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Novak Djokovic plans to reach out to Jannik Sinner after an injury ended the top-ranked player's season, saying Thursday he knows how difficult it is to come back after a lengthy layoff.
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By JEROME PUGMIRE
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10/8/26
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MIES, Switzerland (AP) — The NBA and FIBA indicated Thursday that they still hope to merge with the EuroLeague, which rejected an initial offer to join forces this week.
In a joint statement, …
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10/8/26
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Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones has received a heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz said.
Drinkwitz announced on X on Thursday morning that the surgery Wednesday went …
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By The Associated Press
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10/8/26
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan starts its home cricket season with a third Twenty20 captain in as many years when Sahibzada Farhan leads against Sri Lanka in a three-match series from …
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By RIZWAN ALI
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10/8/26
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Oct. 9
1928 — Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3 at Sportsman’s Park to become first to sweep consecutive World Series; Babe Ruth hits smashes 3 HRs for …
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By The Associated Press
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10/8/26
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Oct. 9
1928 — Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3 at Sportsman’s Park to become first to sweep consecutive World Series; Babe Ruth hits smashes 3 HRs for …
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By The Associated Press
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10/8/26
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections are looming and the first hurricane of the Atlantic Season is menacing the Gulf Coast.
But President Donald Trump is really, really hoping the weather …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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10/8/26
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Darian Mensah's uniform was caked with various layers of the Clemson turf, grass-stained and dirt-spattered as proof of him taking some big hits in that …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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10/8/26
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SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Switzerland and Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka said on Thursday he was put on two years’ probation after he admitted obtaining a fake vaccination certificate during …
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10/8/26
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ATLANTA (AP) — Finishing off the Atlanta Braves in four games in the NL Division Series meant more to the Los Angeles Dodgers than avoiding a winner-take-all Game 5.
By ending the series …
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By CHARLES ODUM
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10/8/26
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UNDATED (AP) — No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama and No. 21 UCLA at No. 13 Oregon are the top games in Week 6 of the college football season. The stakes have been high whenever the Bulldogs and …
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10/8/26
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UNDATED (AP) — Hurricane Isaias could make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend, just before a major college football game between Georgia and Alabama. President Trump plans to attend the …
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10/8/26
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UNDATED (AP) — Longtime Oregon men's basketball coach Dana Altman has announced his retirement. Altman decided to end his 37-year coaching career less than a month before the start of the new …
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10/8/26
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gerry McNamara, the former Syracuse basketball star, is now the coach tasked with reviving the fledgling program. Syracuse has missed the last five NCAA Tournaments, a stark …
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10/8/26
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With a huge home game on deck next week against Ohio State, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti hasn't had to get creative to find a way to keep his players locked in on the immediate task at hand. Not with …
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By ERIC OLSON
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10/8/26
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — After yet another businesslike victory in a season full of them, the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their National League Division Series clincher inside Petco Park on Wednesday …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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10/8/26
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones remembers a steady stream of messages and questions about Saquon Barkley’s extraordinary backward hurdle.
“Everybody …
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By MARK LONG
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10/8/26
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BEIJING (AP) — Nikola Bartunkova reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal after beating fellow Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-0 at the China Open on Thursday.
Bartunkova stamped her authority on the …
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10/8/26
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Senegal and Morocco played a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final in January and they contest the title again Thursday — this time at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
A turbulent match, …
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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10/8/26
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Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference:
Game of the week
Wake Forest (4-1, 2-1 ACC) at N.C. State (3-2, 1-1), Saturday, noon ET (The CW)
The Demon Deacons are …
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By AARON BEARD
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10/8/26
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