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By The Associated Press Gonzalo Higuain’s goals lead Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Tuesday. Miami improved to 11-13-6 and the Crew fell to 9-7-14.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mark Mathias hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth for his second homer, third extra-base hit and fourth RBI of the game as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Tuesday night. Mathias pulled the ball

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 56th and 57th home runs, Gleyber Torres had a go-ahead three-run double in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. Judge, playing in New York’s 142nd game, is four from

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in three and the Milwaukee Brewers used eight pitchers in an 8-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. The Brewers moved within seven games of the NL Central-leading Cardinals. Brewers starter Matt Bush left after just 15 pitches

By ANDRES YBARRA Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota rookie Joe Ryan and reliever Jovani Moran combined to pitch no-hit ball until Bobby Witt Jr. doubled with one out in the ninth inning as the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3. Ryan was pulled after seven innings and 106 pitches, four shy of his

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a tying homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Tuesday night to gain ground in the American League wild- card race. The Orioles moved within five games of Tampa Bay for the final wild-card spot. The Nationals have lost four

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kendall Mcintosh stopped the three shots he faced while Khiry Shelton scored as Sporting Kansas City earned a 3-0 victory Tuesday over D.C. United. Following the victory, Sporting KC moved to 9-15-7, while United dropped to 7-18-6.

HOUSTON — Fafa Picault scored two goals to help lead the Houston Dynamo to a 3-1 win over the New England Revolution. The Dynamo improved to 9-16-6 after the win and the Revolution fell to 9-11-11. New England’s Djordje Petrović saved Sebastian Ferreira’s penalty kick in the 33rd minute. His four saved penalties are the

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter

By The Associated Press SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Carlos Vela scored the game-tying goal for Los Angeles FC in a 1-1 draw against Minnesota United on Tuesday. United is now 13-12-6 and LAFC is 19-8-4.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Mack is the third Los Angeles Chargers player to record three sacks in an opener, but he is looking to improve going into Thursday night’s pivotal AFC West Division matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Against Las Vegas last Sunday, Mack was the

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins’ bid to pitch a combined no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals ended when Bobby Witt Jr. doubled with one out in the ninth inning. Witt’s hit came against reliever Jovani Moran. Twins starter Joe Ryan was taken out after throwing 106 pitches in seven innings. The crowd at Target

By The Associated Press MONTREAL — Zachary Brault Guillard scored the deciding goal in a 3-2 win for CF Montreal over the Chicago Fire on Tuesday. With the victory , Montreal improved to 17-9-5, while the Fire fell to 9-14-8.

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Hunter Brown pitched six strong innings in his hometown and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez homered and scored three times for the Astros, who are 6-0 against the Tigers this season. Brown allowed two runs. Brown made his second

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Angels star Mike Trout’s streak of consecutive games hitting a home run ended at seven, one shy of the major league record, and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat Los Angeles 3-1. Trout went 0 for 3 with three routine flyballs and a walk. The three-time AL

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Nathaniel Hackett started out his news conference Tuesday admitting his error in attempting a 64-yard field goal instead of keeping the ball in Russell Wilson’s hands in the closing seconds of the Denver Broncos’ 17-16 loss to Seattle. Then, he waffled and ended up

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers opener Matt Bush has exited after recording just one out against St. Louis because of right groin discomfort. Bush, who was starting a bullpen game for the Brewers with three starters already on the injured list, made just 15 pitches before leaving. Bush had

CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe will miss the start of the season after he had cervical spine surgery. Team physician Michael Terry says McCabe is expected to return in 10 to 12 weeks. There was no word on when exactly McCabe had the surgery. Forward prospect Jalen Luypen also will miss the start

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots veteran running back Ty Montgomery will miss at least the next four games after being placed on injured reserve with a right knee injury. To fill his spot on the 53-man roster, New England signed receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the practice squad. Offensive lineman Marcus Cannon was also signed to

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders, a person

MONTREAL (AP) — Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say new Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. The  Canadiens announced the appointment of the 23-year-old Ontario native as the team’s captain earlier this week. He has played for Montreal the past three seasons. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade told reporters it would be

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have signed general manager Jim Nill to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. Nill is going into his 10th season with the Stars. That was the last year on his current deal before the extension was announced. Dallas has made the playoffs three of the past

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It doesn’t seem to matter which shirt Robert Lewandowski is wearing. Bayern Munich just keeps getting the better of Barcelona either way. Bayern extended its recent dominance over the Spanish giant with a 2-0 win in the Champions League to show it can cope quite well without

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Struggling Bayer Leverkusen left it late to earn a 2-0 win over Atlético Madrid in their Champions League group-stage game. Two goals in three minutes from Robert Andrich and Moussa Diaby were enough for Leverkusen to claim just its second win of the season after six defeats in eight games across

