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NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev, the 2020 U.S. Open runner-up, will miss the tournament this year while recovering from surgery on his right…

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Andres Iniesta had to watch from the sidelines as his hopes of winning a first Asian Champions League title ended when his…

LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied a fraud charge over his alleged failure to declare millions of pounds in…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has handed control of the national soccer federation back to its administration in an attempt to get a FIFA…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A few close plays at the plate over the past couple weeks have infuriated MLB catchers.…

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will play a Week Zero game for the second straight season and coach Scott…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tyler Shough has been named Texas Tech’s starting quarterback by new coach Joey McGuire. The announcement Sunday came just…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rookie tight end Isaiah Likely caught eight passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and the…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Jorge Mateo lined a bases-loaded double to left field in the eighth inning, driving in…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Davis Webb threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Alex Bachman with 35 seconds to play to…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — William Agada scored two goals and Sporting Kansas City cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers. Agada gave…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Konnor McClain rallied past Shilese Jones to win her first U.S. gymnastics national title. The…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Juan José Purata scored in the 77th minute to offset a second-half brace by Columbus’ Cucho Hernández, helping Atlanta…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 5 overall choice in the draft, left the New York…

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Gabriel Pereira and Santiago Rodríguez scored goals early in each half and New York City FC snapped a three-match losing…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers got three hits, including Oakland’s first triple after a strange 81-game drought without a three-bagger,…

DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Ryan Pepiot celebrated his 25th birthday in style, getting the best of…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single in the seventh inning and finished with three RBIs, helping the…

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Wilmer Flores delivered a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, Evan Longoria had a grand…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The father of the Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he…

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Drew Lock has returned to practice for the Seattle Seahawks after testing positive for COVID-19 this past week and missing the…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mets reliever Nate Fisher pitched three scoreless innings of relief in his major league debut…

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Four-time defending Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence raced to his first victory of the season Sunday, defending his event…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay is a winner again at the BMW Championship in another thriller. The only…

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Sue Bird added season highs of 18 points and 10 assists, and the…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Semien and Nathaniel Lowe homered, Kohei Arihara pitched a career-high six innings and…

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett won the U.S. Amateur on Sunday, building a 5-up lead over Ben Carr and holding on for a 1-up…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles spent most of Sunday meeting kids from around the…

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) — Padraig Harrington won the DICK’S Sporting Goods Open on Sunday for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the year.…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Keston Hiura homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the New York…

LILLE, France (AP) — Kylian Mbappe has scored after just eight seconds of play to claim the joint-fastest goal in the history of the French league.…

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Fraley had three RBIs and scored four times to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 win over…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta outfielder Marcell Ozuna was booed by the home fans in his return, Kyle Tucker singled to…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings in his return to the Tigers, helping Detroit to a 4-0…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Robert Lewandowski left his mark with a pair of goals on his 34th birthday and Barcelona’s…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Joshua Dobbs ran for a touchdown and looked good directing Cleveland’s backups during a 21-20…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari has moved a step closer to returning from the left knee injury that…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Right-hander Shohei Ohtani has been removed from the Los Angeles Angels’ game against the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Udonis Haslem is coming back for a 20th NBA season. The Miami Heat captain made the announcement…

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Larson beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on a restart with five laps to go and won the…

ROME (AP) — Atalanta has held defending champion AC Milan to a 1-1 draw in their Serie A clash. Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The preseason numbers for Tennessee Titans first-round pick Treylon Burks have…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — David Malukas put on a show Saturday night in IndyCar’s final oval race of the…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have retired Paul O’Neill’s No. 21. He’s the…

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Manchester City was given a major scare by Newcastle before coming from behind to draw 3-3 in a thrilling Premier League…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City came from 3-1 behind to draw 3-3 with Newcastle in a Premier League thriller. Few opponents have…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Sadio Mané scored two more goals as Bayern Munich avenged a rare defeat last season by routing…

VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) — Maximilian Kieffer closed with a 6-under 66 to win the rain-hit Czech Masters for his first European tour…

BREDA, Netherlands (AP) — Sam Bennett went two years without a stage win at a Grand Tour race. Now the Bora-Hansgrohe rider has won two in a row.…

BY COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Lightning struck during a nighttime trail race up a Greek…

LONDON (AP) — West Ham slumped to its third straight loss to open the Premier League season as goals from midfielders Alexis Mac Allister and…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Major champion and golf course architect Tom Weiskopf has died of pancreatic cancer. His wife says Weiskopf died…

LEEDS, England (AP) — A bad error by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy prompted a collapse by Chelsea in a 3-0 loss at Leeds featuring a first Premier…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The road to becoming the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since 2000 is clear once again. Oleksandr Usyk…

BY ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lindsey Horan had a pair of goals and Lyon defeated Monterrey 4-0 on Saturday night to…

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Julian Gressel scored the tying goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Gressel’s…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cade Cowell’s goal helped lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC. With the victory , the…

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto and Josh Bell homered against their former team, leading the San Diego Padres to a…

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin May dominated for five innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, Will Smith and…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Johnny Cueto scattered five hits over 8 2/3 innings and José Abreu had an RBI double, sending the…

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Sebastian Ferreira scored the equalizer for the Houston Dynamo in a 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chelsea Gray had 27 points and eight assists and hit a career-high seven of Las Vegas’ WNBA playoff-record 23 3-pointers and the…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud run-scoring single in the 11th capped Atlanta’s second comeback in…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Corey Seager hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and Mark Mathias added an RBI in the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Josef Newgarden won his fifth race of the season and tightened the IndyCar title race…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ariel Lassiter’s goal helped lead Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Toronto . Miami improved to 10-10-6 following…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kenny Pickett’s second preseason performance was as impressive as his first, and it…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Julian Carranza’s hat trick and Andre Blake’s two saves lifted the Philadelphia Union to a win over D.C. United by a score of…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nate Sudfeld led a 14-play, 79-yard drive for a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Jarrett Stidham led the Raiders on a touchdown drive on the team’s first…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brody Malone cruised to his second national gymnastics title to cement his status atop the…

MONTREAL (AP) — Romell Quioto scored twice and Montreal beat the New England Revolution 4-0 on Saturday night to move closer to wrapping up a…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit two more home runs, boosting his total to 692 and moving him…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Patryk Klimala scored the game-tying goal for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-1 draw against Cincinnati. The Red Bulls moved to…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press MASON, Ohio (AP) — Petra Kvitova outlasted American Madison Keys 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 in a two-hour, 17-minute match that…

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Padres are giving reliever Josh Hader a break from the closer role after ninth-inning…

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith has ended his hold-in and is practicing with…

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett has powered his way into the championship match of the U.S. Amateur. Bennett’s latest…