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It’s a quiet Mike Tyson as 58-year-old nears fight with Jake Paul, 31 years his junior

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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Mike Tyson wasn’t in the mood for talking in the final news conference before the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Tyson had terse answers for all the questions Wednesday night, two nights before the fight against Paul, who is 31 years younger, at the home of the NFL’s […]

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Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff steps down because of vision problems

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff has resigned because of problems with his vision. Westhoff, 76, is a former special teams coordinator with the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints who came out of retirement to join head coach Sean Payton’s staff in Denver in 2023. “It’s not easy

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Bills QB Allen dismisses comparisons to Mahomes by noting he’s 0-3 in playoffs against Chiefs star

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — There are several reasons Josh Allen spent much of Wednesday referring to the AFC East-leading Bills’ much-hyped showdown against Patrick Mahomes and the undefeated Chiefs on Sunday as merely one regular- season game among 17. Outside the practice facility, a long line of CBS transport trucks were pulling into the

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Lyon and Chelsea take clear leads in Women’s Champions League groups. Madrid, Wolfsburg also win

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If Lyon is to add to its record eight Women’s Champions League titles, stunning goals like that scored by 21-year-old forward Melchie Dumornay on Wednesday will help. Dumornay’s 45-yard (meter) chipped shot from the center circle to beat Roma goalkeeper Camelia Ceasar was the standout moment of a 3-0 win in a clash of two

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Massachusetts lawmakers to consider a soccer stadium for the New England Revolution

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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are planning to vote this week on a bill that would clear the way for the construction of a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in Everett, within sight of Boston and across the street from a casino and hotel complex. The 43-acre (17-hectare) site is currently the

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Jannik Sinner’s doping case is already decided in court of public opinion, Italy’s tennis chief says

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TURIN, Italy (AP) — A final verdict in the doping case involving top-ranked Jannik Sinner likely won’t come until early next year. For the president of the Italian tennis federation, though, the case has already been won — in the court of public opinion. “Apart from a few imbeciles, people all around the world understand

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Arbitrator upholds 5-year bans of Bad Bunny baseball agency leaders, cuts agent penalty to 3 years

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NEW YORK (AP) — An arbitrator upheld five-year suspensions of the chief executives of Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm for making improper inducements to players and cut the ban of the company’s only certified baseball agent to three years. Ruth M. Moscovitch issued the ruling Oct. 30 in a case involving Noah Assad, Jonathan Miranda

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NIL provides new artillery for recruiting wars in what Ole Miss coach Kiffin says is a flawed system

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — NIL money has added a new variable to the long-held practice of college coaches trying to flip recruits who have given verbal commitments to other schools. The NCAA rules providing college athletes the ability to earn revenue from their name, image and likeness provide new artillery for recruiting wars. When the

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Homes of Chiefs’ quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The homes of Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were broken into within days of each other last month, law enforcement reports show. “Obviously it’s frustrating, disappointing,” Mahomes said before practice on Wednesday. The break-ins, which were first reported by TMZ, happened just before and

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