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mohamed Ibrahim tore an Achilles tendon in Minnesota’s opener last year and missed the rest of the season. His college career could have been over. He decided to return for a sixth year and has 262 yards and four touchdowns on 44 carries over two games

BERLIN (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo got ejected against Germany and Greece’s hopes of bringing home a European championship ended not long afterward. Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, Daniel Theis had a 13-point, 16-rebound effort and host Germany moved into the EuroBasket semifinals with a 107-96 win over Greece. Also, Willy Hernangomez scored 27 points, Juancho

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Careless defending cost Marseille again in the Champions League as it lost 1-0 at home to Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt. Coach Igor Tudor’s side is unbeaten in the French league but lacks a cutting edge at this level. Marseille fell behind in the 43rd

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans placed defensive back A.J. Moore and defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand on injured reserve Tuesday. The Titans also signed defensive back Nate Brooks to the practice squad. Moore hurt an ankle late in the first quarter of the Titans’ opening loss to the New York Giants. He limped to

MUNICH (AP) — Robert Lewandowski is among several Barcelona players who are ruing missed chances after a 2-0 loss at Bayern Munich in the Champions League on his return to his former team. Lewandowski was back for the first time since forcing his transfer between the clubs. But he was frustrated by his own lack

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Joel Matip headed in an 89th-minute goal with the aid of goal-line technology to earn Liverpool a 2-1 win over Ajax and its first points in this season’s Champions League. The center back met an outswinging corner from the left with a header that had just crossed the line before it

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto’s Champions League struggles continued with a 4-0 home loss to Club Brugge. Brugge scored once in the first half and three times in the second to hand Porto its fourth straight loss in the Champions League going back to last season. The Portuguese side is winless in five consecutive games

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rodrigo Blankenship’s tenure with the Indianapolis Colts is over. Team officials announced they waived the kicker Tuesday, two days after he sliced a 42-yard field goal to the right in overtime of Sunday’s game at Houston. The miss cost the Colts a win and apparently Blankenship

By ETHAN WESTERMAN The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Two unrelated players who share a last name have powered No. 10 Arkansas this season. Running back Raheim Sanders leads the SEC in rushing yards and linebacker Drew Sanders tops the league in both sacks and forced fumbles. “The Sanders Show” has helped Arkansas win

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs kicks off Amazon Prime Video’s 11-year agreement with the NFL to carry “Thursday Night Football”. For most viewers, the Prime Video app on televisions, phones and tablets will be their way to see it. Games will be

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Prime Video kicks off an 11-year agreement between Amazon and the NFL and marks the first time the league has sold a package of games to a streaming service. Amazon won the rights to the prime-time

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a seventh-inning double, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 to gain a doubleheader split betwen AL wild card contenders. Toronto is 80-62 and is a half-game ahead of

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer’s not sure what to expect out of his defense and that’s even before this weekend’s game with No. 1 Georgia. The Gamecocks will be without starters in linebacker Mo Kaba and defensive end Jordan Strachan. Both suffered knee injuries at

CINCINNATI (AP) — Kevin Newman hit an RBI single in the seventh inning and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 1-0  for a dy-night doubleheader sweep. Bryan Reynolds homered for the second straight game and drove in two runs as Pittsburgh hit three home runs for

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys aren’t putting quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve after surgery on his right thumb. That leaves open the possibility that he could return within the next four games. That is the minimum number of games a player must miss if put on that list. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s sometimes hard to believe that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for all that he’s accomplished during his young but brilliant NFL career, would carry such a considerable chip on his shoulder. But he thrives on proving people wrong, and that was evident

PILSEN, Czech Republic (AP) — Edin Džeko scored one goal and set up another to lead Inter Milan to a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League. It was the Bosnia international’s 10th goal in nine matches against Plzeň and his ninth in the last six. The 10 goals against Plzeň are the

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting scored in the 90th minute and again in stoppage time to beat Tottenham 2-0 and make it two wins from two to open the Champions League group stage. Substitutes Paulinho and Arthur Gomes scored the goals as Tottenham slipped to its first loss of the season in all competitions. Paulinho

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid criticized the field inside State Farm Stadium on Tuesday after two Kansas City players slipped on the turf and sustained injuries during their 44-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals last week. Harrison Butker’s plant foot slipped awkwardly during a kickoff

By The Associated Press American goalkeeper Zack Steffen missed his fourth straight game for Middlesbrough, raising doubt whether he will be available for the United States’ last two warmup matches ahead of the World Cup. The 27-year-old has not played since Aug. 20, Middlesbrough’s fifth match of the season, because of a knee injury. The

