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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden is expected to miss about a month because of a right foot tendon strain. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the 76ers star’s injury who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been revealed publicly. Harden was

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ty Gibbs will race for his first NASCAR national championship on Saturday in the Xfinity Series finale at Phoenix Raceway. But the 20-year-old grandson of Joe Gibbs is mired in controversy over wrecking teammate Brandon Jones on the last lap of last week’s regular season

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox say they have hired Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol to replace Hall of Famer Tony La Russa as their manager. The White Sox announced the move Thursday after Grifol agreed to take the job earlier in the week. General manager

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The European tour is offering record prize money and minimum pay for its members. The tour announced the schedule for its new season that starts at the end of this month. The total prize fund is just over $144 million. That doesn’t include the majors or the Match Play

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals had qualified candidates to become their next manager already within the organization, including one hired by the Chicago White Sox just this week. Yet the six-person committee that waded through the options came to the conclusion that an outside voice

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Long has become Major League Baseball’s most successful hitting coach. He’s reached the World Series with a fourth team at age 55, pursuing a third title with the Philadelphia Phillies after earning rings with the New York Yankees in 2009 and Washington Nationals in 2019.

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The cheerleading company that makes the sport’s top uniforms, camps and competitions is vehemently denying accusations it helped facilitate alleged sexual abuse at gyms across the Southeast outlined in a series of federal lawsuits. Varsity Spirit has been named by civil rights attorney Bakari

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Joe Schoen wasn’t very well known in the New York City area when he was hired as the general manager of the Giants in January. He had been the Bills assistant GM the previous four seasons and flew under the radar because he didn’t

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, more than a week after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a tweet that the American representatives “saw

Istanbul Başakşehir has completed the group stage of the Europa Conference League with a 3-1 win over Hearts to advance to the round of 16. Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Serdar Gürler and Berkay Özcan scored for Başakşehir to top Group A with 13 points. Nathaniel Atkinson pulled one back for Hearts in the final minute. Fiorentina won

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker thought his meeting with the Miami Marlins might last an hour. Turns out, he’ll be around them for quite a bit longer. Schumaker was introduced as the Marlins’ manager on Thursday, a little over a week after accepting the job and replacing Don Mattingly

By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off their worst game in years. The Jacksonville Jaguars just went 0-for-October. One of them should feel much better about themselves Sunday when the Raiders try to win their first road game of the season and the Jaguars look to end a five-game skid. The

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx have signed coach Cheryl Reeve to a multi-year contract extension. They also elevated her front office title from general manager to president of basketball operations. The length of the new deal was not disclosed. Reeve has the all-time league lead with 281 regular season wins and 41 playoff game

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Game, set … best in show? The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is moving next year to a new venue: the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The kennel club announced Thursday that canine champs will take over the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis

By The Associated Press The No. 9 Southern California Trojans will try to stay on track towards playing for the Pac-12 title and a possible spot in the College Football Playoff hosting the California Golden Bears on Saturday night. USC quarterback Caleb Williams continued his brilliant first season, throwing for 411 yards and five touchdowns

By The Associated Press A win will keep No. 19 Tulane in the Top 25, but a loss would likely mean an exit from the poll. A victory keeps the Green Wave undefeated in the American Athletic Conference standings. Challenging games at home against No. 25 UCF, SMU, and Cincinnati remain on the schedule. For

By The Associated Press Undefeated Michigan will looking for its nine straight win and to keep its hopes alive for its first national title since 1997 when it travels to New Jersey to face Rutgers on Saturday night. The Scarlet Knights are 4-and-4 this season and 1-and-4 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines are 5-0

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants an apology and Kyrie Irving still isn’t going to give one. Shortly after Silver said Irving “made a reckless decision” by tweeting out a link to a film containing antisemitic material last week, the Brooklyn Nets guard again stopped short

Qatar has relaxed limits on international visitors arriving during the World Cup. The emirate will now allow entry for fans without tickets from Dec. 2 when the group stage ends. Qatari World Cup organizers say fans will still need to apply for and get a Hayya Card tournament identification document before traveling. But a match

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Ray Guy, the first punter to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday. He was 72. Southern Mississippi, where Guy starred before becoming the first punter ever taken in the first round of the NFL draft, said he died following a lengthy illness. He had been receiving care in