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ATLANTA – Max Duggan’s bleary eyes conveyed the truth. The TCU quarterback coveted the Big 12 Championship. To come literally so close – Duggan was less than a yard away from scoring a go-ahead touchdown…

NFL power rankings entering Week 14 of 2022 season (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Eagles (1): Their 11-1 record remains the league’s best, but Philadelphia must now maintain its pace despite going on the road for the…

Six NFL teams are on bye in Week 14, creating the possibility of several suboptimal players being in starting lineups The week’s top QB and RB will be playing in the same game when Jalen…

RENO, Nev. — Mills Lane, who rose to fame first as a boxer, then referee, Washoe County district attorney and judge, died Tuesday morning in Reno. Lane was 85 years old. His son, Tommy Lane,…

SAN DIEGO – Over a long and outstanding American League career, Justin Verlander has both dazzled and tormented the New York Yankees. On Monday morning, the Hall-of-Fame bound starter landed with the New York Mets.…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three women’s basketball teams have withdrawn from a Las Vegas tournament as part of continuing fallout from a similar event at a Strip resort over Thanksgiving weekend where safety concerns were…

Drama at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar continued on Tuesday with Morocco beating Spain in a penalty kick shootout to advance the quarterfinals for the first time in their history. After 120 minutes of…

SAN DIEGO — The San Francisco Giants’ confidence is growing in their hopes of signing American League MVP Aaron Judge, with team officials divulging Monday that they have become ultra-aggressive in their talks to land…

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — A chant of “RONALDO! RONALDO!” swept around the biggest stadium at the World Cup, followed by loud jeers when the fans realized their idol wasn’t coming onto the field. Cristiano Ronaldo was, in…

Nick Bollettieri, the Hall of Fame tennis coach who worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded an academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes, has…