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Lamar Jackson is banking on his talent to ultimately land the deal he seeks from the Baltimore Ravens. He’s also depending on himself as one of only 17 current NFL players acting as their own agent, according to the NFLPA. The list includes high-profile names such as Bobby Wagner,

By DAVE SKRETTA What were supposed to be the Big 12 also-rans took some of the spotlight from favorites such as Oklahoma and Oklahoma State over the weekend. Kansas improved to 2-0 with its overtime victory over West Virginia. Iowa State did the same with a road win over rival Iowa. Kansas State blew out

CHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty on a charge of rape of a 19-year-old woman. The verdict was given by a jury on the direction of a judge. Mendy’s co-accused is Louis Saha Matturie. Matturie was also cleared of two counts of rape and one of sexual

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Abdul Hodge is a former three-time all-Big Ten linebacker who played the position in the NFL and spent three years coaching future linebackers at South Dakota. The former Iowa star now is working on the other side of the ball as he returns to his alma mater and coaches

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for one year, plus fined him $10 million, after an investigation found that he had engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings of the league’s report, published

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The St. Louis Blues have taken another step in keeping their top young players in the fold long term. The team on Tuesday signed forward Jordan Kyrou to an eight-year contract extension worth $65 million. The deal begins in 2023 and runs through 2031. The deal comes two months

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt will miss at least one game with a pec injury. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year sustained the injury late in the fourth quarter of a 23-20 overtime victory over Cincinnati. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said the

LONDON (AP) — Graham Potter’s first game as Chelsea coach will also be his first time at a Champions League game. Chelsea hosts Salzburg on Wednesday one week after firing Thomas Tuchel. Potter left Brighton to join Chelsea and was asked on Tuesday if he had ever attended a Champions League game. He says “off

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch will move to Richard Childress Racing next season, ending a 15-year career with Joe Gibbs Racing because the team could not come to terms with NASCAR’s only active multiple Cup champion. Busch will drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for Childress in an

By The Associated Press After two weeks of an offseason, the PGA Tour is ready for a new season. It starts with the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. This will be the 10th and final year of a wraparound season. Max Homa is the defending champion. He won twice last season and will be making

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It was a quick turnaround for tennis’ new No. 1. Carlos Alcaraz arrived back home to try to help Spain in the Davis Cup Finals only hours after celebrating his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz made it to Valencia the day before

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Less could be more for Antoine Griezmann going into the World Cup. The France forward has been getting few minutes with Atlético Madrid because of a unique contractual dispute with Barcelona. But he may end up being one of the few players arriving fresh for the

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza has fired coach Giovanni Stroppa and replaced him with Raffaele Palladino. The 54-year-old Stroppa steered Monza to a historic first ever promotion to the top-flight via the playoffs last season but it picked up its first point only last weekend. The 38-year-old Palladino’s first match in charge will

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Riot police intervened when opposing fans launched flares and fireworks at each other before kickoff of Marseille’s home game against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. Other sections of the home crowd egged on their Marseille counterparts, with some cheering as flares and firecrackers landed

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A long-anticipated all-British heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is closer then ever. Joshua’s management team says in a post on Twitter that its fighter has accepted the terms presented by Fury for a bout on Dec. 3. That was made known to Fury’s team on Friday

By DIAMOND DESHIELDS For The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Diamond DeShields will be chronicling her journey with USA Basketball as they prep for and play in the FIBA World Cup in Australia. DeShields is grateful for the chance to play with USA Basketball after having spinal surgery two years ago that nearly ended

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — D.J. Reed started receiving the texts just as he was about to run on the field for pregame introductions. The New York Jets cornerback learned his father had died Sunday morning after an 18-year battle with multiple sclerosis. He is dedicating this season

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Nathaniel Hackett found himself in no man’s land, and he assured himself a spot in football purgatory with a headscratcher of a decision that turned his head coaching debut into a dud and ruined Russell Wilson’s homecoming. Trailing the Seahawks 17-16 Monday night, the Broncos crossed midfield with

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith left the field hearing his name chanted after the Seattle Seahawks opened the regular season with an unexpected victory over the Denver Broncos. It was a gratifying performance for Smith eight years after he last started a game on the opening weekend of the

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie starter Spencer Strider struck out nine over five innings but allowed a season-high nine hits as his winning streak ended at four, and the Atlanta Braves missed a chance to gain ground in the NL East, losing to the San Francisco Giants 3-2. The

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Tyler Anderson threw seven sharp innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season. For real, this time. The Dodgers thought they had secured a

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdown passes, Denver fumbled twice at the 1-yard line in the second half, and the Seahawks beat the Broncos 17-16 in Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle. Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left and the Seahawks

