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NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ opening 1-1 draw with Wales at the World Cup was viewed by 11.7 million for its English- and Spanish-language broadcasts. The game Monday afternoon was seen by 8,306,000 for Fox’s English-language telecast and 3.4 million for the Spanish-language offering on Telemundo, Telemundo digital and Peacock. The 2014 U.S.

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Zed Key scored 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh and Bruce Thornton had 17 apiece for Ohio State, which raced past in-state rival Cincinnati 81-53 in the loser’s bracket at the Maui Invitational. Justice Sueing added 11 for the Buckeyes, who improved to 4-1. They also improved to 9-4 all-time against the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Farewell, ACC Coastal. And good riddance. Every summer, every league in the country has some sort of preseason media gathering, the Atlantic Coast Conference included. Those events always go the same way: Coaches downplay expectations, quarterbacks praise their offensive line and receivers, and savvy

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The trouble Kirk Cousins had in Minnesota’s game with the Dallas pass rush won’t go away on its own. The Vikings will put their protection scheme and play-calling through the ringer again this week to keep Cousins in rhythm and upright against New England.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — College basketball’s early season tournaments are proving more valuable than ever for teams trying to forge an identity with multiple transfers. The transfer portal has led to more roster turnover and upheaval each year. Holiday tournaments like this week’s Battle 4 Atlantis in the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns are working to repair damage to their field inside FirstEnergy Stadium ahead of Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay after it was vandalized Monday night. The team says it has provided information to Cleveland police, who are investigating. At some point overnight, someone broke

WHITEWATER, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Kevin Bullis has retired after posting a 78-13 record in seven seasons at the Division III program. Wisconsin-Whitewater was an NCAA Division III runner-up under Bullis in 2019 and lost in the semifinals in 2015, 2018 and 2021. The Warhawks went 8-3 this season and fell 33-28 to Aurora

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has made as strong a case as anyone for Pac-12 offensive player of the year honors. Penix can put an exclamation point on his stellar season Saturday when the 12th-ranked Huskies face Washington State in the Apple Cup. Penix is averaging

By The Associated Press Mississippi State (7-4, 3-4 SEC) at No. 20 Mississippi (8-3, 4-3, No. 20 CFP), Thursday, 7 p.m. EST (ESPN) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Ole Miss by 2 1/2 Series record: Ole Miss leads 66-46-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Mississippi State got back on track after losing three of four with a 56-7

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson won their singles matches to help Australia to qualify for the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time since 2017 at the expense of the Netherlands. De Minaur beat Botic van de Zandschulp 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the series 2-0 and set up a

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It’s Sam Darnold’s turn at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. The team announced Tuesday that Darnold will make his season debut on Sunday against the Denver Broncos after interim head coach Steve Wilks decided to bench Baker Mayfield following another rocky performance in a 13-3

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Kevin Obanor scored 15 points and No. 21 Texas Tech held Louisville to its lowest point total in 74 years in a 70-38 victory in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday. The Red Raiders (4-1) bounced back from their 76-65 loss to No. 10 Creighton on Monday with their most dominating defensive

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud’s two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1. Giroud equaled Thierry Henry’s national record of 51 goals

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have waived veteran running back Darrell Henderson and linebacker Justin Hollins. The struggling Super Bowl champions abruptly cut ties with two regular starters. Henderson has rushed for 1,742 yards and 13 touchdowns over four seasons with the Rams. He got only

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler and Clemson counterpart DJ Uiagalelei have been on similar journeys as both prepare for what could be their only college matchup. The two were both prep stars out West and came to college with outsized expectations for success before adversity

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament on Tuesday. FIFA said the charge was brought “due to chants” at the game against Qatar on Sunday and cited the section of its disciplinary code dealing with