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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 ...

Central grad Paxton Kling earns Double-A promotion

Paxton Kling of the Texas Rangers organization is moving on up. Kling, the former standout scholastic baseball star and Central High School graduate, was promoted on Wednesday from Class A ball to the Rangers’ Double-A affiliate in Texas, the Frisco RoughRiders. Kling recently completed ...

Gauff rallies to reach semifinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff fought off a couple match points in a tiebreaker and beat Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Wednesday to set up a U.S. Open semifinal matchup against new No. 1 Elena Rybakina. Gauff overcame a horrible start to give herself a chance at a second U.S. Open title. She ...

AP college football Week 2 picks

No. 1 Ohio State (+1.5) at No. 4 Texas: Ohio State 28-24. Western Kentucky at No. 2 Georgia (-40.5): Georgia 56-3. Rice (+44.5) at No. 3 Notre Dame: Notre Dame 49-10. No. 6 Oregon (-22.5) at Oklahoma State: Oregon 45-17. Louisiana Tech at No. 8 LSU (-35.5): LSU 55-9. Charlotte at No. 9 ...

Knicks’ star to host SNL

NEW YORK — It was announced on Thursday that newly crowned NBA champion Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks will host “Saturday Night Live” when the new season begins later this month. Brunson, who helped the Knicks become champions this summer for the first time in 53 years, makes his ...

Las Vegas Raiders offense hurting

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are gearing up for their season opener against Miami with some key changes. Running back Ashton Jeanty returned to practice Wednesday after an ankle injury, but tight end Brock Bowers is out following knee surgery. The Raiders struggled offensively ...