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Payton says he wasn’t trying to run up the score after some Panthers complain following 28-14 loss

Payton says he wasn’t trying to run up the score after some Panthers complain following 28-14 loss

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sean Payton rolled out the same retort Monday for complaining Carolina players that he issued to his own team after the Denver Broncos’ 28-14 victory over…

Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead

Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this,…

Hampton, Jones have big days, Tar Heels end skid 41-14 over Virginia

Hampton, Jones have big days, Tar Heels end skid 41-14 over Virginia

By MIKE BARBER Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Omarion Hampton ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns and J.J. Jones caught five passes for 129 yards and a pair of scores as North Carolina…

NC State’s Grayson McCall gives up football, says he can’t come back from latest head injury

NC State’s Grayson McCall gives up football, says he can’t come back from latest head injury

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall announced his retirement from football on Wednesday night, less than three weeks after a vicious hit knocked him out of a game for the second…

Panthers QB Bryce Young will start against Broncos after Andy Dalton sprains thumb in car crash

Panthers QB Bryce Young will start against Broncos after Andy Dalton sprains thumb in car crash

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young is back in as Carolina’s starting quarterback. Panthers coach Dave Caneles said Young would start Sunday against the Denver Broncos after Andy Dalton…

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981,…