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By The Associated Press Georgia Tech heads to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg looking to end a two-game losing streak against Hokies while also extending its winning streak on Virginia Tech’s home field to four games. The Yellow Jackets are 2-2 since Brent Key replaced Geoff Collins as coach and needs to win three of its

By The Associated Press North Carolina is looking to make it five straight wins to start ACC play for the first time since 2015 when the No. 17 Tar Heels visit Virginia. That 2015 team went 8-0 in the regular season in the league and made their only appearance in the ACC championship game. Virginia

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Christie Sides is the new coach for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. The team announced the hire on Friday. The former Fever assistant returns to Indiana after a one-year stint as an assistant with the Atlanta Dream. Sides also was a head coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, an assistant with the Chicago

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have activated left guard Cody Whitehair. The 30-year-old had gone on injured reserve last month because of a right knee injury that he suffered in a loss to the New York Giants on Oct. 2. Whitehair has been a fixture on the Bears line at center and

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Baseball’s internet sleuths have had a busy World Series through five games. Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. gave up five homers in Game 3, leading to widespread speculation he was tipping his pitches. In Game 2, fellow Astros pitcher Framber Valdez was closely monitored for odd hand motions while

By The Associated Press A third-party review says Hockey Canada is “at a crossroads” that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency. A 221-page document was released Friday. It follows an independent probe led by former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell. The scandal-plagued national sport organization has settled several lawsuits related to sexual

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans coach Mike Vrabel says veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill likely will be a game-time decision when the Titans visit the Kansas City Chiefs. Tannehill as practiced in a limited fashion Friday. The Titans still have a walk-through Saturday before flying to Kansas City.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — With just one win through eight games, the Houston Texans look to be headed for their worst season in years. The undefeated Eagles beat the Texans 29-17 Thursday night for their third straight loss since the season’s only win over the Jaguars Oct. 9. The Texans

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Croatia’s soccer federation has been punished by UEFA for “racist and discriminatory behavior” by fans at the team’s last game before traveling to the World Cup. UEFA did not specify the incidents at Croatia’s 3-1 win at Austria in the Nations League in September. They were reported to be insults directed

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis will miss his second straight game with a knee injury. His absence leaves quarterback Zach Wilson without one of his most reliable playmakers against the Buffalo Bills. Davis was hurt two weeks ago early in New York’s 16-9 win at

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore says he doesn’t have any regrets about taking his helmet off after hauling in a 62-yard touchdown on a Hail Mary pass from P.J. Walker against the Atlanta Falcons. Moore’s unlikely TD catch tied the game at 34-34 with

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Every NBA team is doing something to get ready for Election Day on Tuesday. It just might not be as amplified as it seemed two years ago. All 30 teams will play on Monday night and none will play Tuesday. That decision was made as a

PARIS (AP) — Unseeded Holger Rune of Denmark has advanced to the Paris Masters semifinals after eliminating top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz. In a match pitting 19-year-old former junior doubles partners, Rune was leading 6-3, 6-6 and 3-1 in the tiebreaker when the U.S. Open champion Alcaraz retired. This was a few minutes after he had treatment

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Michigan Stadium is one of the few places left in American sports where the home and visiting teams use the same tunnel to enter and exit the field. It’s a design popular in venues built in the early 20th century. It is rare now. Separate tunnels lead to

WASHINGTON (AP) — All-Pro defensive lineman and two-time Washington Super Bowl champion Dave Butz has died. He was 72. A spokesman for the Washington Commanders confirmed that Butz’s family informed the team about his death Friday. It was not immediately known where Butz died or the cause of his death. Butz spent 14 of his

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez is two games shy of playing in the 700th game of his career. It’ll be quite an accomplishment considering he thought his 671st game was the last one he’d play. Nov. 11 will mark one year since Martinez’s face was

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Beau Welling is a top golf course designer who works with Tiger Woods and other big names in the sport. But what really got him excited was meeting Olympic curling medalists. A non-curler, Welling came into the sport late but has now been elected as the president of the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — JR Motorsports has three of the four cars in the Xfinity finale, an impressive accomplishment that gives Dale Earnhardt Jr,’s team strong odds to take home a championship. The fourth driver, Ty Gibbs, is a bit of a wildcard. If Gibbs is willing to wreck