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By The Associated Press Miami and Georgia Tech will be playing to preserve slim bowl hopes when the two four-win teams meet in Atlanta. Each team is playing to reach .500. The loser in the matchup of ACC Coastal Division teams will face long odds of reaching a bowl because it would need to win

By The Associated Press Tom Brady looks to become the first quarterback to win NFL regular-season games played in four different countries when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Munich, Germany, to face the Seattle Seahawks. Brady is 3-0 in starts outside the United States, leading the New England Patriots to victories in Mexico City

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Juventus could end the year in the top four in Serie A despite a bad start to the season. Moise Kean’s goal was enough for Juventus to win 1-0 at bottom club Hellas Verona and move third in the league standings. A win for Lazio at

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Dunlap needs just a half-sack to reach 100 for his career. And with Kansas City missing the suspended Frank Clark for one more week, he could well get it when the Chiefs play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The 33-year-old Dunlap nearly had

DALLAS (AP) — Conference USA’s new media rights deal with ESPN and CBS will include midweek football games throughout October as the league tries to increase visibility similarly to the way the Mid-American Conference has by playing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays late in the season. The multiyear deal announced Thursday starts next season as Conference

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have declined the $3 million 2023 team option on right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger and have claimed right-hander Tyson Miller off waivers from the Texas Rangers. The Brewers now must pay Boxberger a $750,000 buyout instead. Boxberger went 4-3 with a 2.95 ERA, 68 strikeouts and 27 walks in 64

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer The NFL’s overwhelming popularity just keeps on growing, no matter how many significant, unsavory off-field issues loom as its season enters its second half. There are multiple ongoing investigations of Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, including one by the District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine. He filed a

Cristiano Ronaldo will enter his fifth World Cup with a Portugal squad filled with talented players but that will be missing some national team regulars. Ronaldo will team up with Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and João Félix. But among those not included in the list of 26 players selected by coach Fernando Santos were João

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have a declined a $13 million club option on centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier for next season, triggering a $2.5 million buyout and making the defensive whiz a free agent. The 32-year-old Kiermaier spent parts of 10 seasons with the Rays, who drafted him in the 31st round

By The Associated Press Iowa State (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (6-3, 3-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPNU) Line: Iowa State by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 33-20-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma State still has an outside shot at reaching the Big 12 championship game, and a

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer USA Basketball is on the brink of clinching a berth in the 2023 Basketball World Cup. A win in a qualifying game against Brazil on Friday would give the Americans one of the 32 spots in the field for next year’s tournament. The World Cup provides nations the simplest

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Williams will give Logan Sargeant an additional practice session at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in an effort to move the American closer to earning the Super License he needs to compete on the Formula One grid next season. Sargeant is a a 21-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer For all the talk of how the NFL has become a passing league, the run game is having a bit of a renaissance in 2022. With defenses keeping two safeties deep and playing with fewer defenders near the line of scrimmage to guard against the big play, and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward will play Sunday at Miami after missing Cleveland’s past three games with a concussion sustained on Oct. 9. Ward said he’s fully recovered from his third concussion, which happened when he banged his head on the turf while assisting

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate doesn’t expect his players to refrain from speaking up about issues regarding human rights during the World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at the announcement of his 26-man squad for the tournament in Qatar he added that a decision is yet to

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland captain Robert Lewandowski will shoulder his country’s World Cup hopes as the star name in coach Czesław Michniewicz’s 26-player squad for the tournament in Qatar. The 34-year-old Lewandowski is Poland’s record scorer with 76 goals in 134 appearances. He will captain the team as he looks for his first goals

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole has forced the LPGA Tour to shorten the Pelican Women’s Championship to 54 holes. The tournament now will start Friday at the earliest. Hye-Jin Choi has decided to withdraw. That means Atthaya Thitikul is the LPGA Tour rookie of the year. Choi would have had to win the

NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Cushing’s interim tag has been removed, and New York City FC says he’ll coach the team next season. Cushing became NYC’s fifth coach in eight seasons when Ronny Delia left in June to coach Belgium’s Standard Liege. Cushing, who had been an assistant, took over after the defending Major League

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Golf Saudi is raising the stakes in women’s golf. The Aramco Saudi Ladies International is increasing its total purse from $1 million to $5 million starting in February. That makes it equal to the men’s purse in the Saudi International. The Saudi Ladies International is part of

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — McLaren says driver Lando Norris is recovering at his hotel from suspected food poisoning ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix. McLaren adds Norris is expected back at Interlagos for free practice on Friday. The team did not give more more details about his health. Norris