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Colorado coach Deion Sanders, left, talks to quarterback Shedeur Sanders, his son, during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stanford on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pac-12 booming in attendance, ratings in last season before teams scatter to different conferences

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — For a conference with teams about to scatter in all directions, the Pac-12 sure looks rosy at the moment. Overall attendance is up around the league through the halfway mark ( thanks, Deion Sanders ). Ratings, too, are booming (tip of the cap to Sanders again). The league […]

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Central Florida quarterback John Rhys Plumlee (10) throws a pass as he is pressured by Kansas defenders during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Newcomers BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF are floundering early in the Big 12

The new kids in the Big 12 couldn’t bring past success with them. Cincinnati went to the College Football Playoff in 2021. BYU won 10 games twice in the past three years. Houston is two years removed from a 12-win season. UCF had at least nine victories in five of […]

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic waits for play to resume in the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Nuggets become the pursued around league, Northwest Division after winning franchise’s 1st NBA title

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will raise their championship banner on opening night — with LeBron James in the building to witness, no less. The players will also receive their rings. After that, no more mention of last season’s run that produced the franchise’s first NBA […]

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Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark addresses the media during the NCAA college Big 12 women's basketball media day Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Big 12 women’s hoops tourney poised to join men’s event at glitzy T-Mobile Center

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The home of the Big 12 women’s basketball tournament for most of its existence has been Municipal Auditorium, a Streamline Moderne and Art Deco archetype built during the Depression in downtown Kansas City. It had history. Some charm. An entirely unique feel. That feel also […]

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Georgia wide receivers Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (1) and Dominic Lovett (6) celebrate a touchdown against Vanderbilt in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

AP midseason report: Biggest surprise, disappointment, Heisman favorite and top coach so far

Halfway through the 2023 season, the national championship race feels more wide open than it has been in years. But is it really? “I think I would say if there was a 12-team playoff this year, it would be tremendous,” Fox analyst and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard said. That […]

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Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark addresses the media during the NCAA college Big 12 women's basketball media day Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Big 12 expects to play 20-game schedule in men’s hoops, 18 games for women next season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 is preparing to play a 20-game conference schedule in men’s basketball, and an 18-game women’s schedule, when the league loses Texas and Oklahoma but welcomes four additions from the Pac-12 beginning next season. The arrival of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah along […]

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Utah 114, New Zealand Breakers 94

Utah 114, New Zealand Breakers 94

NEW ZEALAND (94) Pineau 9-15 2-2 23, Pineau 1-7 9-9 11, Pineau 2-3 2-2 6, Pineau 3-8 0-0 6, Pineau 7-19 5-7 19, Pineau 0-0 0-0 0, Pineau 0-0 0-0 0, Pineau 0-0 0-0 0, Pineau 0-4 2-2 2, Pineau 2-5 4-4 9, Pineau 0-2 2-2 2, Pineau 4-8 0-1 […]

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Dallas Cowboys cornerback Stephon Gilmore (21) celebrates with his teammates after intercepting a pass during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dak Prescott, Cowboys rally in fourth quarter for a 20-17 victory over the Chargers

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Fans and some players might roll their eyes when a Week 6 game is described as a must win. That doesn’t matter to Dak Prescott After playing one of the worst games of his eight-year career last week and with a bye week on the horizon, […]

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, center, greets teammate wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (16) before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Raiders hold off Patriots 21-17 after losing QB Garoppolo to back injury

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hanging over a game in which several ex-New England Patriots played key roles in a victory against their former team was the loss of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a back injury. Raiders coach Josh McDaniels didn’t have an update on Garoppolo after Las […]

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Thompkins runs for 118 yards, Hastings throws for 2 TDs; UC Davis beats Weber State 17-16

Thompkins runs for 118 yards, Hastings throws for 2 TDs; UC Davis beats Weber State 17-16

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Trent Thompkins ran 24 times for 116 yards, Miles Hastings threw two touchdown passes and UC Davis beat Weber State 17-16 Saturday night. Hastings completed 22 of 34 for 184 with no interceptions. Samuel Gbatu Jr. finished with eight receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown […]

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