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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Awa Sidibe wore the ceremonial No. 1 jersey given to coach Coquese Washington when she was hired in May after the Rutgers guard got blood on her uniform during the Scarlet Knights’ 78-67 loss to No. 13 Maryland. Officials noticed blood on Sidibe’s No. 11

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. are heading to the NFL, where both could contend for the top draft spot. Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, and the two-time unanimous All-American Anderson announced their decisions to skip their senior seasons two days

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Massimo Biscardi made a 27-yard tiebreaking field goal with four seconds left, Marcus Banks returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown on the game’s last play and No. 24 Mississippi State rallied to beat Illinois 19-10 in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday in the Bulldogs’

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 13 of her 22 points in the first quarter to help Maryland get off to a quick start and the No. 13 Terrapins defeated Rutgers 78-67. Diamond Miller had 13 of her 15 points in the second half for Maryland. Kaylene Smikle scored scored 29 points and grabbed

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of Pelé on Monday on the century-old field where he made his hometown team one of Brazil’s best. The soccer great died on Thursday after a battle with cancer.

LEWISTON, N.Y. — Led by Noah Thomasson’s 20 points, the Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Rider Broncs 61-59 on Monday. The Purple Eagles are now 8-5 on the season, while the Broncs fell to 6-7.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Nick Foles will miss next weekend’s season finale against Houston because of injured ribs. Interim coach Jeff Saturday says second-year quarterback Sam Ehlinger will make his third start of the season. Matt Ryan will serve as the backup. Foles was injured on a

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former NFL official Art McNally has died after a distinguished career that led to him becoming the first on-field official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was 97. His son, Tom McNally, says his father died of natural causes at a hospital in Newtown, Pennsylvania,

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool has lost more ground in the race for a top-four English Premier League finish after losing to Brentford 3-1 on Monday. Sloppy defending cost Liverpool twice in the first half. That prompted angry boss Jurgen Klopp to substitute key defender Virgil van Dijk at halftime. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back but

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Quarterback Joshua Dobbs will make a second straight start Saturday night in Jacksonville with the Titans’ playoff hopes on the line despite being signed Dec. 21 off Detroit’s practice squad. Titans coach Mike Vrabel played no games Monday, announcing that Dobbs will start

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas announced that former baseball coach Cliff Gustafson, who led the Longhorns to two national championships and nearly two dozen conference titles in 29 seasons, died Monday at age 91. Gustafson played on the Longhorns team that made it to the 1952 College World Series. He returned to the program as

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Top-ranked and defending national champion Georgia is looking for improvement despite sitting one win away from back-to-back titles. Quarterback Stetson Bennett and the Bulldogs weren’t satisfied with their play in their dramatic 42-41 win over Ohio State in the Peach Bowl’s College Football Playoff semifinal.

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fenway Park, the MLB’s oldest active ballpark, has been transformed into an outdoor hockey arena for the NHL’s 14th annual Winter Classic. With the logos of the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins hanging Monday atop the seats above the park’s fabled 37-foot Green Monster, the league’s annual

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The 2024 NHL Winter Classic is headed to the Pacific Northwest as the Seattle Kraken will host the Vegas Golden Knights in a matchup at T-Mobile Park. The game between the Golden Knights and Kraken will be played on Jan. 1, 2024, bringing together the league’s

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Flower-covered floats, marching bands and equestrian units celebrated the New Year on a chilly but dry Monday as the 134th Rose Parade slipped through a gap in California’s siege of drenching storms. Pasadena’s annual floral spectacle offered the optimistic theme of “Turning the Corner” for 2023, and former U.S. Rep. Gabby

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released receiver Cameron Batson from the practice squad after an altercation with police led to his arrest over the weekend. Batson has been on the Falcons’ practice squad all season but didn’t play in a game. He spent the previous four seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Espanyol has challenged the result of the derby against Barcelona to the Spanish soccer federation. Espanyol says Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski was ineligible to play because of a suspension. The teams drew 1-1 on Saturday. Espanyol played under protest because of Lewandowski’s participation despite him being

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina finished 2022 how it started the year: No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. While the top-ranked Gamecocks cruised to a win in their lone game last week, then-No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 N.C. State and No. 7 Virginia Tech all lost as