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Syracuse says coach Dino Babers returning in 2022

Smith scores 22 points, No. 19 Auburn beats Syracuse 89-68

Thompson scores 2, leads Sabres to 4-1 win over Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres' dog, Rick, has breakfast with veterans

Bills fans raising money for Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana after Tre’Davious White's injury

Tre’Davious White out for the year with torn ACL

Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White is out for the year with a torn ACL.

Bills rebound against Saints, Allen nearly perfect

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) passes in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.

Bills fans parade the New Orleans streets

Buffalo Bills roll past Saints: Thanksgiving Gameday Thread

Vote for Play of the Week: Nov. 25

'It is a tradition' Webster Turkey Trot celebrates 50 years

Amerks hand Utica Comets first loss of season

Bills turn attention away from week 11; focus on Saints

After winning legal battle to play, McQuaid falls to Bennet 26-14

Spectators weigh in on the controversy over Far West Regional Game

NFL News

Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against East Carolina in Greenville, N.C., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Fickell: No. 3 Cincinnati isn't looking past AAC title game

CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell won't get drawn into the debate over whether the Bearcats deserve inclusion in the College Football Playoff if they win the AAC title Saturday.

Analysis: Misfortune follows Miller from Denver to Hollywood

Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Von Miller (40) watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

LSU hires Kelly away from Notre Dame to be Tigers next coach

FILE - Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly looks on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in South Bend, Ind., Nov. 6, 2021. LSU is hiring away from Notre Dame, a stunning move of one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport's most storied program to a Southeastern Conference powerhouse. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Lincoln Riley eager to return USC Trojans to winning ways

Lincoln Riley, the new head football coach of the University of Southern California, speaks during a ceremony in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Oklahoma picks up pieces after Lincoln Riley leaves for USC

FILE - Then Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley yells to his team before a play during the first half of an NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Norman, Okla.Riley, one of college football's most successful young coaches who won 85 percent of his games in five seasons at Oklahoma and led the Sooners to four Big 12 titles and four New Year's Six bowls with three College Football Playoff appearances, has been named the head coach at USC, athletic director Mike Bohn announced Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)

Key people and background in MLB labor negotiations

FILE - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, and Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark speak before Game 1 in baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. A five-year contract between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association expires at 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Blum, File)

MLB News

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer walks off the field after being relieved in the fifth inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Atlanta. Eight-time All-Star Max Scherzer is nearing a $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday, Nov. 29, because the agreement was still being worked on and would be subject to a successful physical.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Scherzer, Seager get big-money deals ahead of CBA expiration

NEW YORK (AP) - Right-hander Max Scherzer agreed to a record-setting $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets and shortstop Corey Seager struck a $325 million, 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers on Monday as players and teams rushed to reach agreements before an expected lockout.

AP source: Rangers land SS Seager on $325M, 10-year deal

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, left, tags out Atlanta Braves' Eddie Rosario on an attempted steal during the third inning in Game 5 of baseball's National League Championship Series, Oct. 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Texas Rangers have reached an agreement on a $325 million, 10-year deal with Seager, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, because the deal was pending a physical and wasn't finalized. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Key people and background in MLB labor negotiations

Red Sox owners reach agreement to buy Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) returns to the bench after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

AP source: Scherzer and Mets agree to $130M, 3-year contract

AP source: Blue Jays reach deal with pitcher Kevin Gausman

FILE -San Francisco Giants stating pitcher Kevin Gausman works against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Atlanta. The Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with right-hander Kevin Gausman on a five-year, $110 million contract, pending a physical, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press late Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

NHL News

Key people and background in MLB labor negotiations

NEW YORK (AP) - Key people and background in Major League Baseball's labor negotiations:

Red Sox owners reach agreement to buy Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL postpones 2 Islanders games amid COVID-19 outbreak

Pittsburgh Penguins' players celebrates after defeating the New York Islanders during an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

IIHF meets to review Olympic eligibility of Chinese players

Kunlun Red Star's Parker Foo battles for the puck during the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match between Kunlun Red Star Beijing and Avangard Omsk in Mytishchi, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Big injuries and absences disrupt NHL Thanksgiving benchmark

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) reacts after Toronto Maple Leafs' Ondrej Kase scored a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Elmont, N.Y. The Maple Leafs won 3-0. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

FILE - Wendy Rittenhouse, left, talks to her son Kyle Rittenhouse before the start of his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. On Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming that Wendy Rittenhouse drove her son across state lines and dropped him off at the protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night he shot three people in August 2020. (Mark Hertzberg/Pool Photo via AP, File)

NBA News

Connecticut's Paige Bueckers drives past Arkansas' Samara Spencer (2) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn's Bueckers signs NIL deal to represent Gatorade

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - UConn sophomore guard Paige Bueckers is the first college athlete to represent Gatorade, announcing Monday a multiyear name, image and likeness deal.

Duke jumps to No. 1 in reshuffled AP Top 25; Purdue to No. 2

Duke guard Trevor Keels (1) shoots against Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren, left, and guard Rasir Bolton (45) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Michigan State gives Mel Tucker a $95 million, 10-year deal

Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker greets wide receiver Jayden Reed (1) after a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Maryland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Offshore tourneys return in college basketball amid COVID-19

In this photo provided by Bahamas Visual Services, the South Carolina women's team poses with the trophy defeating UConn 73-57 to win the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis NCAA college basketball game at Paradise Island, Bahamas, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Standing at front left is head coach Dawn Staley. (Donald Knowles/Bahamas Visual Services via AP)

Citadel coach Baucom collapses at Duke, taken to hospital

Citadel head coach Duggar Baucom gives direction to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

No. 8 Iowa women cancel games because of COVID-19 outbreak

Iowa players, from left, Kate Martin, McKenna Warnock, Logan Cook, AJ Ediger, Sharon Goodman and Addison O'Grady cheer during an NCAA college basketball game against Southern University, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

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Syracuse says coach Dino Babers returning in 2022

Smith scores 22 points, No. 19 Auburn beats Syracuse 89-68

Thompson scores 2, leads Sabres to 4-1 win over Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres' dog, Rick, has breakfast with veterans

Bills fans raising money for Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana after Tre’Davious White's injury