AP College Football WriterCFP matchups: What will decide Tide-Irish, Tigers-Buckeyes?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time Alabama and Notre Dame played each other, it was a BCS championship blowout won by the Crimson Tide.The last time Clemson and Ohio State...

AP Sports WriterBaseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81By PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than...

New South Carolina coach Beamer names seven assistantsCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) New South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is keeping Mike Bobo on as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.Bobo was among seven assistants named Sunday by Beamer for his first...

Coyotes send Derek Stepan to Senators for 2nd-round pickGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have traded veteran center Derek Stepan to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft.''On behalf of the entire Coyotes...

AP Sports WriterBaseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81By PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers.Heck, he didn't even know where it was going most of the time.But the...

Kawhi Leonard out for Clippers against MavericksLOS ANGELES (AP) Kawhi Leonard won't play for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.Leonard needed eight stitches in his mouth after accidentally getting elbowed by 7-foot teammate Serge...

AP Sports WriterJags starting Mike Glennon vs Bears, sitting James RobinsonBy MARK LONGMike Glennon will make his fourth start of the season when the skidding Jacksonville Jaguars host playoff-hopeful Chicago on Sunday.Coach Doug Marrone made the announcement Saturday following...

AP Pro Football WriterA bonus for NFL fans in Week 16: 4 straight days of gamesBy BARRY WILNERNow this is a week NFL fans can truly celebrate.First off, it appears the league will complete the 2020 portion of the...

Packers activate center Corey Linsley from injured reserveGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay Packers center Corey Linsley has been activated from injured reserve after missing his team's past three games.Linsley was activated Saturday. He was added to the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Goodson out for Jets game after positive COVID testBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns will try to earn a playoff spot without starting linebacker B.J. Goodson, who will miss Sunday's game against the New...