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College football scrambles, adjusts kickoffs after FAA groundings, Ole Miss-Sooners pushed to Sunday College football teams faced unexpected travel chaos due to a nationwide flight grounding by the Federal Aviation Administration. This disruption impacted many teams traveling for Saturday games. Schools like Utah, Texas, and Tennessee scrambled to adjust. Utah's game at Arizona was delayed by three hours, while Baylor's game at BYU was also pushed back.

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No. 19 Ole Miss was unable to get out on time and ended up having its game at Oklahoma moved to Sunday. The decision drew the ire of Sooners athletic director Roger Denny. Auburn and Purdue, meanwhile, opted for bus travel to their games. Key matchups include Utah at Arizona and Texas at LSU, with several teams vying for championship spots.

SEC moves No. 19 Ole Miss-Oklahoma game to Sunday, Sooners' AD rips decision by Sankey NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has announced that Mississippi's game at Oklahoma will be delayed to Sunday. The FAA's decision to ground all flights prevented the Ole Miss team from leaving Oxford on Friday night. The SEC said a late-night departure couldn't be arranged. The Rebels will now travel to Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon. The game, originally set for Saturday, will kick off at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Oklahoma's athletic director criticized the decision, saying it was unfair to their athletes and fans. He said the SEC threatened Oklahoma with a forfeit if they didn't agree to the change.

Race to Dubai: McIlroy and Chacarra set for Sunday showdown at season-ending World Tour Championship DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy has a day to forget at the season-ending World Tour Championship, dropping four shots off the lead and seeing Race to Dubai rival Eugenio Chacarra haul himself back into contention. Tyrrell Hatton leads after shooting 4-under 68 Saturday to move to 9 under overall.

As well as attempting to win the World Tour Championship for a fourth time, McIlroy is seeking to move past Chacarra in the points list to secure the year-long Race to Dubai title, which crowns the No. 1 player on the European tour. World No. 2 McIlroy hit four bogeys in an even par 72, dropping to 5 under overall and a four-way tie for fourth place, including current Race to Dubai leader Chacarra.

Wales stuns All Blacks 35-28 for the first time in 73 years CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales beats New Zealand for the first time in 73 years, winning a pulsating Nations Championship rugby match 35-28 in Cardiff. Wales set the tone with a second-minute try by Tomos Williams and never trailed, but had to survive waves of All Black attacks for the last, tense 27 minutes to preserve a seven-point lead. The Welsh had lost 34 straight matches to the All Blacks after their last win in 1953. It is the biggest upset in test rugby since Japan defeated South Africa in the 2015 World Cup.

Kosovo fans boo and whistle Israeli national anthem before 0-0 Nations League draw PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo supporters booed and whistled Israel's national anthem before the 0-0 Nations League draw in Pristina as the visitors were given another hostile reception because of their country’s actions in Gaza. Some of the Kosovan players also bowed their heads while the anthem was played.

Israel’s players and coaching staff sang passionately, apparently in defiance of the home fans. The supporters continued to boo and whistle the Israel players during the game, which ended in a draw despite Kosovo midfielder Veldin Hodža’s sending-off in the 67th minute. Israel last month played two contentious games against Ireland, when the Irish players bowed their heads during the Israeli anthem and avoided shaking hands with their counterparts.

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Chiefs rule out Kenneth Walker, NFL's No. 2 rusher, for Sunday's game in Atlanta with a groin injury KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have ruled out running back Kenneth Walker for Sunday's game in Atlanta because of a groin injury. The Chiefs made the announcement on Saturday. Walker tweaked the groin in practice on Thursday and had been listed as questionable on Friday's injury report.

Walker is the NFL's second-leading rusher behind the Falcons' Bijan Robinson, though he's also appeared in one fewer game. His injury leaves the Chiefs short-handed in the backfield with Brashard Smith on injured reserve. Fifth-round pick Emmett Johnson and youngsters Jaydn Ott and Nate Carter are in line to carry the ball against the Falcons.

German skier Emma Aicher wins her first World Cup slalom race LEVI, Finland (AP) — German skier Emma Aicher wins her first World Cup slalom to take full advantage of Mikaela Shiffrin’s absence. The 23-year-old Aicher was fastest on the first run in Levi, Finland, before going on to win the first women’s slalom of the season on Saturday. Lara Colturi of Albania was second with Austria’s Katharina Truppe completing the podium.

Last year, Aicher finished overall runner-up to Shiffrin when the American secured a record-tying sixth overall World Cup title. The women’s slalom season will be marked by the reduced presence of Shiffrin in a discipline she has dominated. The Olympic slalom champion is reducing the number of starts in her strongest discipline and putting more focus on giant slalom and super-G.

Preliminary study finds a clue in the quest to help diagnose CTE in the living WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists stumbled onto a hint that measuring a toxic protein tied to Alzheimer’s disease just might one day be useful in diagnosing a different brain disease in football players and others who have suffered repeated blows to the head. CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is linked to concussions and other brain trauma and can only be diagnosed at autopsy. Researchers studying how to track abnormal tau in Alzheimer’s also found higher levels of that protein when testing autopsy samples from 11 CTE patients. They stress far more study is needed to tell if there is really a connection.

NFL teams with German mascots named Leo, Wolfgang and Fritz wooing fans in Munich MUNICH (AP) — NFL teams are using mascot diplomacy to win over international fans, and several teams have created German versions of their fun and furry characters with names like Wolfgang, Fritz and Leo. The funsters are welcome additions in Germany, where fans are accustomed to the mascots of Bundesliga soccer clubs.

Germany is the most sought-after country among NFL teams, 11 of which have league-granted marketing rights in the country. That’s the most in the NFL’s global markets program. Several of the mascots are in Munich this weekend as all 11 teams with German rights are holding fan-related events. The Detroit Lions play the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Blue Jays' Anthony Santander apologizes for sharing anti-Muslim social media posts Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander apologized Friday for sharing anti-Muslim social media posts, saying the content caused hurt and fell short of his own convictions. In a statement on Instagram, Santander said reflection and conversations with people he trusts made him recognize he should have been more thoughtful about what he shared and the responsibility that comes with having a public voice. He expressed respect for the Muslim community and pledged to avoid sharing content that promotes hate.

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