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By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch The picks this week are heavy with the usual scoring suspects of those most likely to cross the end zone in Week 10.…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A longstanding whistleblower allegation that Qatar offered cash to voters during its winning bid to host the World Cup was…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — P.J. Walker’s previous outing couldn’t have gone much worse. The Panthers quarterback was…

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A subsidiary of French construction company Vinci was handed preliminary charges Wednesday of…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14…

HOUSTON (AP) — Ben Olsen has been hired as coach of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, two years after he left D.C. United. Olsen replaced…

By The Associated Press The Panthers will meet the Falcons for the second time in 12 days on Thursday night, a rematch of a game on Oct. 30 in which…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer The Eagles, Jets, Giants and Seahawks are among the biggest surprise success stories at the midway point of the NFL…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Clemson’s loss at Notre Dame was a severe blow to the ACC’s hopes of landing a team in the…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TROY, Ala. (AP) — Carlton Martial doesn’t look the part, and he knows it. At 5-foot-8 1/2 and 210 pounds, the Troy…

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall will miss three to six weeks with a foot injury sustained last week in a win over…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For years, as Dusty Baker chased his first World Series title as a manager, the former big league…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals acquired minor league infielder Jose Fermin from the Cleveland Guardians for cash considerations Wednesday…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have made Jacque Vaughn their head coach, promoting Steve Nash’s…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The worst division in the NFL gets a prime-time matchup when the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons meet for…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills coach Sean McDermott says Josh Allen will miss practice because of an injury to his…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gary Patterson could now play a key role in spoiling what has been a perfect season so…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti has defended Karim Benzema from accusations he is not playing with Real Madrid to be…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jim Ratcliffe has dropped interest in buying Manchester United just months after…

Senegal forward Sadio Mané is in doubt for the World Cup after Bayern Munich said he would miss the last league game before the tournament with a…

PARIS (AP) — French financial prosecutors have raided the headquarters of the 2023 Rugby World Cup organizing committee as part of an investigation…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in northeast Spain are searching for an English rugby player who apparently went missing in Barcelona. The regional…

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland will take four goalkeepers to Qatar in a World Cup squad with injury concerns over first-choice Yann Sommer…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The veteran core of Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić and Marcelo Brozović have been included in the 26-man team that Croatia…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Sauce Gardner has been a big reason for the New York Jets’ surprising 6-3 start and the cornerback is…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Halfway through the 2022 season it appears NFL defenses have finally started catching up. After a five-year run…

SYDNEY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Sydney woman who alleges she was raped by Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka told police her date with the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press Over a million sports fans will go to Qatar for the World Cup in November and December, a spectacle that typically…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi scored his second consecutive game-winning goal, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored two of Seattle’s four goals in the first period including the first shot of the…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 14 points as San Jose State beat Georgia Southern 63-48. Moore also contributed nine rebounds and three…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amir “Primo” Spears scored 28 points, Bryson Mozone added seven in overtime and Georgetown knocked off Coppin State 99-89 to…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Dequan Finn threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner with 1:18 remaining to give Toledo a 28-21 victory over Ball State.…

DETROIT (AP) — Antoine Davis scored 28 points and Detroit Mercy rolled to a 93-65 victory over Rochester in a season opener. Davis was 8 of 20 from…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Pelech, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee scored third-period goals as the New York Islanders…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Joey Reilly scored 23 points to lead four in double-figure scoring and Sacred Heart beat Hartford 77-70 in a season…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored twice in Winnipeg’s four-goal second period, leading the Jets to a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars.…

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Kurtis Rourke threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns, Miles Cross had 133 yards receiving and Ohio beat Miami (Ohio) 37-21.…

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half, leading No. 14 Ohio State to…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4. Jack Studnicka, Brock Boeser, Ilya…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Edmonton forward Evander Kane was cut on the left wrist by a skate blade and taken to the…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Johnson scored 24 points and Javon Small added 23 points as East Carolina beat Mercer 77-75 on Tuesday night in a…

TORONTO (AP) — Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game 23 seconds into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Toronto Maple Leafs…

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves to lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, adopting the image of Las Vegas stagecraft,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dae Dae Grant had 25 points in Duquesne’s 91-63 win over Montana in a season opener. Grant was 8 of 8 shooting, including 6 for…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points as Providence beat Rider 66-65 in a season opener. Ed Croswell had 13 points and 10…

DETROIT (AP) — Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron was the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s been a shift in how general managers evaluate players, caused by restrictions on…

MALVERN, Pa. (AP) — Justin Neely scored 16 points as Albany (N.Y.) beat Immaculata 74-47. Neely added nine rebounds for the Great Danes. Sarju…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored off a rush with 8:10 to play and the New Jersey Devils beat the slumping…

TAMPA, Fla, (AP) — Edmonton forward Evander Kane was taken to a hospital after being cut by a skate blade on his left wrist early in the second…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Yarden Garzon scored 19 points in her freshman debut, Mackenzie Holmes added 16 points and No. 11 Indiana rolled to an…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points with five 3-pointers, Zach Edey had 12 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks, and Purdue…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Houston Astros general manager James Click faces an uncertain future. Most World Series-winning…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oakland Athletics general manager David Forst says the A’s are still interested in staying…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Donta Scott scored 18 points, Jahmir Young added 14 and coach Kevin Willard won in his debut at Maryland with a 71-49…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New York Mets have exercised a $1.5 million option on designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach,…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma receiver Drake Stoops has gone from walk-on at the beginning of his college career to…

SYDNEY Australian Jeff Fenech is finally joining an elite group of boxers to have won world titles in four weight divisions — more than 30…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks were all but written off two months ago. It was understandable…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings were right, again. And it didn’t matter, again. For the third time this season, the NBA has told…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Robert Lewandowski saw his first red card in nearly a decade and Gerard Piqué was sent off from the…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Mikkel Damsgaard went into Brentford’s English League Cup match against Gillingham on a high after being called…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kolten Wong is staying in Milwaukee. The Brewers have picked up the $10 million 2023 team option on the veteran second baseman.…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders announced former first-round pick Johnathan Abram was waived…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — They overcame the ravages of a hurricane to win a national title at their old school. Now…

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Japan midfielder Wataru Endo has been stretchered off after being knocked unconscious in a collision while playing for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Here are the 20 most-watched programs in prime-time television for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6, according to the Nielsen company. 1.…

By The Associated Press American defender Chris Richards will miss the World Cup because of an injury that has sidelined him for more than two…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska starting safety Myles Farmer has been suspended for Saturday’s game at No. 3 Michigan after being ticketed on…

MILAN (AP) — Tournament favorite Lorenzo Musetti got off to a strong start at the Next Gen ATP Finals with a 4-2, 4-2, 4-2 win over Tseng…

MUNICH (AP) — An apparent injury for Sadio Mané ahead of the World Cup overshadowed Serge Gnabry’s hat trick in a 6-1 win for Bayern Munich over…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have announced that Cody Asche is joining the major league staff as an offensive strategy coach. The team…

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…