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GLF--LPGA JAPAN

DESCRIPTION: Third round of the Toto Japan Classic, the final tournament of four on the LPGA’s late-season Asian swing.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 4:00 a.m. EST, Text

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FLAG FOOTBALL-SPAINS OLYMPIC DREAM

DESCRIPTION: Spain’s women’s flag football team continues its chase of a spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after missing a chance to qualify at the world championships in August, when it rallied from a 20-6 deficit before losing 27-26 to world No. 1 Mexico in the quarterfinals. The NFL’s growing presence in Spain — highlighted by Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals in Madrid — has helped raise the profile of a sport gaining traction in the soccer-mad country.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 6:00 a.m. EST, Text

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FBC--T25-COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

DESCRIPTION: A preview of Saturday’s top games in college football. The game of the week in college football is No. 1 Miami and No. 4, but the buildup to the Saturday night showdown begins with a slew of Top 25 matchups and other big games in the afternoon. By College Football Writer Eric Olson. 750 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 6:10 a.m. EST, Photo, Text

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MELANIA TRUMP-FOSTER CARE

DESCRIPTION: First lady Melania Trump visits Louisiana State University for an announcement about a new scholarship for students who’ve experienced foster care, then attends the college football matchup between LSU and Alabama at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. Announcement scheduled for 2 p.m. EST, game begins at 3:30 p.m. EST.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 8:00 a.m. EST, Photo, Text

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FIG--CUP OF CHINA

DESCRIPTION: Second night of the Cup of China figure skating competition, a Grand Prix event.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 8:30 a.m. EST, Text

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GLF--ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP

DESCRIPTION: Day 3 at the Abu Dhabi Championship, the first of the two playoff events on the European tour’s Race to Dubai. 300 words, photos

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 9:00 a.m. EST, Photo, Text

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HKW--WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

DESCRIPTION: Coverage of the women’s hockey world championships in Denmark. Brief text story on the day’s games at the women’s hockey world championships.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 2:00 p.m. EST, Photo, Text

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CAR F1 BRAZILIAN GP

DESCRIPTION: Qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the 20th round of the Formula 1 season.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 2:00 p.m. EST, Photo, Text

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SOC--MLS-CHARLOTTE

DESCRIPTION: Inter Miami hosts Charlotte in the regular season finale for Lionel Messi’s squad. By Tyler Carmona. 200 words, more on merits.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 7:00 p.m. EST, Photo, Text

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FBC--T25-MIAMI-NOTRE DAME

DESCRIPTION: No. 1 Miami (Fla.) plays at No. 4 Notre Dame as the two programs resume their storied rivalry with playoff seeding at stake. No. 4 Notre Dame will try to flip the script on No. 1 Miami when the two rivals meet Saturday in South Bend. The Hurricanes won last year’s matchup on its home field, and this year’s game will have playoff implications, too. By Tim Reynolds. 600 words, sidebars on merit, with photos. Game time is 7:30 p.m. EST.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 7:30 p.m. EST, Photo, DigitalPlans, Text

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FBC--BYU-UTAH

DESCRIPTION: BYU plays Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium. No. 7 BYU faces No. 4 Utah in the first game between top-10 teams in Holy War history.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 8:00 p.m. EST, Text

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FBC--MICHIGAN STATE-MICHIGAN

DESCRIPTION: Michigan State plays Michigan at Michigan Stadium. By Larry Lage. 300 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 8:00 p.m. EST, Text

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FBC--GEORGIA-OLE MISS

DESCRIPTION: Georgia plays Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. No. 2 Georgia visits No. 12 Mississippi on Saturday night in a game that will influence the race for the SEC titles as well as the College Football Playoff picture. By Chris Burrows

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 8:00 p.m. EST, Text

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FBC--ALABAMA-LSU

DESCRIPTION: Alabama plays LSU at Tiger Stadium. No. 9 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU in a game that will leave the loser with long odds to make the College Football Playoff. By Brett Martel

UPCOMING: By 11/07/2026 8:00 p.m. EST, Text

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BKN--TRAIL BLAZERS-LAKERS

Luka Doncic scores 53 in another spectacular offensive game, carrying Lakers past Blazers 124-118

SUMMARY: Luka Doncic scored 53 points and hit a key jumper in the lane with 27 seconds to play, carrying the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-118 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Doncic produced his 11th career 50-point game and his fourth with Los Angeles while preserving a fourth straight win for the Lakers. The Slovenian superstar added five assists and five rebounds, giving him seven consecutive games with at least 35 points, five assists, five rebounds and five 3-pointers. Damian Lillard and Deni Avdija scored 22 points for the Blazers, who lost for only the second time this season.

