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By The Associated Press No. 11 Michigan State travels to Seattle on Saturday for a matchup against Washington with both teams seeking validation for their 2-0 starts. Michigan State has looked the part of a Top 25 team but those victories have come against Mid-American Conference competition. The same could be said of the Huskies,

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Better angles. It’s the two words Panthers defensive coordinator Phil Snow has been preaching all this week to his players after Carolina allowed 217 yards rushing in a 26-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 1. Nick Chubb ran for 141 yards against Carolina

LONDON (AP) — Reaction to Roger Federer’s announcement that he will retire from tennis after the Laver Cup in London next week.

By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints will try to extend their streak of four straight regular-season victories over Tampa Bay when the Buccaneers visit the Superdome. The game will be Saints quarterback Jameis Winston’s first at home since his season-ending knee injury last Halloween. That game also was against the Buccaneers. Winston spent

By The Associated Press No. 3 Ohio State gets one more chance to tune up against a non-conference team before charging into its Big Ten schedule. The Buckeyes (2-0) will be four-touchdown favorites when they face Toledo on Saturday night at Ohio Stadium. The Rockets will get to see how they measure up to a

By The Associated Press No. 2 Alabama returns home to face Louisiana-Monroe after narrowly avoiding an upset. The Crimson Tide are huge favorites in this one after needing a field goal in the final seconds to beat Texas. Alabama beat Texas by 20-19 but dropped from the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press rankings.

PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder James Rodríguez has joined Olympiakos. The 31-year-old Colombian will be reunited with former Madrid teammate Marcelo. He signed with the Greek champions last week. James moved from Qatari club Al-Rayyan and officials from the Greek club say he has signed a one-year agreement

By The Associated Press Florida State (2-0, 0-0 ACC) at Louisville (1-1, 0-1), Friday, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Line: Florida State by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel.com Sportsbook. Series: Florida State leads 16-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE Florida State is playing for the first time since escaping LSU 24-23 on Sept. 4 with a blocked extra point

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Thursday. “He wanted to let them know that they

By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Rams and the Atlanta Falcons both look to bounce back from season-opening losses when they meet at SoFi Stadium. The Super Bowl champions need a win to avoid the franchise’s first 0-2 start since 2011, while the Falcons are hurting after a late collapse cost them the chance

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn announced it has agreed to pay former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million to settle discrimination claims surrounding his 2018 firing. The money is in addition to the more than $11.1 million in back salary Ollie has already been paid after an

By The Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State is looking to bounce back from its loss at No. 8 Oklahoma State when Eastern Michigan of the Mid-American Conference visits Saturday night. The Sun Devils struggled defensively in their 34-17 loss in Stillwater, giving up 465 total yards while allowing the Cowboys to pull

By The Associated Press The Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans meet for the fifth straight year, and third straight in prime time in an early season matchup of AFC contenders. The meeting pits two different styles of offenses, with the Titans leaning on running back Derrick Henry, and the Bills featuring a potent Josh Allen-led

By The Associated Press The New York Giants will try to open their season with two straight wins for the first time since 2016 when they play host to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The Giants gave coach Brian Daboll a memorable debut when they rallied from a 13-0 halftime deficit to beat the two-time

The Browns won their first opener since 2004 last week at Carolina and are now looking to do something even more rare when they host the New York Jets on Sunday. Cleveland hasn’t been 2-0 since 1993, when Bill Belichick was coach. Last week, the Browns needed a 58-yard field goal with 8 seconds left

By The Associated Press Arizona hosts perennial Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse North Dakota State on Saturday in Tucson. North Dakota State has won nine of the past 11 national championships. It’s their first game against an Bowl Subdivision opponent in six years. They’ll go against an Arizona team that got a big win over San

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed star outside linebacker T.J. Watt on injured reserve. The move means Watt will miss a minimum of four games while recovering from a left pectoral injury. The Steelers already had ruled Watt out for this week’s game against New England. The NFL’s reigning defensive player of the

By The Associated Press Wisconsin will try to bounce back from its loss to Washington State when New Mexico State visits on Saturday. The Aggies haven’t won a road game in four years. The Badgers committed 11 penalties in their 17-14 loss to the double-digit underdog Cougars and need to polish their game before going

BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Hansi Flick has hinted at his World Cup plans by leaving Mario Götze and Mats Hummels out of his 24-man squad for upcoming Nations League games against Hungary and England. Flick has surprisingly called up Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap for the first time, saying the 20-year-old former Bochum center back