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By The Associated Press A win will keep No. 19 Tulane in the Top 25, but a loss would likely mean an exit from the poll. A victory keeps the Green Wave undefeated in the American Athletic Conference standings. Challenging games at home against No. 25 UCF, SMU, and Cincinnati remain on the schedule. For

By The Associated Press Undefeated Michigan will looking for its nine straight win and to keep its hopes alive for its first national title since 1997 when it travels to New Jersey to face Rutgers on Saturday night. The Scarlet Knights are 4-and-4 this season and 1-and-4 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines are 5-0

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants an apology and Kyrie Irving still isn’t going to give one. Shortly after Silver said Irving “made a reckless decision” by tweeting out a link to a film containing antisemitic material last week, the Brooklyn Nets guard again stopped short

Qatar has relaxed limits on international visitors arriving during the World Cup. The emirate will now allow entry for fans without tickets from Dec. 2 when the group stage ends. Qatari World Cup organizers say fans will still need to apply for and get a Hayya Card tournament identification document before traveling. But a match

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Ray Guy, the first punter to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday. He was 72. Southern Mississippi, where Guy starred before becoming the first punter ever taken in the first round of the NFL draft, said he died following a lengthy illness. He had been receiving care in

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia football has made a transformation over the last seven years. The school was no longer satisfied with being an occasional national championship contender and futilely chasing Alabama in the Southeastern Conference. School officials decided to go all-in in a way Georgia had

By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Kyrie Irving “made a reckless decision” by tweeting out a link to a film containing antisemitic material last week, and Silver wants to know specifically why the Brooklyn guard did that. Silver also said in a statement

HUDDERSFIELD, England (AP) — Japan defender Yuta Nakayama will miss the World Cup after being injured in an English Championship game one day after being named in the national squad. His club Huddersfield says Nakayama damaged an Achilles tendon playing against Sunderland on Wednesday. Huddersfield says the 25-year-old player needs surgery that will rule him

By The Associated Press Victor Wembanyama’s French team is on a tear. Metropolitans 92 have won five straight games with the 7-foot-3 NBA draft hopeful leading the way. His team is now 5-1 in French league play and he’s averaging 19.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — No, 4 Michigan will look for its seventh straight win against Rutgers when it travels to New Jersey to take on the Scarlet Knights on Saturday night. The Wolverines come into the game with an 8-0 overall record, including a 5-0 mark in the Big

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox say they have hired Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol to replace Hall of Famer Tony La Russa as their manager. The White Sox announced the move Thursday after Grifol agreed to take the job earlier in the week. General manager

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Germany forward Timo Werner will miss the World Cup after tearing an ankle ligament. Werner went off in the first half of Leipzig’s 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday after signaling to the bench and showing visible discomfort. The club says he has torn the syndesmosis ligament in

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After five agonizing years, Louisville finally gets to look forward. An independent panel placed the Cardinals’ basketball program on two years of probation and fined it $5,000, but spared the school major penalties from NCAA allegations leveled in the aftermath of a federal investigation

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Newly acquired linebacker Bradley Chubb and the Miami Dolphins have agreed on a five-year extension that could be worth as much as $119 million. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. Chubb’s deal includes about $63 million in guaranteed money. The

By DAVIDDE CORRAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press The nondescript building in Delaware would probably not garner much attention if it weren’t for the razor wire and armed guards outside that hint at something important inside, possibly even valuable. Fort Knox it is not — but the stash of collectibles the building holds is

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The disqualification of two-time Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana from his sixth place in the 2022 race for misuse of an opioid has been confirmed. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its judges dismissed Quintana’s appeal. They agreed with the International Cycling Union it was a medical matter rather