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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The 13th-ranked Utah Utes aren’t looking back at their 29-26 loss at Florida that dented their College Football Playoff hopes. They’re locked in on Southern Utah for the home opener this weekend at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Thunderbirds are a team that recently joined the Western Athletic Conference and enter

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer No. 23 Wake Forest visits Vanderbilt on Saturday with quarterback Sam Hartman set to return from a blood clot. Hartman was out indefinitely and missed the opener against VMI. He received medical clearance to return earlier this week. Hartman helped the Demon Deacons create one of the nation’s top

MILAN (AP) — Greece got another win, and a small scare as well. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points in 19 minutes before leaving midway through the third quarter with an ankle issue in Greece’s 90-69 win over Estonia in the Group C finale for both teams at the EuroBasket tournament. Antetokounmpo was clearly limping after

NICE, France (AP) — The start of a match between Nice and Cologne in the Europa Conference League was delayed because of fights among supporters in the stands at Allianz Riviera stadium. UEFA said the kickoff was pushed back by 55 minutes to 7.40 p.m. local time because of crowd disturbances. TV footage showed fans

By The Associated Press Central Arkansas (0-1) at No. 22 Mississippi (1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network+) Line: No line, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Ole Miss 1-0 (2012 win was vacated by NCAA) WHAT’S AT STAKE? Ole Miss plays a FCS team ahead of its first road trip and presumably stiffer competition,

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer No. 21 BYU will get a final glimpse into the world of Big 12 football before joining the league next season when the Cougars face No. 9 Baylor on Saturday. Baylor is no ordinary Big 12 team. The Bears are a 12-win squad from a year ago. That included

By The Associated Press Washington State heads to No. 19 Wisconsin seeking its first 2-0 start since 2019 and its first win over a ranked team since beating No. 25 Iowa State 28-26 in the 2018 Alamo Bowl. Both teams faced Football Championship Subdivision opponents in their season openers last week. Wisconsin trounced Illinois State

By The Associated Press Call it the “Baker Bowl.” There’s a ton of hype surrounding Carolina’s home opener against the Cleveland Browns in what amounts to the Baker Mayfield revenge game. Mayfield faces his former team, which traded him away after pursuing and eventually landing QB Deshaun Watson. Cleveland agreed to pay $10.5 million of

By The Associated Press No. 18 North Carolina State plays its home opener Saturday when it hosts Charleston Southern from the Championship Subdivision ranks. The Wolfpack’s first game was a one-point win at East Carolina that came when the Pirates missed two critical late kicks. N.C. State tumbled five spots in the AP Top 25

By The Associated Press Oklahoma State is trying to keep its momentum going. The Cowboys ended last season with a win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl and started this one with a victory over Central Michigan that gave coach Mike Gundy his 150th coaching win. Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders produced 463 total

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina have made their 324th career start. That ties the major league mark set by Detroit’s Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan from 1963-1975. Wainwright and Molina got a standing ovation from the crowd as they made their

By The Associated Press First-year coach Tony Elliott is looking to get Virginia out to a 2-0 start for the second straight year when Illinois visits. Virginia brushed off a slow start against FCS opponent Richmond to win 34-17 last week. Illinois will try to rebound after blowing a late lead in a 23-20 loss

TRUJILLO, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel showed who’s in charge at the Spanish Vuelta. The overall leader made a strong statement with a victory in the 18th stage as he held off the attack of his challengers and sprinted for the win at the summit. It was the second stage win for the 22-year-old Belgian

By The Associated Press If any win could start some serious “Texas is back” talk, beating No. 1 Alabama would be it. Former Crimson Tide assistant Steve Sarkisian could get one over on his old boss Nick Saban and inject some serious juice back into a Texas program that has been out of the national

By The Associated Press Maryland looks to improve to 2-0 when it heads to Charlotte for its first meeting with the 49ers. The Terrapins are expected to lean on redshirt freshman running back Roman Hemby, who had 114 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a 31-10 Week 1 win over Buffalo. For Charlotte, it is

By The Associated Press No. 20 Kentucky (1-0) at No. 12 Florida (1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: Florida by 5 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Florida leads 53-19, although the teams have split the last four meetings. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Florida vaulted to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 poll

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 Clemson has plenty of history on its side against Furman. It also has a well-cemented foundation that coach Dabo Swinney believes won’t let his players focus on anything other than their Football Championship Subdivision opponent on Saturday. Clemson has a 36-0 all-time mark

By The Associated Press Indiana snapped an eight-game losing streak last week by winning its first Big Ten game since 2020. The Hoosers will try to make it two straight wins when they host Idaho of the Football Championship Subdivision. The Hoosiers know what a 2-0 start means — they’ve played in bowl games each

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — What’s 10 points worth? That’s what Will Power hopes he doesn’t find out while trying to win the closest IndyCar championship fight in nearly 20 years. Power takes a 20-point lead into Sunday’s season finale at Laguna Seca Raceway over Team Penske teammate Josef

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish will miss the group stage matches in Glasgow, Scotland, next week because he got COVID-19 and Bob Bryan will fill in. Bryan won 16 Grand Slam doubles championships with his twin brother and was on the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup title in