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ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Soccer’s rule-making panel will discuss punishing certain fouls by sending players off the field for set periods of time — like in rugby and ice hockey — with referees issuing blue cards. FIFA said Thursday that any such trials would only take place at the lower levels of the sport, and that the topic would be …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Honor Huff had 22 points in Chattanooga’s 88-84 victory over VMI on Thursday night. Huff sandwiched two 3-pointers around one by Jan Zidek in …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-14, 2-9 MAC) at UL Monroe Warhawks (8-14, 4-8 Sun Belt) Monroe, Louisiana; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe takes on the Eastern …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-15, 2-6 CUSA) at Florida International Panthers (8-15, 3-5 CUSA) Miami; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jared Jones and the Middle Tennessee Blue …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Alcorn State Braves (5-17, 4-5 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (10-12, 5-4 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Saturday, 3:35 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAPB plays the Alcorn State …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Placed former New York Mets Manager Billy Eppler on the ineligible list for direct violation of MLB’s rules: improper use of Injured List placements, including the deliberate fabrication of injuries; and the associated submission of documentation for the purposes of securing multiple improper Injured List placements during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Suspended free …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Fairfield Stags (14-9, 8-4 MAAC) at Saint Peter’s Peacocks (11-10, 7-5 MAAC) Jersey City, New Jersey; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield faces the Saint Peter’s Peacocks …

The NFL Comeback Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide panel of media: 2023 — Joe Flacco, QB, Cleveland 2022 — Geno Smith, QB, Seattle 2021 — Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati 2020 — Alex Smith, QB, Washington 2019 — Ryan Tannehill, QB, Tennessee 2018 — Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis 2017 — Keenan …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Cornell Big Red (17-3, 6-0 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (15-6, 6-0 Ivy League) New Haven, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale takes on the Cornell …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (16-9, 8-2 Big South) at South Carolina Upstate Spartans (8-15, 3-7 Big South) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate …