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TOP STORIES
FBN—INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Kirk Cousins delivered a signature moment to his career with a 509-yard performance capped by a game-ending TD pass in overtime. It still fell short of topping one of the NFL’s most surprisingly enduring records with Norm Van Brocklin’s 554-yard performance in 1951 still standing as the single-game record even as passing production has spiked in the more modern era. By AP Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow. UPCOMING: 660 words, photos at 6 a.m.
FBN—JETS-ULBRICH'S OPPORTUNITY
Jeff Ulbrich was in the middle of putting together the game plan for the New York Jets’ defense when he got the news that stunned him and the rest of the NFL. Robert Saleh was out as the head coach. And Ulbrich was taking over for the rest of the season. Owner Woody Johnson believes Ulbrich has the football knowledge and respect of his players that can help turn the Jets around. By AP Pro Football Writer Dennis Waszak Jr. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos by 6 a.m.
FBN--NFL ACADEMY—BRIT BOUNCE
LONDON — The UK is beginning to show potential in producing high-level college football prospects. The NFL Academy will showcase its players in a game against a US high school at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. By Ken Maguire. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by about 7 a.m.
BKL--WNBA FINALS-LOOKAHEAD
NEW YORK — The New York Liberty are back in the Finals, looking for the first championship in franchise history. They’ll have to beat the Minnesota Lynx to do it. The Liberty advanced to the WNBA Finals after knocking off the two-time defending Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals. They’ve been this far five times and lost each one. The Lynx made it this far for the first time since 2017 when they won the last of their four championships during a seven-year span. Minnesota needed five games to advance to the Finals, beating Connecticut at home Tuesday. By AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos.
FBC—FLORIDA'S DOWNFALL
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Failing to fix a porous defense has been coach Billy Napier’s biggest blunder at Florida. Florida’s historically porous defense this season can be traced to having three coordinators in as many years, the team’s top two pass rushers transferring and bringing together so many new faces. By Mark Long. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 a.m.
FBC--COLLEGE FOOTBALL-FINGER GUN CELEBRATIONS
COLUMBIA, S.C. — College football is on high alert for players flashing finger guns at an opponent, like South Carolina’s freshman edge rusher Dylan Stewart did to Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart and was quickly flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. By Pete Iacobelli. SENT: 660 words, photos.
HKN—PANTHERS-VERHAEGHE
SUNRISE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe is no longer a free-agent-in-waiting. He’s going to be with the Florida Panthers for years to come. Verhaeghe and the Panthers have agreed on an eight-year, $56 million contract extension, the deal getting announced shortly after the Stanley Cup champions opened their season by beating the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Tuesday night. By Tim Reynolds. SENT: 330 words, photos.
US-NEW HAMPSHIRE-TRANSGENDER SPORTS
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing. But the judge did rule that one father who had been banned by the school district for the rest of the season after a protest and altercation be allowed to watch his daughter’s games and pick her up from soccer practice. By Nick Perry. SENT: 570 words, photo.
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US-TRANSGENDER SPORTS-GEORGIA
ATLANTA — The regents who govern Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges voted on Tuesday to ask the NCAA and another college athletic federation to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports. The unanimous vote came after Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican, vowed in August to pass legislation that would ban transgender women from athletic events at public colleges. By Jeff Amy. SENT: 740 words, photos.
NOTABLE
BBO—OBIT-TIANT
BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball announced his death in a post on X on Tuesday, and the Red Sox confirmed that he died at his home in Maine. By Jimmy Golen. SENT: 730 words, photos.
SOC--US-POCHETTINO
AUSTIN, Texas — Mauricio Pochettino held his first team meeting Tuesday as U.S. soccer coach, preparing the team for Saturday’s friendly against Panama in Austin, Texas. Sixteen players trained Monday and all 25 were on the field Tuesday. SENT: 360 words, photos.
BKW—WATKINS-NIKE
LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Nike that will give the Southern California star one of women’s basketball’s biggest sneaker endorsement deals. SENT: 140 words, photo.
HKC--COLLEGE HOCKEY LAWSUIT-NCAA
The NCAA Division I Council is considering making a landmark change in eligibility rules this week that would allow Canadian Hockey League players to compete at U.S. colleges as long as they are not paid more than actual and necessary expenses. By AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow. SENT: 450 words, photos.
TEN-ASIA
SHANGHAI — Coverage of ATP Shanghai Masters and WTA Wuhan Open on Wednesday. UPCOMING: Story, photos expected by 7 a.m.
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Wednesday's EDT Time Schedule
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
ALDS
Cleveland at Detroit - Game 3, 3:08 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City - Game 3, 7:08 p.m.
NLDS
Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets - Game 4, 5:08 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Diego - Game 4, 9:08 p.m.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCATION - PRESEASON
Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Orlando at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
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