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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Daniel Jones’ sprained left ankle has improved and he practiced a little as the New York Giants started preparations for Sunday’s game in London against the Green Bay Packers. Coach Brian Daboll did not say how much work Jones would get on Wednesday,

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Brian Robinson Jr. practiced with the Washington Commanders for the first time since being shot twice in an attempted robbery. The rookie running back returned to the practice field just over five weeks since the shooting. He could play as soon as Sunday against Tennessee.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge isn’t in the starting lineup for New York’s regular-season finale a day after his 62nd home run that broke Roger Maris’ 61-year-old American League single-season record. The Yankees wrapped up a four-game series in Texas. The AL East champion Yankees open the AL Division Series next Tuesday.

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch It’s difficult to believe that it’s already Week 5 of the NFL season, but what isn’t hard to fathom is the likelihood that these fantasy stars will cross the end zone at least once this week. These are the best bets to score in Week 5.

By The Associated Press Week 5 kicks off Thursday night with two teams struggling to adjust to their new veteran quarterbacks. The Indianapolis Colts are 1-2-1 with Matt Ryan under center and the Broncos are 2-2 with Russell Wilson. Both teams have major issues in the backfield with the Broncos losing running back Javonte Williams

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger’s NASCAR career will come full circle in 2023 when he returns to the Cup Series full time to drive for Kaulig Racing. Allmendinger retired after the 2018 season but was lured back into competition by his close friends Matt Kaulig and Chris

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers defense suffered a setback on Wednesday, as safety Jeremy Chinn was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. A key player in Phil Snow’s defense, Chinn will miss at least four games. He was injured in the first quarter of Carolina’s

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has fired coach Gerardo Seoane and replaced with him with Xabi Alonso. The Bundesliga club says it “parted ways” with the Swiss coach and appointed the 40-year-old former Spain midfielder. Alonso was to be given a contract through June 2024. Seoane’s last game in charge was the 2-0 loss

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has returned to practice for the first time since being injured in a car crash last week, when he lost control of his Porsche while speeding. Garrett didn’t play in Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons while he

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson is now a member of the MENA Tour. It’s part of a strategy by LIV Golf to get world ranking points this week at its Thailand tournament. The MENA Tour stands for Middle East and North Africa. It’s been around since 2011 and has received Official World

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A month into the season, it’s clear Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan are still adjusting to their new teams. The star quarterbacks go head-to-head this week on Thursday night when Wilson and the Denver Broncos (2-2) host Ryan and the Indianapolis Colts (1-2-1). Wilson still hasn’t found a

PARIS (AP) — World motorsports governing body FIA has delayed the verdict of its cost cap investigation until next week. The results of the 2021 budgets’ analysis were initially due Wednesday, when FIA was expected to issue compliance certificates. F1 set a budget cap of $145 million last year, when Max Verstappen narrowly won his

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The marathon course at the 2024 Paris Olympics will include a strength-draining 438 meters of uphill racing. Organizers called the punishing test of endurance “a challenge without precedent.” Female marathoners will get the privilege of competing last for the first time at the Olympics. Their race will

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood is playing again after a long layoff and he’s preparing himself for the expected structural changes in the game brought about by the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour. Fleetwood will play for the first time at the Spanish Open this week. It will be his

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian soccer federation president Andriy Pavelko says hosting World Cup matches in 2030 would be “the dream of people who survived the horrors of war” after his country launched a joint bid with Spain and Portugal. The leaders of the three soccer federations joined together

LONDON (AP) — British boxing authorities say a fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. cannot go ahead. The ruling comes hours after the boxers’ promoters said the bout was still on despite Benn failing a doping test. The all-British catchweight bout was scheduled to take place on Saturday at the O2 Arena in

TOKYO (AP) — Denis Shapovalov put up a near-perfect serving performance to beat Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Japan Open. The seventh-seeded Canadian conceded only one point on his first serve and had 11 aces. Shapovalov will next take on Japanese qualifier Rio Noguchi for a place in the quarterfinals. Shapovalov says it

