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Chiefs sign
Justin Tucker
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Chiefs are signing Justin Tucker to their practice squad, according to a person familiar with the move. This gives the five-time All-Pro kicker his first chance in the NFL after a 10-game suspension last year for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Chiefs hadn’t announced the signing. Kicker Harrison Butker has struggled the last two seasons, missing two kicks in Sunday’s loss in Seattle. Tucker spent 13 seasons with the Ravens before being released in May.
He was accused of sexual misconduct by 16 massage therapists, which he denied. Tucker never was criminally charged but the NFL suspended him for the first 10 games of last season.
Tale of
two teams
(AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers are the surprising last teams standing with a zero in either the win or loss column.
The Vikings beat Indianapolis 16-10 on Sunday and are now the only undefeated team remaining after losses by San Francisco and Kansas City, while the Chargers are the last winless team after Miami beat the New York Jets.
That makes this season the first in the Super Bowl era, according to Sportradar, when the last undefeated team missed the playoffs the previous season and the last winless team made the previous postseason.
Wildcats
in Italy
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) -- Villanova’s basketball teams are set to open their season in Italy with a doubleheader against Notre Dame. The event, called the Eternal City Tip-Off, takes place in Rome on Sunday.
Villanova coach Kevin Willard, familiar with Italy, is excited about the trip. The men’s game will air on Fox, followed by the women’s game on FS1. Pope Leo XIV, a Villanova alumnus, is expected to hold a private audience with the teams and fans.
The Wildcats will return to the U.S. on Monday, continuing their season with games against Holy Cross and La Salle.
Antonelli
nears title
(AP) -- Kimi Antonelli is on the verge of becoming Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion, and the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. For a country full of passionate racing fans, the 73-year wait for an Italian champ is puzzling.
Over decades without a title contender to cheer, Italy’s legions of passionate “tifosi” fans have worn red to support Ferrari as a team, rather than individual Italian drivers. Now a young driver reportedly rejected by Ferrari as a child before joining Mercedes is changing Italy’s racing story.