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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 19 points, Skylar Vann added 18 and No. 15 Oklahoma opened the season with a 105-94 win over Oral Roberts. Ana Llanusa and Taylor Robertson had 13 points each for the Sooners, who finished at 47.6% shooting after hitting 60% of their shots in the first half. The

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jada Boyd scored 14 points as No. 10 North Carolina State led wire-to-wire in a season-opening 82-45 victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night. Boyd shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. The junior forward also had five rebounds, a block

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Kaitlyn Chen scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Ellie Mitchell added 12 points and 15 boards, and No. 24 Princeton beat Temple 67-49 to spoil the debut of Owls coach Diane Richardson. Princeton won its 16th straight regular-season game dating to last season. Prior to the game, the Tigers honored

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 28 points to lead No. 7 Louisville to an 87-68 victory over Cincinnati in Monday’s season opener for both teams. The Cardinals broke the game open with a 15-0 first-quarter run and led 46-25 in the final minute of the first half.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Saints have scratched veteran receiver Jarvis Landry for Monday night’s game against Baltimore after he tried to return to practice this week from an ankle injury. The Ravens have ruled out top tight end Mark Andrews with knee and shoulder injuries. Landry had been listed as questionable in the final

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keeneland says a 2.5% fractional interest in Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Flightline has sold for $4.6 million during a special auction before the start of its November Breeding Stock Sale. Brookdale Farm’s Freddy Seitz signed the ticket for an undisclosed client, the track announced in a release on Monday. The sale

NEW YORK (AP) — Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala and Deportivo Cali forward Linda Caicedo were honored by the Women’s International Champions Cup for advancing women’s soccer. Others who were named to the WICC Best XI this year were England national team coach Sarina Wiegman, journalists Jeff Kassouf and Anna Kessel, U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants star safety Xavier McKinney injured a hand while on vacation in Mexico during the bye week and will miss at least four games. McKinney tweeted about the injury Monday and the Giants confirmed the tweet. McKinney said he injured a hand

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have brought in Hensley Meulens to serve as hitting coach after back-to-back lackluster seasons at the plate. Meulens was an assistant hitting coach for the New York Yankees in 2022. He will be counted on to revamp a Rockies lineup that hit .254 last season, the second-lowest mark behind

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jacob deGrom, Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Carlos Rodón turned down player options, joining a free agent market that includes Aaron Judge, Trea Turner and Dansby Swanson. DeGrom, a two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, gave up a $30.5 million salary for next season, ending

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has formally opted out of his contract to become a free agent. The MLB Players’ Association made the announcement. The decision was widely expected since the day Correa signed with the Twins after the lockout for $35.1 million in 2022. That

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn right tackle Austin Troxell is out for the season with a knee injury. Interim coach Carnell Williams said Troxell was scheduled to have surgery on Monday for an injury sustained in Saturday’s overtime loss to Mississippi State. The sixth-year senior played in 40 games in his Auburn career. Brenden Coffey

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has failed to regain the Spanish league lead after falling at Rayo Vallecano 3-2 in its first league loss. Rayo won on a penalty kick converted by Óscar Trejo in the 67th minute after a handball by Dani Carvajal inside the area. Madrid’s second

HOUSTON (AP) — An estimated crowd of more than 1 million fans celebrated the Houston Astros’ World Series win with a downtown parade Monday. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had encouraged fans coming to the victory parade to “arrive early, wear Astros’ colors, be loud and celebrate safely.” The parade, which started at noon and lasted

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Phil Neville has received a contract extension as coach of David Beckham’s Inter Miami. Miami finished sixth among 14 teams in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference with 14 wins, 14 losses and six draws. It lost to New York City 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs. Neville was

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Major League Baseball’s first amateur draft lottery will take place on Dec. 6 at the winter meetings in San Diego, determining the top six picks next summer. Under the agreement in March ending the 99-day lockout, the lottery includes teams that failed to reach the postseason and didn’t forfeit their first-round

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen is nursing a sore right throwing elbow, leaving cause for concern over the Buffalo Bills starter’s status against the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings this weekend. Coach Sean McDermott would only say he’s awaiting the results of tests to determine the severity of

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Michael Jones, Stanford’s first graduate transfer in program history, scored a career-high 31 points and the Cardinal endured Pacific’s second-half rally for an 88-78 victory in a season opener. Jones, who had a career game-high of 29 points in his three seasons at Davidson, was 9 of 15 from the floor

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have picked up Tim Anderson’s $12.5 million option for the 2023 season and declined their $5.5 million option on infielder Josh Harrison. The 29-year-old Anderson hit .301 with six homers, 25 RBIs and 13 steals in 79 games in his seventh big league season. He was the starting