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49ers lose Brandon Aiyuk to feared serious knee injury
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The emotional lift of Ricky Pearsall’s return to the field 50 days after he was shot lasted less than a half. Then the San Francisco 49ers had to deal with some more bad news at receiver. Brandon Aiyuk went down with a right knee injury in...
Tropical Storm Oscar dumps heavy rain on eastern Cuba as it heads toward the Bahamas 
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Oscar dumped heavy rain across eastern Cuba on Monday after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island already beleaguered by a massive power outage. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 50 mph (85 kph) on Monday as Oscar moved west at 2...
J.T. Poston ends long day in Las Vegas with 3rd career PGA Tour title 
LAS VEGAS — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under-par 67 and a one-shot victory Sunday in...
Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal? 
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who’s gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump’s candidacy for the White House, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now he’s pledging to give away $1 million a day to voters...
SEC fines Texas $250,000, Longhorns apologize after fans throw trash on field against Georgia 
AUSTIN, Texas — Georgia coach Kirby Smart was initially careful with his words when asked about Texas fans littering the north end of the field with water bottles and other trash after an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns was briefly wiped out by a pass-interference penalty before officials changed their...
Joey Logano seizes fresh chance in NASCAR playoffs to take spot in championship finale 
LAS VEGAS — Knocked out of the playoffs this time last week, Joey Logano seized on his reversal of fortune to become the first driver locked into NASCAR’s championship finale. Logano was below the cutline and eliminated from the eight-driver field when he left Charlotte Motor Speedway last Sunday. But...
Joey Logano seizes fresh chance in NASCAR playoffs, wins in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Knocked out of the playoffs this time last week, Joey Logano seized on his reversal of fortune to become the first driver locked into NASCAR’s championship finale. Logano was below the cutline and eliminated from the eight-driver field when he left Charlotte Motor Speedway last Sunday. But...
2 Navy aviators declared dead after a fighter jet crashed in Washington state
Two crew members who were missing as a result of the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the Navy said Sunday. The EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier on...
NFL Week 7: Jake Bates drills late field goal, Lions hand Vikings 1st loss of the season 
MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left and the Detroit Lions beat Minnesota 31-29 on Sunday, handing the Vikings their first loss in a back-and-forth game befitting of the NFL’s strongest division. Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 116 yards and two of Detroit’s three second-quarter...
Browns' Deshaun Watson injures Achilles in loss to Bengals
Deshaun Watson’s third season with the Cleveland Browns is likely over. The embattled quarterback was carted off with an Achilles tendon injury in the first half of the Browns’ 21-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday as Joe Burrow got his first road win against the in-state AFC North...
Ricky Pearsall gives lift with his return, but 49ers lose Brandon Aiyuk to knee injury
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers got a lift from rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall making his NFL debut exactly 50 days after being shot in the chest but might have lost starting receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a significant knee injury. Pearsall was activated from the non-football injury list...
Do-it-all tight end Tyler Warren brings a new dimension to No. 3 Penn State's offense
STATE COLLEGE — Andy Kotelnicki has coached plenty of versatile players over the years. None of them could do what Penn State tight end Tyler Warren is doing. The hulking 6-foot-6, 260-pound Warren lined up in nine different spots, went in motion seven times, blocked, carried the ball, caught the...
Trump works fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at Pennsylvania McDonald's 
FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station Sunday at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window. As reporters and aides watched, an employee showed Trump how to dunk baskets of fries in oil, salt the fries and...
Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on an island off the state’s Atlantic seacoast, where crowds gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. “It is...
Israeli strikes on northern Gaza leave at least 87 dead or missing, Palestinian officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on multiple homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory’s Health Ministry said. It said another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya, which was...
Juan Soto's 3-run homer in 10th sends Yankees to World Series
CLEVELAND — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series — and first in 15 years — by beating the Cleveland Guardians, 5-2, in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday night....
Trevor Etienne runs for 3 touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia knocks off No. 1 Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No. 1 Texas, 30-15, on Saturday night. Etienne’s last score was a 1-yard plunge on fourth down with 12:04 left. That...
West Virginia thumped by Kansas State in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Avery Johnson threw three touchdown passes, Marques Sigle returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 17 Kansas State beat West Virginia, 45-18, on Saturday night. The Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) are off to their best start since 2014. West Virginia (3-4, 2-2) lost its third...
At least 7 die when ferry dock gangway collapses in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. Eight people were taken to hospitals, at least six...
Kyle Larson opens 3rd round of NASCAR playoffs as favorite
LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson has been lucky of late in Las Vegas, where he opens the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs on top of the Cup Series standings and the favorite to win Sunday’s race. Larson heads into the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as both the defending...
No. 22 Illinois beats No. 24 Michigan 21-7 for its first win over the Wolverines since 2009 
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Luke Altmyer threw for a touchdown and ran for another, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 21-7 victory over No. 24 Michigan on Saturday. The Illini wore 1924 throwback uniforms to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Red Grange’s six-touchdown performance against Michigan on the day Memorial Stadium...
Chiccitt, Moyer power Robert Morris in 45-31 victory over Long Island 
MOON TOWNSHIP — Anthony Chiccitt threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns, DJ Moyer scored a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and Robert Morris outlasted Long Island University, 45-31, on Saturday. The Colonials, who have not won the Northeast Conference since 2010, improved to 3-0 in league, 4-3 overall....
Lamar Jackson, Ravens hit road, looking to extend streak
TAMPA, Fla. — Todd Bowles barely could contain his laughter when asked to share his thoughts on Baker Mayfield’s mobility and ability to run. The usually stoic coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cracked up when a questioner suggested his quarterback might not be as elusive as Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson,...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow seeking 1st career win in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Joe Burrow seemingly has it all, including a long list of accomplishments during his football career: a Heisman Trophy, victories over Patrick Mahomes, a Super Bowl trip, a massive contract. However, there’s one thing that has eluded the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback. A win in Cleveland. Burrow is 0-3...
Cam Ward throws for 4 touchdowns, No. 6 Miami survives Louisville comeback bids for wild 52-45 win 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cam Ward’s offensive line gave him plenty of time to throw on some big plays. On others, he created the extra time he needed to find his target on his own. The combination kept No. 6 Miami ahead and, eventually, created opportunities for teammates to win a...


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