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The Jacksonville Jaguars tried to fine former defensive end Dante Fowler more than $700,000 for missing “mandatory” appointments with a team trainer or physician By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer December 16, 2019, 8:37 PM 2 min read JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars tried to fine former defensive end Dante Fowler more than $700,000 […]

The NBA is sending players and coaches into prisons to host pickup games with inmates as part of a new effort designed to lessen the stigmas around those behind bars December 16, 2019, 7:36 PM 2 min read FOLSOM, Calif. — The NBA is sending players and coaches into prisons to host pickup games with

No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Ohio State each placed three players on The Associated Press All-America first team released Monday. Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow of LSU highlights the first-team offense and Heisman finalist Chase Young of Ohio State leads the defense on the team presented by Regions Bank that was chosen by a

Kansas is the new No. 1 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer December 16, 2019, 5:49 PM 4 min read It is Kansas’ turn at No. 1 in the Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, while another blueblood — North Carolina — is out for the first

NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie has been on the receiving end of some friendly banter from his Brooklyn teammates, especially Kyrie Irving, over not using his athleticism to rise above the rim. He took the opportunity on Sunday night against the 76ers and former teammate Tobias Harris, scoring 24 points and riling up the Brooklyn

Nikola Jokic made a late go-ahead 3-pointer and finished with scored 25 points to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the New York Knicks 111-105 By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press December 16, 2019, 4:57 AM 3 min read DENVER — Little went right for the Denver Nuggets in a rough third quarter. They made up

Call it the debate about da boot By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer December 16, 2019, 8:35 AM 4 min read It was the debate about da boot. Like almost everything else in Sunday’s game, it worked out just fine for the Cowboys. A boneheaded beginning ended as a funny footnote after Dallas quarterback Dak

Tyson Fury has changed trainers two months before his likely heavyweight rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder December 16, 2019, 1:44 PM 2 min read LONDON — Tyson Fury has changed trainers two months before his likely heavyweight rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Fury split with Ben Davison after two years and will team

The U.S. Military Academy and Naval Academy have launched separate investigations into possible “white power” hand gestures flashed by a few students at the Army-Navy football game December 16, 2019, 3:54 AM 3 min read The U.S. Military Academy and Naval Academy have appointed officers to conduct separate internal investigations into possible “white power” hand

Everton striker Moise Kean might struggle to recover from the humiliation of being substituted only 18 minutes after coming on as a substitute By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer December 16, 2019, 10:57 AM 4 min read Moise Kean trudged along the touchline, his head facing the ground and never moving, after what for many