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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is looking into an incident in which wide receiver Jermaine Burton appeared to make contact with a female Tennessee fan while coming off the field following Saturday’s loss. A video posted on TikTok showed Burton thrusting his right arm toward the woman’s head as she celebrated the Volunteers’ upset win,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bill Fennelly took Iowa State to the top of the Big 12 within his first five seasons in Ames, leading the Cyclones to the second weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament three straight years and even reaching a regional final. There has been plenty

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, awaiting an appeal to her nine-year sentence for drug possession that’s set for next week. The WNBA star has been especially down lately, according to her lawyers. They were with her for part of her birthday on Tuesday. Attorney

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Leonard Hamilton and the Seminoles have built rosters through the years that lean on length, athleticism and depth. They have also featured a blend of seniors as well as transfers and some one-and-done stars. But the Seminoles haven’t had a situation like this. They return just

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Country Club is getting another U.S. Open before it holds its first one. And the women will get their crack at the course on the edge of Beverly Hills. The North course at LACC is hosting its first U.S. Open next June. The USGA says the U.S. Open will

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Injured UConn star Paige Bueckers says she plans to spend this season as a student coach for the sixth-ranked Huskies.  The former national player of the year will miss the entire season with a torn ACL in her left knee.  Bueckers has vowed to return

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is motivated by winning. He believes he didn’t do enough of that last year. So he spent the NBA offseason working on his game and body to make a run at another championship. The two-time MVP is flattered being thought of as the world’s

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell shared a flight home from Las Vegas, and Wallace apologized during the trip to his fellow Toyota teammate for the incident that crippled Bell’s championship chances. Bell said Wallace also apologized to the entire Toyota group in the Monday competition meeting. Wallace has

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Brad Brownell is on notice to bounce back after a subpar season. The Tigers finished with their ninth non-losing season. But they missed out on the postseason at 17-16 and Brownell met with athletic director Graham Neff several times. Brownell thinks things are

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Top-ranked defending national champion Georgia is far from assured of a return trip to the Southeastern Conference championship game. With the SEC East making its biggest AP Top 25 power play since Florida’s Steve Spurrier and Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer ruled the division 25 years ago, Georgia

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Jackson State coach Deion Sanders says historically Black college football programs can be a path to the NFL for top recruits, but it is difficult to compete with the wealthier, traditional power schools. Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred with the Falcons, 49ers and

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin and Aaron Nola are each other’s biggest fans. Unless their teams are playing each other. That happened in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. Aaron started on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies and faced his 32-year-old brother, San Diego Padres catcher

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United player Mason Greenwood has been granted bail four days after being charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior, and assault. The 21-year-old Greenwood did not attend the bail application that was held in private in a court in Manchester. The court said following the hearing that bail had

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Schalke has fired coach Frank Kramer after four months in charge following a run of losses which left the club in the Bundesliga relegation zone. Schalke was knocked out of the German Cup with a 5-1 loss to Hoffenheim in the second round on Tuesday. That was club’s fifth successive defeat

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Remember the San Diego Chicken? Well, the long-ago iconic mascot of the Padres has some competition. There’s a new bird in the seaside city. The Rally Goose. The Padres and their fans adopted the goose as a good-luck charm after a real one landed in

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Super League project that aims to revolutionize European soccer has hired a new top executive to steer a revived plan after a failed launch last year. German former television boss Bernd Reichart is the new CEO of A22 Sports Management. The Madrid-based company worked with

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The offensive performances in prime-time games this season have been downright offensive at times. From the more than 100 minutes of game action without a touchdown on Thursday nights to the recent Monday night slog between the Chargers and Broncos, teams playing on the NFL’s biggest stage have

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi scored the shootout winner and had a goal and an assist in regulation in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Matt Roy had two third-period goals and Cal Petersen made 31 saves in regulation and overtime and