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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Clayton Tune threw a pair of touchdown passes inside the final two minutes as Houston scored 26 fourth-quarter points to stun…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Bell and Manny Machado smashed two of San Diego’s four home runs off Max Scherzer,…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks acquired defenseman Riley Stillman from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday for center Jason…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Casey Thompson threw a go-ahead 27-yard touchown pass to Trey Palmer with 8:54 to play and…

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Charlie Dean threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes, Borguet ran for more that 100 yards and Harvard beat Cornell 35-28.…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff had a big finish in the first round. She had a great start to the second round. Ewart Shadoff finally…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says the country won’t face sanctions from soccer’s world governing body…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mito Pereira has the lead going into the weekend of the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas. Pereira had nine birdies in…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minor league baseball teams combined to draw 30.9 million fans this year, down from 41.5 million in 2019, the last…

By The Associated Press Ricardo Pepi scored twice for Groningen during a 3-2 loss at Waalwijk in the Dutch Eredivisie, giving the American forward…

PARIS (AP) — Top NBA draft prospect Victor Wembanyama will join France’s national team next month for a pair of World Cup qualifying games. The…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL Players Association has urged the league to implement changes to its concussion protocol in time to protect players in this…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman will miss Sunday night’s game against Cincinnati. The Ravens ruled Bateman…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Luis Castillo and Andrés Muñoz combined on a shutout, Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer and the…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman MacKenzie Weegar to an eight-year, $50 million extension. Weegar came to Calgary…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Interim manager Tony Beasley is the first candidate to be interviewed in the Texas…

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers receiver Keenan Allen will miss his fourth straight game with a hamstring injury. Allen was ruled…

LONDON (AP) — England women conquered Europe 10 weeks ago and proclaimed themselves ready for even more after beating the world champion United…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Dennis Allen says he expects Andy Dalton to start at quarterback for New Orleans…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies showcased plenty of plucky resilience all season, bouncing back from a…

By The Associated Press The parents of figure skater Bridget Namiotka have told USA Today that she died in July at age 32. Namiotka accused her…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns expect Deshaun Watson to return to their facility on Monday as the polarizing…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Nino Niederreiter scored his debut goal for the Nashville Predators, who beat the San Jose Sharks…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Justin Kluivert has scored his first goal for Valencia to help Gennaro Gattuso’s side win 2-1 at nine-man Osasuna in the…

LYON, France (AP) — Lyon has ended a four-game losing streak but blew the lead against promoted Toulouse in a 1-1 draw in the French league. The…

SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga top-scorer Niclas Füllkrug has converted a much-disputed late penalty to give Werder Bremen a 2-1 win at…

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova have fought for nearly two hours each to top American…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Duane Brown’s debut with the New York Jets could come Sunday against the…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer The Denver Broncos have lost three starters in four days. Left tackle Garett Bolles suffered a right leg…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts will miss Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay with a hamstring injury. Pitts has 10…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR heads into Sunday’s playoff elimination race with another issue to…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The NHL’s Eastern Conference has been a case of the haves and have-nots for much of the past nine seasons.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm’s four-footer for birdie on the final hole just missed the cup to cap a frustrating day…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WARE, England (AP) — New York Giants punter Jamie Gillan — whose nickname is the “Scottish Hammer” — took…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star right fielder Starling Marte was in the New York Mets’ starting lineup for their…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The University of Kansas announced plans Friday for long-awaited renovations to Memorial Stadium, the Anderson…

CLEVELAND (AP) — An attorney who was arrested for throwing a water bottle at Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam at the end of a home game last…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Novak Djokovic is into the semifinals in Kazakhstan after beating Karen Khachanov in straight sets. Djokovic wrapped up…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals hard-throwing closer Ryan Helsley is available for Game 1 of their National…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays will have 13 pitchers and 13 position players for their wild card series…

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press WATFORD, England (AP) — Aaron Rodgers may need to have a little chat with Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians starter Zach Plesac will pitch out of Cleveland’s bullpen in the wild-card round against the Tampa Bay Rays. The teams…

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and quality control coach Josh Paul won’t be back with…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jorge Sampaoli will see how much work is needed to get Sevilla back to being a force in…

TOKYO (AP) — Taylor Fritz advanced to the Japan Open semifinals after Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of a left knee injury. Fritz spent a week in…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Police firing tear gas into a crowd of soccer fans. Exits locked against all safety regulations. It leads to a crush…

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter will offer live broadcast look-ins throughout Major League Baseball’s postseason. ESPN, Fox and other broadcasters of the…

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Portugal has lost Pedro Neto from its World Cup plans. Neto’s club Wolverhampton says the 22-year-old winger…

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Steve Cooper was widely expected to be fired as Nottingham Forest coach. Instead he got a contract extension Friday from…

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Iran forward Sardar Azmoun is a doubt for the World Cup after picking up an injury while warming up for Bayer…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson was brought in to win games like this. But the Denver Broncos quarterback threw a late…

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents to shoot 7-under 65s and…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Matt Ryan kept the faith through all the sacks, interceptions, fumbles and three-and-outs…

By HERNÁN ÁLVAREZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match,…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — When Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs took the field for the first series of the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Just over half of the 1,261 video review challenges made by teams in the major leagues were successful this season. Major League…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff has played 245 times on the LPGA Tour without winning and can only hope this is the week that drought…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford coach Josh Conklin has resigned from the Football Championship Subdivision program with the Terriers in a 15-game…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are trying to work through uncharacteristic struggles with…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For two teams that finished second fiddle in their divisions, the Padres and Mets bring an…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson’s season debut was far from perfect. When it counted most, he…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans have watched more than 11.5 billion minutes of game action on MLB.TV during the regular season, a record for the streaming…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush just keeps on winning as Dak Prescott’s injury replacement at…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay made a point to stay the course with a positive spirit in his first season…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots placed quarterback Brian Hoyer on injured reserve Thursday because of a concussion, the latest blow to New…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are going straight from another disappointing regular season into…

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana university has placed its women’s cross country head coach and an assistant on leave after two…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — There’s a whole lot riding on Alek Manoah’s first career playoff start, but the Toronto Blue…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and FILIPE de ALMEIDA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite has plenty of attacking options for the World…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants center Nick Gates is having fun again on the football field and all he…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The surprises happened off the field for the 2022 Miami Marlins. The season began with Hall of Famer…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds were almost historically bad in 2022. Their 15-2 loss on Wednesday to Chicago…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins started fast this spring by becoming the surprise landing spot for star…

NEW YORK (AP) — Use of Major League Baseball’s injured list declined by 13% this season and time lost fell by 4%. There were 854 placements on…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants went from winning 107 games and making the playoffs last season to finishing…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — An appeals panel has reinstated the 25 points William Byron was docked by NASCAR for…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — General manager Mike Rizzo knew this was going to be a tough season for the Washington…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Rockies finished last in the NL West this season at 68-94. That is closer to the bottom of the…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released starting defensive tackle Anthony Rush in a surprise move. Rush had seven tackles…

By The Associated Press The Philadelphia Eagles are the final undefeated team in the NFL after starting with a 4-0 record for just the sixth time in…