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A Kazakh soccer player banned for two years by UEFA in a doping case has had his appeal heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Kazakhstan midfielder Ruslan Valiullin tested positive for a banned stimulant after a Europa Conference League game in August 2021. The case was brought after he

By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium that left 131 dead and over 400 injured when police fired tear gas and set off a panicked run for the exits. Widodo made the statement after touring the stadium

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — As he walked through a concourse in the outfield at Globe Life Field, high-fiving with fans and surrounded by a sea of cameras, it was almost as if Cory Youmans had hit a huge home run. Instead, he hit the jackpot. Youmans made the catch of a lifetime Tuesday night, snagging

By The Associated Press The entire Major League Baseball playoff picture is now set. The four matchups in the wild-card round were locked in Tuesday night, right before the last day of the regular season. Every series starts Friday and is a best two of three. Plus, the higher seed will host every game. In

By The Associated Press Ukrainian basketball players Vika Kovalevska and Vlada Hozalova have found brief sanctuary from the war in their homeland playing for the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. The pair fled their Ukrainian homes and arrived in Canada in May. Kovalevska and Hozalova are friends who have played internationally for Ukraine’s under-20 women’s

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Nearly a third of NHL teams have a new coach this season. John Tortorella is being counted on to fix things in Philadellphia. Bruce Cassidy is tasked with getting Vegas back to the playoffs and into contention for the Stanley Cup. Former Vegas coach Peter DeBoer takes over in

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Games are going down to the wire in the NFL at an unprecedented rate this season. With a record 15 of 16 games last week being within one score in the fourth quarter, the league is having the most competitive start to a season in its history. Of

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The sport of modern pentathlon hopes to stave off Olympic removal by possibly adding “American Ninja Warrior” style obstacle courses. The show-jumping component of the five-event competition has become an issue after a German coach was filmed hitting an uncooperative horse during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. As it

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urias made his final tune-up for the postseason and case for the Cy Young Award a solid one, though the Colorado Rockies went ahead after he left and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2. Urias pitched five innings and allowed two runs — both

CHICAGO (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 13 points and grabbed four rebounds over 15 minutes in his return after a lost season with a broken foot, and the New Orleans Pelicans held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 129-125. Devonte’ Graham led the Pelicans with 21 points and five assists. Willy Hernangomez and rookie Dyson

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, sending the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1.A.J. Puk (4-3) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.Ryan Tepera (5-4) pitched the ninth before faltering in the 10th. Tony Kemp reached on a grounder before

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Arraez went 1-for-4 to close in on his first AL batting championship, but Minnesota managed only two hits off Lucas Giolito as the Chicago White Sox beat the Twins 8-3. Elvis Andrus hit his third homer in four games, a three-run shot, as the White Sox

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander and the Houston bullpen lost their bid for a combined no-hitter when Garrett Stubbs led off the ninth inning with a single for the Philadelphia Phillies. Stubbs singled off Will Smith on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. Verlander and relievers Hunter Brown and

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Lauer pitched six innings of no-hit ball before getting removed from the game in the Milwaukee Brewers ’ 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jake Cousins and Peter Strzelecki worked the final three innings of the one-hit shutout. Milwaukee’s no-hit bid provided at least some

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Albert Pujols drove in two more runs and the St. Louis Cardinals went on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 in 10 innings Tuesday night. Pujols hit a two-run single in the third inning to push his career total to 2,218 RBIs. That came a night after

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — William Contreras drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth, and the Atlanta Braves clinched their fifth consecutive NL East title by defeating the Miami Marlins 2-1. Atlanta earned a first-round bye as the No. 2 seed in the NL playoffs, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Abraham Toro homered and drove in four runs, Cal Raleigh hit his 27th long ball of the season and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6 to complete a sweep of their doubleheader. Seattle won the first game 7-6 in 10 innings as catcher Luis

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer doubled off Brandon Hughes in the ninth inning to score Stuart Fairchild and the Cincinnati Reds avoided their 100th loss, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Reds (62-99) are trying to avoid the second 100-loss season in franchise history. They were 61-101

