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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona hosts Valencia on Sunday to start a three-game home stint that Ronald Koeman…

PARIS (AP) — Lens coach Franck Haise is gaining respect from his peers in the French league. Haise led the Northern club to a seventh-place finish…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen will be aiming to maintain its Bundesliga challenge longer than it did the last…

By The Associated Press Sooner than many baseball fans wanted, maybe, but the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabe Kapler absolutely gets butterflies, he says, and he considers it a good thing.…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates says challenging China on its human rights record as Beijing…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer International big men have risen to prominence in the NBA. Proof came in last season’s MVP voting, when three…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer The last two unbeaten teams in the Southeastern Conference square off this week when No. 1 Georgia hosts No. 11…

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer In elite figure skating, makeup can be as important a tool as a boot and blade. It also can sideline an Olympic…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kyle Turris scored the shootout winner and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Wednesday night in the…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Bowen Byram scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to lead the short-handed Colorado…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mason McTavish became the youngest player in Anaheim history to score a goal as the Ducks…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving says he doesn’tt want to lose salary or a chance to compete for a…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner dunked while scoring 29 points, Diana Taurasi had eight of her 20 points in…

By The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker showed in his preseason debut he’s ready to lead the Phoenix Suns to another run at an NBA…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-seven American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Houston…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — While the fisticuffs never materialized, the Washington Capitals made a season-opening 5-1…

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander broke a tie at 1:06 of the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Winger Raphinha has become the new hope for Brazil in World Cup qualifiers and is likely to…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ray Fosse, the strong-armed catcher whose career was upended when he was bowled over by Pete Rose at the 1970 All-Star Game,…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tim Weah’s shot for the go-ahead goal deflected off the near post and then off backup…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — It has not been a good start to the week for the Los Angeles Chargers offensive line. The…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov beat top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round of…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just one week ago, Robert Rochell was a rookie cornerback hoping to contribute on special teams…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Rich Bisaccia, now in his 20th season as an NFL coach, is the interim head coach of the Las…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have been celebrating home runs by giving the hitter a ride through the dugout in…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas injured his right adductor muscle during a World Cup qualifier against the United States…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans exercised options on four former first-round draft choices including star forward Zion Williamson and…

SYDNEY (AP) — The men’s Australian Open golf tournament and Australian Women’s Open scheduled for next year have been canceled because of…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Cornerback Tre Flowers has been released by the Seattle Seahawks as they struggle to find the…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson is passing the ball more this season, and he’s handling it fine.…

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs sported TikTok decals on their helmets Wednesday night for the season opener against the Montreal Canadiens.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams says he occasionally is in the process of…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The Pac-12 enters a new season buoyed by the league’s accomplishments in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The…

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields is getting his first taste of the…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When the Patriots have been good on defense, it has usually meant they’ve gotten good…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher David Hess says he is starting chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in his…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter shook up his lineup, inserting goalkeeper Zack Steffen among nine changes to the starting 11 for a…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer gave his offensive staff an early homework assignment…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball race is headlined by contenders…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer is undefeated overseas. Meyer was Notre Dame’s receivers coach in 1996…

By The Associated Press Sooner than many baseball fans wanted, maybe, but the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer BYU’s game at Baylor has been on the schedule for more than five years. Nobody knew then or even before…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Western Conference has the best regular season team from last year in Utah. The West champion Phoenix Suns…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans wide receiver Julio Jones returned to practice Wednesday after missing…

By The Associated Press Jon Gruden is being dropped from the Madden NFL 22 video game after he resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders because it…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for life without wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. The…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Olympic sports organizations will look into co-hosting championship events with the NCAA as a way…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — He was hailed as a hero by his offensive coordinator, but Broncos guard Graham…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox are shifting focus toward next season after they were eliminated in…

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN has signed a five-year agreement with the NFL to broadcast the Monday night game during the first weekend of the playoffs,…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady remembers the losses. As Tampa Bay prepared to face the Philadelphia Eagles on…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says starting cornerback Eli Ricks has decided to have season- ending surgery to repair an injury that…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule said running back Christian McCaffrey is 50-50 for Carolina’s…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian club Sao Paulo FC has parted ways with Argentine coach Hernan Crespo after a string of poor results. Crespo joined Sao…

By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook and retired NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade have joined…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Everybody expected a playoff series for the ages between the century-old rival Dodgers…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Mattias Ekholm to a four-year, $25 million extension keeping him under…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones has made some progress since suffering a concussion last weekend and…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton returned to practice and could be ready to play this…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals will be without two starters and probably a third when they try to stay…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady has a boo-boo. Well, a bit more than that: Brady’s right hand — the one he throws with — was…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons has reported to the Philadelphia 76ers but the disgruntled All-Star guard still may…

By The Associated Press Tom Brady leads the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a…

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Wales midfielder David Brooks says he will begin cancer treatment next week after being diagnosed with stage two…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Unbeaten and No. 16 Wake Forest is in unfamiliar territory atop the Atlantic Coast Conference thanks in part to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brian Flores is reasonably certain of this much: None of his players will be smoking…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The Brooklyn Nets look like such a title favorite that James Harden felt the need for a reminder they aren’t…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — UCLA is an overwhelming favorite to win the Pac-12 after reaching the Final Four last season. The Bruins’ men’s…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston quarterback Tyrod Taylor isn’t ready to come off injured reserve, and left tackle…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs practiced without five key starters Wednesday, including wide…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler was a preseason Associated Press first-team All-American.…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — NFL sacks leader Myles Garrett and star running back Nick Chubb are two of several key Browns…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have brought back linebacker Avery Williamson after signing the veteran off Denver’s practice squad.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers made a franchise-record fourth straight playoff appearance this fall and…

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Since quarterback Sean Clifford arrived on campus, Penn State has never been without…

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch We’re almost a third of the way through the fantasy season, so scoring trends are starting to stick. These players…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders will start the season with 13 straight road games. It is the…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sounds ready to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon…

MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández is facing prison time in Spain for violating a restraining order. The Bayern Munich player has been…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Claudio Ranieri is fully aware of the precariousness of his latest job in the Premier League after becoming Watford’s…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer With one Small kick and a rather sizable upset, Texas A&M created a logjam in the Southeastern Conference Western…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says center Frank Ragnow feels guilty about having season-ending toe surgery. Campbell…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top sports authority has accepted the Spanish league’s request to postpone a pair of weekend matches involving teams with…

PARIS (AP) — The French football league’s board adopted a motion Wednesday to oppose plans to play the men’s World Cup every two years, arguing…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo soccer federation has fired Bernard Challandes as coach after a pair of World Cup qualifying losses. Kosovo lost…

SCHWÄBISCH HALL, Germany (AP) — German skier Thomas Dressen will miss the start of the World Cup season as he tries to build his fitness ahead of…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish sports minister says a boycott of the World Cup is not the answer despite calling it “a wrong decision”…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Kenyan Olympic runner and two-time world championship bronze medalist Agnes Tirop has been found dead at her home…

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The Swedish soccer association says a player on the country’s under-21 team has claimed he was racially abused by an…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The lack of balance and quality in central midfield continues to hold England back despite all the improvements…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA is preparing to give Europe’s top soccer clubs greater control of Champions League marketing…

By The Associated Press After a season of piling up whopping win totals, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers get a day to prep for their…

By The Associated Press White Sox manager Tony La Russa is waiting to find out if Chicago wants him back after the club was eliminated by the Astros…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer From Lamar Jackson’s improbable comeback that ended in an overtime win for Baltimore to the missed kick…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is only fitting that 70 years after Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World” that…