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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Brock Purdy show is hitting the road in prime time. After outplaying Tom Brady and dominating the Buccaneers in his first career start, Purdy leads the San Francisco 49ers against Seattle on “Thursday Night Football.” Purdy, the last pick in this year’s draft, can follow up a

NEW YORK (AP) — World Cup quarterfinal audiences in the United States ranged from 13.5 million to 7.4 million. Defending champion France’s 2-1 win over England on Saturday, which started at 2 p.m. EST, was seen by 13.5 million, including 8.3 million on Fox, 3.1 million on Spanish-language Telemundo, 560,000 on Fox digital platforms and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the decision says Kent State has agreed to hire Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns to take over its football program. He’ll replace Sean Lewis, who resigned after five seasons to become Colorado’s offensive coordinator under new coach Deion Sanders. The person spoke to The

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Judicial officials have told The Associated Press that a Greek European lawmaker charged with corruption in an alleged plot tarnishing EU institutions will remain in detention until at least Dec. 22 after her hearing by a judge was postponed. Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili,

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malagò is confident everything is on track for the country’s first Olympics in two decades but admits that the past few years have been akin to “running a marathon with a backpack.” Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will stage the 2026 Winter

HOUSTON (AP) — Braxton Harris has been named head football coach at Houston Christian. He becomes only the second coach for the FCS program that was known as Houston Baptist until a name change in September. Harris spent the last two seasons at Campbell, where he was associate head coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is moving up on the New York Jets’ quarterback depth chart this week. Coach Robert Saleh announced Wednesday the benched former starter is being promoted from No. 3 to the backup behind current starter Mike White. White is dealing with

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer To hear the world’s Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal disputes at India’s Olympic committee, a newfound affinity for streamlining the bidding process and a long-overdue nod to the impact of climate change. Left unsaid might be the biggest reason

NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Wahl died of a ruptured blood vessel when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl’s wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, said Wednesday that an autopsy was conducted by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. “Grant

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Saudi-funded LIV Golf has added three more tournaments to its 2023 schedule. Two of them are at courses and markets the PGA Tour has left. LIV will go to the Gallery Golf Club north of Tucson, Arizona, in March. That’s where the Accenture Match Play was held in 2007

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s national carrier has scheduled two extra flights from Buenos Aires to Qatar to take soccer fans to the World Cup final. Both Aerolíneas Argentinas flights sold out quickly. The first one leaves from Argentina’s capital on Friday morning. Tickets for that flight were gone within a half-hour of the

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Judicial officials have told The Associated Press that a Greek European lawmaker charged with corruption in an alleged plot tarnishing EU institutions will remain in detention until at least Dec. 22 after her hearing by a judge was postponed. Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili,

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A new Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point” is scheduled to debut on Jan. 13. That is three days before the start of the 2023 Grand Slam season at the Australian Open. Netflix revealed the title and launch date on Wednesday. It also released a 30-second teaser

TARIK EL BARAKAH and BARBARA SURK Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Hind Sabouni bristles with pride as she recalls her country’s history-making World Cup run as it eliminated one European soccer powerhouse and former colonial power after another — Belgium, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal — to become the first African and Arab nation

NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl’s wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, says an autopsy was conducted by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. She writes

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A security guard died after suffering a fall at a World Cup stadium in Qatar, tournament organizers said on Wednesday. The Supreme Committee said that John Njau Kibue fell at Lusail Stadium on Saturday. He was taken to the hospital and put in intensive care but died on Tuesday, the organizers

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea striker Armando Broja is set to miss the rest of the season after rupturing a knee ligament. The Albania international was injured in a collision with Ezri Konsa in the first half of a 1-0 loss in a friendly against Aston Villa in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The 21-year-old forward was

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Morocco and its former colonizer France are facing off in the World Cup semifinal Wednesday in a historic match that has left both nations in the grip of excitement and anticipation — and fear of possible unrest. Supporters plan gatherings in bars from the boulevards of Paris