AP National Sports

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is in tune with the emotions of returning to Green…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the meeting says suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Another expensive venue for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has been approved with a 50 million…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons’ depth at left guard took another hit as Matt Hennessy was placed on injured reserve with a knee…

American right back Sergiño Dest missed his third straight match for AC Milan, a day before U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announces his World Cup…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The women’s basketball teams in Nebraska are showing it’s not just a volleyball…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC’s victory over the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks in the MLS Cup final was the second highest in the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Lee said defensive backs coach Dan Jackson will “step back” from his job while the…

MUNICH (AP) — Senegal forward Sadio Mané has gone off injured while playing for Bayern Munich against Werder Bremen. There are 13 days until his…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Napoli is still finding ways to win without its most exciting player. Dribbling wizard Khvicha…

NEW YORK (AP) — Center fielders Julio Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners and Michael Harris II of the Atlanta Braves have been chosen rookies of…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Coach John Gallagher has resigned less than two years after leading the Hartford men’s basketball team to its first…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — New Auburn athletic director John Cohen publicly discussed his search for a new football coach…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday faces a dauting task this week. First, he must…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has made its first change of the season to its “Sunday Night Football” schedule by moving the Nov. 20 game between the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could get a much-needed jolt as they begin the second half of their season. Coach Mike Tomlin says the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Several German players have had success in the NFL. Sebastian Vollmer won two Super Bowl rings as an…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 2024 United States Olympic marathon trials will be held along the streets in Orlando, Florida. USA Track and Field recently…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup but will be deducted three points in qualifying for the…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer There has already been two coaching changes halfway through the NFL season with Indianapolis firing Frank Reich…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — First baseman Anthony Rizzo became a free agent again when he declined his $16 million option…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy is the No. 1 player in the world. He’ll have to settle for being No. 2 in the Player Impact…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of European soccer’s Super League project got the meeting they asked for Tuesday with…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 13 points in his first real action since collapsing during a game nearly two years ago, and Kansas…

By The Associated Press The main tours are getting close to the end of the year. The PGA Tour goes to the Houston Open for the penultimate event of…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday the agency has stepped in to send the Kamila Valieva doping…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Australia and Kazakhstan claimed victories on the opening day of the Billie Jean King Cup. It is the biggest team event in…

BRUSSELS (AP) — French club Troyes has fired coach Bruno Irles after a six-match winless run. Irles had been appointed in January and was under…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Competing measures to allow sports gambling in California have lost big despite the most…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has consistently played tough…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An offseason NFL rule change limits teams to bringing back only eight players…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Eight-time NBA All Star Dwight Howard is headed to Taiwan to play for the Taoyuan Leopards in the island’s top division.…

Japan has drafted in forward Shuto Machino to replace injured defender Yuta Nakayama on its World Cup roster for Qatar. Nakayama plays for…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 15 points and 11 rebounds in BYU’s 60-56 win against Idaho State in a season opener on Monday night.…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s head coach Graham Arnold has selected 18-year-old forward Garang Kuol despite his lack of professional…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandin Podziemski’s 30 points led Santa Clara over Eastern Washington 84-72 in a season opener. Podziemski also…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark scored 17 points, Jaime Jaquez and Tyger Campbell added 14 apiece and No. 8 UCLA…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Pope had 19 points, Dexter Akanno scored 18 and Oregon State overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Tulsa 73-70 in a…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jarod Lucas scored 17 points to help Nevada defeat Utah Tech 84-71 on Monday night in a season opener. Darrion Williams scored 15…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 24 points in New Mexico’s 89-81 win against Southern Utah on Monday in the season opener.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Sheppard scored 18 points as Belmont beat Ohio 70-69 in a season opener. Cade Tyson scored 18 points and Drew Friberg…

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Kenny Strawbridge had 23 points in Evansville’s 78-74 victory against Miami (Ohio). Yacine Toumi scored 15 points and Marvin…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Adrian Baldwin Jr. scored 15 points as VCU beat Manhattan 73-56 to open the season. Baldwin had nine assists and three…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Corey Washington had 18 points and eight rebounds to help Saint Peter’s defeat NJIT 73-59 in a season opener. Jaylen…

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Sekou Sylla’s 19 points helped Towson defeat Albany (NY) 67-62 to open the season. The Great Danes were led in scoring by…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Courvoisier McCauley had 23 points and 10 rebounds in Indiana State’s 80-53 win over Green Bay. Trenton Gibson scored 18…

