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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Washington’s Kalen Deboer, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian built playoff teams with holdovers
NEW ORLEANS — Remaking a roster has never been easier in college football for a coach taking over a new team. If the players aren’t to the new guy’s liking, they can be nudged — or even shoved — into the transfer portal to create room for potential upgrades. As...
Missouri shuts down Ohio State to win Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America running back Cody Schrader bulled through two defenders to open the fourth quarter with ninth-ranked Missouri’s first score in the Cotton Bowl. That 7-yard touchdown run was a fitting play for the former walk-on, and finish for these Tigers, who wrapped up an 11-win season with...
Former DePaul basketball coach Joey Meyer dies at 74
CHICAGO — Joey Meyer, who played at DePaul and coached the Blue Demons to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in 13 seasons, has died. He was 74. Meyer died Friday in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, surrounded by family, DePaul said in a release. The school did not provide any further...
Gil de Ferran, Indianapolis 500 winner and Brazilian icon, dies at 56
Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday while racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida, multiple former colleagues confirmed to the Associated Press. He was 56. Fellow Brazilian driver Tony Kanaan said de Ferran was with...
Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr. opts out of Cotton Bowl vs. Missouri
ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time AP All-America receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. opted out of the Cotton Bowl for seventh-ranked Ohio State, though the junior has not revealed whether he will declare for the NFL draft. Harrison was wearing his No. 18 jersey over a black hoodie when he ran out on...
Seth Henigan figures in 5 TDs, Memphis shuts down Iowa State’s run game in 36-26 Liberty Bowl win 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seth Henigan threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, and the Memphis defense shut down Iowa State’s rushing game on the way to a 36-26 victory in the Liberty Bowl on Friday night. Blake Watson rushed for 107 yards as Memphis (10-3) of the American Athletic Conference...
Steve Angeli throws for 3 TDs, No. 15 Notre Dame beats No. 21 Oregon State 40-8 in Sun Bowl 
EL PASO, Texas — Steve Angeli passed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, guiding No. 15 Notre Dame to a 40-8 victory over No. 21 Oregon State in the Sun Bowl on Friday. Angeli went 15 for 19 and tossed TD passes of 8 yards to Jayden Thomas, 13 yards...
US outlasts Czechs in 4-3 shootout win at world juniors; Sweden shuts out Canada 2-0 in showdown 
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Isaac Howard scored in the opening goal of the game and added the clincher in a shootout as the United States outlasted Czechia, 4-3, on Friday at the world junior hockey championship.e Sweden, meanwhile, posted its third straight shutout with a 2-0 win over Canada. Howard, a...
Phil Mafah runs for 4 TDs as Clemson rallies to beat Kentucky in wild Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and Clemson beat Kentucky, 38-35, in a wild Gator Bowl on Friday to finish the year on a five-game winning streak. Mafah scored three times in a back-and-forth final quarter that saw five...
After missing CFP, Georgia, Florida State reset for trip to Orange Bowl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida State and Georgia players have said all the right things this week. They’re happy to be in South Florida. They’re aware of the Orange Bowl’s history. They’re eager for the opportunities that await them Saturday. What’s unsaid is this: “But.” Let’s be honest: Neither the...
Arizona forces 6 turnovers in comeback win over Oklahoma in Alamo Bowl
SAN ANTONIO — Gunner Maldonado returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown and also had an interception as No. 14 Arizona forced six turnovers in a 38-24 comeback victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Thursday night in the Valero Alamo Bowl. Noah Fifita threw for 354 yards and two...
Alabama’s Jalen Milroe says he overcame naysayers, including Bill O’Brien, to lead Tide
LOS ANGELES — Jalen Milroe went to Alabama determined to become an elite SEC quarterback, and nothing could deter him from his goal. Not even, he says, his own offensive coordinator. Milroe revealed Thursday that Bill O’Brien, Alabama’s coordinator during Milroe’s first two seasons in Tuscaloosa, once suggested he should...
Illinois suspends star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. after rape charge
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September. The school suspended Shannon from “all team activities, effective immediately,” a day after the Douglas (Kansas) County...
Thomas Castellanos’ 2 fourth-quarter TDs lift BC over No. 17 SMU in Fenway Bowl
BOSTON — Thomas Castellanos had two fourth-quarter touchdown runs and Boston College beat No. 17 SMU, 23-14, on Thursday in the Fenway Bowl at the home of the Boston Red Sox, snapping the Mustangs’ nine-game winning streak. Castellanos rushed for 155 yards and completed 11-of-18 passes for 102 yards. Ky...
Oklahoma State receivers torch short-handed Texas A&M in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Rashod Owens had a career-high 164 yards receiving with two touchdowns and Brennan Presley tied a school record with 16 receptions and had 152 yards receiving in No. 22 Oklahoma State’s 31-23 victory over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night. Ollie Gordon II, the Doak...
Behind 6 TD passes from new starter Miller Moss, USC beats Louisville in Holiday Bowl
SAN DIEGO — With Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and Southern California ended a frustrating season by beating No. 16 Louisville, 42-28, Wednesday night. Moss took full advantage of the opportunity he was given when...
Herb Kohl, former senator, owner of Milwaukee Bucks, dies at 88
Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88. His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness. “More than anything, Herb...
Lakers guard Gabe Vincent has arthroscopic knee surgery, out for at least 2 months
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent will be out for at least two more months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The Lakers announced Vincent had the surgery Wednesday. He will be re-evaluated by team doctors in eight weeks. Vincent has appeared in only...
Odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At his suburban St. Louis home, Brett Koenig can pull out his smartphone and open a sports betting app. But he can’t place a bet. He is blocked by a pop-up message noting he is not in a legal location. Missouri is one of a dozen...
Pistons set single-season record with 27th straight loss, as Cade Cunningham’s 41 not enough against Nets
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 118-112 victory. Cade Cunningham scored 41 points but the Pistons broke a tie with the...
Brian Holloway returns 2 picks for TDs, Texas State beats Rice 45-21 in First Responder Bowl 
DALLAS — Linebacker Brian Holloway returned two interceptions for touchdowns, Jahmyl Jeter ran for three scores and Texas State beat Rice, 45-21, in the First Responder Bowl on Tuesday in the Bobcats’ first bowl appearance as an FBS program. Holloway had a 36-yard pick-6 early in the second quarter and...
True freshman Jackson Arnold takes over at QB for Oklahoma in Alamo Bowl against Arizona 
NORMAN, Okla. — After all the hype, the Jackson Arnold era is set to begin at Oklahoma. It came a bit earlier than expected. Dillon Gabriel, the first-team Associated Press All-Big 12 quarterback, transferred from Oklahoma to Oregon. That has left Arnold — a five-star true freshman — as the...
Darius Taylor’s return sparks Minnesota to 30-24 win over Bowling Green in Quick Lane Bowl 
DETROIT — Freshman Darius Taylor returned from a leg injury to rush for a career-high 208 yards, and Minnesota beat Bowling Green, 30-24, in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday. Minnesota (6-7), which was selected for the bowl because it had the best Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams, won...
USC’s JuJu Watkins is poised to step in as the next big star of women’s college basketball
LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark — the current Associated Press national player of the year — is in what may be her final season at Iowa. She could stay one more year as the result of the covid-19 pandemic, as could Angel Reese of national champion LSU. Regardless of their...
Justin Thomas says new year in golf brings opportunity to everyone
The next season on the PGA Tour already has the perception of being two tours. The elite are in the $20 million signature events with a big boost in FedEx Cup points. The rest are playing for less money ($8.5 million on average) and having to play well to advance...


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