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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players, coaches and other team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. In a memo sent to teams on Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said: “Given the increased prevalence of the virus in our communities, our experts have

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kids at Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela are learning how to play golf at a new training ground. A project led by caddie Marcelo Modesto is hoping to develop children who may want to become professional golfers. They will continue

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Southern beat Carver College 133-15 on Monday, the second-largest margin of victory in women’s Division I history. The margin of 118 points trails the record of 129 set by Savannah State when it beat Wesleyan of Georgia 155-26 on Nov. 6, 2018. The women’s record in a game involving two

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Justin Pugh and Los Angeles linebacker Justin Hollins are active for Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Pugh has missed the past three games with a calf injury after starting the first nine at left guard this season. The 31-year-old has started 40 games for

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester United’s meeting with Brentford became the second match in three days to be postponed due to outbreaks. There were 42 cases of COVID-19 in the week to Sunday after 3,805 players and

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and entered league protocols. Slater is the 10th Chargers player since the start of November that has been placed on the league’s reserve/COVID-19 list. Wide receiver Keenan Allen and backup center Scott Quessenberry had positive tests last

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have placed goalie Anton Khudobin on waivers. The move could allow the club to send its 2020 Stanley Cup Final starter to the minors. Teams have until Tuesday afternoon to claim Khudobin. The 35-year-old is in the second year of a three-year contract that has an annual salary

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Roland Hemond, whose 70-year career in baseball included three Executive of the Year awards as general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, has died. He was 92. The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Hemond’s death Monday. Hemond was Chicago’s GM from 1970-85 and served in the same role

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Oregon has introduced Dan Lanning as its new head football coach. The Ducks hired Lanning from Georgia, where he had been the defensive coordinator. He replaces Mario Cristobal, who went last week to Miami. The 35-year-old will be a first-time head coach after spending the last four years

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of a teachers union says a fundraising event that featured teachers on their hands and knees fetching dollar bills between periods of a junior hockey league game in South Dakota should not have happened. The so-called “Dash For Cash” event in Sioux Falls Saturday night was a competition

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush says he’s still the same player he was before a knee injury cut short his 2020 season. Bush has struggled at times this fall for the Steelers, but says he’s made tremendous strides in his third NFL season. Bush had one

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s new coach achieved the first big victory of his tenure when quarterback Brennan Armstrong said he’s given no thought to transferring. Coach Tony Elliott met with the Cavaliers for the first time on Sunday night and Armstrong said Monday after Elliott’s introductory news

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five seasons. La Liga has sold games for live broadcast in Spain to a streaming service for the first time with DAZN picking up the rights to 175 matches per season. Telefonica-owned Movistar has

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Mel Tucker says he is uncertain whether All-America running back Kenneth Walker will play for 11th-ranked Spartans against No. 13 Pittsburgh in the Peach Bowl. The Big Ten Coach of the Year said Monday that Walker is battling through some things. The transfer from Wake Forest played

ROME (AP) — Roma has relieved a bit of pressure on José Mourinho by beating relegation-threatened Spezia 2-0 in Serie A. Chris Smalling and Roger Ibañez scored in each half for Roma. The capital side moved into sixth spot. Although it is still eight points below fourth-placed Napoli and the final Champions League qualifying spot.

CADIZ, Spain (AP) — Cadiz and Granada have hardly improved their positions after drawing 1-1 in the Spanish league. Both southern clubs are struggling, and the seventh league draw for each maintained their status. Cadiz is still in the relegation spots and Granada is still only three points above the drop zone. Santiago Arzamendia scored

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts returned from their late bye week Monday in a drastically different position than when they left town. Instead of being outside of the playoff picture they’re in the middle of it. Now the real playoff push begins. Indianapolis returns to action Saturday night