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By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Dillan Gibbons is back in the Sunshine State and the Florida State offensive lineman will be reunited with not just family when the Seminoles take on No. 9 Notre Dame but a large a number of old friends from Indiana as well. The Clearwater, Florida, native

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Nicolai Hojgaard has shot a 65 to take a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the Italian Open a week after twin brother Rasmus won on the European Tour in Switzerland. He says that “seeing Rasmus win is a big motivation.” Nicolai had a mistake-free round that featured four

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL and international officials are now in wait-and-see mode after reaching an agreement to send players to the Beijing Olympics this winter. The deal allows the league and Players’ Association to withdraw if pandemic conditions worsen. USA Hockey, Hockey Canada and other national federations will

By The Associated Press Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin will miss the opener against Louisville with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Kiffin announced the positive test two days ahead of the Rebels’ opener in Atlanta. Kiffin, his team and his players are all fully vaccinated. He said no other members of the team are expected to

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch driver Max Verstappen has sent his Orange Army of fans into raptures after taking a brilliant pole position for the Netherlands Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s final lap was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by .04 seconds and

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s soccer association says Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah has arrived in Gabon to join the Pharaohs for their World Cup qualifying match. The association said Saturday in a brief statement that Liverpool’s Salah has joined the Egyptian team in preparing for Sunday’s game against Gabon in Franceville.

LONDON (AP) — England will not play Jadon Sancho in its World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Poland after the Manchester United forward sustained what the national team described as a “minor knock” in training. The injury ruled Sancho out of the 4-0 win over Hungary on Thursday and he has returned to United. England

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be replaced by Robert Kubica for the Netherlands Grand Prix. The 41-year-old Raikkonen, who is retiring from Formula One at the end of the season, tested positive following on-site testing at

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Second baseman Trea Turner threw wildly on Buster Posey’s bases-loaded, two-out grounder in the 11th inning and a video review upheld the safe call as the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 to grab first place in the NL West. The rivals

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The idea behind the HBCU Open House staged annually by the NFL is simple: providing opportunities. Reactions from the recent event indicate the league is on the right track in opening off-the-field paths for students and alumni from the historically Black schools that provide so many players to

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the eighth inning and Carlos Correa’s three-run shot in the fourth ended a 22-inning scoreless streak for the Houston Astros, who beat the scuffling San Diego Padres 6-3. Tucker homered with two outs off Emilio Pagán

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dallas Keuchel had another rocky outing for the AL Central-leading White Sox, allowing six runs in three innings in Chicago’s 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner, has a 7.26 ERA in his past 11 starts after

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Kenneth Walker III ran for a career-high 264 yards and a personal-best four touchdowns in an impressive debut with his new team, and Michigan State beat Northwestern 38-21 in the season opener. Walker more than doubled his previous high of 131 yards for Wake Forest

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Jarred Kelenic hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning after launching an earlier two-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5. Seattle blew a 5-1 lead after Arizona scored four runs in the seventh but recovered to win for the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed two runs, struck out eight and threw a stateside career-high 117 pitches in seven innings, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-2. The Japanese two-way star leads the majors with 42 homers and dropped his ERA to 2.97. He

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Graduate transfer Chris Oladokun passed for 224 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another, Pierre Strong, Jr. rushed for two more scores as South Dakota State thundered past Colorado State 42-23. Strong piled up 106 yards by halftime, finishing with 138. Sophomore Isaiah Davis rushed for 84 yards and

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Buffaloes foiled the state’s first family of football. Freshman quarterback Brendon Lewis and the rest of the Buffs rumbled past Northern Colorado 35-7 Friday night, spoiling former NFL wide receiver Ed McCaffrey’s college head coaching debut. “I was excited to coach,” said McCaffrey,