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Texas A&M (7-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) vs. Wake Forest (7-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ET LOCATION: Charlotte, N.C. TOP PLAYERS Texas A&M: WR Christian Kirk, 730 yards receiving, 7 touchdowns. Wake Forest: QB John Wolford, 2,792 yards passing, 25 touchdowns; 615 yards rushing, 10 touchdowns. NOTABLE Texas A&M: Jimbo Fisher was

NEW YORK — New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis will miss Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic because of a sprained right ankle. The Knicks announced an hour before tipoff that Tim Hardaway also would miss the game, leaving the team without its top two leading scorers. Porzingis, who is averaging 25.8 points per game,

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ohio State (11-2, Big Ten) vs Southern California (11-2, Pac-12), Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m. EST LOCATION: Arlington, Texas TOP PLAYERS Ohio State: QB J.T. Barrett, 2,939 yards passing with 35 TDs; 732 yards rushing with 10 TDs. USC: RB Ronald Jones, 1,486 yards rushing, 18 TDs; QB Sam Darnold 3,787 yards passing,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte police have made an arrest after a fight in the stands of the ACC Championship football game that was seen by thousands on social media. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department spokesman Keith Trietley said stadium officials notified police about the disturbance in a seating section. Trietley says officers determined Reed Fletcher was a

LINCOLN, Neb. — New Nebraska coach Scott Frost was given a rousing welcome home at his introductory news conference Sunday from boosters, current players and his old teammates, and he promised to make them proud with the product he will put on the field. Frost takes over a program that has lost its stature among

NASSAU, Bahamas — Rickie Fowler and Tiger Woods both had cause for celebrations large and small at the Hero World Challenge. Fowler rallied from a seven-shot deficit by opening with seven straight birdies at Albany Golf Club and closing with an 11-under 61 Sunday for his second victory worldwide. It was the second time in

MIAMI LAKES, Fla. — Miami and Wisconsin are heading to the Orange Bowl as their end-of-season consolation prize. A pair of teams with College Football Playoff aspirations for much of the season — and that saw those hopes end with losses in conference championship games — will meet on Dec. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium,

PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Jekot scored 18 of her career-high 27 points in the first half to lead No. 25 Villanova to a 79-44 win over Big 5 rival Saint Joseph’s on Sunday. The Wildcats (7-0) took care of this one early with Jekot scoring eight in the first quarter, including six in a 16-2 run

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Hasan Abdullah scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Navy to a 66-59 victory over Morgan State on Sunday. Along with his first career double-double, Abdullah made 4 of 6 3-point attempts and had six assists and three steals. After LePri McCray-Pace hit a 3-pointer to get the Bears within

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was sad to see Paul Pogba get a red card that will cause the Manchester United midfielder to miss the top-of-the-table derby match next weekend. Guardiola said “I would like that Paul could play (because) I like to face the team with the best players as possible,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stephanie Mavunga scored 26 points, Sierra Calhoun added 16 and No. 8 Ohio State beat Maine 83-70 on Sunday. Mavunga made 11 of 12 field goals and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Buckeyes (8-2). Her sixth double-double of the year came early in the second quarter when she notched her 10th point

HULL, England — Former Russia coach Leonid Slutsky’s first managerial role in English soccer lasted less than six months. Second-tier Hull said Sunday that Slutsky has left his position by mutual consent. Hull is in 20th place in the 24-team League Championship and is on an eight-game winless run. Slutsky took charge of Hull in

ORLANDO, Fla. — Stanford midfielder Jaye Boissiere scored the winner in the 67th minute as the Cardinal claimed their second NCAA women’s soccer title with a 3-2 win over UCLA. Boissiere’s left-footed shot from 25 yards supplemented first-half goals from Kyra Carusa and Andi Sullivan to give Stanford its 23rd straight win this season and

LOS ANGELES — Entrepreneurs looking to get into the retail pot business need a good lawyer and some of those lawyers might be wise to consult an attorney of their own. Attorneys entering the burgeoning business after a healthy dose of soul searching and risk assessment. State laws legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational purposes

MANCHESTER, England — Maybe they’ll start calling it “Pep Time.” For the third time in a week, Manchester City left it late to secure a 2-1 victory in the Premier League and set a record-equaling winning run stretching back to Aug. 26. This time, it was David Silva coming to the rescue. Taking over Raheem

ATLANTA — Georgia linebacker Natrez Patrick was arrested on misdemeanor marijuana charge, his second of the season and third of his career, hours after starting in the Bulldogs’ Southeastern Conference championship game win over Auburn. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told the Athens Banner-Herald that Patrick was charged with possession of less than 1 ounce

PHOENIX — Police have recommended charges against the principal, athletic director and head coach at a prominent Arizona high school, saying they knew about allegations of abuse involving the football team but failed to alert authorities. Recently released records say at least four players were abused by older teammates in locker rooms during the past

BUTLER, Pa. — Police say someone on the naughty list stole a Santa suit and hat valued together at $520 from a Pennsylvania mall. State police said Sunday in a report that the theft happened between Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 at the Clearview Mall in Butler County. The report says it’s unknown who took

PASADENA, Calif. — Oklahoma and Georgia are headed out west to play their College Football Playoff semifinal in the 104th Rose Bowl. The Sooners (12-1) were the second seed in the four-team field announced by the selection committee on Sunday, while the Bulldogs (12-1) were third. The Rose Bowl will be played without a team

BUCHAREST, Romania — Hundreds of people have staged another protest in the Romanian capital to pressure the government into scrapping a proposed restructuring of the justice system that critics say would make it hard to punish high-level corruption. The protesters waved flags and shouted “Resign!” and “Justice, not corruption!” outside the government offices. Meanwhile, a

The Clemson-Alabama playoff rivalry is back on college football’s main stage. The Tigers and Crimson Tide will meet in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s national semifinals. The previous two meetings between these powerhouse programs were for the national championship — Alabama won two years ago and Clemson won last

The Latest on the 13th Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern): 11:45 p.m. Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, the last a 15-yard strike to J.D. McKissic with 7:29 left, and the Seattle Seahawks stayed in the NFC playoff hunt with a 24-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Seattle (8-4) snapped Philadelphia’s

The Latest on the 13th Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern): 5:50 p.m. Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor injured his knee on the first play of the game. He didn’t leave until the fourth quarter of Buffalo’s 23-3 loss to the New England Patriots, when he was carted away from the sideline.

The Latest on the 13th Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern): 4:55 p.m. That Week 17 matchup between the Titans and Jaguars keeps looking bigger and bigger. Both teams won to remain tied atop the AFC South with matching 8-4 records: The Titans beat the Houston Texans 24-13 on a victory sealed

The Latest on the 13th Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern): 4:10 p.m. The Los Angeles Chargers are using their fourth kicker of the season. Travis Coons is taking over for Nick Novak, who hurt his back last week in Dallas and couldn’t recover in time for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland