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By The Associated Press No. 25 South Carolina is back in the national rankings for the first time since the second week of the 2018 season and first time under second-year coach Shane Beamer. The Gamecocks will look to win their fifth straight game and third in a row in the Southeastern Conference when they

By The Associated Press No. 15 Mississippi (7-1, 3-1 SEC) at Texas A&M (3-4, 1-3), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network) Line: Ole Miss by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Texas A&M leads 9-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Embattled coach Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M return home for the first time in six

By The Associated Press No. 21 North Carolina hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday in a key matchup for their Atlantic Coast Conference division race. The Tar Heels are unbeaten in league play while every other Coastal Division team has at least two losses. Pittsburgh is the reigning division and league champion. The Panthers have lost all

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Jay Wright will be in the midst of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The biggest difference now is the former Villanova coach gets to enjoy it a lot more. CBS Sports and Warner Brothers Discovery Sports announced on Thursday that Wright will be a studio analyst during March Madness

By The Associated Press Defending national champion and top-ranked Georgia has won nine consecutive games and 25 of 26 since losing to Florida in 2020 in the rivalry dubbed the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” The heavily favored Bulldogs are entering the toughest part of their schedule, a four-game stretch that begins against the Gators

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The No. 3 Texas Longhorns will host DePaul in a preseason exhibition game Sunday with all ticket sales going to help the city of Uvalde build a new school after the May shooting at Robb Elementary where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer David Gilliland is moving his racing organization from Ford to Toyota next season and rebranding it as TRICON Garage. The organization formerly known as David Gilliland Racing will field entries in both the Truck Series and ARCA Series next year. The team will run three full-time Toyota Tundras

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Mariano Rivera says he would keep Aaron Boone as New York Yankees manager and remarks he made earlier this week were taken out of context. The Hall of Fame reliever tells The Associated Press that he was speaking generically about teams and managers when he answered questions Tuesday during

PARIS (AP) — Next year’s Tour de France will start from the Basque Country in northern Spain. It features four mountain-top finishes and a Tour record 30 difficult climbs but only one time trial. Race director Christian Prudhomme revealed the route for the July 1-23 race on Thursday. The 110th edition covers 3,404 kilometers (2,115

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — David Stearns is stepping down as the Milwaukee Brewers’ president of baseball operations. Matt Arnold will take over the lead role in running the team. The Brewers say Stearns will still serve as an adviser to owner Mark Attanasio. The club announced the transition Thursday. Arnold

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 4 Michigan is expected to rout rival Michigan State to stay undefeated and on pace to chase Big Ten and national championship goals. The Wolverines know better than to underestimate the Spartans. Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State coach to win his

LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds coach Jesse Marsch acknowledges he is under pressure to keep his job after a run of four straight losses in the Premier League. Leeds is in the relegation zone heading into a match against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday and without a win in the league since Aug. 21. There

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Wake Forest wants to maintain its top-10 ranking and winning streak against a Louisville program that has finally strung together victories. If recent series history offers a clue, Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference showdown could be another high-scoring affair that comes down to the final

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the tiny Arab country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny and newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond soccer to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found. The

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — PSV Eindhoven has been punished by UEFA for fan disorder inside Arsenal’s stadium at a Europa League game last week. The game had been postponed in September because of limited police resources in London after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Those security concerns then were confirmed at the rescheduled game.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar says it will drop most of its coronavirus restrictions beginning Nov. 1, just before it hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Qatar’s Health Ministry made the announcement Wednesday. In a statement, it said that PCR or rapid-antigen test results would not be required for those flying into the

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has emerged as the unlikely new star striker at Bayern Munich. The 33-year-old Choupo-Moting was Robert Lewandowski’s backup and then a fringe player after Lewandowski left for Barcelona. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann experimented with striker-less tactics but then gave Choupo-Moting a run

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Safety Jordan Poyer has many reasons to be looking forward to the Buffalo Bills next game being played at home. His commute, for one, will be much shorter. Poyer returned from the team’s bye week off detailing how he had no choice but to