman previously served as head coach at Texas and Houston, and was an offensive

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his real estate company are being scrutinized in a criminal investigation. The probe is examining whether they misused any public money in their failed effort to build a new practice facility for the NFL team. The York County Sheriff’s Office

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff will include 12 teams, starting with the 2024 season. An expansion plan that was crafted for two years and haggled over for another 18 months finally cleared all the obstacles needed to go from idea to reality. The CFP announced Thursday that the

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ockie Strydom has set a new course record with a 9-under 63 that’s moved him within two shots of clubhouse leader Thriston Lawrence at the South African Open. Second-round play was suspended overnight because of lightning. Strydom recorded nine birdies at the Blair Atholl Golf and Equestrian Estate to close in on

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Antoine Griezmann is relishing his new role helping others at the World Cup rather than worrying about scoring for France. Griezmann is third on his country’s all-time list of scorers with 42 goals. But in Qatar he is playing in a right midfield role in

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Travon Walker and Aidan Hutchinson will always be compared to one another. Same class. Same position. Same lofty expectations. The top two picks in the 2022 NFL draft will be on the same field for the first time as pros when Detroit hosts Jacksonville

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The first of two World Cup downhill races to be held at Beaver Creek was canceled Friday morning due to strong wind and snowfall. The course was closed for the day so crew workers could prepare the Birds of Prey track for another downhill race scheduled for Saturday. There’s also

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The first of two World Cup downhill races to be held at Beaver Creek was canceled Friday morning due to strong wind and snowfall. The course was closed for the day so crew workers could prepare the Birds of Prey track for another downhill race scheduled for Saturday. There’s also

NEW YORK (AP) — MLB and the players’ association resumed blood testing for human growth hormone. That news came this week in an annual report, which showed none of the 1,027 samples taken during the 2022 season tested positive. It’s the first acknowledgment that HGH testing resumed after it was halted in 2021 because of

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) — Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa’a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace. She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup, a pageant held in the Qatari desert about 15 miles

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — From most angles, it looked like the ball went out of play just before Japan scored its winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Spain in the World Cup. Associated Press photographer Petr Josek took a photo from above that appears to support the referee’s

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The fact that Croatia conceded only one goal in its three group games at the World Cup is largely down to the performance of Joško Gvardiol. The 20-year-old Gvardiol is fast becoming the most sought-after center back in Europe because of his timely tackles and