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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Rams can make history when Week 14 kicks off Thursday night. A loss to the Las Vegas Raiders…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — 2 Chainz wants to capitalize off the NFL’s huge “Thursday Night Football”…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The adage in the NHL used to be that teams wanted to be in playoff position by U.S. Thanksgiving. More than 76% of…

By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders will try for their fourth straight win when they visit the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. After starting…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappe is living up to his reputation at the World Cup as the man best-placed to succeed…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets rookie offensive tackle Max Mitchell was placed on the…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville is finalizing a deal to hire Purdue’s Jeff Brohm as its head coach, a person…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says veteran closer Kenley Jansen has agreed to a $32 million,…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil forward Vinícius Júnior has praised Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for his success…

LONDON (AP) — The Lawn Tennis Association was fined $1 million by the ATP men’s professional tour for banning players from Russia and Belarus…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé will be ready to face England at the World Cup on Saturday. France teammate…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 5 Notre Dame and Lafayette have postponed a women’s basketball game scheduled for Thursday because of health and…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year. Iowa…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans will return to Davis Mills at quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys on…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The family of a former University of California-San Diego rower who killed himself in…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Andries Noppert is ready to face Lionel Messi if the Argentina star takes a penalty kick in…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence missed the first practice of his NFL…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Croatian and Serbian soccer federations have been fined by FIFA for making Balkan political statements at the World Cup.…

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Timothy Bradley Jr. and Rafael Marquez, two-division champions whose exciting styles earned both of them “Fight of the…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Mets and José Quintana have agreed to a $26 million, two-year contract, adding…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sports programs across the county are weighing whether tough coaching styles still have a…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some of Geoff Bond’s rowers loved and appreciated his demanding style. They thrived on…

By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation is maintaining its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach despite…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium forward Eden Hazard has retired from international soccer nearly a week after his country’s aging generation of players…