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Buffalo-Houston possible preview of AFC championship game

Joe Brady’s first game as Buffalo’s coach will be a major challenge against DeMeco Ryans and his stingy defense in Houston on Sunday. C.J. Stroud plays his first game since his turnover debacle in the playoffs. Pro Picks has Josh Allen and the Bills (-1.5) beating the Texans in the AFC ...

Falcons’ Tagovailoa injured at practice

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left practice Thursday with an oblique injury. Tagovailoa bent over in obvious discomfort after throwing a pass during a portion of practice open to media and grabbed his right side. He dropped to the ground for a few seconds ...

Dodgers putting Ohtani on the IL

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is headed to the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort, leaving the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers without the four-time MVP as they close in on their 13th NL West title in 14 years. Manager Dave Roberts announced the move late Wednesday, saying that, ...

More trouble for Michigan

DETROIT — More than a dozen former hockey players are suing the University of Michigan. They say their coach and other staff were aware of sexual hazing that included the forced shaving of their genitals and other abuses by teammates decades ago. The plaintiffs are 16 men who played at Michigan between 1984 and 2001. The lawsuit apparently grew out of conversations among several former teammates in 2024. The university says the allegations are “disturbing,” but denies responsibility. The lawsuit says Red Berenson was aware of the abuse and did not intervene. He was the coach ...

Sabalenka downs Pegula in US Open semis

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night. Sabalenka blasted her way out of what was a dead-even match for most of the first set, pouncing on Pegula’s second serves and turning the second set into ...

SEC not expected to vote on LSU’s membership

NEW ORLEANS — The Southeastern Conference is no longer expected to vote on whether to expel LSU from the league on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday evening. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Thursday’s meeting — to be ...