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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Taylor Fritz advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 at the year-end tournament. The American will face five-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The match went with serve until the final set when Fritz broke twice in the final

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers have suspended punt returner Connor Delp indefinitely from all team activities. No reason for the punishment was cited in the news release. The announcement comes two days before Indiana visits Michigan State as the teams battle for the Old Brass Spittoon. Delp played high school football in suburban

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — JaCobi Wood scored 23 points and Murray State held off No. 24 Texas A&M 88-79 on Thursday in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Racers (2-1) will take on UMass in the semifinals while Texas A&M (2-1) faces Colorado on Friday. The victory was the first for Murray State over a ranked

NEW YORK (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League record 62nd homer has gone up for auction. Cory Youmans, who caught the ball, sold its rights to the auction house Goldin. Founder Ken Goldin says the ball will “almost certainly” bring in the highest price ever paid

By The Associated Press The New York Giants will try to improve to 8-2 and end the Detroit Lions’ two-game winning streak when the teams meet Sunday. The Giants returned from their bye week and beat the Houston Texans 24-16 at home. The Lions are improving under second-year coach Dan Campbell. They are looking for

By The Associated Press The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers both travel to Mexico City for Monday night’s game. It’s a rematch of the first NFL regular- season game played outside the U.S., which was also in Mexico City in 2005. The Cardinals won that game 31-14. The surging 49ers are trying for their

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko has shot 65 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. It’s a good start to what she hopes is a great ending to her year. At stake is $2 million to the winner. That’s the largest payout in women’s golf history. Ko also can win LPGA

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A psychologist who worked for the San Antonio Spurs has settled her lawsuit against the team and former player Josh Primo over allegations he had exposed himself to her multiple times in private sessions.  Hillary Cauthen worked as a performance psychologist for the team. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month,

LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has detailed his falling out with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag in the final part of a 90-minute TV interview that aired Thursday. Ronaldo said he left a game early this season because he felt “provoked” by the coach and accused the Dutchman of having a lack of “empathy.”

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson was ticked off three weeks ago after his worst game of the season. The New York Jets’ second-year quarterback was intercepted three times in a 22-17 loss to New England. Wilson was angry at himself for his mistakes, and it

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Cole Hammer think it’s cool to see his name atop the leaderboard. Cool is the right choice of words. The RSM Classic brought cold temperatures and wind to Sea Island. That didn’t stop Hammer. The Texas grad had nine birdies on the Plantation course and was at 8-under 64.

By The Associated Press Running back D’Onta Foreman has been on a tear since star Christian McCaffrey was traded from Carolina to San Francisco. Foreman has run for at least 118 yards in three of the Panthers’ past four games. Carolina travels to the Baltimore Ravens this weekend. The Ravens have rushed for at least

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has returned to practice after undergoing an appendectomy. Fitzpatrick missed Pittsburgh’s win over New Orleans last week after having emergency surgery the day before. Fitzpatrick says it’s too early to tell if he will be available when the Steelers face Cincinnati. Fitzpatrick says the biggest issue is

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California Board of Regents has scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 14 in Los Angeles to finalize a decision on UCLA’s planned move to the Big Ten Conference. Regents set the date during a meeting in San Francisco, the second public session where the move was debated. UCLA

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Senegalese soccer federation and Bayern Munich say forward Sadio Mané will miss the World Cup after undergoing surgery for his leg injury. Bayern says the 30-year-old Mané had an operation in Innsbruck, Austria late Thursday to reattach a tendon to the head of his right fibula bone. He suffered the

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Noah Fernandes scored 22 points, freshman RJ Luis added 18 points and UMass beat Colorado 66-63 in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Colorado’s full-court pressure forced a turnover with 1:07 remaining, the 18th of the game for UMass, and Tristan da Silva made a baseline jumper at the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL is relocating the Bills home game against the Cleveland Browns to Detroit on Sunday because of a lake-effect snowstorm set to hit the Buffalo region. The move to relocate the game comes before the storm even began. The forecast is for between

By The Associated Press East Tennessee State (3-7) at Mississippi State (6-4), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (ESPN+) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: No line. Series record: Mississippi State leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? ETSU looks to halt a four-game losing streak and beat a SEC school for the second consecutive season. The FCS Buccaneers topped Vanderbilt

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 18 points with seven assists and Virginia Tech held off Old Dominion 75-71 in the first round of the Charleston Classic. The Hokies will play Penn State in Friday’s semifinals while the Monarchs will face Furman. Grant Basile scored 15 points, Darius Maddox added 12 and Justyn Mutts

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The transition for St. Thomas from Division III to the Football Championship Subdivision in college football has been a success. The Tommies are 9-1 in their second season after going 7-3 last year. They have clinched at least a share of the Pioneer Football