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UCLA moves up to No.

1 in AP Top 25 women's basketball poll for first time in history UCLA has earned the school's first No.

1 ranking in in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

The Bruins knocked off the previous top team, South Carolina, which had held the No.

1 spot for the previous 23 polls.

UCLA moved up four spots.

UConn remained No.

2.

Notre Dame pulled off its own upset, beating then-No.

3 USC and moving up to third.

South Carolina dropped to fourth, Texas is fifth and USC fell to sixth.

Iowa is in the poll for the first time in the post-Caitlin Clark era, coming in at No.

22.

Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful physical.

An All-Star with Seattle in 2021, Kikuchi was 9-10 with a 4.05 ERA this year for Toronto and Houston, which acquired him on July 30.

Kikuchi was 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 starts with the Astros.

He is 41-47 with a 4.57 ERA in six seasons.

Week 12 was filled with sloppy play, especially on special teams: Analysis Week 12 was filled with sloppy play around the NFL, leading to some upsets and surprising outcomes.

Jayden Daniels nearly led Washington to an improbable comeback down 10 in the final two minutes against Dallas only to fall short because Austin Seiberts extra point sailed wide left.

After a field goal and successful onside kick, Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on an 86-yard catch-and-run touchdown to bring the Commanders within one point with 21 seconds remaining.

But Seiberts point-after attempt failed and the Cowboys returned the ensuing onside kick for a touchdown to seal a 34-26 victory.

Two US senators urge FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host over human rights risks GENEVA (AP) Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host next month.

The decision by FIFA member federations on December 11 has been seen as inevitable since last year despite the kingdoms record on human rights.

Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon and Dick Durbin of Illinois have told FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a letter we urge you to seek out a host country with a record of upholding human rights.

Saudi Arabia has been the only candidate for 2034 since FIFA unexpectedly opened a fast-track nomination process in October last year.

Most drivers not named Joey Logano eager for some changes to NASCAR's current playoff format CHARLOTTE, N.C.

(AP) It seems everyone outside of Joey Logano is eager to see to a change to the NASCAR playoff format.

How to fix it remains up for debate.

Logano won his third Cup Series championship earlier this month, igniting a new conversation on whether the current playoff format is the best way to determine a worthy champion.

Logano wound up winning four races this season, but only had 13 top 10 finishes in 37 races and clearly didnt have one of the best racecars this season.

Some drivers like Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney feel that more emphasis should be placed on regular season success, ensuring that the top drivers are racing for a championship.

AP Top 25 Extra Points: No.

14 ASU, No.

17 Iowa St front-runners in what could be wild Big 12 finish The Big 12 will command a lot of attention in the final week of the regular season.

Nine of the 16 teams are still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game.

No.

14 Arizona State and No.

17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title Dec.

7 if they both win Saturday and there's a four-way tie for first place.

There are seven other teams that begin this week with hopes, slim in most cases, of getting into the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Arizona State ends the regular season at Arizona and Iowa State hosts Kansas State.

Jim Montgomery is thrilled to be back with the St.

Louis Blues as their coach NEW YORK (AP) Jim Montgomery is overjoyed to be back with the St.

Louis Blues as their head coach.

Montgomery joined the team in New York in the middle of its brief road trip.

He spoke to reporters Monday for the first time since being hired five days after the Boston Bruins fired him.

Montgomery replaces Drew Bannister 22 games into the season.

The 55-year-old previously spent two years as an assistant in St.

Louis on previous coach Craig Berube's staff.

The Blues visit the Rangers on Monday night in Montgomery's debut behind the bench.

From Maui to the Caribbean, college hoops' Thanksgiving tournaments a beloved part of the sport College basketball is ready for its Thanksgiving Week closeup.

The schedule is full of early season tournaments that could create buzzworthy marquee matchups.

And many of those come in warm-weather locations.

The Maui Invitational in Hawaii turns 40 years old this year.

It opens Monday with a field that includes two-time reigning national champion and second ranked UConn.

The Battle 4 Atlantis men's tournament in the Bahamas opens Wednesday.

It has a field topped by No.

3 Gonzaga.

There are also multiple women's events in the Bahamas featuring ranked teams, including the fourth Atlantis women's tournament.

UCLA women looking for more after upsetting South Carolina.

First win over No.

1 team in 21 tries LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA women's coach Cori Close is preaching perspective after the fifth-ranked Bruins shocked No.

1 South Carolina.

After all, she says, it's only November and the Bruins' ultimate goal is to win a national championship.

The women want to hang their own banner in historic Pauley Pavilion, where the men have 11 national championships in the rafters.

Close says the Bruins expected to win Sunday, even though they were 0-20 against No.

1-ranked teams.

They dominated in a 77-62 victory that was never in doubt after South Carolina opened the game missing its first nine shots and didn't make a sustained run.

Verstappen still manages to win 4th straight F1 title in one of worst seasons of his Red Bull career LAS VEGAS (AP) Max Verstappen won an unbelievable 19 races last season that included an incredible streak of 10 in a row in what would arguably go down as one of the greatest years in Formula 1 history.

And yet it is this years eight-win season his lowest victory total since 2020 that Verstappen considers a career-defining campaign.

Those eight wins were enough to win him a fourth consecutive F1 championship on Saturday night with his easy drive at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The championship made Verstappen only the sixth driver in F1 history to win four or more titles..

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