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ATLANTA (AP) — Terquavion Smith scored 25 points, Jarkel Joiner added 19 and North Carolina State beat Georgia Tech 78-66 for its fourth straight win. Georgia Tech trailed 59-47 but cut the deficit to 63-57 with 6:16 to play. N.C. State answered with a 12-2 run for a 75-59 lead with 2:42 remaining. Smith hit

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two former Fox executives are on trial, accused of bribing South American soccer officials for TV rights to one of the continent’s biggest annual tournaments and using information gathered in the process to help the network’s winning World Cup broadcast bid. The executives went on

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers spent the past three seasons doing everything they could to try to help Tom Brady be successful. If the seven-time Super Bowl champion retires or decides to sign with another team in free agency this winter, it will be important to

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Tennessee Titans are hiring San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon as their new general manager. The Titans interviewed their seventh candidate Tuesday morning in Buffalo senior director of pro scouting Malik Boyd. But

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Brent Key rounded out his staff with the addition of six new assistants, including former Georgia quarterback quality control coach Buster Faulkner taking over as offensive coordinator. Faulkner, who also will work with the tight ends, will be joined on the Yellow Jackets’ staff by returning quarterbacks coach Chris

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — At his core Pete Carroll is still a defensive coach, a tug that at times perhaps pulls harder than being the one that oversees the entire Seattle Seahawks operation. The ongoing struggles and inconsistency by Seattle on that side of the ball for several seasons

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have claimed pitcher Julian Merryweather off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. Merryweather appeared in 26 games for Toronto last season, going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. The 6-foot-4 right-hander struck out 23 in 26 2/3 innings. To make room for Merryweather on the 40-man roster, right-hander Manuel Rodríguez

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets announced on social media that head coach Michael Malone will miss the game Tuesday night against Portland after entering the league’s health and safety protocols. Assistant coach David Adelman will fill in for a Nuggets team that entered the night tied for the top spot in the Western Conference

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes he can still produce at an MVP level in the right situation if he opts to play next season. Rodgers discussed the uncertainty of his future plans Tuesday during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on SiriusXM and YouTube. The four-time

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles enjoyed the spoils of their bye week. But they are back at work and preparing for the NFC divisional round playoff game against the New York Giants. The Eagles already beat the Giants twice this season. Hurts should be closer to full strength

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence has a near-decade-long winning streak in Saturday games. Lawrence improved to 37-0 as a starting quarterback on that day when the Jacksonville Jaguars rallied from 27 points down to stun the Los Angeles Chargers 31-30 in an AFC wild-card game last weekend.

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — New coach Davide Ballardini steered his side to a huge upset as 10-man Cremonese eliminated Napoli from the Italian Cup. Cremonese played most of extra time with 10 men but won on penalties after the match finished 2-2. It will face Roma in the next round. Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka was

LONDON (AP) — The BBC has apologized after pornographic noises were played on air during the broadcaster’s live coverage of an FA Cup match, apparently via a mobile phone that a prankster had hidden in the studio. The noises interrupted the coverage presented by former England striker Gary Lineker before the match between Wolverhampton and

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones’ future with the New York Giants was murky heading into this season with plenty of critics wondering if he could truly ever be a franchise-type quarterback. Jones heard it all and some was warranted. The Giants not exercising the fifth-year

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut’s athletic department deficit rose to $53 million during the 2022 fiscal year. The school says the increase can be attributed to $13.4 million it was forced to pay former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie. The deficit  was covered by $46.5 million in direct support from the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad has added to its impressive run this season by defeating Mallorca 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Robert Navarro scored in the fifth minute to give Sociedad its eighth straight win in all competitions. Half of its victories came

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New Oakland right-hander Shintaro Fujinami has been formally introduced by the Athletics after signing a $3.25 million, one-year contract. The 28-year-old Fujinami is slated to be a starter for Oakland after spending the past 10 seasons in Japan with the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers. He

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Monti Ossenfort was introduced on Tuesday as the Arizona Cardinals new general manager. He comes to the organization following three years with the Tennessee Titans and 15 years with the New England Patriots. He helped the Patriots win four Super Bowls during his time with

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has kept alive its FA Cup title defense and earned an immediate chance to avenge one of its most humiliating Premier League losses. A 1-0 win at Wolverhampton in a third-round replay set up a trip to Brighton in the last 32. Brighton routed Liverpool 3-0 on Saturday