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AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Move over Odell Beckham Jr., Garrett Wilson might have snatched your spot among the NFL’s greatest catches. With one hand, of course. Wilson made a dazzling 26-yard go-ahead touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter and the New York Jets snapped a five-game losing streak by

DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Alperen Sengun added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held off a fourth-quarter Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 108-102 on Thursday night. The Rockets led by 23 points late in the third quarter before the defending Western Conference champions cut

AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Garrett Wilson saw the ball floating his way, so he did everything he could to catch it. He jumped, legs out and arms outstretched in the end zone. And with a dazzling, one-handed grab, the star wide receiver gave the New York Jets the lead and

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. left the game against the New York Jets on Thursday night with an injured left ankle. Anderson, the No. 3 overall pick in last year’s draft, was hurt with 7:18 remaining in the first quarter during a 12-yard run by Breece Hall. Anderson

AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Malachi Corley thought he scored his first NFL touchdown for the New York Jets — but the rookie wide receiver dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line. And it rolled out of the end zone. So, no touchdown, a turnover for the Jets and

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah forward Lauri Markkanen sat out the Jazz’s game Thursday night against the San Antonio Spurs because of lower back spasms. Markkanen is averaging a team-high 18.0 points along with 7.3 rebounds through Utah’s first four games. He signed a contract extension with the Jazz in August for $238 million

Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each time U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan returns to Ukraine, he begins by offering condolences for those killed in the war since his last trip. Over the past two and a half years, his group has provided over $50 million in aid to civilians and soldiers fighting to survive Russia’s

AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott says interceptions are on his mind in film study when the picks pile up the way they have the past three games for the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. The runner-up in NFL MVP voting from last season has two interceptions in each of

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets placed wide receiver Allen Lazard on injured reserve and signed kicker Riley Patterson from the practice squad among a flurry of roster moves a few hours before their game against the Houston Texans on Thursday night. Defensive tackle Leki Fotu was also placed on IR, while

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury in state court in Fort Worth this week decided that Bell engaged in unfair competition,

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 football teams have received an encryption update that protects communication from coaches to players through their helmets. The conference released a statement Thursday saying none of its games were compromised by the flaw, which was first detected in an SEC game in September. All the Power 4 conferences use

AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Will Venable understands his first job as a major league manager will be a tough one, taking over a team with a record 121 losses last season. Yet he’s embracing the opportunity with the Chicago White Sox. “I don’t think that there’s one managerial job that is easy,” he

No. 10 Texas A&M (7-1, 5-0 SEC) at South Carolina (4-3, 2-3), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A& by 2 1/2. Series record: Texas A&M leads 9-1. What’s at stake? The Aggies are the last undefeated team in SEC play and can guarantee a spot in the league title a

Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) at No. 11 Iowa State (7-0, 4-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 14 1/2. Series record: Texas Tech leads 13-8. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa State will try to go 8-0 for the first time in program history. Texas Tech has won the

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Country music has become a dominant force, bleeding into pop music’s mainstream. And artists who might not have been previously associated with the genre — like Beyoncé and Post Malone — have recently released country albums. They’ve been popular, but their prospects at the Grammys remain uncertain. Beyoncé’s

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent’s candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. In three races alone — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana

AP Sports Writer While two-thirds of the FBS quarterbacks who began this season as QB1 also started in the latest game for their teams, there have been some game-changing switches. Tenth-ranked Texas A&M (7-1) is the only team in the expanded SEC going into November without a conference loss after redshirt freshman Marcel Reed replaced

AP Sports Writer Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 11 Iowa State (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Iowa State is going into November without a loss for only the third time in the program’s 133-year history. The

AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren gets tired of addressing what he considers a manufactured rivalry with Victor Wembanyama, but he understands the hype. Wembanyama is 7-foot-3, and Holmgren is 7-foot-1. Wembanyama was last year’s Rookie of the Year for the San Antonio Spurs, and Holmgren was the runner-up for the Oklahoma

AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Lu Dort scored 20 points, Chet Holmgren added 19 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-93 on Wednesday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the Western Conference. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18 points, and Jalen Williams had 12 points, eight assists and seven

AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Trevon Diggs spent way more time with reporters Wednesday than the soft-spoken cornerback of the Dallas Cowboys normally does, if he holds a weekly session at all. The reason was clear. Diggs was answering questions for the first time since confronting a television reporter while still in

AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The last thing Von Miller wanted to discuss upon returning to practice on Wednesday was the reason behind his absence — a four-game NFL suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Except to say he carried no grudge against the NFL, Miller declined to say whether

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year, a delay from previous statements that commercial service would begin by the end of 2024. The Pittsburgh company on Wednesday said the April launch of driverless semis traveling from Dallas to Houston

AP Sports Writer If 16th-ranked LSU defeats No. 14 Alabama on an approaching Saturday night in November, and fans at Death Valley respond by rushing the field again, the Tigers’ athletic program would have to pay up to $500,000 to the Crimson Tide. The high-stakes rivalry game on Nov. 9 could serve as the latest

Associated Press/Report for America JOURDANTON, Texas (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred are making their final pitches to Texas voters in a frenzied burst of travel across the state near the end of one of the nation’s most expensive and closely watched Senate races. Cruz, who finds himself in

AP National Writer The executive director of the new 12-team College Football Playoff confirmed what many already knew — that while wins and the age-old “eye test” will play roles in determining who makes the bracket, strength of schedule could be a deciding factor in some of the selection committee’s deliberations. Rich Clark held a

MIAMI (AP) — The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 6. CONCACAF announced the site on Wednesday. In September, it said 14 sites in 11 areas will be used for the tournament, which starts June 14. It avoided the Eastern Seaboard, staying away from FIFA’s expanded 32-team

Houston (6-2) at New York Jets (2-6) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime BetMGM NFL odds: Jets by 2. Against the spread: Texans 3-4-1; Jets 2-6. Series record: Jets lead 7-3. Last meeting: Jets beat Texans 30-6 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Dec. 10, 2023. Last week: Texans beat Colts 23-20; Jets lost to