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COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Lan Larison ran for 109 yards on 16 carries and had three of UC Davis’ five rushing touchdowns as the Aggies beat Texas A&M-Commerce 48-10 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Matteo Perez added 83 yards rushing, including a 25-yard touchdown that made it 31-0 with about a

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Maverick McIvor threw for 219 yards and a touchdown and Xavier Wishert ran for two touchdowns and Abilene Christian was never threatened in a 31-11 win over Northern Colorado on Thursday night in the debut for Wildcats coach Ed Lamb. McIvor threw a 12-yard score to Rovaughn Banks on the Wildcats’

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted a request by a teachers union in Texas’ largest school district to temporarily block a new system to evaluate educators that’s being implemented following a state takeover. The order comes days after the Houston school district began its first school year

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Dynasties have come and gone at Miami, Florida State, Florida and Oklahoma while “College GameDay” has reigned as the preeminent Saturday morning pregame show. But the ESPN franchise heads into its 37th year having undergone the most change ever going into a new season while also facing competition from

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas National Guard soldier has been suspended after he shot and wounded a man on the other side of the U.S. southern border last week, Mexico’s president said Thursday. Calling the shooting “a violation of international law,” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he received a report on the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s first full season in Cleveland will include another first for the quarterback: He’s a Browns captain. Watson, who was suspended 11 games last season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy after more than two dozen women accused him of sexual assault and harassment

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail. The law, approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, would expand the legal definition in the Texas criminal code of

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. He was 91. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died Thursday morning. No

By The Associated Press New Mexico at No. 23 Texas A&M, Saturday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: Texas A&M by 38 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Texas A&M leads 5-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Aggies are looking to bounce back after a terrible 2022 season, where they finished with their worst record

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Texas law that LGBTQ+ advocates fear will shut down drag shows.

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Thursday that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow even as he rejected criticism over his failure to report trips in previous years. It’s the first time in years that Thomas has

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA League Pass will show 25 of the 30 games played by Athletes Unlimited Basketball. The AU season will feature 44 players competing on four teams with a weekly draft each week to choose teams. The first draft will be on Sunday. “WNBA League Pass is the destination for women’s professional

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is implementing new rules in an effort to speed up league games. The SEC will put batters and pitchers on a 30-second timer after the conclusion of each play. The batter must be in the box and ready at the 10-second mark and the pitcher has to begin

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Miami is hiring Houston assistant Shannon Dawson to be its offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being finalized and needed approval from the university. Dawson has

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin FC signed forward Sebastian Driussi, one of the top goal scorers in Major League Soccer, to a new contract that keeps him with the club through the 2025 season with an option for 2026, the team announced Tuesday. The 27-year-old Argentinian ranked second in

By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie Piercey instructed his 23 students to try and outwit the “robot” that was churning out writing assignments. The robot was the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which can generate everything from essays

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer It will be a big week in the Big East. The conference’s top four teams are within 1 1/2 games of each other with three weeks left in the regular season and two big games could help spread things out a bit. The first is Tuesday, when No. 18

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Carte’Are Gordon had 18 points to help Grambling fend off Prairie View A&M 68-64 on Monday night. Gordon added eight rebounds for the Tigers (17-8, 10-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Shawndarius Cowart had 12 points and Tra’Michael Moton scored 10. The Panthers (9-17, 5-8) were led by Yahuza Rasas with 25 points

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving was trying to get Luka Doncic a shot. The All-Star guard for the Dallas Mavericks was trying to do the same for his new teammate making his home debut. Neither one of them got a shot off in the closing seconds, and the Mavs’