WORDS: 400 - MOVED: 11/07/2026 1:14 a.m. EST

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FBC--T25-NEW MEXICO-NEVADA

No. 22 New Mexico wins in first game in AP poll in school history, beating Nevada 31-3

SUMMARY: Toa Fa’avae led two first-quarter touchdown drives, Brett Karhu forced a fumble on a sack to set up a score and No. 22 New Mexico won in the first game in the AP poll in school history, beating Nevada 31-3 on Friday night. Fa’avae was 14 of 20 for 150 yards and a touchdown and ran for 34 yards on eight carries for the Lobos (8-1, 5-0 Mountain West). Scottre Humphrey had 17 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Humphrey capped New Mexico’s opening drive with a 2-yard run and added a 1-yard scoring run in the third. Kiefer Sibley had a 31-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Fa’avae threw a 25-yard TD pass to Cade Keith early in the fourth quarter..

WORDS: 302 - MOVED: 11/07/2026 12:19 a.m. EST

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BKN--76ERS-JAMES-CLEVELAND RETURN

LeBron James has a rough return to Cleveland with only his 10th regular-season single-digit game

SUMMARY: LeBron James got a warm reception from Northeast Ohio fans when he was the last of the Philadelphia 76ers’ starters introduced before Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That was the only highlight for James, who scored in single digits for only the 10th time in 1,630 NBA regular-season games. James was held to eight points as the Cavaliers routed the 76ers 119-95 in an NBA Cup group stage game. The Cavs did not show a video tribute to James during the game, a surprising omission from recent years. And he heard some boos when he touched the ball.

WORDS: 694 - MOVED: 11/07/2026 12:13 a.m. EST

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BKC--T25-MICHIGAN-UCONN

Braylon Mullins scores 23 as No. 4 UConn beats No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in rematch of NCAA title game

SUMMARY: Braylon Mullins scored 23 points and connected on 10 of 11 free throws to help No. 4 UConn beat No. 16 Michigan 85-77 in a rematch of last season’s NCAA championship game. Silas Demary Jr. finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Colben Landrew added 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Huskies at TD Garden, home to the Boston Celtics. In last season’s title game, the Wolverines held off UConn 69-63 despite making only two 3-pointers. This time, Michigan again struggled from beyond the arc, going 7 of 28 against a Huskies team that led by 18 in the first half. Trey McKenney led the Wolverines with 22 points.

WORDS: 402 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 11:03 p.m. EST

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BKN--76ERS-CAVALIERS

Cavaliers beat 76ers 119-95 as LeBron James is held to 8 points in return to Cleveland

SUMMARY: Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers held LeBron James to eight points in his return to Northeast Ohio and rolled to a 119-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup group stage game. James elected to sign with Philadelphia in the offseason instead of returning for a third stint with Cleveland. He was 3 of 12 from the field, including 0 for 4 on 3-pointers, in 31 minutes. It was only the 10th time in his 24-year career that James has scored in single digits in the regular season.

WORDS: 371 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 10:23 p.m. EST

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FBN--49ERS-AIYUK

NFL tells Brandon Aiyuk he owes the 49ers about $13 million, AP source says

SUMMARY: The NFL has told disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk that he needs to repay the San Francisco 49ers about $13 million he previously received in bonuses as he tries to get reinstated to the team’s roster. A person with knowledge of the situation says the league sent Aiyuk and the NFL Players Association a letter Thursday saying that he owes the 49ers the money based on bonuses he was paid after signing a four-year, $120 million extension before the start of the 2024 season. Aiyuk and new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met with the team Friday at the Niners’ business offices.

WORDS: 694 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 7:51 p.m. EST

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BKW--WRONG BASKET

Two women’s basketball players make hoops for the wrong team on a day of point-blank blunders

SUMMARY: Women’s basketball players from New Mexico State and Northwestern State each sank layups on the wrong end of the floor on Friday. One came when Emma Christiano of the Aggies stole an inbounds pass and coasted in for the easy score — for Southern Utah. The other came when Northwestern State’s Karma Wynn took a bounce pass and found herself wide-open under the basket. For good reason. That layup was part of Northwestern State’s 89-59 loss to Arkansas.

WORDS: 264 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 6:45 p.m. EST

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BKN--WARRIORS-PORZINGIS

Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis steps away from the NBA to focus on undisclosed health issue

SUMMARY: Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis announced he is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health due to an undisclosed matter. Porzingis did not reveal the nature of the issue in a message posted on his X account, and the 31-year-old didn’t make it clear as to whether he’ll resume playing. He wrote his body didn’t not respond the way he anticipated while ramping up to return to play. The issue appears to date to last season when the Latvian missed significant time after being acquired by Golden State in a trade with Atlanta. The Warriors, however, fully anticipated Porzingis to be ready for this season after signing him to a two-year, $40 million contract in late June.

WORDS: 391 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 6:38 p.m. EST

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FBN--RAMS-GARRETT

Myles Garrett is expected to return for the Rams this weekend after a 7-game injury absence

SUMMARY: Myles Garrett is expected to return to the field for the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Washington after missing the past seven games with a knee injury. Coach Sean McVay announced Garrett’s likely availability before the last practice of the week. The Rams acquired the two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in a trade over the summer, but he has played in just one game for his new team. That was the Rams’ season-opening blowout loss to the 49ers in Australia. Garrett was ineffective in that game and revealed afterward that he was limited by the knee injury.

