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ACC football bosses will also prevent pros from competing

It took three days for the nation’s four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The hope is it offers order amid the chaos growing through legal challenges and the pursuit of loopholes to NCAA eligibility ...

Lee makes impressive debut at Tour Championship

ATLANTA — Min Woo Lee made his first trip to the Tour Championship a memorable one, playing bogey-free on a rain-softened East Lake for an 8-under 62 that matched his career low on the PGA Tour and gave him a two-shot lead Thursday. A pair of runner-up finishes this year, at Pebble Beach ...

Tough opener for Alcaraz

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury. He faces Roman Safiullin in his first singles match since April. Alcaraz has been sidelined with a right wrist injury. Venus Williams plays fellow American Sofia Kenin. Both players received wild cards, with Kenin getting the last one that could have gone to Williams’ sister Serena if she chose to play. Main draw play begins Sunday. Elsewhere in sports: — The fallout from the Good Good Golf video ...

MLB offering players free-agent plan

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason along with a trade ban during the gap in-between, a plan aimed at creating more of an offseason transaction flurry similar to those in the NFL ...

Ex-Steeler Jonnu Smith signs with Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have addressed their depth issues at tight end by signing veteran Jonnu Smith to a one-year contract. Rosenhaus Sports, which represents Smith, announced the signing in a social media post on Thursday. Smith, 31, caught 38 passes for 222 yards and ...

NASCAR unveils schedule for 2027

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado for another race that recognizes the men and women who serve. The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps up back in the Sunshine State at ...