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Georgia man who accused NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault drops suit 08/22/2024 01:52pm • LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) ��� A Georgia man dropped his lawsuit accusing former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault after attorneys for Howard alleged the man deleted text messages showing their encounter was consensual. Stephen Harper dismissed the case in a filing in Gwinnett County court on Tu New ACC member SMU hits the road to open season as substantial favorite at Nevada 08/22/2024 01:49pm • SMU (0-0) at Nevada (0-0), 8 p.m. Eastern (CBSSN) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 24 1/2. Series record: Tied 3-3 What's at stake? SMU opens its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference after its departure from the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs are substantial favo Browns enter make-or-break 3rd season with QB Deshaun Watson following suspension, shoulder injury 08/22/2024 01:32pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Deshaun Watson was supposed to be the one, the missing piece to return Cleveland's forlorn franchise to fame. That was the plan. The Browns did their part to make it happen. They're still waiting for Watson to fulfill his end. On the eve of a make-or-break third season in Clevelan Behren Morton set as Texas Tech's opening day QB, an injury-plagued role in recent years 08/22/2024 12:42pm • LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) ��� Behren Morton enters the season as Texas Tech's starting quarterback for the first time, while coach Joey McGuire once again hopes an injury doesn't force a long-term need for the backup. It's been seven years since the Red Raiders made it through their schedule unscathed at What to know about Labor Day and its history 08/22/2024 12:38pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day ��� the federal holiday celebrating the American worker ��� by finding ways to relax. This year is the 130th anniversary of the holiday, which is celebrated on the first Monday of September. Djokovic and Alcaraz are on opposite sides of the US Open draw and could only meet in the final 08/22/2024 12:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz wound up on opposite sides of the U.S. Open bracket in Thursday's draw, meaning they could meet in another big final after Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics. For that to happen, the No. 3-seeded Alcaraz might first have to get thr 3-month-old baby is fatally mauled by dogs in attic while parents smoked pot, police say 08/22/2024 12:22pm • ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) ��� A man and woman were charged with manslaughter in western New York on Thursday after they left their 3-month-old baby alone in an attic with two dogs and the child was fatally mauled, authorities said. Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, both 19, were at a home in Rochest TCU certainly doesn't want repeat of 2023 after going from national title game to losing record 08/22/2024 12:07pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ��� TCU safety Abe Camara and the Horned Frogs certainly don���t want a repeat of last season, when they just never seemed to get over a hangover. After an undefeated 2022 regular season and appearance in the national championship game, the Horned Frogs lost their much-hyped o Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say 08/22/2024 12:00pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons or to coordinate basic combat movements. A few have even walked away from their posts, abandoning the battlefield altogether. While Ukrain Aranda on hot seat at Baylor and will call plays on defense after embracing transfers and NIL 08/22/2024 11:58am • Dave Aranda has now fully embraced the transfer portal and paying players in the NIL era. On the field, and on the hot seat after consecutive losing seasons, he is also getting back to what he was doing before he became Baylor���s head coach. Aranda will take over as the primary defensive play-calle Takeaways from AP's report on what the US can learn from other nations about maternal deaths 08/22/2024 11:16am • How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis? Health experts say one way is to look to other countries. The U.S. has one of the highest maternal death rates of any wealthy nation ��� hovering around 20 per 100,000 live births overall and 50 for Black moms, according to the World Heal Europe offers clues for solving America's maternal mortality crisis 08/22/2024 11:10am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Midwife Jennie Joseph touched Husna Mixon���s pregnant belly, turned to the 7-year-old boy in the room with them and asked: ���Want to help me check the baby?��� With his small hand on hers, Joseph used a fetal monitor to find a heartbeat. ���I hear it!��� he said. A quick, st Who is Mike Lynch? A look at the British tech tycoon killed when his yacht sank off Sicily 08/22/2024 10:34am • Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died after his yacht sank off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley debacle that had tarnished his legacy as an icon of British ingenuity. Lynch, 59, struck gold when he sold Autonomy, a software maker he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Aug. 23 - Aug. 29 08/22/2024 10:05am • Aug. 23 1898 ��� Malcolm Whitman wins the men���s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 ��� Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan to capture her seventh singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1933 ��� The first televised boxing match is Former New Hampshire lawmaker loses right to vote after moving out of his district 08/22/2024 10:00am • NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) ��� A former New Hampshire lawmaker has avoided jail time but lost his right to vote after moving out of his district, keeping his seat for a year and being charged with crimes related to his change of address. Troy Merner, 62, a Republican, pleaded guilty Wednesday to les