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CAR--KANSAS PREVIEW

DESCRIPTION: Kansas City, Kan. -- The debate surrounding how teammates should race each other rages into the playoff race at Kansas Speedway after Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs tangled a week ago. Hamlin is racing for the Cup Series title. Gibbs is not. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 6:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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SOC--FRENCH ROUNDUP

DESCRIPTION: PARIS — Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain looks to bounce back from its defeat against Marseille with a home win against Auxerre, while Monaco goes to struggling Lorient and Toulouse hosts Nantes. By Jerome Pugmire. UPCOMING.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 6:30 p.m. EDT, Text

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SOC--GERMAN ROUNDUP

DESCRIPTION: Unbeaten Borussia Dortmund visits Mainz in the Bundesliga, where Bayer Leverkusen faces St. Pauli away. Borussia Mönchengladbach hosts Eintracht Frankfurt for the late game.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 2:30 p.m. EDT

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FBC--T25-OHIO ST-WASHINGTON

DESCRIPTION: SEATTLE — Washington will look to keep its program-record home win streak intact, and No. 1 Ohio State will look to stay undefeated on Saturday. By Andrew Destin. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. Game starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--REDS-BREWERS

DESCRIPTION: Cincinnati plays Milwaukee at American Family Field. 150 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 7:10 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--TIGERS-RED SOX

DESCRIPTION: Detroit plays Boston at Fenway Park. 150 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 7:10 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBC--T25-AUBURN-TEXAS A&M

DESCRIPTION: COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 9 Texas A&M looks to build on its big win over Notre Dame when the Aggies open Southeastern Conference play against Auburn, which is coming off a loss at Oklahoma. By Kristie Rieken. UPCOMING: 600 words. Photos.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 8:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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FBC--T25-LSU-OLE MISS

DESCRIPTION: OXFORD, Miss -- No. 4 LSU visits No. 13 Ole Miss in a high-stakes rivalry game known as the Magnolia Bowl. Both teams are unbeaten and coming off of lopsided victories a week earlier. By Brett Martel. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 8:00 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--DIAMONDBACKS-PADRES

DESCRIPTION: Arizona plays San Diego at PETCO Park. 150 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 8:40 p.m. EDT, Text

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BBO--ASTROS-ANGELS

DESCRIPTION: Houston plays Los Angeles at Angel Stadium. 150 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 9:38 p.m. EDT, Text

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HKN--FLEURY’S FINAL BOW

DESCRIPTION: PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury will say goodbye to the NHL back where it all began on Saturday night when the Penguins host Columbus in an exhibition game. The second-winningest goaltender in NHL history, who retired at the end of last season, will play a portion of the game in his final professional appearance. By Dan Scifo. Game begins at 7 p.m. UPCOING: 500 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 10:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text

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FBC--T25-OREGON-PENN STATE

DESCRIPTION: STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — No. 3 Penn State (3-0) and No. 6 Oregon (3-0) meet in a rematch of last year’s Big Ten title game when the Ducks visit Beaver Stadium on Saturday night in an early-season test for both teams. Game begins at 7:30 p.m. By Travis Johnson. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 11:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text, DigitalPlans

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FBC--T25-ALABAMA-GEORGIA

DESCRIPTION: ATHENS, Ga. -- No. 5 Georgia will play No. 17 Alabama on Saturday night in the Bulldogs’ first home game against the Crimson Tide under coach Kirby Smart. The game could help determine an early favorite in the SEC. By Charles Odum. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 7:30 p.m.EDT.

UPCOMING: By 09/27/2025 11:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text, DigitalPlans

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FBC--T25-FLORIDA STATE-NORVELL

Moments after a surprising loss at Virginia, Florida State coach Mike Norvell was already looking forward to the next game on the schedule. Moving on is a must for the No. 8 Seminoles ahead of an ACC showdown with No. 2 Miami next weekend.

UPCOMING: 500 words by 3 p.m.

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NEW AND DEVELOPING

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GLF--RYDER CUP

Europe romps to another session win in Ryder Cup for a commanding 5-point lead

SUMMARY: Another day, more of the same for the dominant European team in the Ryder Cup. Jon Rahm delivered another great performance and another point. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood had another easy time. Europe was so good Saturday morning in foursomes that it’s assured of having the lead going into Sunday with still another session to play. Scottie Scheffler has made some history of his own. He’s the first No. 1 player in the world to lose his first three matches in the Ryder Cup. Europe went 3-1 in fourballs, just like Friday. The lead is now five points.

WORDS: 636 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 1:16 p.m. EDT

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SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP

Liverpool concedes late goal as its 100% start to the Premier League ends with loss at Palace

SUMMARY: Liverpool’s perfect start to its Premier League title defense has ended with a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace and Bruno Fernandes failed to score a penalty for the second time this season in Manchester United’s latest lackluster loss. Eddie Nketiah lashed home the winner for Palace in the seventh minute of stoppage time, just when it seemed Federico Chiesa’s 87th-minute goal would earn the champions a point with their latest late goal this season. Liverpool won its first five league games. United lost 3-1 at Brentford with Fernandes missing a penalty that would have made it 2-2. Erling Haaland scored twice in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Burnley and 10-man Chelsea lost 3-1 against Brighton.

WORDS: 716 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 1:14 p.m. EDT

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BKL--LYNX-REEVE-WNBA OFFICIATING

Will the WNBA respond to Cheryl Reeve’s officiating rant?

SUMMARY: NBA referees have responded to Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve, posting on X that a play in which All-Star Napheesa Collier was injured wasn’t a foul. Now it’s up to WNBA executives to determine if they will respond to the coach’s criticism with a fine or even a suspension. Reeve went on a two-minute rant after her team lost Game 3 of its best-of-five playoff series against Phoenix on Friday night. She called for the WNBA to make changes at the league level when it comes to officiating. Reeve then focused her anger on the three game officials from Friday night: Isaac Barnett, Randy Richardson and Jenna Reneau.

WORDS: 523 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 1:08 p.m. EDT

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GLF--RYDER CUP-CROWD

Bethpage’s notorious crowd is sticking by the struggling Americans at the Ryder Cup — for now

SUMMARY: The New York crowd is still supporting the U.S. and jeering Europe at the Ryder Cup despite the home team falling into the biggest deficit after three sessions in nearly 40 years. Fans cheered captain Keegan Bradley walking off the 18th hole late in morning foursomes and continued giving it to Rory McIlroy and the Europeans. McIlroy fired back with an expletive on No. 16 after a fan shouted at him before taking a shot. Captain Luke Donald is proud of how his players are handling the hostile atmosphere.

WORDS: 407 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 1:00 p.m. EDT

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BBO--REDS-PLAYOFF CHASE

Reds have put themselves in position to keep the Mets out of the playoffs

SUMMARY: The Cincinnati Reds have put themselves in position to earn their first playoff berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season while keeping the free-spending New York Mets out of the postseason. Cincinnati’s 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and New York’s 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday enabled the Reds to tie the Mets for the National League’s third and final wild-card playoff berth. The Reds own the head-to-head tiebreaker over New York. The Mets’ $322.6 million payroll at the start of the season led all MLB teams.

WORDS: 547 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 12:39 p.m. EDT

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FBN--NFL-IRELAND-GOODELL

NFL eyes Asia as next destination as it bolsters its ties with Dublin

SUMMARY: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league wants to expand its slate of international games to Asia. He didn’t specify which countries and a spokesman declined further comment. But it could be an indication the league is ready to stage a game in the Middle East and it comes a day after announcing that Rio de Janeiro will join the list of hosts in 2026. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings play in Ireland’s first regular-season game — and Goodell said he has “no doubt” there will be more in Dublin. In 2026, Australia will host a regular-season game for the first time. Goodell says “Our next step after Australia would be probably moving into Asia.”

WORDS: 605 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 12:06 p.m. EDT

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GLF--RYDER CUP-MCILROY EXPLETIVE

McIlroy gets colorful in telling the Ryder Cup crowd to shut up, then goes about doing it himself

SUMMARY: With the match tightening and the crowd screaming, Rory McIlroy backed off his approach shot from the rough on the 16th hole at Bethpage Black and shouted “Shut the (expletive) up!” Then he stepped in, hit that approach to 3 feet and Tommy Fleetwood made the putt to cap Europe’s 3-and-2 victory over Collin Morikawa and Harris English at the Ryder Cup. It was the second foursomes victory for the team called “Fleetwood Mac” over the American pairing of Morikawa and English. Europe expanded its lead to 8 1/2-3 1/2 heading into the afternoon.

WORDS: 341 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 12:03 p.m. EDT

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SOC--WEST HAM-POTTER

West Ham fires Graham Potter and hires Nuno Espirito Santo after 5 games of the Premier League

SUMMARY: West Ham fired manager Graham Potter and hired Nuno Espirito Santo as his replacement on Saturday, just five games into the new Premier League season and two days before the struggling London team’s next match at Everton. Potter paid the price for West Ham slumping to next-to-last place after losing four of its league games so far. The team is also already out of the English League Cup. Nuno left Nottingham Forest on September 9 after a deterioration in his working relationship with the club’s hierarchy but has secured a rapid return for his fourth stint in England’s top division, having previously coached Wolverhampton and Tottenham.

