Month: October 2022

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia running back CJ Donaldson is in concussion protocol and will miss next week’s home game with Baylor after he was injured in a loss to Texas. West Virginia coach Neal Brown announced Donaldson’s status Tuesday. Donaldson remained on the ground after he was tackled on a short gain in

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge led off the nightcap with his American League-record 62nd home run and Gerrit Cole set the franchise single-season strikeouts record even as New York lost 3-2 in Texas for a doubleheader split. Leody Taveras hit a two-run homer for the Rangers

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Mehdi Taremi has set up both goals for Porto to get its first Champions League win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The Iranian forward set up Zaidu to break the deadlock in the 69th minute and then Galeno to seal the result in the 87th. The

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s first match as the No. 1-ranked player has ended with a straight-set loss to David Goffin at the Astana Open. The 19-year-old Spaniard lost 7-5, 6-3 in his first tour match since winning the U.S. Open and capturing the No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz came from 5-2 down to level

By JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool created a slew of chances but needed two set pieces to beat Rangers 2-0 at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday. The game between last season’s runners-up in England and Scotland was a one-sided contest that could have seen Jurgen Klopp’s team rack

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Tottenham again lacked a cutting edge in the Champions League as the English team drew 0-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt to leave their group wide open after three rounds of games. The only goals scored by Antonio Conte’s side remain the late double by Richarlison in an underwhelming 2-0 win over 10-man

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Giacomo Raspadori has scored a goal in each half as Napoli humbled Ajax in a 6-1 thrashing to continue its perfect and prolific start in Champions League Group A. Napoli’s unrelenting high pressing forwards and midfielders never gave Ajax time to build up from the back and

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina has defeated former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Agel Open. Kasatkina was playing her first match since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open and will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova in an all-Russian second round.

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says Stephen Strasburg’s status for 2023 is up in the air after a series of injuries that limited the pitcher to one start this season. Rizzo said the 2019 World Series MVP’s surgery and rehab are unfamiliar so it is hard to know where things

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei had a stellar start to the season and may have quieted doubters who wanted someone else behind center when the year began. Uiagalelei is among the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top passers and already has more touchdown throws this season than all

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say long snapper Jake McQuaide is out for the season after tearing a triceps muscle against Washington. The team says the injury happened on McQuaide’s final snap of the 25-10 victory against the Commanders. It was a punt late in the fourth quarter. McQuaide replaced longtime Dallas long

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The NFL has held an international combine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. More than 40 prospects — representing 13 countries — competed in hopes of joining the league’s International Player Pathway program. Those selected will begin training in the U.S. in January and could join rookies in

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The House of Commons has questioned Hockey Canada’s former and current board chairs about how the organization handled alleged sexual assaults and how money was paid out in lawsuits. Hockey Canada has been under the national microscope since May, when it was revealed it had settled a lawsuit with a woman

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA vice president Sheik Salman of Bahrain will be unopposed for reelection to lead the Asian Football Confederation. The head of the Saudi Arabian soccer federation also is a candidate to join Sheik Salman and other Asian colleagues on the FIFA ruling council. The 47-nation AFC

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer The Philadelphia Phillies grabbed baseball’s last playoff ticket, and Bryce Harper and company partied into the night. It’s the first playoff appearance for Philly since 2001, and no one seemed to care that it arrived via one of three NL wild cards. It’s the first year for the majors’

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned forward prospect Lukas Reichel to the minors. The 20-year-old was selected by Chicago with the No. 17 pick in the 2020 draft. He made his NHL debut last season and recorded an assist in 11 games. Sending Reichel back to Rockford puts him in position to play

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The long-suffering football fans at Kansas mostly thought it flattering when Nebraska fired Scott Frost and rumors began that the Huskers would be interested in hiring the Jayhawks’ Lance Leipold as their next coach. When Wisconsin fired its coach this week? The feeling wasn’t so

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts may wait until pregame warmups at Denver to make a decision about Jonathan Taylor. The 2021 NFL rushing champ suffered an ankle injury during Sunday’s loss to Tennessee. He also was limited in last week’s practice by a toe injury, but coach Frank

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille recovered from going behind in the first minute to rout Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in the Champions League. The win was thanks in part to visiting goalkeeper Antonio Adan, who made two costly errors before getting sent off. Marseille lost its first two group matches but ended Sporting’s perfect record with

LONDON (AP) — Rebekah Vardy, the wife of English soccer player Jamie Vardy, has to pay about 1.5 million pounds ($1.7 million) in legal costs to fellow soccer spouse Coleen Rooney after losing the high-profile libel lawsuit she brought against Rooney. Vardy lost her libel claim against Rooney in July when a judge ruled that

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has another loaded field for the Bahamas and his Hero World Challenge. Still to be announced is whether the December event will get the player at No. 1,195. That would be Woods, who is expected to play as the tournament host. Woods has three exemptions to announce.

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a century and a half of Major League Baseball — after generations of grunts and growls, of muffled shouts and dramatic arm gestures and a cultivated sense of remoteness — something quietly extraordinary happened to the national pastime this year: The umpires began talking

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — USA Curling says CEO Jeff Plush “acted in accordance with prioritizing the safety of athletes” during his tenure as leader of the National Women’s Soccer League. The curling board met after the release of an independent investigation into systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the NWSL for years. Plush was

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Alex Bowman and Cody Shane Ware will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race because of injuries suffered driving the new Next Gen car. Bowman will miss a second consecutive race with a concussion. Ware said he’s skipping Sunday’s race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa was able to visit his brother, Tua, last weekend after the Terrapins’ game against Michigan State. Taulia Tagovailoa spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since Tua left the Miami Dolphins’ game against Cincinnati last Thursday with a frightening

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Yankees have put reliever Ron Marinaccio on the 15-day injured list. It’s another blow to the injury-plagued New York bullpen before the playoffs. Marinaccio has a stress reaction in his right shin. He will miss the AL Division Series, though manager Aaron

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with top forward Mathew Barzal on an eight-year contract extension. A person with knowledge of the contract tells The Associated Press it’s worth $73.2 million with a $9.15 million annual salary cap hit through 2031. Barzal has led the team in

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield says quarterback Malik Cunningham’s status is being evaluated daily for concussion-like symptoms after he was injured during Saturday’s loss at Boston College. The fifth-year senior ran for three touchdowns and threw for another before finishing the game, a 34-33 defeat, on the sideline. He was removed for

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The Big Ten West is a mess. It’s also mesmerizing. Wisconsin and Nebraska already have fired their head coaches. Minnesota took up the mantle as West favorite last week and was upset at home. Illinois is one of the hottest teams in the nation after outscoring two nonconference