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ANTONIO BROWN SAID TO BE ELIGIBLE, BUT WILL HE PLAY?

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» Antonio Brown FO X BO R O U GH , M ASS. is said to be eligible to play against Miami. Whether he actually does after just three practices with the Patriots is still not clear.

“We’re determinin­g that,” coach Bill Belichick said Friday. “I’m not gonna hand out a copy of the game plan. We’ll do what we think is best for the team.”

The star wide receiver Brown was not placed on the commission­er’s exempt list, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.

Belichick, whose team faces the Dolphins on Sunday, would not confirm the move before practice.

Brown has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a civil case in Florida and denies the allegation­s by his former trainer. He won’t go on the exempt list this week because no criminal charges have been filed and because the NFL hasn’t fully developed its investigat­ion.

Diamondbac­ks give contract extension to GM Mike Hazen.

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The Arizona Diamondbac­ks have extended the contract of general manager Mike Hazen.

The team didn’t release details of the extension, which was announced before Friday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. The 43-year-old was hired in 2016 and has helped the Diamondbac­ks stay competitiv­e in the NL West, though they’ve finished behind the Dodgers each year.

Hazen’s name had been linked to the GM opening with the Boston Red Sox after they recently fired Dave Dombrowski. Hazen worked in the Red Sox front office before being hired by the Diamondbac­ks.

Jayhawks halt long road losing skid against Power 5 schools.

BOSTON» Carter Stanley threw for three touchdowns, Khalil Herbert rushed for 187 yards on just 11 carries and Kansas stunned Boston College 48-24 Friday night for its first road win over a Power Five school in nearly 11 years.

The Jayhawks (2-1), who entered as a three-touchdown underdog, won their first road game against a power conference opponent since a victory at Iowa State on Oct. 4, 2008, a span of 48 straight losses. Pooka Williams ran for 121 yards on 22 attempts with a TD, and Herbert added a late score. Stanley was 20 of 27 for 238 yards with an inception on his first attempt.

Hill wins at Las Vegas; Enfinger and Sauter eliminated.

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Austin Hill passed Ross Chastain with 11 laps to go and pulled away to win Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the final race of the first round of the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series playoffs.

Hill and Chastain earned spots in the Round of 6 while three of the eight playoff drivers did not finish due to mechanical issues.

Grant Enfinger was the first to drop out of the race. He entered the night in sixth place and his hopes of advancing came to an end when a rear main seal blew out of the back of the engine just a few laps into the race.

Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter, also members of the ThorSport Racing team, had their vehicles start smoking almost simultaneo­usly on Lap 40. Crafton immediatel­y left the race. Sauter returned, but exited shortly after the start of the final stage.

Livingston retires after 15 NBA seasons and major comeback.

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. career nearly ended 12 years ago far ahead of his schedule because of a gruesome knee injury. Now, he gets to retire on his own terms — and with three championsh­ips after playing a key role during the Golden State Warriors’ recent title runs.

The 34-year-old Livingston announced his retirement on social media Friday following 15 NBA seasons. Livingston, who signed a $24 million, three-year contract in 2017 but was waived by the Warriors in July to cut salary costs, has discussed working in the front office with the team.

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