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By The Associated Press ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Setric Millner Jr.’s 22 points helped Toledo defeat Northern Kentucky 82-69 on Wednesday. Millner also had 13 rebounds for the Rockets (4-2). Rayj Dennis scored 13 points and added eight assists. Dante Maddox Jr. was 4 of 7 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) to finish with

By The Associated Press CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. — Led by Keshawn Williams’ 28 points, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Long Island Sharks 86-61 on Wednesday. The Huskies are now 2-4 on the season, while the Sharks dropped to 1-4.

By The Associated Press Louisville (7-4) at Kentucky (6-5), Saturday, 3 p.m. EST (SEC) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Kentucky by 2½. Series record: Kentucky leads 18-15. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Louisville has won five of six and seeks its first Governor’s Cup victory over Kentucky since 2017. The Wildcats have dropped their past two and five

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Thanksgiving will be filled with food and winning football teams. The three-game slate for Thursday turned out better than anyone could’ve hoped when the schedule was announced. Five of the six teams playing are currently sitting in playoff spots. The early game that traditionally features the Lions is

By The Associated Press Oklahoma State looks to bounce back from a loss to rival Oklahoma. The Cowboys fell behind 28-0 against the Sooners. They dominated the final three quarters before losing 28-13. Oklahoma State opened the season with high hopes after a 5-0 start. Now, the Cowboys are out of the running for the

By The Associated Press Illinois needs a win and some help to capture the Big Ten West and play in the conference championship game for the first time. It will take a victory over Northwestern and losses by Iowa to Nebraska and Purdue to Indiana. Illinois lost 19-17 at No. 3 Michigan last week when

By The Associated Press No. 7 Clemson has plenty to play for when it faces rival South Carolina, including making history for the longest win streak in the Palmetto State series that began in 1896. The Tigers can win their eighth in row over the Gamecocks, something that’s never been done on either side of

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson has been benched by the New York Jets. The underachieving quarterback will be replaced by Mike White as the starter Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Coach Robert Saleh announced the decision after evaluating and discussing the situation with his assistants.

By The Associated Press Mohamed Ibrahim will be chasing Minnesota’s single-season and career rushing records as the Gophers visit Wisconsin on Saturday in the latest edition of college football’s most-played rivalry. A Minnesota victory would tie the all-time series at 62-62-8. Wisconsin beat Minnesota 14 straight times from 2004-17. The two schools have split the

By The Associated Press Maryland is already bowl eligible and Rutgers is assured a losing record. But when they meet this weekend it will still the regular-season finale and all that entails for players wrapping up their college careers. The Terrapins are trying to win seven games in the regular season for the first time

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil coach Tite is pleading for “respect” if his players celebrate goals at the World Cup by dancing. Forward Raphinha revealed earlier this week that the team has prepared dances “up to the 10th goal” ahead of Brazil’s debut against Serbia on Thursday. Fellow forward Vinícius Júnior was criticized in Spain

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — One year after Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL agreed to pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit over the team’s departure to Los Angeles, St. Louis interests have announced a plan to split up the money. The office of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have been USA Luge teammates for years. They’ve traveled together, competed together, gone to the Olympics together and even stood on World Cup podiums together. Being on a sled together was not part of the plan. Until now. The veterans are still going to

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Another World Cup day, another World Cup shock. Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany. Both Doan and Asano play for German clubs. “I believe it’s a historic moment, a historic victory. If

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Morocco held 2018 finalist Croatia to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup  in another strong performance by a team from an Arab country. Morocco’s promising performance came 24 hours after Saudi Arabia sparked the first World Cup in the Middle East into life