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No. 1 UConn coming off 1st regular-season loss for 2 seniors

WACO, Texas (AP) — UConn All-America players Katie Lou Samuelson and Naphessa Collier won a national title and went to two other Final Fours before experiencing this. The team’s only

Matchups could determine Bama vs Clemson Part IV

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Clemson and Alabama are playing in the College Football Playoff for the fourth straight season, and the third time for the national championship. The winner

Chiefs atop AFC playoff puzzle for 1st time since 1997

(AP) — For the first time in a decade, the top seed in the AFC playoffs goes to a team not led by Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. The Kansas

Giving big-money to QBs guarantees nothing

Giving quarterbacks big money doesn’t guarantee success or even playoff appearances. The NFL’s six highest-paid quarterbacks in 2018 will be spectators this postseason. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers ($33.5 million), Atlanta’s

Federer wins to put Switzerland in Cup final

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer relied on his trusted serve to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) Thursday and give defending champion Switzerland a spot in the Hopman

Livingston Roundup Rodeo receives barrel racing honor

The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association and Justin Brands have recognized the Livingston Roundup Rodeo during the conferring of the 2018 Justin Best Footing Awards. The annual award honors rodeo committees

Ohio tops Washington 28-23 in Meyer’s Rose Bowl finale

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Urban Meyer says he decided to end his remarkable coaching career at Ohio State partly because of the stress inherent in this high-intensity job. After his

Ravens win AFC North

The playoff chase went down to the final minutes of the season Sunday, when Baltimore squeezed in as AFC North winner, and defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia got some help

Broncos fire Vance Joseph after 11-21 mark over 2 years

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Vance Joseph was fired as coach of the Denver Broncos on Monday after back-to-back doubledigit losing seasons. Joseph met with general manager John Elway after completing

3-pointer in OT lifts Blazers over Warriors

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard certainly left his mark over the years at Oracle Arena, and again in perhaps his final visit to a building he frequented as an