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By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch In the blink of an eye, Week 4 of the NFL season is already upon us, and with it comes the best bets to reach the end zone.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are hopeful that Harrison Butker, their big-legged kicker whom they so sorely missed last week in Indianapolis, will be able to play when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Chiefs waived Matt Ammendola after he missed a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer For four quarters, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker and Florida counterpart Anthony Richardson went back and forth before more than 100,000 fans packed inside Neyland Stadium in one of the most entertaining games of the season. It was a game of one-upmanship: Hooker threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns

LONDON (AP) — Four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah has pulled out of Sunday’s London Marathon because of a hip injury. The 39-year-old Farah said he injured his right hip in training and will not be fit in time for the race. Farah was set to compete in his first marathon since 2019. He won

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A published report indicates Saudi-funded LIV Golf might be close to a TV deal. Golfweek is citing sources as saying LIV Golf is nearing an agreement to buy time with FS1. If a deal is imminent, it wasn’t clear when it would start. Fox Sports had no comment on

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police said Wednesday that they are searching for five shooters who ambushed a group of teens outside a Philadelphia high school killing one 14-year-old and wounding four other teenagers after a football scrimmage. Nicholas Elizalde, of suburban Havertown, was killed in the ambush as he and the other teens walked away from

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The administrators who’ve been given the task of expanding the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams left their latest in-person meetings outside Chicago with the biggest question unanswered: How soon? The CFP management committee is scheduled to convene again Oct. 20

By The Associated Press Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is sore ahead of the Thursday night game at Cincinnati. Tagovailoa had a sore back and ankle after the Dolphins’ 21-19 win over the Bills last week. He also took a hard shot during the game, but returned to finish. The Bengals are clicking after struggling

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick says veteran Brian Hoyer will start if Mac Jones is unable to play in their matchup with the Green Bay Packers. Belichick says Jones has made progress on the left ankle injury he sustained late in New England’s loss to Baltimore

By JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino was shown visual proof of the racism that continues to infect soccer when he attended Brazil’s final warmup game before the World Cup. Infantino was on hand at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday, when a banana was thrown

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse place-kicker Andre Szmyt was ready to move on last December and announced he wasn’t returning for his final year of eligibility. The decision came after a frustrating year. He quickly changed his mind when Syracuse hired Bob Ligashesky to coach special teams. The unit

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston says he’s preparing to start in the NFL’s first international game this year after being held out of practice with a back injury that has plagued him all season. Wide receiver Michael Thomas and tackle Ryan Ramczyk also were not

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tua Tagovailoa and the unbeaten Miami Dolphins are underdogs in Week 4. The Dolphins kick off this week’s schedule against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on “Thursday Night Football.” The Bengals are 3 1/2-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. If a victory over the Buffalo Bills wasn’t

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is staying home to rest and recover from injuries suffered in a car crash. His status for Cleveland’s game on Sunday at Atlanta remains in doubt. Garrett was not at the team’s facility Wednesday, two days after the All-Pro

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have publicly identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting that also wounded four other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage. Police said Wednesday they were still searching for at least two suspects in the shooting outside Roxborough High School shortly after

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Elsa Morin gripped the football and launched a perfect spiral. Then the 17-year-old dodged in and out of cones and yanked the flag hanging from another girl’s belt for a key defensive play. “Something about football just gets me really excited,” said the senior at

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson will start at quarterback for the New York Jets at Pittsburgh on Sunday, six weeks after having knee surgery. Coach Robert Saleh announced the decision Wednesday to have the second-year QB make his season debut if all goes well in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Forward Nico Williams may have secured his spot in Spain’s World Cup squad with a well-timed header across the area to set up a decisive goal. The 20-year-old Williams came off the bench to assist Álvaro Morata’s 88th-minute winner in a victory over Portugal that guaranteed

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan has reported smaller losses and an increase in revenue for 2021-22 compared to the previous financial year. Inter ended the financial year with a loss of 140 million euros ($135 million). That is a reduction of just over 105 million euros ($101 million) compared to the record 245.6 million euro