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Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Alabama Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The ...
Dec 07, 2021
Heisman finalists announced
NEW YORK (AP) - Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson are among the four finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented on Saturday. Young and Hutchins...
Dec 07, 2021 Dave Hogg / CC
Miami, Colorado State hire football coaches
UNDATED (AP) - Miami and Colorado State hired new head football coaches on Monday, while Notre Dame and Oklahoma unveiled their coaching hires. Mario Cristobal is back with his alma mater, leaving Ore...
Dec 07, 2021
Patriots solidify hold on division lead.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Patriots have sole possession of first place in the AFC East following a 14-10 win over the second-place Bills. Damien Harris scored on a 64-yard run in blustery conditio...
Dec 07, 2021
Suns bounce back from Friday loss
UNDATED (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have returned to their winning ways. The Suns are the first NBA team to have 20 victories after Chris Paul delivered 21 points and 10 assists in a 108-104 downing of th...
Dec 07, 2021
US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. It's a move that China has vowed to g...
Dec 07, 2021 Paul VanDerWerf / CC
Texas Southern has historic win....Purdue is number one for the first time
UNDATED (AP) - Monday's top-25 men's basketball schedule has begun with a stunner. Texas Southern became the first Southwestern Athletic Conference team to beat a ranked SEC program in The Associated ...
Dec 07, 2021
Avs deal Flyers 9th straight loss....Jets' Pionk suspended; Leafs' Spezza offered hearing for hit
Avs deal Flyers 9th straight loss UNDATED (AP) - New coach, same result for the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers' suffered their ninth consecutive loss hours after firing head coach Alain Vigneault and...
Dec 07, 2021
Nonprofit to offer Texas offensive linemen $50,000 annually
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A new organization says it will provide every Texas Longhorns offensive lineman on scholarship $50,000 annually for use of their name, image and likeness to support charitable cau...
Dec 07, 2021 aaronisnotcool / CC
2019 US Open champ Andreescu takes time off for mental break
UNDATED (AP) - 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu says she will take a mental break from tennis and sit out the start of next season, including the Australian Open. Andreescu said Monday in a po...
Dec 07, 2021
