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By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Air Force is the first team to win the national rushing title three straight seasons since Navy did it four years in a row from 2005-08. Tennessee had the lowest total offense average for a national leader in 20 years. Texas A&M gave up the most yards ever

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — TCU’s storybook run this season ended in a nightmare Monday night. All the strengths that helped carry TCU to the national championship game were quickly taken away by Georgia in a 65-7 loss at SoFi Stadium. Quarterback Max Duggan was under pressure most of the

By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Joel Farabee had two points and Samuel Ersson made 28 saves to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Ersson earned his first career NHL shutout against the league’s highest scoring team and gave the Flyers their fifth win in six

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores in the first half as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7 to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff national championships. The Bulldogs became the first repeat

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett and Brock Bowers showed off their remarkable partnership one last time in the College Football Playoff championship game. Bowers caught seven passes for 152 yards and a touchdown from Bennett during Georgia’s 65-7 demolition of TCU. Bennett walked on at Georgia nearly six

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks used 3-point shooting to wipe out a 17-point deficit in the second half and beat the New York Knicks 111-107. Joe Ingles added a season-high 17 points and Brook Lopez also scored 17

CHICAGO — Wesley Cardet Jr. finished with 24 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Chicago State to a 90-70 victory over East-West University. Bryce Johnson scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Cougars (4-14). Brent Davis added 17 points to help Chicago State end a seven-game losing streak. De’Quanii Jackson topped

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The problems go beyond quarterback when a team goes 6-11, and that’s the situation the Las Vegas Raiders face. Raiders management can try to get a veteran to replace Derek Carr. Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and San Francisco’s Jimmy Garappolo will be prominently mentioned over

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio is embarking on his third coaching search in as many years. Caserio was peppered with questions Monday about the team’s failures and how he plans to turn things around. The Texans fired Lovie Smith after he went 3-13-1 in his

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson pledged to bounce back from his dud of a Denver debut while the Broncos look for a coach to replace the one who bombed so spectacularly that he didn’t even make it through his first season. The Broncos (5-12) extended their playoff

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wants to think it over for a while before the four-time MVP decides whether he wants to return to the Green Bay Packers for a 19th season. The 39-year-old quarterback also noted the choice isn’t solely his to make. The Packers have

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen anticipates being retained for next season and asserts that New Orleans is “not as far off” from contending “as maybe some might think.” The Saints went 7-10 this season but also had a handful of seven-win seasons under Super Bowl-winning coach

LEXINGTON Kentucky will retire a jersey to honor the late Mike Pratt, a Wildcats Hall of Fame men’s basketball player and radio broadcaster. Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced the honor Monday night during coach John Calipari’s weekly radio show. The retirement ceremony will be held Feb. 4, during a home game against Florida. Pratt,

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Sean McVay says he will take an undetermined amount of time to contemplate his future before he commits to a seventh season with the Los Angeles Rams. He clearly is strongly considering walking away from his remarkable head coaching career at its lowest point

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s abridged first season in Cleveland ended earlier than he wanted. Watson only played in six games after serving an 11-game NFL suspension for sexual misconduct allegations. The Browns went 3-3 with Watson, and the team finished 7-10 overall and missed the playoffs for

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Veteran outfielder Brett Phillips has agreed to a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The club announced the deal Monday for Phillips, who is likely to compete with Jo Adell and Mickey Moniak for the job as the Halos’ fourth outfielder. Phillips is joining his fifth big league

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions opened and the closed the 2022 season with a lot of excitement and a dash of hope. The Lions were featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” in the preseason and ended the regular season by winning eight of 10 games. Detroit fell

By The Associated Press The Kansas City Current have signed Brazilian midfielder Debinha to a multiyear contract. Debora Cristiane de Oliveira, who goes by Debinha, spent the last six seasons with the North Carolina Courage. Considered one of the top players in the National Women’s Soccer League, Debinha was signed to a deal as a