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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The only 17-0 team in NFL history was the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The perfect season. Except that team actually knew what it was like to lose games. The Dolphins lost three games in the preseason. They fell to Detroit and Green Bay in the

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he is glad to be back after a long process to clear concussion protocols. Tagovailoa is expected to start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night after missing the past two games. Tagovailoa last played in a Sept. 29

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-government demonstrators amid weeks of protests over the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab. After landing, Rekabi gave a careful, emotionless

PHOENIX (AP) — A former Phoenix Suns ticket office executive has been sentenced to one year in jail and three years of supervised probation in connection with a fraud scheme. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office said Jeffrey Allen Marcussen used his position with the team to sell unused Suns tickets on a third-party vendor site

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball views expanded playoffs as the more the merrier. Not for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. The National League’s four winningest teams failed to reach the League Championship Series, six months of accomplishment undone in

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Softball player Charlie Duffy is not letting cerebral palsy slow her down. The 15-year-old has continued to play despite more than 20 surgeries and medical procedures, and has become an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy of Arizona. Duffy recently had surgery to rotate and lengthen her

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Being listed at one skill position hasn’t stopped many Atlantic Coast Conference players from contributing elsewhere on offense. In fact, several are thriving because of their versatility. Pittsburgh running back Israel Abanikanda leads the nation in all-purpose yardage thanks to a string of eye-popping performances. North Carolina freshman

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A police report says Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight was found intoxicated and unconscious in a parking lot with his vehicle in drive when he was arrested for DWI. The report also says he was holding a handgun. The report says officers set up a

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns Pro Bowl right guard Wyatt Teller is expected to miss Sunday’s game in Baltimore with a left calf strain. Teller is a vital part of the NFL’s leading rushing attack. He got hurt in the first quarter of last week’s 38-15 loss to New England.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Right-hander Frankie Montas, who missed the AL Division Series with a shoulder injury, has been added to the New York Yankees’ roster for the ALCS against the Houston Astros. Montas hasn’t pitched since Sept. 16 and received a second cortisone injection in his right shoulder three

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A pair of underachieving 2-4 teams face off on Thursday night when the Arizona Cardinals host the New Orleans Saints. Maybe, the winner can turn its season around. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals get DeAndre Hopkins back for the first time since a knee injury sidelined him for

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is looking into an incident in which wide receiver Jermaine Burton appeared to make contact with a female Tennessee fan while coming off the field following Saturday’s loss. A video posted on TikTok showed Burton thrusting his right arm toward the woman’s head as she celebrated the Volunteers’ upset win,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bill Fennelly took Iowa State to the top of the Big 12 within his first five seasons in Ames, leading the Cyclones to the second weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament three straight years and even reaching a regional final. There has been plenty

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, awaiting an appeal to her nine-year sentence for drug possession that’s set for next week. The WNBA star has been especially down lately, according to her lawyers. They were with her for part of her birthday on Tuesday. Attorney

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Leonard Hamilton and the Seminoles have built rosters through the years that lean on length, athleticism and depth. They have also featured a blend of seniors as well as transfers and some one-and-done stars. But the Seminoles haven’t had a situation like this. They return just

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Country Club is getting another U.S. Open before it holds its first one. And the women will get their crack at the course on the edge of Beverly Hills. The North course at LACC is hosting its first U.S. Open next June. The USGA says the U.S. Open will

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Injured UConn star Paige Bueckers says she plans to spend this season as a student coach for the sixth-ranked Huskies.  The former national player of the year will miss the entire season with a torn ACL in her left knee.  Bueckers has vowed to return

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is motivated by winning. He believes he didn’t do enough of that last year. So he spent the NBA offseason working on his game and body to make a run at another championship. The two-time MVP is flattered being thought of as the world’s