WORDS: 628 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 9:59 a.m. EDT

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BKL--LYNX-REEVE RANT

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve blasts WNBA refs after Napheesa Collier hurt late in playoff loss

SUMMARY: Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve lost her cool during during the Lynx’s 84-76 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA playoff semifinals. The Lynx, down 2-1 in the series, face Game 4 on Sunday in Phoenix. Reeve was ejected Friday night after receiving her second technical foul in the final minute. It occurred when Alyssa Thomas stole the ball from Napheesa Collier, leading to Collier’s leg injury. Reeve criticized the officiating, calling for changes at the league level. She expressed frustration with the officiating crew, describing their selection as “malpractice.”

WORDS: 327 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 9:53 a.m. EDT

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TEN--CHINA OPEN

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek advances to the third round at the China Open

SUMMARY: Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek has defeated Yuan Yue 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the third round at the China Open, a WTA 1000-level tournament. Top-seeded Swiatek, who won last week’s Korea Open, has also won the French Open four times and the U.S. Open once among her six Grand Slam singles titles. Also Saturday in Beijing, fourth-seeded Mirra Andreeva beat Zhu Lin 6-2, 6-2 and American Emma Navarro defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6 (0). Naomi Osaka won the opening set of her second-round match before Aliaksandra Sasnovich rallied to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. The tournament is being held concurrently with an ATP 500 men’s tournament. Jannik Sinner beat Frenchman Terence Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals.

WORDS: 219 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 9:14 a.m. EDT

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GLF--RYDER CUP-LOOKAHEAD

Trailing at the Ryder Cup, America stays (mostly) the same for Day 2, Europe doesn’t change a thing

SUMMARY: Even though he’s in a hole at the Ryder Cup, American captain Keegan Bradley is sticking with the same lineup, with only one tweak. And European captain Luke Donald isn’t changing a thing. The Americans will play seven of the same eight players for Saturday’s opening foursomes matches as played in the morning on Day 1, when they walked off the course with a 3-1 deficit. The leadoff man again is Bryson DeChambeau, who will pair with Cameron Young against Ludvig Åberg and Matt Fitzpatrick. The Europeans will run it back with all four of their teams, hoping to build on their 5 1/2-2 1/2 lead.

WORDS: 552 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 8:09 a.m. EDT

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GLF--KNAPP’S GIRLFRIEND-MAKENA WHITE

Jake Knapp grieving the death of girlfriend Makena White

SUMMARY: PGA Tour winner Jake Knapp is grieving the loss of girlfriend Makena White. Knapp says in a message his manager shared with The Associated Press that it’s difficult to process. A friend has posted an update on White’s Instagram page that she died earlier this week. The details of the death have remained private. They had been together for two years and she was known for her energy. Knapp is an easygoing Californian who played at UCLA. He won his first PGA Tour title as a rookie last year in the Mexico Open. He describes White as selfless toward others.

WORDS: 229 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 7:05 a.m. EDT

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BBO--PADRES-TATIS RETURNS

Fernando Tatís Jr. returns from bout with COVID-19 to hit a grand slam in the Padres’ playoff push

SUMMARY: Fernando Tatís Jr. says he fell ill with the COVID-19 virus several days ago, which meant he had to watch the party from his couch when the San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot Monday. He returned to the Padres’ lineup on Friday after missing three games, and Tatís made sure the baseball world knows he’s healthy and ready for October. Tatís blasted a grand slam in the fourth inning of the Padres’ 7-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, swinging the momentum in a win that kept San Diego in contention for a home playoff series.

WORDS: 584 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 2:18 a.m. EDT

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FBC--T25-TCU-ARIZONA ST

Jesus Gomez hits late 23-yard field goal to lift Arizona State past No. 24 TCU, 27-24

SUMMARY: Jesus Gomez kicked a 23-yard field goal with 1:14 left and Arizona State rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 24 TCU 27-24. The Sun Devils were down 17-0 in the second quarter before rallying behind Sam Leavitt and Jordyn Tyson. Leavitt threw his second touchdown pass to Tyson, from 4 yards with 1:50 left, and Prince Dorbuh followed with a strip sack of TCU’s Josh Hoover, setting up Arizona State at TCU’s 15. Gomez, who missed two earlier field goals, split the uprights after the Sun Devils originally lined up to go for it on fourth-and-inches. Arizona State’s Martell Hughes sealed it with the second interception of Hoover.

WORDS: 698 - MOVED: 09/27/2025 1:56 a.m. EDT

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MOVING TOMORROW ___

—FBC--T25-College Football Poll

—Ryder Cup

—NFL games

—WNBA playoffs