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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has fired first-year wide receivers coach Cornelius Williams four games into the season.Spokesman Kirk Sampson confirmed the firing Sunday evening, a day after the 22nd-ranked Tigers had to rally in the final minute to beat Georgia State.Auburn’s offensive struggles led to the benching third-year starting quarterback Bo Nix. LSU transfer
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The inclusion of two women among the four candidates vying to become the next prime minister seems like a big step forward for Japan’s notoriously sexist politics. But their fate is in the hands of a conservative, mostly male governing party — and the leading female candidate
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A look at what’s happening around the majors on Monday: ___ LAST TIME Cleveland will play its final home game as the Indians, the team’s nickname since 1915. The club will be called the Cleveland Guardians next season. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti doesn’t have a date when the Indians
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology. Disrupted sleep is common in late life, the study authors wrote, and associated with changes in cognitive function — the mental capacity for learning, thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, remembering
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology. Disrupted sleep is common in late life, the study authors wrote, and associated with changes in cognitive function — the mental capacity for learning, thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, remembering and
Continue Reading By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Will Smith struck out the side around three walks in the ninth inning to finish the Atlanta Braves’ 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres that opened a 2 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia heading into their NL East showdown. Pinch-hitter Orlando Arcia hit a go-ahead
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By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Will Smith struck out the side around three walks in the ninth inning to finish the Atlanta Braves’ 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres that opened a 2 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia heading into their NL East showdown. Pinch-hitter Orlando Arcia hit a go-ahead
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The finale of the series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was delayed when a malfunctioning sprinkler head set off the fire alarm at Fenway Park. With two outs in the top of the fourth inning, the game scoreless and Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton at the plate, emergency
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON and TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writers SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The capsule look at the 12 singles matches at the Ryder Cup. The American won the session, 8-4, to cap off a 19-9 victory over Europe.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager hit two solo homers, Julio Urías posted his MLB-leading 19th victory and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 100th game of the season by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0. The World Series champion Dodgers have had a stellar season, but it still might not
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia Southern fired coach Chad Lunsford after the Eagles got off to 1-3 start with no victories against major college football opponents. Lunsford was 28-21 since taking over at Georgia Southern during the 2017 season. He took the Eagles to three bowl games. Cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Canada (AP) — Muller du Plessis scored his 10th and 11th tries of the weekend to lead series-champion South Africa to a 24-12 win over Britain in the Edmonton Sevens men’s final. South Africa needed only to make the final at Edmonton to be crowned series champion after its tournament victory in the Vancouver,
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics again beat Houston with their final swing, edging the AL West-leading Astros 4-3. The A’s swept the three-game series to move up in the playoff chase.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Canha hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics again beat Houston with their final swing, edging the AL West-leading Astros 4-3. The A’s swept the three-game series to move up in the playoff chase.
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are off to their best start since 2002. Coach Jon Gruden isn’t about to nitpick about how they’re winning. Reigning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Daniel Carlson’s 22-yard field goal as time expired in overtime lifted the Raiders to a
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are off to their best start since 2002. Coach Jon Gruden isn’t about to nitpick about how they’re winning. Reigning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Daniel Carlson’s 22-yard field goal as time expired in overtime lifted the Raiders to a
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are off to their best start since 2002. Coach Jon Gruden isn’t about to nitpick about how they’re winning. Reigning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Daniel Carlson’s 22-yard field goal as time expired in overtime lifted the Raiders to a
Continue Reading LANSING, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say three people have died in the crash of a small plane in southern West Virginia. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane went down after taking off from the Fayette Airport in Fayetteville at about 11 a.m. Sunday. State police Capt. R.A. Maddy tells news outlets that the wreckage
Continue Reading By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Dustin Johnson was making the short stroll from the 10th green to the 11th tee at Whistling Straits when the galleries on either side of the narrow path began roaring: “MVP! MVP! MVP!” Eyes straight ahead, impassive as ever, Johnson deserved the chants but barely
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Devan Cole, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday night that the House will vote Thursday on the $1 trillion infrastructure plan, as the future of President Joe Biden’s sweeping economic agenda remains uncertain. The vote is set to come as Pelosi works to unite disparate wings of the Democratic Party
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