WORDS: 693 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 6:31 p.m. EST

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FBC--T25-MIAMI-NOTRE DAME-LINE

Miami is ranked No. 1, but still a touchdown underdog at No. 4 Notre Dame. And this is a rarity

SUMMARY: If the No. 1 team in the country wins on Saturday night, some might call it an upset. A rarity awaits when No. 1 and unbeaten Miami visits No. 4 and once-beaten Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish opened as a 4.5-point favorite on many boards, and after the injury to star Miami receiver Malachi Toney the spread has grown to somewhere around seven points according to most sportsbooks. The most recent instance of a No. 1-ranked team being an underdog by at least seven points is believed to have come in 2014, when Mississippi State was a touchdown underdog to then-No. 4 Alabama

WORDS: 593 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 5:59 p.m. EST

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US--NCAA-ELIGIBILITY LAWSUIT

Federal appeals court hands NCAA a victory in struggle for five-year eligibility rule

SUMMARY: Federal judges handed the NCAA a significant victory in its struggle to implement a new five-year eligibility ruling, though the win does nothing to tamp down dozens of similar lawsuits playing out in state courts across the country. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver reversed a lower-court decision that had granted players across the country who graduated high school in 2022 a fifth year of eligibility. That lower-court ruling had against the NCAA’s new rule that granted five years of eligibility to athletes starting in the next year’s class, though many of those players still found their way onto rosters thanks to favorable rulings in state courts.

WORDS: 411 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 5:45 p.m. EST

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FBN--BROWNS-QUARTERBACK

Browns to start Shedeur Sanders vs. Saints with Deshaun Watson in concussion protocol

SUMMARY: Shedeur Sanders will be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback for Sunday’s game at the New Orleans Saints. Sanders steps in with Deshaun Watson in concussion protocol. Watson was at Friday’s practice but didn’t participate in team reps. Coach Todd Monken said Watson’s absence from practice made the decision easy. Sanders played briefly last week against Pittsburgh after Watson took a helmet-to-helmet hit. Sanders, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, started seven games last season. Sunday’s game features quarterbacks from the 2025 NFL draft class. Cleveland aims to avoid consecutive losses, while New Orleans returns from a bye week.

WORDS: 465 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 5:43 p.m. EST

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GLF--LIV-PLAYERS

The road for LIV Golf players to return remains under construction

SUMMARY: The final chapter of LIV Golf is liquidating assets in bankruptcy court. The future of LIV Golf players looking for a way back is just as complicated. So much depends on what goes on at PGA Tour headquarters. One order of business is the extended alliance with the European tour. The leading 10 players on the Race to Dubai get PGA Tour cards. The new alliance isn’t likely to allow for that many. Also complicating matters is the new tour model in 2028 that doesn’t have spots for past champions. The road back feels like it’s under construction.

WORDS: 913 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 4:37 p.m. EST

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BKL--WINGS-BUECKERS-FUDD

Paige Bueckers says she and Azzi Fudd broke up before the Dallas Wings made them teammates again

SUMMARY: Paige Bueckers says she and Azzi Fudd broke up more than a year ago, before the former UConn stars became teammates again with the Dallas Wings as back-to-back No. 1 overall picks in the WNBA draft. Fudd was the first to say on the latest episode of her podcast “Fudd Around and Find Out” that she and Bueckers were no longer dating. Bueckers followed up by saying it had been more than a year. That was her way of trying to end speculation that the Wings drafted Fudd because of Bueckers.

WORDS: 308 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 3:48 p.m. EST

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US--ANTONIO BROWN-SHOOTING

Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown pleads guilty to reduced charge, sentenced to probation in 2025 shooting

SUMMARY: Former NFL star Antonio Brown has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting in Miami. Brown entered the plea to the reduced charge in state court in Miami on Friday. The All-Pro wide receiver avoids prison time after initially being charged with attempted murder. Police said Brown grabbed a handgun from a security staffer and fired two shots at a man he had been in a fistfight with earlier. Brown maintained he was defending himself from an attack as others were trying to steal jewelry from him. The 38-year-old spent 12 years in the NFL, most of it with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

WORDS: 592 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 2:57 p.m. EST

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FBN--PATRIOTS-HENDERSON HOSPITALIZED

Patriots RB Henderson reveals he is in the hospital undergoing tests for neurological symptoms

SUMMARY: New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson revealed he has spent several days in the hospital undergoing tests to determine the cause of unexplained neurological symptoms that have affected his strength and coordination. While the tests results have been what he called “reassuring” in coming back positive, the cause of the medical condition remains unknown, Henderson said in a lengthy post on his Instagram account. The 24-year-old Henderson has not practiced since Oct. 29, when he was listed as having an illness, and was ruled out of playing in 24-19 win over Miami on Sunday.

WORDS: 444 - MOVED: 11/06/2026 2:32 p.m. EST

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