The Los Angeles Rams have placed cornerback Roger McCreary on injured reserve and claimed cornerback Derion Kendrick off waivers from Seattle. McCreary has played mostly on special teams since being acquired in a trade with Tennessee last month. He finally got his first defensive snap in the Rams’ 34-7 victory over Tampa Bay last Sunday, but apparently injured his hip on the play. Kendrick returns to the Rams, who drafted him in the sixth round in 2022. He started 18 games in his first two season with Los Angeles while playing extensively, but he missed the entire 2024 season because of an injury.

DETROIT (AP) — When the NFL regular season wraps up in early January, the result of the Green Bay-Detroit game on Thanksgiving may prove to be pivotal.

Green Bay (7-3-1) at Detroit (7-4)

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — What might have been deemed a wobble appears to be a full-blown crisis for Arne Slot at Liverpool, with the beleaguered English champions getting thrashed for the third straight game on Wednesday.

Shedeur Sanders isn’t focused on the buzz around his relationship with coach Kevin Stefanski or the cheers expected when he plays against San Francisco. The rookie Cleveland Browns quarterback is concentrating on preparing for the 49ers. Sanders says he’s in "grind mode," aiming to understand how to attack the defense. His relationship with Stefanski has been under scrutiny after Sanders became the first Browns rookie quarterback since 1995 to win his first NFL start. Despite criticism, Sanders defends Stefanski, saying their relationship has grown. Sanders is seeking weekly improvement and hopes to continue his winning streak.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen dismissed any suggestion of being sore, even while explaining the reason for the pad taped to the back of the Bills quarterback’s forearm that extended to above his right throwing elbow.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Chad Baker-Mazara scored 23 points, Jaden Brownell added 16 points, and USC claimed the Maui Invitational championship with an 88-75 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights captain Mark Stone, who was off to a hot start before injuring his wrist last month, participated in the morning skate Wednesday and will play for Vegas against the Ottawa Senators.

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy remained in the concussion protocol on Wednesday, doing well enough for limited participation in practice but still uncertain to play this weekend.

PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé scored the second-fastest hat trick in Champions League history by netting three times in just under seven minutes at Olympiakos on Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley can admit it now after another futile effort. He's in a “funk.”

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic.

Rori Harmon scored 26 points and No. 4 Texas defeated No. 3 UCLA 76-65 on Wednesday in the Players Era Championship. After building a 23-point lead late in the third quarter, the Longhorns held off UCLA’s late surge to advance to Thursday’s championship game. Texas (6-0) will face the winner of South Carolina-Duke in the title game, while the Bruins (6-1) will play the loser for third place. Madison Booker finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Longhorns. Jordan Lee had 13 points and Justice Carlton chipped in 10.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 22 points and Elsa Lemmilä made a go-ahead jumper with 24.9 seconds left to help Ohio State beat No. 21 West Virginia 83-81 on Wednesday and claim the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship title.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was activated off injured reserve on Wednesday, the final hurdle he needed to clear in order to return on Thanksgiving night against the Baltimore Ravens.

In two games last season, Joe Burrow threw for 820 yards against Baltimore, but the Ravens won both matchups. Lamar Jackson passed for 638 yards and ran for 88 against Cincinnati.

MADRID (AP) — Hansi Flick says his Barcelona team must play with “greater aggression” now that it finds itself in a Champions League mini-slump.

Denver (9-2) at Washington (3-8)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points to lead No. 15 Iowa State to a 95-64 win over Syracuse in the final day of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech rebounded from a lopsided loss to beat New Orleans 82-50 on Wednesday.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have the final pieces of their coaching staff in place for next season after hiring Ethan Katz as an assistant pitching coach and Tim Cossins as catching instructor on Wednesday.

Atlanta (4-7) at New York Jets (2-9)

The Los Angeles Chargers host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday as the reeling AFC West rivals try to get back on track. The Chargers are coming off a bye week after they were thumped 35-6 by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 16. The Raiders have lost five in a row and fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly following their 24-10 defeat to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Los Angeles has won all three games against Las Vegas by double digits since Jim Harbaugh took over as head coach.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury Wednesday, sidelining the fourth overall draft pick for New England's Monday night matchup with the New York Giants.

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique made an audacious choice by starting 18-year-old forward Quentin Ndjantou against Tottenham in the Champions League on Wednesday.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Duke Miles scored 28 points, including two key free throws with 1.9 seconds left, Devin McGlockton added 22 points and No. 24 Vanderbilt held off Western Kentucky 83-78 on Wednesday to begin the Battle 4 Atlantis.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A basketball player at a junior college in Oklahoma who was injured during a game has died, school officials said.

Thanksgiving week is a time for family gatherings, big meals and maybe a little early Christmas shopping.

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — At age 38, David Luiz scored his first Champions League goal in more than eight years Wednesday.

New Orleans (2-9) at Miami (4-7)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Jim Mora built UConn into a winning program. Now he will try to do the same at Colorado State.

New York Giants (2-10) at New England (10-2)

The San Francisco 49ers look for their third straight win and go into their bye week with momentum when they travel to Cleveland to face the Browns on Sunday. QB Brock Purdy struggled in his second start back from a toe injury, but the Niners ended up beating Carolina 20-9. Shedeur Sanders will make his second start after he became the first Browns rookie QB to win his NFL debut in 30 years. All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett is trying to become the first player with at least three sacks in three straight games. Cleveland, which won 24-10 at Las Vegas last week, hasn't won two straight since 2023.

Cincinnati (3-8) at Baltimore (6-5)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Fresh off beating the Super Bowl champs, the Dallas Cowboys get the runner-up in their annual Thanksgiving home game.

Buffalo (7-4) at Pittsburgh (6-5)

COPENHAGEN (AP) — In a season of star teenagers in the Champions League, 17-year-old Viktor Dadason scored again for Copenhagen on Wednesday.

Kansas City (6-5) at Dallas (5-5-1)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is skating again, though the Florida Panthers still aren't sure when their star forward will be able to make his season debut.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer is trying to simplify things for his team in the Iron Bowl. He wants his players to handle the crowd noise at Jordan-Hare Stadium and the emotions that come with playing a rival. Everything else, he believes, will work out.

The men’s and women’s college basketball transfer portal windows would be shortened to 15 days and would open after the men’s and women’s Final Fours under a measure proposed by the Division I men’s and women’s basketball oversight committee.

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No. 2 Indiana understands Friday night's high stakes.

MADRID (AP) — An American football league in Europe and the teams that recently broke away from it demanding structural reforms have reached a deal to reunite and play next season.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Day, perhaps more than anyone on the Big House turf, needs to win The Game.

PARIS (AP) — Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome is back in the saddle.

Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A berth in the Big 12 championship game and a chance to win its first league title. A spot in the College Football Playoff. National title aspirations. All of those possibilities are still ahead for Texas Tech.