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Official suspended two games for swearing

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL on Monday suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona tight end Trey McBride. Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals' loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. "Obviously, you hate to see it, for obvious reasons," Arizona coach Mike LaFleur said. "I do want to give the man a little bit of grace, too. I know Jeff. He's a good man. It's unfortunate it happened. It can't happen, obviously, and I'll leave it at that." The incident drew the ire of union leader JC Tretter, a retired offensive lineman who played eight ...

Jeremiah Smith beats the Heisman drum

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jeremiah Smith, and No. 5 Ohio State beat No. 14 Iowa 31-14 on Saturday. Sayin was 20-of-27 passing, and his favorite target was Smith, the nation's top receiver. Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards, becoming Ohio State's leader in receptions (207), receiving yards (3,381) and receiving touchdowns (36). One of Smith's longest catches of the day was a 54-yarder in the second quarter in which Smith caught the ball in the middle of triple coverage. "That was not a great read, but a ridiculous throw ...

Unbeaten Pitt pops up in AP Top 25

Missouri made a big jump to No. 14 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday following its rout of Florida while the Gators dropped eight spots to No. 16 and were replaced by LSU in the top 10. Texas will go into Saturday's Red River Rivalry game against Oklahoma as the No. 1 team for the fourth straight week. The rest of the top five stood pat with Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami and Ohio State following the Longhorns. Texas received 61 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, one less than last week. Georgia, whose 24-point win over Vanderbilt was its closest of the ...

Lawrence beats Bengals for the first time

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Jaguars didn't have a nightmare finish in Cincinnati for the second straight year. Jacksonville's defense made two key stops in the red zone — including stopping Bengals running back Chase Brown 1 yard shy of a first down with 50 seconds remaining — and Trevor Lawrence passed for 227 yards and a touchdown as the Jaguars held off the Bengals 22-17 on Sunday. Being able to hold on for a tight victory marked a milestone for Liam Coen's team. Jacksonville lost to the Bengals 31-27 in Week 2 last year on Jake Browning's 1-yard sneak with 18 seconds ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

KENT COMES CLOSE VS. OHIO KENT (AP) — Matt Vezza had a touchdown run, Will Hryszko made two field goals and Ohio won its Mid-American Conference opener with a 13-10 victory over Kent State on Saturday. Hryszko connected on a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter, and Vezza scored from 35 yards late in the second as Ohio (3-2, 1-0) took a 10-3 lead into the break. Mason King's 1-yard touchdown run capped Kent State's eight-play, 51-yard drive that tied it 10-all. Hryszko's 44-yard field goal ended the scoring with 15 seconds left in the third quarter. West Branch graduate Dru ...

White Sox throw bullpen to the front lines

CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Venable said before the start of the American League Division Series that it was possible the Chicago White Sox could use bullpen games during the first three contests against the Cleveland Guardians. Venable isn't deviating from that plan, so far. Anthony Kay will be the opener for Game 2 on Monday at Progressive Field. It will be the 33rd time this season the White Sox have used an opener, including the third in the postseason. Sean Burke is expected to throw most of the innings, but Venable said he will have many options available. "The way it's set up ...