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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — College football coaches are notorious for hyping up their opponents with preposterous accolades. Still, it was a bit jarring to hear Kent State’s Sean Lewis sizing up the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs. He calls them “the greatest collection of talent ever assembled on a

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans has been suspended without pay for one game for his role in a scuffle that resulted in him and New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore being ejected from the Buccaneers-Saints game. The NFL said Evans violated unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Jake Virtanen to a professional tryout agreement two months after the former Vancouver forward was found not guilty of sexual assault. Virtanen was charged in January in connection with an incident in a downtown Vancouver hotel room five years ago. He was with the Canucks when

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has a new offensive coordinator and a mostly new group of receivers this season. It turns out the Badgers also might have a new version of quarterback Graham Mertz. He has increased his efficiency and decreased his mistakes in his third season as a

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they’re investigating allegations that a fan struck Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders. Murray was high-fiving front-row spectators when a man appeared to reach out and smack Murray in the face with an open hand. Video showed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they’re investigating allegations that a fan struck Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the Raiders. Murray was high-fiving front-row spectators when a man appeared to reach out and smack Murray in the face with an open hand. Video showed

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee returned to campus Monday but will head back to Maryland with coach Dabo Swinney and up to 40 players and staffers for the funeral of his sister, Ella. The 15-year-old died of brain cancer last Thursday. Her brother went home to his family after the Tigers’

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will miss Thursday’ night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after injuring his right ankle during Sunday’s 31-30 loss to the New York Jets. Clowney got hurt in the third quarter while chasing Jets quarterback Joe Flacco. Clowney, who had a

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich (AP) — College basketball player Emoni Bates has been charged with two felonies related to the discovery of a gun during a traffic stop near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bates transferred to Eastern Michigan after one season at Memphis. Authorities say Bates was pulled over after failing to stop at an intersection Sunday

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Italy is still in shock from failing to qualify for the World Cup again and has problems up front heading into its final two Nations League group matches. Italy was lauded on the way to winning the European Championship last year for its free-flowing attack. But

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota sixth-year wide receiver Chris Autman-Bell will have season-ending surgery on his right leg. The injury is a big loss for the unbeaten Gophers as they begin Big Ten play without their best pass catcher. Autman-Bell was hurt in Minnesota’s 49-7 win over Colorado on Saturday.

PARIS (AP) — A dispute between Kylian Mbappé and the French soccer federation over the use of image rights has resurfaced as the team prepared for Nations League matches. The months-long disagreement and an ongoing extortion scandal involving Paul Pogba are threatening to disrupt France’s preparations for the World Cup in Qatar. French media quoting

MOSCOW (AP) — Senegal forward Keita Baldé will likely miss the World Cup after being suspended for three months for a doping violation. Keita plays for Spartak Moscow in Russia. He has been suspended until Dec. 5 by the Italian national anti-doping agency for violating the testing procedure when he played for Cagliari last season.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA Replay Center has a new leader. Kane Fitzgerald has been announced as the league’s new vice president of referee operations and replay center principal. Fitzgerald spent 13 years working as an NBA referee. He’s replacing another former referee in Jason Phillips, who left the job after three

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — So much has changed since the International team nearly won the Presidents Cup the last time. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed it back by a year. And then the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series depleted the roster of top players. That leaves Trevor Immelman with eight Presidents

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State announced plans Monday for a $200 million retail, office and entertainment development called “CYTown” between Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum. The development will sit on a three-acre site north of the stadium and occupy a pregame party area now known as “Tent Row.” The initial phase of the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Most of the members of the International team at the Presidents Cup have never played in the matches. Thanks to so many defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf, the International team has eight rookies on the 12-man squad. Of the four veterans, two of them have

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The American team is heavily favored to win a ninth straight Presidents Cup. It has six players who were on the Ryder Cup team a year ago in Whistling Straits. It also has players who are in the Presidents Cup for the first time. Jordan