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By The Associated Press Middle Tennessee State takes on San Diego State in Saturday’s Hawaii Bowl. Middle Tennessee is seeking its first eight-win season since 2018 and a second bowl victory in as many years following last year’s 31-24 win over Toledo in the Bahamas Bowl. The Blue Raiders have won four of their last

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Donald is unlikely to return to the Los Angeles Rams’ defense this season. Donald will miss his fourth straight game with a high ankle sprain Sunday when the Rams host the Denver Broncos. Coach Sean McVay says his seven-time All-Pro lineman and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — C.J. Stroud is 21-3 as the starting quarterback at No. 4 Ohio State. The junior is a two-time offensive player of the year in the Big Ten and he’s been a Heisman Trophy finalist the past two seasons. But the Buckeyes have also failed to win

PARIS (AP) — France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi has announced his retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Matuidi won the World Cup in 2018 and made the last of his 84 appearances for Les Bleus three years ago. Matuidi wrote on his Twitter page that “it’s with a lump in my throat that I’m turning

PRINCETON, N.J. — Led by Ryan Langborg’s 23 points, the Princeton Tigers defeated the Kean Cougars 88-70 on Friday. The Tigers improved to 9-4 with the victory.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois running back Chase Brown has decided to skip the ReliaQuest Bowl and enter the NFL draft. Brown had 1,643 yards rushing this season, tops among the Power Five conferences. He announced his future plans on Twitter on Friday. Illinois (8-4) is scheduled to play No. 24 Mississippi State (8-4) on

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells AP that right tackle Jack Conklin has agreed to a four-year, $60 million extension with the Cleveland Browns. Conklin was in the final year of a three-year, $42 million deal he signed in 2020. The person spoke on condition

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay’s Elgton Jenkins has signed a contract extension that assures the Packers won’t lose one of the NFL’s most versatile offensive linemen to free agency. The Packers didn’t reveal terms when announcing the deal. A person familiar with the situation says Jenkins received a four-year extension with a

NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielder Maxi Moralez is rejoining Argentina’s Racing after six seasons with New York City in Major League Soccer. The 35-year-old had 36 goals and 60 assists in 194 games over all competitions, helping NYC win the 2021 MLS title. Morales played from Racing from 2005-07, went to Moscow, then was loaned

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Police are investigating crowd trouble that left a teenage girl injured at Manchester City’s 3-2 win over Liverpool in the English League Cup at Etihad Stadium. The 15-year-old girl required treatment for a head injury, one fan was arrested for a racially aggravated public order offense, and some disabled fans were

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the situation says Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth at least $68 million. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. Jenkins’ contract has a base value of

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Shakhtar Donetsk’s chief executive says it will be tough to win a $42 million claim for compensation from FIFA at the Court of Arbitration for Sport though a clear message has been sent by taking the case to sport’s highest court. Shakhtar is determined not to

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Champions League is set to be revamped in the 2024-25 season as part of reforms that should add a third club soccer competition for the continent. The Asian Football Confederation says the marquee Champions League would be cut to 24 teams instead of the current 40. They would

LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association says World Cup winner George Cohen has died. He was 83. Cohen played on England’s World Cup-winning team in 1966. The right back played every minute of the victorious campaign on home soil. He made 37 appearances for his national team. A cause of death was not announced.

SALERNO, Italy (AP) — Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is going back to Europe after signing a contract with Serie A club Salernitana following a solid performance at his fifth World Cup. The southern team says Ochoa has signed a deal through the end of the season with an option for an extension. The 37-year-old Ochoa