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South Carolina football put on one-year probation by NCAA

South Carolina football put on one-year probation by NCAA

By PETE IACOBELLI COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s football program was placed on probation for the next year by the NCAA for a former assistant coach’s impermissible actions in recruiting a sophomore prospect in the spring of 2018. South Carolina reported the infraction to the NCAA, which considered it a Level II violation. The…read more »

Hot Cole, Astros face Scherzer, Nats in World Series opener

Hot Cole, Astros face Scherzer, Nats in World Series opener

By BEN WALKER HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole rattles off the names of the pitching greats with ease, featuring the same command he shows with his vaunted four-seam fastball. Bob Gibson. Tom Seaver. Don Drysdale. Plus the guys he saw in person as a kid — Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling — when they dominated…read more »

Loss leaves Quinn baffled again with season unraveling

Loss leaves Quinn baffled again with season unraveling

By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Quinn’s job security keeps taking hits, and this week was no exception. Quinn, in his fifth year as the Atlanta Falcons’ coach, watched what might have been his team’s worst performance of the season Sunday, a 37-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He came across as a…read more »

Alabama’s Tagovailoa leaves game with ankle injury

Alabama’s Tagovailoa leaves game with ankle injury

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left in the first half against Tennessee with an ankle injury. Tagovailoa walked off the field and was taken to the sideline medical tent during the second quarter Saturday night. The 2018 Heisman Trophy runner-up then was escorted to the locker room while Mac Jones took his…read more »

AP Source: Chiefs QB Mahomes expected to miss 4-6 weeks

AP Source: Chiefs QB Mahomes expected to miss 4-6 weeks

By DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes escaped significant ligament damage when he dislocated his right kneecap and there is optimism the reigning NFL MVP could be back on the field in about a month. Mahomes had an MRI exam Friday that showed the ligaments were intact, a person familiar…read more »

Patrick Mahomes hurts knee in Chiefs’ win over Broncos

Patrick Mahomes hurts knee in Chiefs’ win over Broncos

By ARNIE STAPLETON DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs rediscovered their mojo but lost their maestro. The Chiefs rallied around their fallen superstar and snapped a two-game skid with a 30-6 thrashing of the Denver Broncos on Thursday night after reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes dislocated his right knee in a pileup near the goal…read more »

Browns’ Garrett said he was punched by ‘fan’ wanting picture

Browns’ Garrett said he was punched by ‘fan’ wanting picture

By TOM WITHERS CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are even taking hits off the field. Star defensive end Myles Garrett said he was punched in the face Wednesday by a “fan” who wanted to take a picture with him. Garrett posted on his Twitter account that the person “hopped” out of his car before delivering…read more »

Clumsy words tarnish the LeBron brand

Clumsy words tarnish the LeBron brand

By TIM DAHLBERG LeBron James had time, and plenty of it, to figure out how best to answer the questions he knew were coming. Long days in hotel rooms in China and a long flight home gave him every chance to carefully craft a response to a controversy he had no part in making but…read more »

LeBron: Rockets’ Morey ‘wasn’t educated’ on China tweet

LeBron: Rockets’ Morey ‘wasn’t educated’ on China tweet

By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation” regarding the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests. In his first public comments since the Los Angeles Lakers returned home…read more »

Correa HR in 11th as Astros top Yankees 3-2; ALCS tied at 1

Correa HR in 11th as Astros top Yankees 3-2; ALCS tied at 1

By KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON (AP) — In a battle of the bullpens, Carlos Correa felt the greatest relief. Injured down the stretch and slumping this month, Correa hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning that lifted the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees 3-2 Sunday night, tying the AL Championship Series at…read more »

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