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10 Boise State grabs CFP spot, beating No.

19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championship BOISE, Idaho (AP) Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a touchdown and No.

10 Boise State earned a College Football Playoff spot, beating No.

19 UNLV 21-7 on Friday night for its second straight Mountain West title.

Boise State (12-1, No.

10 CFP) is all but assured of a first-round bye in the playoffs if it maintains its ranking ahead of the Big 12 winner and finishes as one of the four highest-ranked conference champs.

Jeanty, who had the spotlight to himself to state his Heisman case, didnt disappoint, ripping off an electrifying 75-yard touchdown run.

It was his fifth TD run of 70 yards or more this season, tying LaDainian Tomlinsons FBS season record.

Maddux Madsen threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another score.

Boise State makes the College Football Playoff as Big 12's 1st-round bye chances dim INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The first big win in college footballs postseason goes to Boise State.

The have Broncos captured the Mountain West Conference title and earned their spot in the sports first 12-team playoff.

As for the losers, there was UNLV, which fell 21-7 to Heisman hopeful Ashton Jeanty and the Broncos in the conference title game.

But more than that, it was the Big 12, which saw one path to a first-round bye in those playoffs blocked off by Jeanty and Company.

No.

24 Army wins AAC championship in first attempt as Daily runs for 4 TDs in 35-14 win over Tulane WEST POINT, N.Y.

(AP) Bryson Daily rushed for four touchdowns to tie the American Athletic Conference championship game record, and No.

24 Army completed a perfect first season in the league by beating Tulane 35-14.

Kanye Udoh rushed for 158 yards, including a 72-yarder to set up a Daily TD, and a score.

Daily added 126 yards on the ground for the Black Knights, who overwhelmed AAC opponents with their bruising, clock-eating rushing attack during their first around the league, then ran it to perfection in the championship game.

Army moved to 11-1.

Daily had runs of 5, 3, 4 and 7 yards.

Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

(AP) Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024.

The award comes after a season where he missed 15 of Inter Miamis 34 regular-season matches with injuries or commitments to Argentinas national team.

He still factored into a league-high 36 goals by scoring 20 and assisting on 16 others.

His 2.1 goal contributions per 90 minutes played is the best by any player in any season in MLS history.

MLS revealed the voting results Friday.

Messi edged out Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernandez for the award, which is determined by a poll of players, club technical staff and select media members.

NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson CLEVELAND (AP) The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.

The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished.

League spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email that "there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of a violation of the personal conduct policy.

Watson, who served an 11-game suspension in 2022, was accused of assault by a woman in September.

She was seeking more than $1 million in damage before the sides reached a confidential settlement.

Watson has played in just 19 games over three seasons for the Browns.

Pitcher Clay Holmes agrees to $38 million, 3-year contract with Mets, AP source says NEW YORK (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher Clay Holmes and the New York Mets have agreed to a $38 million, three-year contract.

Holmes can opt out after the 2026 season and become a free agent again, the person said.

The 31-year-old right-hander was 3-5 with a 3.14 ERA and 30 saves in 67 appearances, leading the major leagues with 13 blown saves.

Rediscovering his sinker, he developed into an effective setup man for the Yankees in the postseason.

Former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber returning to Cleveland Guardians on 1-year deal, AP source says CLEVELAND (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that right-hander Shane Bieber is returning to the Cleveland Guardians after making just two starts and undergoing Tommy John surgery last season.

Bieber had been expected to leave the AL Central champions, but will be back after agreeing to a one-year, $14 million contract that includes a $16 million player option for 2026.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced.

The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner made just starts in 2024 before having the surgery on his troublesome elbow that bothered him the previous campaign.

The 29-year-old Bieber has spent all seven big-league seasons with Cleveland.

American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years old COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo.

(AP) American ski racer Lindsey Vonn darted through the shadows on the speed course at Copper Mountain on a frigid morning.

She was on the hill Friday as she tries to make a comeback to skiing nearly six years after her last race.

Vonn plans to enter a series of lower-tier FIS downhill and super-G races this weekend at Copper Mountain, Colorado.

It could be the first step toward seeing her on the World Cup circuit again.

Scottie Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2 NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Scottie Scheffler used a big run of birdies to take a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Scheffler had seven birdies on the front nine for a 29.

The world No.

1 added one birdie on the back nine to lead by two over Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia.

Scheffler found no need to apologize for only one birdie on the back nine.

He says it simply was a matter of the ball being a little closer to the hole and a few more putts going in.

Scheffler already has eight victories this year, including Olympic gold.

A's GM David Forst says the team wanted to make a statement with Luis Severino's contract SACRAMENTO, Calif.

(AP) Athletics general manager David Forst says the team wanted to make a statement going into its new home.

That was one the factors that led to its deal with Luis Severino.

The 30-year-old Severino was formally introduced by his new club after finalizing a $67 million, three-year contract.

The veteran right-hander was a free agent for the second straight offseason after going 11-7 with a 3.91 ERA in 182 innings during his only season with the New York Mets.

Its the largest deal ever for the low-budget As, topping a $66 million contract for third baseman Eric Chavez covering 2005-10..

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