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MIAMI (AP) — A guilty plea is scheduled for a South Florida businessman accused of helping to finance the smuggling of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig out of Cuba.

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' busy offseason has reached first base.

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has dismissed ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia's appeal challenging how his World Cup bid investigation was handled.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy has been chosen as the European Tour player of the year, capping a season in which he won two majors, the Ryder Cup, and topped the money lists in E…

CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Brees saw a different attitude, noticed a better vibe this time.

Chryst, who is expected to be UW's next coach, addressed the media at an Armed Forces Bowl news conference on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation is requesting extra security for the Asian Cup in Australia following the siege at a Sydney cafe that left two hostages dead.

The University of Wisconsin women's hockey team is off for a long holiday break, but its second half will start with a nationally televised bang.

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey team is on a 20-day break for exams and the holidays, offering members time to assess their 1-10-1 start.  

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The photo emblazoned on the front of Chris Harris Jr.'s navy sweat shirt was a tribute to his favorite Denver Broncos cornerback — himself, of course.

There were a bevy of free-agent deals Monday. Here are some things to know about the biggest moves:

The only school with more national championships than top-ranked Kentucky's eight is UCLA with 11.

The Big 12 and SEC couldn't have asked for a better game for the inaugural challenge between the conferences Sunday with No. 3 Texas facing No. 4 Texas A&M.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 18 points, DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers breezed to a 113-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Les Miles has informed LSU athletic officials that he hasn't been contacted by Michigan about the Wolverines' coaching vacancy and has no intention of leaving the Tigers.

The Aquinas High School girls basketball team is third in Division 4 for the first Associated Press state rankings of the season.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 23 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers downed the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 108-95 on Monday night.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — WHERE: Qatar is a thumb of land that pokes into the Persian Gulf. Its only land border is with Saudi Arabia.