LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA imposed a sweeping punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fining the team $30 million and forcing it to forfeit five first-round draft picks. Also, two-time NBA...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeSean Bishop rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, lifting No. 14 Tennessee over No. 6 Alabama 26-10 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) have lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2007 after also lo...
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It was Shakeup Saturday in the Southeastern Conference. The league’s highest-ranked teams — No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas — lost as touchdown or more favorites, leaving the SEC with no unbeatens after Week 7 of the regular season. The AP Top 25 — and College Footba...
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Alex McPherson kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal as time expired and Auburn, led by quarterback Byrum Brown's dominant running game, upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Saturday. It’s the second straight week the top team in the AP Top 25 lost to an unranked fo...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — J'Koby Williams ran for a career-high 165 yards with two long touchdowns after an early fumble, Ben Roberts returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 10 Texas Tech overwhelmed Arizona State 53-25 on Saturday in a matchup of the past two Big 12 champio...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams so believes in Golden State's poise in crunch time because of the way the Valkyries have won all along with their defense. They believe in each other to make the play in the biggest of moments. Williams converted two free throws with 1:18 left ...
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 4 Ohio State got the victory it craved. It just came at a hefty price — the loss of starting quarterback Julian Sayin for several weeks with an injured right arm. Sayin threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Smith on fourth-and-1 early in the four...
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Back-to-back wins have vaulted Chase Briscoe into contention for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell are still lurking, too. But it remains to be seen if anyone can catch up to the steady excellence of Kyle Larson as the “C...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Quarterback Jalen Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the Philadelphia Eagles revealed he has a blood clot in his calf. Hurts will miss at least four games and it's uncertain when he will be cleared to resume playing. Hurts was initial...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two weeks ago Texas was undefeated and the No. 1 team in the country. Two losses later, the Longhorns' playoff hopes look shaky, their best player had to leave the game with an injury, and their most famous player, quarterback Arch Manning, is in such a funk ...
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The ongoing financial scandal enveloping Manchester City isn’t affecting the team’s results in the Premier League. Or Erling Haaland’s appetite for scoring goals. Playing in front of fans waving inflatable bananas, City became only the third team to open a Premier League season w...
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Lamine Yamal stood out for Barcelona in a bad-tempered and spectacular 5-2 win at Real Betis on Saturday that maintained the visitors’ perfect start to La Liga before a Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. PSG also won, coming from behind with substitute Ousmane De...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Florida quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. threw two touchdowns to Lacota Dippre in his first career start, Jadan Baugh scored a fourth-quarter touchdown and the Gators rallied to beat No. 7 Texas 27-24 Saturday and hand the Longhorns their second consecutive loss...
