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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Former Miami coach Manny Diaz has been hired as defensive coordinator at Penn State less than a week after he was fired by the Hurricanes. Diaz replaces Brent Pry, who left Penn State after eight seasons as coaching the defense to become Virginia Tech’s head coach. Diaz was a longtime

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer A tense and thrilling 2021 Formula One season ends in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entering the finale level on points. It has been one of the best seasons in F1 history and here’s how it unfolded. After Hamilton’s early wins Verstappen took

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer NFL great Michael Strahan has rocketed into space on a Jeff Bezos rocket. The Amazon founder’s space company launched the former NFL player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Saturday morning from West Texas. Five others joined him on the 10-minute Blue Origin flight, including the eldest

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Olympic leaders have aimed their ire at FIFA’s president over his push for staging more World Cups. It happened on Saturday during an IOC-hosted meeting that pro-Tibet students tried to interrupt in a protest against the Beijing Winter Games. FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to stage men’s and women’s

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City needed a disputed penalty to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Wolverhampton and ensure it stayed atop the Premier League. City was awarded a spot kick when Joao Moutinho blocked a cross from Bernardo Silva with his arm outstretched, although Wolves argued that the ball hit his armpit. Raheem

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been left out of the squad for the Premier League game against Southampton because of a “disciplinary breach.” Aubameyang was dropped to the bench for Monday’s game against Everton after a string of poor performances but wasn’t even among the substitutes for the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen overcame a mistake in qualifying to grab the pole for the Formula One title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP. He’ll try on Sunday to dethrone seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen flat-spotted his tires in the second qualifying group Saturday and seemed

VAL d’ISÈRE, France (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt has dominated the second men’s World Cup giant slalom of the season to win the race by almost six-tenths of a second. Odermatt best handled challenging course conditions on the Face de Bellevarde following overnight snowfall as he defeated overall champion Alexis Pinturault by .59. Austrian

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has paced the final practice ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with rival Max Verstappen right behind his Mercedes. Hamilton and Verstappen are tied ahead of Sunday’s title-deciding season finale. It’s the first time since 1974

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, is about to send football legend Michael Strahan into space — with a football. The former NFL player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” is set to blast off Saturday morning from West Texas. Five others will join him on the 10-minute

LONDON (AP) — UEFA says Tottenham’s postponed Europa Conference League game against Rennes will not be played. That puts Spurs at risk of having to forfeit the match and be eliminated from the competition. Tottenham said this week it couldn’t play Thursday as scheduled because of an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the club. The

VAL d’ISÈRE, France (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt has posted the fastest time in the opening run of a men’s World Cup giant slalom. Odermatt best handled challenging course conditions on the Face de Bellevarde following overnight snowfall to lead defending overall champion Alexis Pinturault by .32 and Croatian skier Filip Zubcic by .33

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — All ski jumping World Cup events in Japan this season have been canceled amid a rising number of cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus. Japan said it has now found a total of 12 omicron cases and has re-imposed a ban on foreign visitors.  The International Ski Federation says it

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored the lone goal in the shootout to give the Vancouver Canucks a win over the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night. The Swedish center deftly stick handled his way in, waiting out Winnipeg goalie Eric Comrie, then wrapping a shot around his outstretched frame. Nils Hoglander had

MILWAUKEE (AP) — No. 4 UCLA’s scheduled game Saturday at Marquette has been pushed back seven hours due to an issue with the Bruins’ aircraft that forced a change in travel plans. Both schools announced late Friday night via Twitter that the game will take place Saturday at 8:30 p.m. local time. The game originally