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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers stopped a five-game skid with a 31-28 win over former coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys. Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes to rookie Christian Watson and led a 55-yard drive in overtime to set up Mason Crosby’s game-winning

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla each scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Virginia Tech led by double figures for nearly-38 minutes in the Hokies’ 94-77 win over William & Mary. Cattoor made 6 of 10, and Pedulla hit 4 of 7, from 3-point range for Virginia Tech (3-0). Darius Maddox

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Mallory Pugh scored the go-ahead goal in the 56th minute and the U.S. women avoided a fourth straight loss with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Germany on Sunday. Sophia Smith also scored for the top-ranked United States, which went into the match at Red Bull Stadium with its first three-game losing

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Haley Jones scored 17 points and Cameron Brink added 12 to help No. 2 Stanford rout Portland 87-47 on Sunday. Stanford (4-0), which led by as many as 43 points, has not lost to a West Coast Conference team since falling at Gonzaga in

TEANECK, N.J. — Ansley Almonor had 22 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 77-74 win against Manhattan. Almonor also contributed five rebounds and three blocks for the Knights (2-1). Grant Singleton scored 20 points and added eight assists and five steals. Demetre Roberts had 14 points, while adding six rebounds. Fairleigh Dickinson led throughout the final five

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by Jelani Simmons’ 18 points, the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis 71-53 on Sunday night. The Screaming Eagles improved to 1-1 with the victory and the Salukis fell to 2-1.

FARMVILLE, Va. — Led by Isaiah Wilkins’ 21 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the Pfeiffer Falcons 100-68 on Sunday night. The Lancers improved to 1-2 with the win and the Falcons fell to 2-1.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Led by Andrew Rohde’s 20 points, the Saint Thomas Tommies defeated the Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers 84-48 on Sunday night. The Tommies are now 2-1 on the season, while the Terriers fell to 1-2.

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s bid to win one of the few titles missing from his glittering career started poorly as he was beaten in straight sets by eighth-seeded Taylor Fritz in their opening match at the ATP Finals. Fritz broke twice in the second set as the American secured a 7-6 (3), 6-1

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Flau’jae Johnson scored 18 points, Angel Reese had her third-straight double-double and No. 16 LSU set a program record with its third-straight 100-point game in a 107-34 rout of Western Carolina. The Tigers, who scored a school-record 125 points in their opener and 111 in their second game, opened this

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa maintained his scorching form since his return from a concussion, throwing three touchdown passes as the Miami Dolphins beat the Cleveland Browns 39-17 for their fourth straight win. In a game that was a blowout by the fourth quarter, Tagovailoa connected with

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett and George Pickens ran for 1-yard touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled away from the listless New Orleans Saints 20-10. Fueled by the return of star outside linebacker T.J. Watt, the Steelers held the Saints to 186 yards to win for just the second

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Patrick Peterson intercepted Josh Allen with 1:12 left in overtime to finally end a sloppy, yet thrilling back-and-forth game between two of the NFL’s best teams, and the Minnesota Vikings completed their rally from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the Buffalo Bills 33-30

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine as the Tennessee Titans rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Denver Broncos 17-10. The Titans won for the sixth time in seven games to move to 6-3. Tannehill returned after missing the

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Korda’s first LPGA Tour victory of the year is taking her back to No. 1 in the world. Korda won the Pelican Women’s Championship after a duel with Lexi Thompson. Korda pulled ahead with two late birdies and shot 64. Thompson couldn’t catch her. Korda was emotional after her round

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was ruled out for the rest of Kansas City’s game against the Jaguars after a scary hit by Jacksonville safety Andre Cisco left him in the concussion protocol. Smith-Schuster was coming across the middle to catch a pass from

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Led by Foster Loyer’s 17 points, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the VMI Keydets 75-71 on Sunday. The Wildcats are now 3-0 on the season, while the Keydets moved to 1-2.

By The Associated Press MMA light heavyweight fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has died. He was 38. Bellator MMA announced Johnson’s death on social media on Sunday. A Bellator spokesman said Johnson had been ill for more than a year. Johnson had 17 knockouts and six decisions. His last fight was in May 2021.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia winger Fahad al-Mowallad was pulled from the World Cup squad less than 48 hours after being selected because of an ongoing doping case. The team says it is dropping Al-Mowallad “as a precaution.” Al-Mowallad was included in coach Hervé Renard’s squad to play in Qatar despite testing positive

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Even in defeat, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll could recognize the special experience of participating in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany. Seattle and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a Bavarian welcome both in the days leading up to the game and during it, highlighted by