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Darius Garland scores 25, Cavaliers become 4th team to start 15-0 with 128-114 win over Hornets
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. The Cavs [Read More…]

Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket
Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi. Led by the Ducks, then [Read More…]

John Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89. The Rams [Read More…]

Ohtani, Lindor and Marte are finalists for NL MVP. Judge, Witt and Soto contend for AL honor
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by [Read More…]

Jake Bates makes 52-yarder as time expires, Lions overcome Jared Goff’s 5 INTs to beat Texans 26-23
HOUSTON (AP) — Nothing was going right for Detroit’s Jared Goff on Sunday night against the Houston Texans. The nine-year veteran threw a career-high five interceptions through three quarters and the Lions trailed by 10 [Read More…]

Joey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish for Team Penske
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. He pounced on the opportunity. Logano was added to [Read More…]

Chiefs block Broncos’ potential winner as time expires, hold on for 16-14 win to remain perfect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have won just about every way imaginable during a perfect 15-game run that dates to last season: Patrick Mahomes leading last-second touchdown drives, their defense making a stand, [Read More…]

Oregon gets top billing in College Football Playoff’s opening rankings, Ohio St 2nd and Georgia 3rd
A season full of surprises didn’t produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State [Read More…]

76ers’ Joel Embiid is suspended by the NBA for three games for shoving a newspaper columnist
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media. Embiid’s suspension will begin with the next regular-season [Read More…]

Los Angeles Dodgers win the 2024 World Series
Elsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series on Wednesday. Dodgers clinched their second World Series title in the last five years by beating [Read More…]

NFL players push back on media interviews in their locker rooms
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The NFL locker room is filled with intense emotions, from euphoric athletes celebrating victories to those coping with the pain of defeat. For players, reporters and fans, [Read More…]

AP Top 25: Miami cracks top 5 for 1st time since 2017; Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M enter top 10
Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, its highest ranking since 2017, and Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M all moved into the [Read More…]

Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an opportunity to put the Los [Read More…]

Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in classic opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th [Read More…]

Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers selected for tennis HOF
Gary Gershoff/WireImage (NEWPORT, R.I.) — Five-time major champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova and Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men’s doubles pairing in history, were named to the International Tennis Hall [Read More…]

LeBron James and Bronny James make history playing together for Lakers
Harry How/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — and his son Bronny James make NBA history Oct. 22, taking to the court together as the Lakers [Read More…]

Juan Soto’s 3-run homer in 10th sends Yankees past Guardians 5-2 and into World Series for 41st time
CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto was supposed to be the difference-maker, the one who pushed the New York Yankees back to the top. They’re one step away. Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs [Read More…]

No. 5 Georgia knocks off No. 1 Texas 30-15, with Etienne running for 3 TDs
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No. 1 Texas 30-15 on [Read More…]

Ohtani and Betts lead Dodgers to latest blowout of Mets for 3-1 lead in lopsided NLCS
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off another October blowout, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are one win from the World Series. Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went [Read More…]

Fry’s 2-run homer in 10th sends Guardians to stunning 7-5 win over Yankees, close to 2-1 in ALCS
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jhonkensy Noel saved Cleveland’s season. David Fry extended it. With two huge swings, the Guardians hit back at the big, bad New York Yankees and tightened an AL Championship Series that was [Read More…]
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