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Bob Pettit dies at 93 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NBA great Bob Pettit has died at the age of 93. His alma mater, LSU, says Pettit died Wednesday. Pettit was an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA's first Most Valuable Player award in 1956. After ...

Keenum practices amid murky situation for Bears at QB

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — It looks as if Case Keenum is going to start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears on Monday night against Philadelphia. Tyson Bagent and Caleb Williams are two more possibilities, depending on their health. When it comes to the QBs for the Bears, very little is ...

Clark and Mitchell help Fever keep home-court hope alive

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-77 on Tuesday night. Indiana kept alive its faint hopes of earning the No. 4 ...

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Brown to take plea deal (AP) — An attorney for former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown says he plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami that avoids prison. Brown is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday to make the deal final. He could face up to 30 ...

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Bagent placed in protocol CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent has been placed in the NFL concussion protocol, according to a person familiar with the situation, adding another wrinkle to the team's plans for Monday night's game against Philadelphia. The person ...

Cowboys’ Prescott snaps Romo TD record in 37-20 win over Washington

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes to break Tony Romo’s career franchise record, and the Dallas Cowboys beat Washington 37-20 on Sunday after the Commanders’ Jayden Daniels went down with another gruesome-looking injury to the left elbow he dislocated last ...