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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gus Edwards ran for two touchdowns in his first game back from a major knee injury, and the Baltimore Ravens avoided another fourth-quarter collapse thanks to a couple huge Cleveland penalties that helped them hold off the Browns 23-20. Baltimore has blown a double-digit lead in

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals scored on their first four possessions and rolled to a 35-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Joe Burrow passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. He finished with 481 yards passing. Burrow also ran for a 1-yard score as

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has imposed another six-figure fine for fans storming the field, this time hitting LSU with a $250,000 penalty. The league announced the fine Sunday after LSU fans stormed the field to celebrate a win over No. 15 Mississippi. The Rebels were ranked seventh at the time. The 45-20

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU coach Sonny Dykes likes what he’s not hearing from his players. Even with the Horned Frogs 7-0 and now seventh in the AP poll, Dykes says players aren’t talking about conference standings, bowl games or rankings. The Big 12-leading Frogs have beaten ranked

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — New York Giants rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger was taken to a hospital with a bloody eye injury during a game Sunday at Jacksonville. Bellinger took an inadvertent fist in the face, and maybe a finger to the eye, from Jaguars rookie linebacker Devin

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Newcastle’s rise to becoming a team ready to compete in the Champions League is happening quicker than many would have predicted. A 2-1 win at Tottenham lifted Newcastle into fourth place in the Premier League in another statement of intent by the soccer team with the world’s richest ownership.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Udonis Haslem thought he would be able to walk around unnoticed at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Not quite. Oddly enough, a 6-foot-8 man — one of South Florida’s most recognizable athletes after 20 years and three championships with the Miami Heat — was somewhat easy to spot

LONDON (AP) — First-half goals from Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron have sent Newcastle into the Premier League’s top four with a superb 2-1 win at Tottenham. It was arguably the Magpies’ best result under Eddie Howe with this victory making it four wins in five games for the Saudi-owned northeast club. This statement win

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 on Sunday and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons. The first six teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank held their spots after either winning

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte has fired coach Will Healy after the 49ers dropped to 1-7 in their final season as a member of Conference USA. Healy, one of the youngest head coaches in major college football at 37, fell to 15-24 in four seasons at Charlotte after losing

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Plenty has changed for the New England Patriots offense in the three weeks since Mac Jones took his most recent snap at quarterback. Two different players have had a chance to lead it. One of them, Brian Hoyer, joined Jones on the sideline following a

PALMA, Spain (AP) — Yannik Paul made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win his first European tour title by one stroke at the Mallorca Open. Paul overcame a two-shot deficit with three holes to play at the Son Muntaner Golf Club. The German had three birdies and four bogeys for a

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Antoine Griezmann scored directly from a corner and added another goal to give Atlético Madrid a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league. Griezmann opened the scoring in the 54th with a left-footed corner that curled across the goalmouth and went in after bouncing

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers’ struggling offensive line was dealt another blow with left tackle David Bakhtiari missing their game against the Washington Commanders with a knee injury. Bakhtiari was just added to the injury report Saturday. The two-time All-Pro tore the ACL in his left knee late in 2020 and has

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte has fired coach Will Healy after the 49ers fell to 1-7 in their final season as a member of Conference USA. A person familiar with the situation confirmed the move to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Healy is one of the youngest

LEEDS, England (AP) — The pressure mounted on Leeds’ American coach, Jesse Marsch, after his team fell to a fourth straight defeat in the Premier League with a 3-2 loss at home to Fulham. The final whistle at Elland Road was greeted with boos. Leeds is now winless in the league since Aug. 21, a

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Fourth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti has beaten Italian compatriot and close friend Matteo Berrettini on home soil to win the Napoli Cup and the second ATP trophy of his career. The second-seeded Berrettini was hampered by a foot injury and Musetti won 7-6 (5), 6-2 in front of a passionate crowd at the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lorient struggled without injured top scorer Terem Moffi, twice rallying to draw 2-2 at Troyes and dropping down to third place in the French league. The draw means Lens, which won 1-0 at Marseille on Saturday, stays in second place on goal difference from Lorient. Both

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) — A skydiver has died after his hard landing from a pregame jump at a Tennessee high school football stadium on Friday, officials said. In a statement, Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the diver jumped at the David Crockett High School football stadium in the northeastern Tennessee town of Jonesborough.