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Shohei Ohtani's rural hometown honors its superstar son -- from city hall to the hair salons OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) Shohei Ohtanis hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it.

Japanese call such places inaka roughly translated as the countryside.

No glitz, quiet streets and up north cold winters.

Its only 300 miles (500 kilometers) from Tokyo, but it seems further away.

These days, Oshu City is most famous for Ohtani himself, and the intense pride local people show for one of the games greatest players.

Sorry came easy for Tyrique Stevenson but his Hail Mary gaffe sends the Bears on much rougher road Tyrique Stevenson's Hail Mary gaffe allowed Jayden Daniels and the Commanders to pull out a stunning victory over the Bears on Sunday.

It also sent the Bears tumbling into last place all alone in the tough-and-nails NFC North at 4-3.

The Bears now face the league's toughest remaining schedule with just one opponent currently owning a losing record.

The Bears still must face all three division opponents twice.

The Packers, Lions and Vikings are a combined 17-5.

In the AFC, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets face tough road themselves after falling to 2-6, the worst start in Rodgers' 20-year career.

Analysis: NBA and WNBA coaching jobs 'dont have a long shelf life.' Lately that's been 1 to 3 years Erik Spoelstra quietly made history last week.

He didnt see a reason for celebration.

Spoelstra is in his 17th season as coach of the Miami Heat, which is the third-longest uninterrupted tenure by one coach with one team in NBA history.

Gregg Popovich is in his 29th year with San Antonio, and Jerry Sloan had a 23-year run in Utah.

Half of the leagues coaches 15 of the 30 are entering no more than their third year in their current job.

There have been eight coaching changes in 2024 so far alone, and theres still two more months for an owner or general manager to decide to add to that list.

At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project GAINESVILLE, Fla.

(AP) Florida freshman Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teenager.

The 7-foot-9 walk-on center also is an intriguing basketball prospect.

The happy-go-lucky Canadian who owns a spot in the Guinness record book will make basketball history when he plays for the 21st-ranked Gators this season.

The cheerful 18-year-old better known as Oli will become the tallest to play college hoops, supplanting Kenny George of UNC Asheville (2006-08).

Rioux is two inches taller than former NBA giants Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol and would actually look down on popular big men Yao Ming, Tacko Fall and Shawn Bradley.

UFC champ Jon Jones agrees to anger management classes to resolve assault charge ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

(AP) UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has agreed to attend anger management classes to resolve a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his home in which he was accused of being hostile.

A bench trial had been set to begin Tuesday before a New Mexico judge.

But attorneys announced at the start of the virtual proceeding that an agreement had been reached.

The case will be dismissed as along as Jones completes four hours of anger management classes and follows all laws over the next 90 days.

Jones has said that the allegations were baseless and that he never threatened anyone.

50 years after Ali fought Foreman in Congo, the 'jungle' hasnt stopped rumbling KINSHASA, Congo (AP) Fifty years after Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in Zaire, the fight still has lasting legacy in the country now known as Congo.

The bout created a new generation of fighters and fans that became inspired to keep the country on the global boxing stage.

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle boxers and fans from across Africa have been in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, for the just-concluded 21st African Amateur Boxing Championships.

Iowa begins post-Caitlin Clark era with lower expectations and a new coach.

Players see opportunity IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The Caitlin Clark era at Iowa ended with her as the NCAA Division I overall scoring leader and the Hawkeyes playing in two straight national championship games and being the hottest ticket in women's basketball.

Clark finished her first pro season as WNBA rookie of the year and Iowa starts over with a new head coach, new point guard and lower expectations.

Coach Jan Jensen says this season's team should not be judged by the recent past.

The Hawkeyes were in the top 10 of the AP poll all of last season.

They're one spot out of the preseason Top 25.

Italian 19-year-old skier Matilde Lorenzi dies from her injuries after crash in training TURIN, Italy (AP) Promising Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi has died from her injuries after a crash in training in northern Italy.

She was 19.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation announced her death on Tuesday.

The world ski body known as FIS says we are deeply saddened by the passing of Matilde Lorenzi.

She crashed in training on Monday.

FIS says Matilde was tragically lost following a fall during a training session on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales.

She competed at the junior world championships last season, placing sixth in downhill and eighth in super-G.

The football alumni are flooding Miami's sidelines.

The unbeaten Hurricanes are seeing the benefits CORAL GABLES, Fla.

(AP) The Miami sideline was loaded with talent this past weekend.

Michael Irvin was there, just like hes been all season no matter where the game is.

Ray Lewis did his trademark dance.

Edgerrin James, Jessie Armstead, Bryant McKinnie, Rohan Marley, Bernie Kosar and Clinton Portis all showed up as well.

Todays Hurricanes clearly have the attention of the programs greats from yesteryear.

When the big names show up at Miami games, it tends to be a pretty good indicator of whats happening on the field.

And the unbeaten Hurricanes are making the alums pretty happy.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulls out of Paris Masters citing a virus PARIS (AP) Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Paris Masters, citing a virus.

The Italian player, who is guaranteed to finish the year as No.

1, said in a message relayed by organizers that he is not able to play.

Sinner is the second high-profile player to pull out of the final Masters 1000 event of the year following seven-time champion Novak Djokovic..

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