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Haynes King leads Georgia Tech past Cam Ward, No. 4 Miami, 28-23 to hand Hurricanes 1st loss
ATLANTA (AP) -- Cam Ward and No. 4 Miami finally ran out of second-half comebacks as Haynes King led Georgia Tech to a 28-23 win over the previously unbeaten Hurricanes, giving the Yellow Jackets their first win over a top-five team in 15 years. Fans rushed the field, toppling both goalposts, after the game. King ran for 93 yards with a touchdown and threw for a score. The Yellow Jackets overcame 347 passing yards and three touchdown passes by Ward. Georgia Tech became bowl-eligible and ended a two-game losing streak.
49ers defensive end Nick Bosa gets fined for MAGA hat, AP source says
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- A person familiar with the matter says San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa has been fined by the NFL for wearing a hat with a pro-Donald Trump message during a postgame television interview. Bosa was fined $11,255 for violating the NFL uniform and equipment rules for wearing a hat that contained a personal message, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the fine wasn't announced by the NFL. Bosa said earlier this week that he was aware that his actions could be subject to a fine. He said it would be "well worth it."
Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason
CHIBA, Japan (AP) -- Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they have chosen to start the process of moving the pitcher to a big league club in North America via the posting system. The right-hander, who turned 23 this month, is expected to become one of the most sought-after pitchers on the open market. He went 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA in 18 games this year, striking out 129 hitters in 111 innings. Because he is younger than 25, Sasaki will be classified as an international amateur free agent subject to international bonus pool limits, according to MLB rules. That means his first contract would be a minor league deal no larger than seven figures.
Roger Goodell says the NFL is working 'very hard' to hold a game in Berlin
MUNICH (AP) -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is working "very hard" on bringing a game to Berlin in the future. The NFL played its first regular-season game in Germany in Munich in 2022, then two games in Frankfurt the following year. Munich is hosting Sunday's game between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers. Berlin holds a personal significance for Goodell. He was involved in the NFL's first exhibition game in Germany there in 1990.
End of an era? Man City loses fourth straight game and Guardiola faces some tough questions
Manchester City is in its worst slump in Pep Guardiola's reign. The English champions lost a fourth straight game in all competitions as Brighton came from behind to win 2-1 in the Premier League. City dropped five points behind Liverpool, which beat Aston Villa 2-0. City hasn't lost four games in a row in all competitions since 2006, two years before the Abu Dhabi takeover of the club. Guardiola has never lost four straight matches anywhere in his managerial career. City went ahead through Erling Haaland's league-leading 12th goal of the campaign but unraveled in the second half. Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool's goals
Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with a left hamstring injury, Pelicans say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans Pelicans say Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain that will sideline him indefinitely. Williamson has averaged 22.7 points, eight rebounds and 5.3 assists this season but has missed four of New Orleans' 10 games. Since the Pelicans selected Williamson first overall out of Duke in the 2019 draft, the power forward has missed 210 out of a possible 400 regular-season games. New Orleans has lost four straight games and seven of eight. It plays next at home on Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets.
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh. The 20-year-old American came from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set and was two points from defeat at one stage. Yet she took the set to a tiebreaker and won the first six points. Zheng threatened a comeback but Gauff took the victory off her third match point with a forehand winner as she came into the net. Gauff beat the world's top two players, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, on her run to the title match at the season-ending event.
Germany's legion of NFL fans welcomes the 2-7 Giants and Panthers after Brady and Mahomes
MUNICH (AP) -- Tom Brady gave Germany its first taste of the NFL in 2022. Patrick Mahomes put on a show there last year. On Sunday, Germany gets the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants, who both bring 2-7 records and are short of star power. However, there's still an NFL buzz around central Munich, with fans wearing caps and jerseys from almost every team in the league on Saturday. For Germany's growing community of NFL fans, the game means a chance to spend the weekend with people who share their passion.
No. 1 Kansas blows big lead, holds off No. 9 North Carolina in tussle of hoops heavyweights
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Top-ranked Kansas blew a 20-point first-half lead, then had to rally itself in the closing minutes for a 92-89 victory over No. 9 North Carolina on Friday night. The game ended when the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer from right in front of his own bench as time expired. It was just the 13th time that two programs with a combined 10 national championships had met on the hardwood, and the first on either campus since the Tar Heels won in Allen Fieldhouse in 1960. Hunter Dickinson made sure there would be no repeat, scoring the go-ahead basket with 1:15 remaining and finishing with 20 points in the game.
Florida basketball coach Todd Golden faces Title IX investigation for sexual harassment: report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- According to a report by the school's student newspaper, Florida men's basketball coach Todd Golden is facing allegations of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, stalking and cyberstalking multiple women -- including students -- over the past 12 months. The paper cited a copy of a Title IX complaint against Golden, dated Sept. 27. Florida officials had no immediate comment when reached by the AP on Friday.