From the wire

AUTO RACING

Jordan, NASCAR going to court

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Retired NBA great Michael Jordan and his fellow owners of two NASCAR teams are headed to federal court for a hearing in their antitrust fight against the stock car series over what they say is an unfair business model. 23XI Racing, which is owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by restaurant franchisee Bob Jenkins, sued NASCAR and chairman Jim France in October. That followed months of tense negotiations over NASCAR's charter system, which is essentially a franchise model that includes revenue sharing.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Police-fan fight under investigation

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is reviewing online videos that show police officers punching fans during Saturday's Florida-Georgia game at EverBank Stadium. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan says she has spoken to sheriff T.K. Waters regarding altercations at the rivalry game known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party." The Sheriff's Office says it won't comment until its review is complete. One video shows two officers struggling with two spectators in the stands. A second video shows an argument between a man and two JSO officers escalate into a fight that left the man with his face bloodied and handcuffed after being shot repeatedly with a stun gun.

Cyclones cruise in opener

AMES, Iowa — Addy Brown scored 20 points and Audi Crooks added 16 as No. 8 Iowa State routed Chicago State 96-56 for its 30th straight win in a season opener, the longest active streak in Division I. Brown also had nine rebounds, five assists, three blocks and a steal. Aili Tanke had 12 points and Alisa Williams had 10 in their first games for the Cyclones and Emily Ryan had nine points to go with six assists and four steals, both team highs. Asha Walker led the Cougars with 18 points and Aiyanna Culver added 14.

Trojans edge Ole Miss in Paris

PARIS — Kiki Iriafen made a pair of free throws with seconds remaining to lift No. 3 Southern California over Mississippi 68-66 in a season-opening doubleheader in France. The score was tied 66-66 with 10 seconds left when Iriafen made her two free throws. JuJu Watkins scored 27 points for USC while K.K. Deans led No. 20 Ole Miss with 19. The 8,000-capacity Adidas Arena was less than half full for the start of the first game of a season-opening doubleheader.

UCLA wins in ranked matchup

PARIS — Lauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening doubleheader in France. Timea Gardiner had 15 points and Londynn Jones contributed 13 for UCLA. Tajianna Roberts had a game-high 21 points for Louisville, which opened up an 18-13 lead at the end of the first quarter. Louisville was 6 of 29 from 3-point range compared to 8 of 23 for UCLA.

Wilson's late heroics lift Fulham

LONDON — Substitute Harry Wilson scored twice in added time as Fulham rallied for a 2-1 home win over Brentford in the Premier League. Wilson came on in the 82nd minute and equalized in the second minute of injury time by meeting a cross from Adama Traore and, with his back toward the goal, flicking the ball inside the far post. He then netted the winner four minutes later with a stooping header from another cross from Antonee Robinson as Fulham was finally rewarded for its attacking play. The win lifts Fulham into ninth place in the league table while Brentford remains in 13th.

Arsenal sporting director resigns

LONDON — Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar has resigned. The former midfielder returned to the club as technical director in 2019 before being promoted to sporting director in 2022, and has been seen as a key figure in Arsenal's emergence as a Premier League challenger under manager Mikel Arteta in recent seasons. Edu said he was leaving to pursue "a different challenge" but did not specify what that would entail.

Sabalenka nears No. 1 ranking

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jasmine Paolini for a second straight victory in the group stage. The top-ranked Sabalenka cruised in the first set after building a 4-0 lead, then saved two set points in the second to advance at the year-ending tournament for the top eight ranked players. Sabalenka will face already eliminated Elena Rybakina on Wednesday in the final group match of the week. Another round-robin win will secure her the year-end No. 1 ranking for the first time in her career. In the other Purple Group match, Zheng Qinwen defeated Rybakina 7-6 (4) 3-6, 6-1 to maintain chances of advancing.

- The Associated Press