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By The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Led by J’Quan Ewing’s 16 points, the Southern Jaguars defeated the Champion Christian Tigers 112-52 on Monday night. The Jaguars improved to 3-4 with the win and the Tigers fell to 0-5.

By The Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by Raheem Solomon’s 26 points, the Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the Western New England Golden Bears 100-59 on Monday night. The Pioneers improved to 4-3 with the win and the Golden Bears fell to 0-1.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell spent much of his first day on the job speaking to his new players and realizing that many of them had hoped this search would have a different outcome. Fickell told them that change is never easy while adding that “the

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has been voted the majors’ best designated hitter for the second consecutive season. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way slugger won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award on Monday, beating out Houston’s Yordan Alvarez as the top player at the position in 2022. Ohtani won the AL MVP award

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders looked like they were falling apart two weeks ago. They had just lost to the Indianapolis Colts at home. Quarterback Derek Carr became emotional in the postgame news conference. He said not all his teammates were fully committed. Wide receiver Davante

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Minnesota Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. had knee surgery to repair meniscus damage and will be sidelined indefinitely. Coach Kevin O’Connell made the announcement. Booth was held out of Minnesota’s win over New England last week because of his injury. The Vikings were waiting for further medical assessment on Booth

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad has handed day-to-day operations to his nephew Joe Pohlad. He’s the third generation of family leadership of the franchise. Jim Pohlad announced the transition in a letter to staff made public by the Twins. He will remain controlling owner and involved in Twins and Major League Baseball

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for

SAN ANTONIO — Led by Cameron Christon’s 15 points, the Grambling Tigers defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 73-49 on Monday night. The Tigers are now 4-3 on the season, while the Big Green fell to 2-5.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A former member of the Vancouver Canucks’ coaching staff says she was fired because of her sex, mental illness and physical disability. Rachel Doerrie filed a complaint with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal after losing her job as video analyst and assistant video coach for the Canucks. She says

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Matt Rhule’s eight-year contract as Nebraska’s football coach is valued at $74 million. That will make him the third highest-paid coach in the Big Ten behind Ohio State’s Ryan Day and Michigan State’s Mel Tucker and among the top 10 nationally. Rhule was introduced

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s football team will travel to its third funeral in five days to honor the life of Lavel Davis Jr., who was fatally shot on a bus along with two teammates after they returned to campus from a field trip. The 20-year-old Davis and teammates D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler were

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are signing two-time Pro Bowl running back Melvin Gordon to their practice squad, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press, adding some much-needed depth with a player that was recently released from the AFC West rival Denver

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson is set to return from an 11-game NFL suspension following sexual misconduct allegations when the Cleveland Browns visit the Houston Texans on Sunday. It’s an uncomfortable return to Houston for Watson, formerly the face of the franchise. He was a star quarterback with the

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Big Ten has disciplined Michigan State and Michigan for their roles in stadium tunnel altercations that led to seven Spartans being charged with crimes. The conference announced Monday that it is fining Michigan State $100,000. And the Big Ten is suspending Spartans cornerback

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Auburn is bringing Hugh Freeze back to the Southeastern Conference as head coach of the Tigers, more than five years after his resignation from SEC West rival Mississippi amid both personal and NCAA scandals. Auburn athletic director John Cohen announced on Monday the hiring of Freeze, who

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said he spoke with Lamar Jackson on Monday about the star quarterback’s profane postgame tweet directed at a fan a day earlier, saying the language Jackson used was out of character. Jackson, meanwhile, insisted on Twitter that he did not intend to disrespect anyone’s sexual