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AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Both No. 12 Clemson and No. 16 South Carolina had quarterback concerns — big ones — when the season began. These days, the only question left for the Tigers’ Cade Klubnik and the Gamecocks’ LaNorris Sellers is which of these stellar passers might lead their team to a

AP Sports Writer A wild first season of the expanded Big 12 is down to what should be a chaotic final weekend. Through all the upsets, unexpected rises and falls, there are nine teams still in the mix to play in the conference championship game. No. 14 Arizona State and No. 17 Iowa State have

AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito came out of his first start of the season with a sore throwing arm and his status for Thursday’s game against the Cowboys in Dallas is uncertain. DeVito was not listed on Monday’s injury report and coach Brian Daboll said he

Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in tracking, detaining and

AP Sports Writer Mack Brown sounded firm in his intent to return for another season as North Carolina’s coach. A day later, the school announced it was time for a change instead. The school said Tuesday that the 73-year-old Brown won’t return for the 2025 season, putting an endpoint on the second tenure of the

Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas and Texas A&M first met on the football field in 1894 in a rivalry that would cut across the state and through families for generations. But a bitter breakup would eventually come between them. In 2011, Texas A&M announced it was leaving Texas and the Big 12

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 3 of the season: Kam Jones, Marquette When your company includes Dwyane Wade, you know you’ve accomplished something. Jones became the first Marquette player with a triple-double since the future Miami Heat star when he had 17 points, 13 rebounds and

The Texas Tribune HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Calvin Green paced around the table again and again. Green was reenacting his response to getting his first smartphone after nearly 26 years in prison for a group of inmates at the John M. Wynne Unit in Huntsville. “I was so scared. … The phone rings. I don’t

GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A police officer was killed and a suspect wounded during a shooting in North Texas, police said Tuesday. Officer Cooper Dawson, 27, died at about 4:30 a.m. in a hospital following the shooting Monday evening in Greenville, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Dallas, police Chief Chris Smith said. “We

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay has been fired with the Cougars last in the nation in scoring and near the bottom in total offense, coach Willie Fritz announced Tuesday. Quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Shawn Bell will take over play-calling on an interim basis. “We are grateful to Kevin for his

AP Basketball Writer UCLA, along with many other of the top teams, are heading to Thanksgiving tournaments in warm locations this week. The newly crowned No. 1 Bruins are headed to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Tournament where they’ll face UT Martin, Fresno State and Hawaii over three days. Coach Cori Close loves the challenge

AP Basketball Writer Eight of the nation’s premier basketball programs are descending on Las Vegas during the traditional Thanksgiving tournament week for a unique event where real money for their school’s name, image and likeness collectives is riding on the outcome. Welcome to a brave new world for college hoops. The three-day Players Era Festival,

AP Basketball Writer Adversity finds every team in the NBA at some point. Somebody is going to get injured or sick, guaranteed. How those stretches are handled can make or break a season. Orlando and San Antonio are finding a way right now. New Orleans and Philadelphia are among the teams that aren’t. The Magic

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Leonardo Bettiol had 17 points in Abilene Christian’s 82-74 victory over Southern Miss on Monday night at the Basketball Travelers Invitational. Bettiol shot 4 of 8 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (4-2). Bradyn Hubbard added 16 points while shooting 6 of 9

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Myles Corey scored 19 points as South Alabama beat Incarnate Word 84-63 on Monday night at the Jaguar Classic. Corey added three steals for the Jaguars (4-2). JJ Wheat scored 12 points and added five assists and three steals. John Broom shot 4 of 5 from the field and 2 for

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Dekedran Thorn scored 24 points as UT Rio Grande Valley beat Le Moyne 97-77 on Monday night. Thorn had five rebounds for the Vaqueros (4-3). Howard Fleming Jr. scored 18 points while shooting 6 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to preventing already crowded family courts from drowning in complicated divorce proceedings. But some advocates for women worried as old comments

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Myles Rigsby scored 17 points as Troy beat UTSA 86-72 on Monday night. Rigsby added three steals for the Trojans (4-2). Tayton Conerway added 15 points while shooting 7 for 15, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc while they also had six rebounds and five steals. Jerrell Bellamy shot

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Josh Uduje’s 23 points helped San Jose State defeat UTEP 71-65 on Monday night at the Ball Dawgs Classic. Uduje shot 9 for 18 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (2-5). Will McClendon scored 22 points while shooting 7 for

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Latrell Jossell scored 15 points and Atin Wright hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 9 seconds remaining to send North Texas to a 58-55 victory over Oregon State 58-55 on Monday night. Jossell shot 5 for 9 from the floor with three 3-pointers for the Mean Green (5-1). Johnathan Massie and Brenen

HOUSTON (AP) — Da’Sean Nelson scored 19 points and Christian Henry’s basket with 45 seconds left were the game’s final points in Eastern Michigan’s 74-73 victory over Houston Christian on Monday night. Nelson shot 9 of 14 from the field for the Eagles (4-2). Jalen Terry pitched in with 18 points, six rebounds and three

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kyrie Irving had 32 points, six assists and seven rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-119 on Monday night without star Luka Doncic. Jaden Hardy had a season-high 23 points in his first start of the season for Dallas, which has won five of six. Naji Marshall

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored on the power play with 2:07 remaining as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied past the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Monday night behind a five-goal third period. Shayne Gostisbehere, Brent Burns and Sebastian Aho also scored in the third for Carolina before Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-netter with

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Josh Morgan scored 20 points and Chas Stinson hit two free throws with 0.8 seconds left as Stonehill beat East Texas A&M 67-65 on Monday night. Scooter Williams Jr. made a layup to give East Texas A&M a two-point lead with 13 seconds to play and the fouled Todd Bogna,

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894. But for more than a decade — two generations of college football players — that’s all it has been: Ghostly memories of great games and

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Players Era Festival organizers have done what so many other have tried — bet their fortunes in this city that a big payoff is coming. Such bet are usually bad ones, which is why so many massive casino-resorts have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard. But it doesn’t

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chair of the Democratic National Committee informed party leaders on Monday that the DNC will choose his successor in February, an election that will speak volumes about how the party wants to present itself during four more years of Donald Trump in the White House. Jaime Harrison, in a

AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 says it will expand the grid in 2026 to add an American team branded by General Motors.