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AP Top 25: Texas returns to No.

1, Alabama drops to No.

7 after upsets force reshuffling of rankings It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll.

Texas returned to No.

1 after a one-week absence following Vanderbilts monumental upset of Alabama.

The Commodores win over Alabama on Saturday caused the Crimson Tide to drop from No.

1 to No.

7.

The last top-ranked team to fall so far was Ohio State, which plunged to No.

11 in 2010 following an October loss to Wisconsin.

Texas, which had an open date, received 52 first-place votes and became the first team in two years to bounce in and out of the top spot in a span of three polls.

The Longhorns also were just the third team since 2008 to be voted No.

1 after not playing the day before.

Justin Tucker's field goal after Derrick Henry's big run lifts Ravens to a wild 41-38 overtime win CINCINNATI (AP) Justin Tucker kicked a 24-yard field goal to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a wild 41-38 overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

After Evan McPherson missed a 53-yard attempt for Cincinnati on a fumbled snap, Baltimore took over on its own 43.

On the next play, Derrick Henry rumbled 51 yards down to the Bengals 6 to set up Tuckers chip-shot kick for the win.

Tucker tied it with a 56-yarder with 1:35 left to force overtime.

The Ravens and Bengals traded punches on offense the entire day with Lamar Jackson prevailing despite Joe Burrow throwing a career-high five touchdown passes.

Vikings hold off Rodgers and the Jets for 23-17 win in London to improve to 5-0 LONDON (AP) Andrew Van Ginkel returned the first of Aaron Rodgers three interceptions 63 yards for a touchdown and Minnesota stayed undefeated by holding on for a 23-17 win over the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Jets trailed 17-0 early, but had a chance to drive for a potential winning score in the final minutes.

But Stephon Gilmore intercepted Rodgers pass intended for Mike Williams and the Vikings improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2016.

It's back-to-back losses for the Jets.

Jets' Rodgers leaves London 'banged up' with a sprained ankle and a tough loss to Vikings LONDON (AP) London has not been good to Aaron Rodgers.

The Jets quarterback has lost both times hes played in Britain and he heads home banged up again.

Rodgers threw three interceptions Sunday in New Yorks 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Thats back-to-back losses for the Jets and more questions about the health of their 40-year-old quarterback who says he has a low ankle sprain.

And that comes a week after dealing with a swollen knee.

Next up is a Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills.

Ionescu scores 22 points to lead Liberty to 76-62 win over Aces and into WNBA Finals LAS VEGAS (AP) Sabrina Ionescu rebounded from a rare off game to score 22 points.

Nearly a year after the Aces ended the Libertys dream of a championship, New York returned the favor Sunday afternoon by defeating Las Vegas 76-62 to advance to the WNBA Finals.

The top-seeded Liberty will have home-court advantage in the championship series and will face either the Connecticut Sun or Minnesota Lynx.

This is the Libertys sixth trip to the finals.

But the franchise is still seeking its first title.

Texas swaggers into SEC and midseason break undefeated and in best shape in more than a decade AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas has found its swagger again.

The Longhorns are undefeated before their rivalry game with Oklahoma.

Their SEC debut was a smashing success.

They held the No.

1 spot in the AP rankings for two weeks, then returned again on Sunday.

That's a long way from the 2021 debut season of coach Steve Sarkisian when the Longhorns went 5-7.

And it's not just football.

Texas has rolled into the SEC as the top athletic department in the country and athletes are cashing in on name, image and likeness deals.

Sarkisian heads onto the recruiting trail for a few days with a lot to sell.

Phillies bench slumping third baseman Alec Bohm in Game 2 of the NLDS PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies benched All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm for Game 2 of the NL Division Series.

Bohm is healthy but in a funk after a 0 for 4 outing in a 6-2 Game 1 loss to New York in which he slammed his helmet in frustration after another empty at-bat.

Edmundo Sosa got the start at third base Sunday against Mets starter Luis Severino.

Second baseman Bryson Stott was bumped to fifth in the order while Sosa bats eighth.

Even with up to 24 cameras, MLB didn't have clear enough angle to reverse Chisholm steal NEW YORK (AP) Even with up to 24 video cameras, Major League Baseball didnt have a precise picture showing whether Michael Masseys glove slapped Jazz Chisholm Jr.s left foot before it touched the corner of second base.

Lance Barretts initial safe call stood awarding the stolen base, and Alex Verdugo followed with a run-scoring single that gave the New York Yankees the lead for good in a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals in their AL Division Series opener on Saturday night.

Once Tigers teammates, now close friends, Skubal and Boyd to square off in Game 2 of ALDS CLEVELAND (AP) Tarik Skubal and Matthew Boyd became close when they played together in Detroit.

They'll put their friendship to the side for a few hours Monday in the AL Division Series.

Skubal, the odds-on favorite to win the Cy Young Award this season, will start for the Tigers, who were shut out in Game 1 by the Guardians.

Skubal credits Boyd for being a mentor during his first few seasons in the major leagues.

Now he'll pitch against Boyd, who battled his way back from Tommy John surgery and signed with Cleveland in June.

The Guardians won the opener 7-0 after scoring five runs in the first inning before making an out.

Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman signs for 8 years, $66 million BOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman to an eight-year contract that will pay him $66 million.

That gets their No.

1 goalie back on the ice just two days before the season opener.

Swayman was a restricted free agent and missed all of training camp.

The sides faced a Dec.

1 deadline for him to sign or sit out the entire season.

That was a potential disaster for a team that last year had two top goalies rotating in the net until the beginning of the playoffs.

Swayman split time with 2023 Vezina winner Linus Ullmark last season.

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