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By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward plans to play next season, even if won’t be with the Chicago Cubs. Heyward hasn’t been in a game since June 24 because of right knee inflammation. The 33-year-old outfielder hit .204 with one home run and 10 RBIs in 137 at-bats, and he has

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s often easy to forget amid the highlight-reel throws and jaw-dropping statics put up by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes that nothing in the Kansas City offense works quite right without a good ground game. That is, until you see it bottled up like last

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sunday night’s game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa as scheduled. The Bucs spent most of this week in the Miami area preparing for the highly-anticipated prime time matchup featuring quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes to avoid direct

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The days of postseason bans and crippling scholarship reductions being used to punish schools for breaking NCAA rules appear to be winding down. Last month, the Division I Board of Directors adopted three proposals to modernize the infractions process. It also is looking for penalties that do

By The Associated Press The Arizona Cardinals would love nothing more than to get their running game going with James Conner. The problem has been they’ve dug themselves a hole with poor starts on offense and have been forced to abandon the run and throw. Arizona has been outscored 56-13 in the first half this

By The Associated Press Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will share the prime-time stage when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. It’s the first meeting between two of the league’s best quarterbacks since the Bucs beat the Chiefs 31-9 in the Super Bowl two seasons ago. It hasn’t been

By The Associated Press No. 13 Oregon hosts Stanford in a late game Saturday night. Oregon came from behind last weekend to beat Washington State 44-41. It was the Ducks’ third-straight win following a season-opening loss to Georgia. The Ducks scored 29 points in the fourth quarter against the Cougs. It will be Stanford’s third

ROME (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach has met with Giorgia Meloni after her far-right party gained the most votes in Italy’s election during his second visit to Rome in two weeks. Concerns are rising over delays in organizing the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party won Sunday’s

By The Associated Press Georgia native Nick Chubb returns to his home state as the NFL’s leading rusher and the focus of the Cleveland Browns’ offense. Chubb, the former University of Georgia standout, will play in Georgia for the first time as a pro. The Browns will match their NFL-best ground attack against the Falcons,

By The Associated Press No. 24 Pittsburgh begins its quest for a second straight ACC title when the Panthers host Georgia Tech in their conference opener. Pitt is off to a 3-1 start by relying heavily on junior running back Israel Abanikanda. Abanikanda leads the conference in rushing, averaging 119 yards per game and is

By The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens host the Buffalo Bills this weekend in what should be a delightful quarterback matchup for neutral fans. Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are both are off to stellar starts. And they’ll probably always be linked to some degree since both were drafted in 2018. The difference this week

By The Associated Press No. 17 Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) at Mississippi State (3-1, 1-1), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (SEC) Line: Mississippi State by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel.com Sportsbook. Series record: Mississippi State leads 8-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Texas A&M seeks a 2-0 start to conference play, while Mississippi State looks to even

By The Associated Press No. 7 Kentucky (4-0, 1-0 SEC) at No. 14 Ole Miss (4-0, 0-0), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN) Line: Ole Miss by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1 (28-14-1 after vacated win) WHAT’S AT STAKE? Fast starts have both teams nursing hopes of challenging for division

By The Associated Press Syracuse goes for a 5-0 start when Wagner of the Football Championship Subdivision visits Saturday. The game is Syracuse’s last before an open date. A brutal stretch of Atlantic Coast Conference games follows. Wagner has dropped 22 straight games and lost 66-7 at Rutgers in its other game against a Bowl

By The Associated Press The No. 15 Washington Huskies will head on the road for the first time this season when they play at the UCLA Bruins on Friday. Buoyed by the arrival of new coach Kalen DeBoer and quarterback Michael Penix Jr., Washington has won each of its first four games by double digits.

The Associated Press No. 2 Alabama visits No. 20 Arkansas in a key West Division matchup in the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas’s 42-35 loss in Tuscaloosa last year marked the first time in seven meetings that the Razorbacks played Alabama within a touchdown. The Hogs were in the game until Alabama recovered an onside kick with

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Two months into the season, it looked like the New York Mets were headed for an NL East runaway. Not so fast was the reply from the reigning World Series champions. Sparked by two budding stars, the Atlanta Braves suddenly found their mojo. Now, they’re a