AP National Sports

By ROB MAADDI and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers Three people with knowledge of the agenda tell The Associated Press there is no plan to vote on Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder’s status next week at the NFL owners’ meetings in New York. Snyder’s ownership of the team has been widely debated for years amid

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The president of Michigan State University says he is resigning, three years after he was hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Samuel Stanley Jr. says he has lost confidence in the school’s governing board and can no longer

NEW YORK (AP) — The second game of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed because of rain in the forecast. It is rescheduled for Friday afternoon. New York won Tuesday’s opener of the best-of-five series 4-1. The rainout followed an unusual scheduled off day between

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press No. 24 Illinois hosts Minnesota this weekend in a Big Ten West clash. The Golden Gophers are 1-1 in the division so far, while Illinois is 2-1. Minnesota had a week off. The time appears to have allowed star running back Mo Ibrahim time to recover from an ankle injury.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA’s roster of female referees is growing. Cheryl Flores and Dannica Mosher have been promoted to the level of full-time staff officials. The NBA now has eight women at the full-time referee level. That’s the most at one time. Flores and Mosher earned promotions from the G League

ZURICH (AP) — The FBI has been back at FIFA this week. FIFA says federal investigators are working with it to protect the World Cup in Qatar from potential crime including match-fixing. They joined a panel meeting in Zurich that included Interpol and betting monitoring experts to oversee “timely handling of integrity matters” at the

LONDON (AP) — Emma Hayes says she is taking time away from coaching Chelsea’s women’s team “for the foreseeable future” as she recovers after undergoing an emergency hysterectomy. She says in a statement she had the operation this month as she battles endometriosis. Hayes says “I’m now in recovery and will need time and patience

By The Associated Press LSU heads to The Swamp for a game against Florida on Saturday. First-year coaches Brian Kelly and Billy Napier can move a step closer to bowl eligibility with a victory. LSU had been enjoying an impressive turnaround under Kelly until last week’s 40-13 debacle at Tennessee. Florida has been in every

By The Associated Press No. 18 Syracuse goes after its sixth straight win when it closes a four-game homestand against No. 15 North Carolina State on Saturday. The unbeaten Orange are off to their best start since 1987 and are coming off an open date. The Wolfpack narrowly avoided a loss at home last week

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin offensive tackle Logan Brown has been dismissed from the team. Interim coach Jim Leonhard says Brown was dismissed because of an “internal incident.” Brown, a former five-star recruit, tweeted late Wednesday night that he planned to transfer. But Leonhard says Brown’s departure “was not a choice.” He did not detail

The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington returns home looking to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Arizona. Washington is 4-0 in Seattle this season. Arizona is coming off a home loss to No. 12 Oregon and has alternated wins and losses through its first six games. Arizona has lost 12 straight Pac-12

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was chosen major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay after setting an American League record with 62 home runs. The New York Yankees slugger beat out two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, last year’s winner and the reigning AL MVP. Miami Marlins

By MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Angel City FC founding investor Alexis Ohanian is calling for a safe work environment in the National Women’s Soccer League. The former executive chairman of Reddit and husband of Serena Williams is this year’s recipient of the Champions for Equality Award from the Women’s Sports

The Associated Press Kansas has a chance to post one of its best seasons ever and make a run at a spot in the Big 12 title game. But the Jayhawks are coming off a loss to TCU, and a loss to Oklahoma puts those high hopes in jeopardy. Oklahoma is likely already out of

By The Associated Press James Madison will try to protect its unbeaten record after moving into the AP Top 25 for the first time in the program’s history when it plays at Georgia Southern. The Dukes, led by quarterback Todd Centeio, also will try to maintain their share of the Sun Belt Conference Eastern Division

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — James Madison is experiencing success on an unprecedented timetable, landing its first AP Top 25 ranking in its first season in the Bowl Subdivision. Coach Curt Cignetti says it’s only one step for the Dukes. Another milestone could come Saturday when No. 25 James Madison visits Georgia Southern in a Sun

By The Associated Press Clemson visits Florida State seeking to take a commanding lead in the ACC’s Atlantic Division after scoring 30 or more points in each of its first six games. The Tigers have defeated Wake Forest, North Carolina State and Boston College in consecutive weeks. Florida State is going for its first win

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A top FIFA official says it wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects for the World Cup. FIFA deputy secretary general Alasdair Bell tells European lawmakers in Strasbourg, France, that compensation is “certainly something that we’re interested in progressing.”

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Qatar’s emir has thanked Vladimir Putin for what he said was Russia’s support with organizing the upcoming World Cup. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also lauded Russia’s hosting of the soccer tournament in 2018 as a “great success.” He says Russia has provided “great support” with organizing the tournament. Putin