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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids’ way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday. The punishment for Rick Singer, 62,

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is still considering various options following the suspension of the Bills-Bengals game, including possibly eliminating the bye week before the Super Bowl. The Bills-Patriots game set for Sunday in Buffalo and the rest of the Week 18 games remain on schedule. The pivotal Bills-Bengals game was

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen and Marcel Hirscher have now won a race together for the time since teaming up last summer. The Norwegian and the Austrian fought fierce battles in the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup for years. Kristoffersen switched his equipment supplier in the offseason as he joined the ski brand founded

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s proud defense has allowed a combined 71 points in its two postseason games, including its 42-41 last-minute win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. That’s a humbling and somewhat shocking development. The Bulldogs led the nation in scoring defense while winning last

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson remains absent from the portion of practice open to reporters. Baltimore’s star quarterback hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee Dec. 4 in the Ravens’ victory over Denver. He’s missed four games since. Baltimore’s final scheduled game of the regular season is at

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Justin Fields won’t get a chance to break the single-season rushing record for an NFL quarterback. Coach Matt Eberflus says Fields will miss the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings because of a strained hip and Nathan Peterman will start in his place. Fields

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer stars past and present are under fire from fans for skipping Pelé’s funeral and opting to pay their respects on social media. The three-time World Cup champion was buried in his hometown Tuesday after more than 230,000 mourners passed by his casket at

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Coach Ron Rivera says rookie Sam Howell is expected start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders in their season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. Howell is set to make his NFL debut with the Commanders eliminated from playoff contention. Rivera said the decision was made

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Hudson will coach the United States men’s soccer team on an interim basis ahead of the first two matches of the cycle leading to the 2026 World Cup. Coach Gregg Berhalter is being investigated by the U.S. Soccer Federation for a 1991 domestic violence

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s administrative court for sports has upheld a three-game suspension for Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski. The ruling takes him out of the Spanish league match against Atlético Madrid on Sunday. The suspension had been lifted by a court of disputes after an appeal by Barcelona. The Poland striker had been allowed

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United and midfielder Emerson Hyndman have mutually agreed to terminate his contract. The team announced that he won’t be returning to the club in 2023. The 26-year-old Hyndman joined Atlanta in 2019 and made 51 MLS appearances with 35 starts across four seasons. He recorded four goals and six assists with

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key is making a couple of more changes to his staff. He has announced defensive assistants. David Turner and Larry Knight are leaving the program. Turner was an assistant head coach and defensive run game coordinator. The 36-year coaching veteran of numerous Power Five schools he was

CHICAGO (AP) — The banged-up Chicago Blackhawks have recalled forwards Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from the minors. Chicago also placed forwards MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 27. Entwistle has a right wrist injury, and Khaira is dealing with a lower back issue. The 20-year-old Reichel is one of

By SABINA NIKSIC and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia (AP) — The new year’s festivities are over in Bosnia, and visitors to the country’s winter resorts are packing to go home. Spring-like temperatures have left little or no snow on the mountains, and it’s unclear when the next visitors will arrive. The small Balkan

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have signed veteran quarterback Mike Glennon to their practice squad because of injuries to Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater. Tagovailoa has been out since suffering a concussion in a Week 16 loss to Green Bay. Bridgewater started in last week’s loss

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin won the first women’s World Cup race of 2023 to move within one victory of Lindsey Vonn’s record. Shiffrin dealt best with difficult course conditions to dominate a floodlit slalom and raise her career tally to 81 World Cup wins. She could match the best mark Thursday at another

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran forward Jimmy Vesey has turned a training camp tryout with the New York Rangers into a contract that runs through the 2024-25 season. Rangers general manager Chris Drury announced Wednesday the team has agreed to terms with Vesey on a two-year contract extension. The 29-year-old has six goals, six assists

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen took a big lead in the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom and positioned himself for a first win in the discipline in 11 months. Kristoffersen posted the fastest intermediate times at the first three splits to lead home crowd favorite Linus Strasser by 0.71