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kiki Iriafen had a team-leading 16 points and six rebounds, sending No. 2 Stanford past San…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jaylen Forbes and Kevin Cross each scored 21 points as Tulane beat UMBC 89-67 in a season opener. R.J. McGee added 16 points for…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Aaron Deloney’s 32 points led Vermont over Brown 80-65 in a season opener. Deloney added five assists for the Catamounts.…

BOSTON (AP) — Walter Whyte had 27 points in Boston University’s 72-63 victory against Northeastern in the season opener. Jahmyl Telfort led the…

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Dalton Banks and Lance Jones each had 14 points in Southern Illinois’ 94-63 victory against Little Rock. Marcus Domask…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jason Nelson’s 13 points helped Richmond defeat VMI 69-48 to open the season. Sean Conway finished with 17 points and 13…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jordan Walker’s 38 points led UAB over Alabama State 111-70 in the season opener. Walker was 11 of 19 shooting, including…

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — T.J. Weeks scored 16 points as UMass beat Central Connecticut State 94-67 in a season opener. Weeks shot 6-for-11, including…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Delonnie Hunt scored 19 points and Jahbril Price-Noel had the key points at the end of regulation and overtime as Wagner…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Fudge scored 16 points off the bench, fellow transfer Will Richard scored 14 points and Florida beat Stony Brook…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray scored 25 points, rookie A.J. Griffin came off the bench in Trae Young’s absence…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored 16 points while K.D. Johnson and Johni Broome each had 12 to lead No.…

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner had season highs of 37 points and 12 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat…

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points and Coleman Hawkins had 23 points and 12 rebounds as…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Josh Hart’s 3-pointer as time expired gave the Portland Trail Blazers a 110-107 win over the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored for a third consecutive game to help the Washington Capitals beat the…

Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Daniel Batcho led a balanced attack with 12 points as No. 25 Texas Tech rolled to a 73-49 victory against…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Baylor Scheierman made back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the second half to give Creighton…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kenyan Drake rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Houston had an interception to go…

By BOB TRIPI Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and freshman Jett Howard added 21…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Wong and Nijel Pack each scored 16 points, Norchad Omier had 11 points and 15 rebounds and Miami beat Lafayette…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal with 7:15 remaining and the Boston Bruins beat the slumping…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Gradey Dick added 23 points in his debut,…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points, K.J. Martin came off the bench to add 21 and the Houston…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 25 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Frankie Collins scored 21 points and Marcus Bagley’s three-point play with 18 seconds left in the game rescued Arizona State…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Emmitt Matthews scored 15 points, Tre Mitchell added 13 and West Virginia beat Mount St. Mary’s 76-58 in their season…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and coach Chris Jans won in his Mississippi State debut, a 63-44…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 23 points, Andrew Funk added 22 and Penn State opened the season with a school record 18 3-pointers…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyreke Key came off the bench to score 17 points to lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 75-43 victory…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help seventh-ranked Duke open Jon Scheyer’s…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the hallways and meeting rooms of Resorts World, baseball general managers are starting to…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 22 points, CJ Fredrick had 20 and No. 4 Kentucky opened the season…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens have beaten defending champions Barbora…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Yordan Alvarez are the finalists for American League MVP in…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe, last season’s consensus national player of the year, was sidelined for the…

By The Associated Press Canada coach John Herdman plans to announce his World Cup roster on Sunday. That’s 10 days before Canada opens play in…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 19 points, Skylar Vann added 18 and No. 15 Oklahoma opened the season with a 105-94 win over Oral…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Cayla King made a school record nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, All-American Elizabeth Kitley added 17…

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jada Boyd scored 14 points as No. 10 North Carolina State led wire-to-wire in a…

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Kaitlyn Chen scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Ellie Mitchell added 12 points and 15 boards, and No. 24 Princeton…

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 28 points to lead No. 7 Louisville to an 87-68 victory over…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Saints have scratched veteran receiver Jarvis Landry for Monday night’s game against Baltimore after he tried to return to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keeneland says a 2.5% fractional interest in Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Flightline has sold for $4.6 million during a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala and Deportivo Cali forward Linda Caicedo were honored by the Women’s International Champions Cup…

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have brought in Hensley Meulens to serve as hitting coach after back-to-back lackluster seasons at the plate.…