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Bassitt had his shortest start in three months, failing to get through the fourth inning as the NL East-leading New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-2. The Mets had won each of Bassitt’s last eight starts, a span in which he had a

MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Charles Leblanc hit a pair of RBI doubles during an eight-run burst in the fifth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Texas Rangers 10-6 for a split of their doubleheader. Texas won the opener 3-2 as Mark Mathias drew a bases-loaded walk to snap an eighth-inning tie. The Marlins trailed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have reprimanded star guard Anthony Edwards for homophobic comments he made on an Instagram video and later apologized for. Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly says the team is “disappointed in the language and actions” Edwards displayed in an Instagram video. Edwards made a disparaging, profane comment about

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette launched a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning after being hit by a high fastball in his previous at-bat, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a testy, 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in a showdown between AL wild-card contenders. Toronto tied idle

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0. Valdez posted his 24th straight quality start, tying Jacob DeGrom in 2018 for the longest single-season streak. He gave up six hits and struck out eight with one walk. The Tigers

GARY SCHATZ Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Rodolfo Castro and Diego Castillo homered in a five-run fifth inning to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Castro hit a three-run home run off Mike Minor in the fifth inning.  His eighth of the season.  Castillo, who was recalled from Indianapolis

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Angels star Mike Trout homered in his seventh consecutive game, one shy of the major league record, but the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat Los Angeles 5-4. Amed Rosario hit a go-ahead double in the seventh for Cleveland, which increased its advantage to three games over the

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams suffered a left knee injury in the second quarter of the season opener against the Denver Broncos. Adams was injured on a play where he blitzed and put pressure on Denver quarterback Russell Wilson. Adams didn’t get a sack but forced an incompletion. He limped off the

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Infielder Wilmer Flores and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a contract that guarantees $16.5 million over the next three seasons and could be worth up to $21.5 million. Flores gets salaries of $6.5 million each in 2023 and 2024. Flores gets salaries of $6.5

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has homered in his seventh consecutive game, one shy of the major league record. Trout hit a two-run drive off Cleveland’s Konnor Pilkington in the fifth inning. Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly and Dale Long share the major league record of

TORONTO (AP) — A charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. Elias Theodorou was 34. His publicist, Jess Moran, confirmed the former UFC fighter died in Toronto of liver cancer. Theodorou of Mississauga, Ontario, was an athlete, actor, model, stuntman, dancer, TV pitchman,

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Connecticut Sun might be down one game in the WNBA Finals after losing their first series opener of the postseason, but they haven’t lost confidence thanks to a stringent defensive effort in Game 1. The Sun did what they hoped to do in by holding the

MADRID (AP) — Osasuna has maintained its momentum at the start of the Spanish league by defeating promoted Almería 1-0. It is the fourth win in five matches for Osasuna, the same number as Barcelona and Real Betis. Only defending champion Real Madrid has five wins. Chimy Ávila scored with a one-timer from near the

TORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays put three new pitchers on the roster Monday before a pivotal four-day, five-game series against wild-card rival Toronto. Tampa Bay added right-hander Cooper Criswell as a substitute player to start the opener, and selecting righties Kevin Herget and Javy Guerra from Triple-A Durham. The Rays put unvaccinated left-hander

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — There was plenty of blame to go around for the Bengals in their strange 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday’s opener. Kicker Evan McPherson was working with a backup long snapper and missed an extra point that would have won the game in regulation.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin faces a balancing act as it tries to bounce back from its first loss of the season and work its way back into the Top 25. The Badgers believe they must play with more enthusiasm and more discipline, two traits that don’t always go

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says quarterback Luke Altmyer should be able to play against Georgia Tech, but he isn’t saying who will start for the 20th-ranked Rebels. Altmyer sustained an upper-body injury in the second quarter of the game against Central Arkansas and didn’t play in the second half of the

EMPOLI, Italy (AP) — Paulo Dybala scored one and set up another as Roma got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory at Empoli in an action-packed Serie A match. Dybala opened the scoring in the 17th minute and set up Tammy Abraham for Roma’s second in the 71st. Filippo Bandinelli equalized at the

MIAMI (AP) — Mark Mathias drew a bases-loaded walk that broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Texas Rangers over the Miami Marlins 3-2 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Miami reliever Steven walked Corey Seager and Adolis García around Nathaniel Lowe’s two-out infield single in the eighth before Mathias reached. The defeat

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer A penalty-packed performance against Texas only cost Alabama the No. 1 ranking, not a loss. But a team that opened as the favorite to win the national championship hardly looked like a dominating force in the 20-19 victory in Austin, especially on offense. For the now second-ranked Crimson Tide’s