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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings hired Josh McCown, an 18-year NFL veteran who played for 12 teams, as their quarterbacks coach on Tuesday. Chris O’Hara, the quarterbacks coach for the Vikings in 2022-23, is now the pass game specialist. McCown was quarterbacks coach for Carolina last season, his first as an NFL assistant. The 44-year-old McCown was drafted …

Challenging as the job might be for Brandon Beane to get Buffalo’s bulging payroll under the NFL’s salary cap within two weeks, the Bills general manager happily appreciates how much more difficult it could have been. A league-record $30.6 million jump in cap dollars for the 2024 season for a team that entered this offseason with the NFL’s worst cap …

All signs point toward Anthony Kim ending his 12-year absence by playing the LIV Golf event in Saudi Arabia, with the latest indication a video tease from Greg Norman on Monday. Kim was a raw talent who broke the country club image in golf with his belt buckles and bling, winning three times on the PGA Tour and playing in …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Alabama A&M Bulldogs (8-19, 7-7 SWAC) at Florida A&M Rattlers (5-20, 3-11 SWAC) Tallahassee, Florida; Monday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Texas Longhorns (17-10, 6-8 Big 12) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (19-8, 8-6 Big 12) Lubbock, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Texas Tech will …

BERLIN (AP) — Stung by the prospect of a first season without a major trophy for 12 years, Bayern Munich appointed Max Eberl as its new sporting director to oversee a major shakeup. The Bavarian powerhouse said on Monday the 50-year-old Eberl signed a contract through June 2027 and will begin on Friday. He was to appear at a press …

ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray tuvo 25 puntos, 11 asistencias y nueve rebotes para terminar cerca de su primer triple-doble de la temporada y los Hawks de Atlanta derrotaron el domingo por 109-92 al Magic de Orlando para poner fin a una racha de 3 derrotas. Murray, que con 11 asistencias empató su máximo de temporada, ayudó a contrarrestar la …

The offensive artistry of Auston Matthews has reached the point where even hyperbole seems almost plausible. “Everything he’s shooting,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said recently, “is going in the net.” It sure does feel that way. With 52 tallies through 56 games, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ goal-scoring marvel is on pace to become a rare member of the 70-goal club, …

Ben North only wanted to hit a couple sacrifice flies. He ended up with a couple grand slams. Creighton’s North turned in one of the eye-popping performances of the first two weeks of the college baseball season when he homered with the bases loaded in his first two at-bats against Houston Christian on Friday. “With less than two outs for …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 victory over New York on Sunday night, snapping the Rangers’ 10-game franchise record-tying win streak. Dmitri Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko each had a goal and an assist, Ivan Provorov also scored, and Johnny Gaudreau had two assists …