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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Receiver Jeshaun Jones and linebacker Durell Nchami are both expected to miss the rest of the season for Maryland. Coach Michael Locksley said Jones had a lower-leg injury that requires surgery, and he said Nchami had upper-body surgery. The Terrapins won their first four

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina starting quarterback Luke Doty will miss the rest of the season after re-injuring his foot in a win over Vanderbilt. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer says Doty will have surgery this week and should be ready for spring practice next season. South Carolina rallied Saturday to beat Vanderbilt 21-20 as

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Fairfield women’s basketball coach Joe Frager says he will retire after this season, his 24th in college basketball and 15th at Fairfield. Frager cited health reasons in announcing his retirement. He enters the season with a career record of 429-267, including 240-184 at Fairfield. He was 189-83 in nine seasons at

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Washington Wizards have signed center Daniel Gafford to a $40.2 million, three-year contract extension. The deal runs through the 2025-26 season. Washington acquired Gafford in a trade in March. He played 23 regular-season games for the Wizards, averaging 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks and shooting 68%

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland receiver Jeshaun Jones is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a leg injury. Coach Michael Locksley announced that Tuesday. It’s another blow to the Terrapins’ offense, which already lost receiver Dontay Demus to a season-ending injury. Locksley said Jones’ injury from an Oct. 9 loss

MOSCOW (AP) — Simona Halep has started her campaign at the Kremlin Cup with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Anastasia Potapova in their first-round match. The former top-ranked Romanian next plays Veronika Kudermetova. Eighth-ranked Ons Jabeur retired when 6-1, 1-0 down against Ekaterina Alexandrova. There was no immediate information from the Tunisian or the WTA

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons has been kicked out of practice and suspended by the Philadelphia 76ers for their season opener due to what they called conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Doc Rivers said after Tuesday’s practice that he asked Simmons to leave because he was being

ISTANBUL (AP) — Sporting Lisbon has won 4-1 against Besiktas in the Champions League on two headed goals from captain Sebastian Coates. The Uruguayan gave Sporting the lead before Cyle Larin equalized for Besiktas. A second Coates goal restored the lead before he won a penalty with another header which was blocked by Besiktas captain

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Manchester City has put on a dominant display of slick passing and movement to rout Club Brugge 5-1 in the Champions League. Following its 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain last month, Pep Guardiola’s team recovered in style, making things look easy against opponents who were overwhelmed from the start and were

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he’s still waiting for clarity on a decision by officials to stop play near the end of regulation in last week’s win over Seattle. Tomlin said he spoke to league officials about the call but stopped short of saying he understood why a late reception by

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paige Bueckers and second-ranked UConn keep picking up the preseason accolades. The sensational sophomore was the unanimous choice by the Big East coaches for the player of the year. Her team, to no surprise was the unilateral pick to win the conference. Geno Auriemma’s squad,

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield wants to tough it out. Mayfield said he expects to play Thursday night against the Denver Broncos despite a painful left shoulder injury that has worsened since he first hurt it a month ago while trying to make a tackle. Mayfield

AL AMERAT, Oman (AP) — Bangladesh has overcome sloppy fielding and erratic bowling to beat co-host Oman by 26 runs and keep its hopes alive of advancing in the T20 World Cup. Scotland, which upset Bangladesh in their Group B opening game, eliminated spirited debutant Papua New Guinea by recording a 17-run victory earlier Tuesday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have put tackle Ronnie Stanley on injured reserve. Stanley spent the latter half of last season on IR as well because of an ankle injury, and he’s played only in the season opener this year. He said in a statement Tuesday that his ankle isn’t where it

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Assistant football coach Scott Cochran has returned to No. 1 Georgia’s staff in an off-field capacity after being away from the team for the first seven games for health reasons. Coach Kirby Smart says Cochran will assist the special teams staff for the remainder of the season. Georgia announced before the

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Manager Aaron Boone has been re-signed by the New York Yankees to a three-year contract with a club option for 2025 after four winning but unsuccessful seasons. Boone has led the Yankees to a 328-218 record and four postseason appearances but just one AL East

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The NFL’s top rushing team has run into major trouble. Browns star back Nick Chubb will miss his second straight game with a calf injury, leaving Cleveland without its two best backs Thursday night against the Denver Broncos. Chubb was ruled out Tuesday by coach

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kentucky is the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title, while defending champion Alabama is picked to finish second in voting among a panel of national and league media. Voters picked Vanderbilt sophomore guard Scotty Pippen Jr. as preseason SEC player of the year in results released by the league on

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon has cleared NHL coronavirus protocols and joined the Colorado Avalanche in Washington. He is set to make his season debut tonight against the Capitals. MacKinnon tested positive for the coronavirus last week and had been in the league’s COVID-19 protocols since Oct. 12. The