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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris expects to be in the lineup when the Steelers travel to Atlanta. Harris has returned to practice after sitting out a few days thanks to an abdominal injury suffered in the first half of a 24-17 victory over Indianapolis. Harris says he feels good and sees no

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields appears ready to start Sunday against the rival Green Bay Packers after missing a game because of a shoulder injury. Fields was a full participant in practice Friday for the second straight day and was listed without a designation on the team’s final injury report.

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Italy’s Sofia Goggia has won the first World Cup women’s downhill race of the season at Lake Louise. Goggia finished in a time of 1 minute, 47.81 seconds to edge Olympic champion Corinne Suter of Switzerland by 0.04 seconds. Cornelia Huetter of Austria was third. Goggia is trying to become

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are unlikely to have top running back Michael Carter against the Minnesota Vikings. Carter was listed Friday as doubtful for the game after not practicing all week because of a sprained lower left ankle suffered during the Jets’

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has formally dismissed quarterback Jalen Kitna from the team following his arrest on five child pornography charges that police said included an image of a man having sex with a young girl. The Gators scrubbed Kitna’s name from their roster and his biography from

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU is third in the College Football Playoff rankings going into its last game before final four teams are set. Just like in 2014, Ohio State is fifth. The Horned Frogs missed out on the inaugural four-team playoff eight years ago even after a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year deal with pitcher Shelby Miller for 2023. The 32-year-old right-hander was 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in four games as a reliever with the San Francisco Giants last season. Miller spent most of the season with Triple-A Sacramento and Scranton-Wilkes

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson has apologized for his vulgar tweet toward a fan following Baltimore’s loss last weekend. The star quarterback says he was just reacting while mad after the game. Jackson spoke with reporters Friday. It was the first time he’d been available since Sunday.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Portland Thorns coach Rhian Wilkinson has resigned just five weeks after she led the team to the National Women’s Soccer League championship. Wilkinson issued a statement on Friday saying players asked for her resignation and she complied. Wilkinson says she was investigated and cleared of wrongdoing by the

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Cal forward Jadyn Bush is not only working on the court. She’s also working toward her master’s degree and focusing her attention on helping find housing options for people coming back into communities from prison and others in marginalized populations. The graduate transfer from Harvard

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — South Korea’s players formed a circle in the center of the field and trained their eyes on several cell phones showing a nearby match that would decide their future at the World Cup. The South Koreans had just about done their job, beating Cristiano

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Brazilian fans have shown their support for soccer great Pelé ahead of the national team’s match against Cameroon at the World Cup. The 82-year-old Pelé was hospitalized Tuesday in Sao Paulo to regulate his cancer medication. Fans displayed a banner with the image of Pelé holding a soccer ball behind one

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé will remain at the hospital where he’s been since Tuesday due to a respiratory infection. Hospital Albert Einstein says on Friday that 82-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, is treating the infection with antibiotics. He has fought against cancer since he

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Marti Wronski to chief operating officer. She is the franchise’s highest-ranking female executive since Wendy Selig-Prieb was the president and chairman in the early 2000s. Brewers officials say Wronski is currently the only woman to hold the COO title for a major-league franchise. There are two women

MADRID (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have closed a probe into the racist verbal abuse that Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior was subjected to by rival fans after a derby against Atlético Madrid. The incident occurred on Sept. 18 when a large group of Atlético fans chanted “Vinícius, you are a monkey” outside Metropolitano Stadium

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns tight end David Njoku will miss Sunday’s game against Houston with a knee injury, keeping one of Cleveland’s offensive targets off the field for Deshaun Watson’s return. Njoku was ruled out following Friday’s practice after being held out all week. It’s not known when