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Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty give this year's Heisman Trophy ceremony a different vibe NEW YORK (AP) With two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty leading the field, these arent your typical Heisman Trophy contenders.

Sure, veteran quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel from top-ranked Oregon and Cam Ward of No.

15 Miami are also finalists for college footballs most prestigious award, but the 90th annual ceremony Saturday night offers a fresh flavor this year.

To start with, none of the four are from the powerhouse Southeastern Conference, which has produced four of the past five Heisman winners.

Jeanty is the first running back even invited to the Heisman party since 2017.

Hunter is Colorado's first finalist in 30 years.

Shiffrin recovering after abdominal surgery to clean out deep puncture wound suffered in race crash BEAVER CREEK, Colo.

(AP) Mikaela Shiffrin is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery on Thursday night to clean out a puncture wound she received in a giant slalom crash two weeks ago.

Shiffrin posted an update Saturday on Instagram while her teammates took the Birds of Prey course in a womens downhill race at Beaver Creek.

Theres no timetable for Shiffrins return to racing after suffering bruises and the deep puncture to her hip area during a crash on Nov.

30 in Killington, Vermont, while charging after her 100th career World Cup win.

She has more wins than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport.

Marshall withdraws from Independence Bowl matchup against Army HUNTINGTON, W.V.

(AP) Marshall has withdrawn from the Independence Bowl after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal.

The Thundering Herd were slated to play Army on Dec.

28 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

But the Independence Bowl and Louisiana Tech have announced that the Bulldogs will take on the 19th-ranked Black Knights instead.

Marshall said it pulled out after falling below the roster minimum that was deemed medically safe.

The 10-3 Herd beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-3 last weekend to win the Sun Belt Conference Championship for the first time.

Sixers standout rookie Jared McCain is out indefinitely with a torn meniscus that requires surgery PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain has a meniscus tear in his left knee that requires surgery and is expected to be out indefinitely.

McCain who has starred for the struggling Sixers early in the season, reported a sore left knee after Friday nights 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers.

Philadelphia said on Saturday that an MRI showed a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee that requires surgery.

Injuries to Philadelphia stars Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George have led to the team stumbling to a 7-16 start.

Through it all, McCain has been one of the few highlights, averaging a league-wide rookie best 15.3 points The 20-year-old guard has scored 20 or more points in eight games this season.

10-man Liverpool draws with Fulham in Premier League but Arsenal fails to take advantage Premier League leader Liverpool has come from behind twice with 10 men to draw with Fulham 2-2.

Yet Liverpool dropped points for the second straight match to give hope to its title rivals on Saturday.

Arsenal couldnt take advantage.

A 0-0 draw at home to lowly Everton left third-place Arsenal still six points behind Liverpool.

This will go down as a big opportunity missed.

Liverpool was undermined by Andy Robertsons 17th-minute red card and did well to earn a point at Anfield.

Diogo Jota scored the second equalizer in the 86th.

Wolves lost to Ipswich 2-1 as the pressure piles on manager Gary O'Neil.

Newcastle thrashed Leicester 4-0.

Cornelia Huetter of Austria wins first-ever women's World Cup downhill held on Birds of Prey course BEAVER CREEK, Colo.

(AP) Cornelia Huetter of Austria navigated the tricky and steep terrain to win the first-ever womens World Cup downhill held on the Birds of Prey course.

Huetter finished in 1 minute, 32.38 seconds to hold off Italian ski racer Sofia Goggia by 0.16 seconds.

Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland wound up third.

Reaching speeds near 79 mph (126.94 kph), Huetter charged through a course filled with bumps, technical turns and steep sections.

Huetter, the reigning World Cup downhill champion, stuck to her line and it proved to be the swiftest to the finish.

The top American was Lauren Macuga in fourth.

Schroder set to be traded by Brooklyn to Golden State, AP source says LAS VEGAS (AP) Golden State is acquiring point guard Dennis Schroder in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for injured forward DeAnthony Melton, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Saturday.

The trade is expected to be finalized Sunday when league rules allow, with the Nets also receiving a package of second-round draft picks, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal still needs league approval.

ESPN first reported the agreement.

Wild's Kirill Kaprizov scores off Flyers' goalie helmet, banking shot into net ST.

PAUL, Minn.

(AP) Kirill Kaprizov doesnt need much space to score a goal, but hes not above getting a little help from the opposing goalie.

The Minnesota star forward banked a puck from a sharp angle off the side of Philadelphia Flyers goalie Samuel Erssons helmet and into the net in the first period of the Wilds 4-1 win on Saturday.

Just over 15 minutes into a scoreless first period, Wild defenseman Jon Merrill fired a shot that caromed off the end boards behind Ersson.

The puck ricocheted to Kaprizov, who was about a foot ahead of the goal line, 10 feet to the left of the net.

Ersson slid to his left to cover the post.

But firing high from a bad angle, Kaprisovs shot rattled off the side of Erssons UK hockey team retires Adam Johnson's No.

47 to honor player who died after neck cut Adam Johnson made as big an impression off the ice as he did on it for the Nottingham Panthers.

The U.K.

hockey team officially retired Johnsons No.

47 jersey on Saturday in tribute to the American forward who died after his neck was cut by an opponents skate during a game over a year ago.

A pre-game ceremony was attended by members of Johnsons family.

The Minnesota native died shortly after a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenseman Matt Petgrave in the Elite Ice Hockey League in October 2023.

Panthers CEO Omar Pacha says Johnson was a great player but an even better human being.

Ducks trade D Cam Fowler to St.

Louis, ending his 15-season tenure in Anaheim ANAHEIM, Calif.

(AP) The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman Cam Fowler and a fourth-round pick to the St.

Louis Blues for minor-league defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka and a second-round pick.

The deal abruptly ends Fowler's 15-season tenure in Anaheim as the top-scoring defenseman in franchise history.

The 33-year-old Fowler was Anaheims first-round pick in 2010, and he has scored 457 points for the Ducks after making the NHL roster as a teenager.

He leads Anaheim in career goals (96), assists (361) and appearances (991) among defensemen..

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