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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 will operate without divisions in football next season, when the arrival of Central Florida, Cincinnati, BYU and Houston creates a 14-team conference and ends its current round-robin scheduling framework. Commissioner Brett Yormark held a call with Big 12 schools Tuesday to

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reliever David Robertson has been added to the Philadelphia Phillies’ 26-man roster ahead of the NL Championship Series opener against San Diego after missing the NLDS against Atlanta with a strained right calf. Robertson went 4-3 with a 2.40 ERA in 58 games in the regular season. He was hurt while

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag. The team’s long-used hashtag — #TakeNote — was used by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a tweet on Tuesday, accompanied by an Apple logo emoji. It raises questions about how the phrase will be used in the team’s marketing plans

LONDON (AP) — France star N’Golo Kante has been ruled out of the World Cup after Chelsea said the midfielder would be out for four months following surgery on a hamstring injury. Kante hasn’t played a game for club or country since Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Aug. 14. Chelsea manager Graham Potter said

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole could make his first career relief appearance in Game 5 of the AL Division Series against Cleveland, possibly as a closer. New York manager Aaron Boone switched starting pitchers after Monday night’s rainout and said Nestor Cortes will take the mound

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Paul Pogba has returned to training with Juventus, raising hopes that the midfielder can regain his form in time to be included on France’s World Cup squad. Pogba underwent surgery on his right knee in early September after tearing his meniscus during Juventus’ preseason tour of the United States in July

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended one game for high-sticking Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kyle Burroughs. Kuznetsov swung his stick and hit Burroughs in the face with his blade late in the second period of the game Monday night. He was given a two-minute

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Toronto winger Lorenzo Insigne set a Major League Soccer record with $14 million salary when he joined the team from Napoli last summer, according to the players’ association. Insigne scored six goals in 11 matches. He took over as highest-paid player from Chicago Fire midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, who has a base

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has aggravated a previous knee problem, and coach Michael Locksley is relieved the injury wasn’t more serious. Locksley says Tagovailoa will be a game time decision Saturday against Northwestern after the standout quarterback was carted off during his team’s win

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer He’s a sports agent. He’s a caddie. And Mario Tiziani has even found time to play on the PGA Tour Champions. And now the brother-in-law of Steve Stricker is headed to the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. Tiziani wasn’t sure if he could juggle everything, but he’s managed just fine.

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has been charged by the Football Association for failing to control its players during its 0-0 draw with Newcastle. United’s players angrily remonstrated with referee Craig Pawson after he ruled out a Cristiano Ronaldo goal shortly after halftime. The official included the incident

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association after his furious outburst in Sunday’s game against Manchester City. The German was sent off after charging out of his technical area to remonstrate with the referee’s assistant over a late incident in his

BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Belgium international Radja Nainggolan has been suspended until further notice by Royal Antwerp after he was caught smoking an electronic cigarette on the substitutes’ bench before a match against Standard Liege. The Belgian club also cited Nainggolan’s performances and how his behavior can negatively affect the squad. According to Belgian media

By PAOLO BANCHERO For The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero will do a periodic diary on his season for The Associated Press. Banchero was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft after his lone college season at Duke. He’s made it through his first Summer League and

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Dawn Staley and South Carolina picked up right where they left off: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The defending national champion Gamecocks were the unanimous choice of the 30-member national media panel in the preseason poll released Tuesday. It’s the third consecutive season

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Russell Wilson has added hamstring to his list of injuries. A week after getting treatment for an injury near his throwing shoulder, the Denver quarterback said he tweaked his hamstring during the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 19-16 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Wilson

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has seen the final minutes of four Big 12 games play out in wildly different fashions. None of them good. There was the conference opener against Baylor, when a failed onside kick kept the Cyclones from having a chance in a 31-24 loss. The

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Just over 5 miles into her Thursday evening run along the familiar Neuse River Greenway, Raleigh mother of three Susan Karnatz was fatally shot by a 15-year-old boy whose shooting rampage killed five people, wounded two and frightened hundreds more in surrounding neighborhoods. Her