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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Coach Mike Norvell spent years slowly rebuilding at Florida State and then suddenly turned the Seminoles into a championship contender last season. His long-term plan included adding talented transfers, winning games and getting the program in position to recruit many of the state’s top players. It appeared on track in 2023 as…

PHILADELPHIA – James Harden was about booed out of the arena each time he touched the ball, a sound of contempt not heard in Philly since — well, since Ben Simmons was razzed with much the same vocal voraciousness two nights earlier. The 76ers turned back the clock — “way back,” the public address announcer…

LeBron James had San Antonio on his mind Wednesday night, but not because the Lakers face the Spurs on Friday. He was thinking of something else — or, rather, someone else. The Spurs revealed earlier Wednesday that longtime coach Gregg Popovich suffered a mild stroke Nov. 2 at the team’s arena in the hours before…

Quarterback Daniel Jones’ tumultuous tenure with the New York Giants came to an end this week. The franchise benched the 2019 first round draft pick, before ultimately granting Jones’ request to be released. The decision to part ways with Jones was described as mutual agreement, with Giants president and co-owner John Mara saying moving on…

Ed Sheeran has apologised to new Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim for interrupting his post-match interview following Sunday’s draw at Ipswich Town. Sheeran, 33, said he had been intending to greet Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp and was unaware Amorim was being interviewed at the time, when the UK broadcaster cut to the him…

Georgia was the overwhelming preseason No. 1 team. Texas is the highest-ranked SEC team in the College Football Playoff at No. 3. Alabama has more Top 25 wins this season than the CFP’s top five teams combined. But the SEC team that no one wants to play right now is one that isn’t even in…