TENAFLY, N.J. (AP) — The upcoming Rugby League World Cup will be available in the United States and Canada via pay-per-view on cable and satellite as well as the FITE streaming service. Besides having the rights to carry the tournament in North America, FITE also holds the rights in South America, Japan, Africa and most

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole surpassed Ron Guidry’s single-season franchise record with his major league-leading 249th strikeout Tuesday night against Texas. After Yankees slugger Aaron Judge led off the second game of the doubleheader against the Rangers with his American League-record 62nd homer, Cole struck out Nathaniel Lowe in the

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout is uncertain how long it might take for the Angels to become a contender again given the changes ahead with owner Arte Moreno’s plans to sell the club following an eighth straight year missing the playoffs.He is headed into another early offseason after

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge has hit his 62nd home run of the season to break Roger Maris’ American League record. Judge hit a 1-1 slider from Texas right-hander Jesús Tinoco into the first row of seats in left field when leading off the second game of New

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeill opened with three straight homers to spark the Mets to an 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals and a sweep of a doubleheader but New York was eliminated from the NL East race. The Mets won the first game,

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been answering questions about his play and UCLA’s turnaround in the same fashion as he deals with opposing defenders. By hurdling over them. The fifth-year senior quarterback and the Bruins both made huge statements about respect with a 40-32 victory Friday over

By JEFF MILLER Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A mother-son trip to a major league game for a Florida family in need of diversion after their home was hit by Hurricane Ian turned into much more on Tuesday afternoon. Samantha Sheffield and 14-year-old son Braylon were sitting in their left-field seats at the Texas

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team are trying to process an investigation that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct are systemic in women’s soccer. U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn says she is horrified by the report. Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and the law

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Some of the Big 12’s lesser-known transfers are making big impacts so far for the teams at the top of the conference. When No. 17 TCU visits No. 19 Kansas on Saturday, a combined eight starters and several key backups will be first-year players for the Horned Frogs

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M’s offense has sputtered all season, remaining stagnant despite a quarterback change. As the Aggies prepare to visit top-ranked Alabama on Saturday, coach Jimbo Fisher is adamant that they can turn things around if every player simply makes a commitment to doing things

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s high-powered attack faltered against Inter Milan and the Italian club has gained an edge in the battle for second place in their Champions League group. Bayern Munich and Napoli continued to impress and Club Brugge earned a surprising third straight victory. Inter defeated Barcelona 1-0

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Ferran Jutgla scored a goal and added an assist to lead Club Brugge to a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Brugge has won its three opening matches in the tournament to lead Group B with nine points. The 23-year-old Jutgla has been one of the revelations of

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia running back CJ Donaldson is in concussion protocol and will miss next week’s home game with Baylor after he was injured in a loss to Texas. West Virginia coach Neal Brown announced Donaldson’s status Tuesday. Donaldson remained on the ground after he was tackled on a short gain in

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge led off the nightcap with his American League-record 62nd home run and Gerrit Cole set the franchise single-season strikeouts record even as New York lost 3-2 in Texas for a doubleheader split. Leody Taveras hit a two-run homer for the Rangers

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Mehdi Taremi has set up both goals for Porto to get its first Champions League win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The Iranian forward set up Zaidu to break the deadlock in the 69th minute and then Galeno to seal the result in the 87th. The

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s first match as the No. 1-ranked player has ended with a straight-set loss to David Goffin at the Astana Open. The 19-year-old Spaniard lost 7-5, 6-3 in his first tour match since winning the U.S. Open and capturing the No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz came from 5-2 down to level

By JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool created a slew of chances but needed two set pieces to beat Rangers 2-0 at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday. The game between last season’s runners-up in England and Scotland was a one-sided contest that could have seen Jurgen Klopp’s team rack

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Tottenham again lacked a cutting edge in the Champions League as the English team drew 0-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt to leave their group wide open after three rounds of games. The only goals scored by Antonio Conte’s side remain the late double by Richarlison in an underwhelming 2-0 win over 10-man

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Giacomo Raspadori has scored a goal in each half as Napoli humbled Ajax in a 6-1 thrashing to continue its perfect and prolific start in Champions League Group A. Napoli’s unrelenting high pressing forwards and midfielders never gave Ajax time to build up from the back and

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina has defeated former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Agel Open. Kasatkina was playing her first match since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open and will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova in an all-Russian second round.

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says Stephen Strasburg’s status for 2023 is up in the air after a series of injuries that limited the pitcher to one start this season. Rizzo said the 2019 World Series MVP’s surgery and rehab are unfamiliar so it is hard to know where things

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei had a stellar start to the season and may have quieted doubters who wanted someone else behind center when the year began. Uiagalelei is among the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top passers and already has more touchdown throws this season than all

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say long snapper Jake McQuaide is out for the season after tearing a triceps muscle against Washington. The team says the injury happened on McQuaide’s final snap of the 25-10 victory against the Commanders. It was a punt late in the fourth quarter. McQuaide replaced longtime Dallas long

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The NFL has held an international combine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. More than 40 prospects — representing 13 countries — competed in hopes of joining the league’s International Player Pathway program. Those selected will begin training in the U.S. in January and could join rookies in

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The House of Commons has questioned Hockey Canada’s former and current board chairs about how the organization handled alleged sexual assaults and how money was paid out in lawsuits. Hockey Canada has been under the national microscope since May, when it was revealed it had settled a lawsuit with a woman

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA vice president Sheik Salman of Bahrain will be unopposed for reelection to lead the Asian Football Confederation. The head of the Saudi Arabian soccer federation also is a candidate to join Sheik Salman and other Asian colleagues on the FIFA ruling council. The 47-nation AFC

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer The Philadelphia Phillies grabbed baseball’s last playoff ticket, and Bryce Harper and company partied into the night. It’s the first playoff appearance for Philly since 2001, and no one seemed to care that it arrived via one of three NL wild cards. It’s the first year for the majors’

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned forward prospect Lukas Reichel to the minors. The 20-year-old was selected by Chicago with the No. 17 pick in the 2020 draft. He made his NHL debut last season and recorded an assist in 11 games. Sending Reichel back to Rockford puts him in position to play

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The long-suffering football fans at Kansas mostly thought it flattering when Nebraska fired Scott Frost and rumors began that the Huskers would be interested in hiring the Jayhawks’ Lance Leipold as their next coach. When Wisconsin fired its coach this week? The feeling wasn’t so

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts may wait until pregame warmups at Denver to make a decision about Jonathan Taylor. The 2021 NFL rushing champ suffered an ankle injury during Sunday’s loss to Tennessee. He also was limited in last week’s practice by a toe injury, but coach Frank

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille recovered from going behind in the first minute to rout Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in the Champions League. The win was thanks in part to visiting goalkeeper Antonio Adan, who made two costly errors before getting sent off. Marseille lost its first two group matches but ended Sporting’s perfect record with

LONDON (AP) — Rebekah Vardy, the wife of English soccer player Jamie Vardy, has to pay about 1.5 million pounds ($1.7 million) in legal costs to fellow soccer spouse Coleen Rooney after losing the high-profile libel lawsuit she brought against Rooney. Vardy lost her libel claim against Rooney in July when a judge ruled that

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has another loaded field for the Bahamas and his Hero World Challenge. Still to be announced is whether the December event will get the player at No. 1,195. That would be Woods, who is expected to play as the tournament host. Woods has three exemptions to announce.

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a century and a half of Major League Baseball — after generations of grunts and growls, of muffled shouts and dramatic arm gestures and a cultivated sense of remoteness — something quietly extraordinary happened to the national pastime this year: The umpires began talking

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — USA Curling says CEO Jeff Plush “acted in accordance with prioritizing the safety of athletes” during his tenure as leader of the National Women’s Soccer League. The curling board met after the release of an independent investigation into systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct in the NWSL for years. Plush was

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Alex Bowman and Cody Shane Ware will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race because of injuries suffered driving the new Next Gen car. Bowman will miss a second consecutive race with a concussion. Ware said he’s skipping Sunday’s race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa was able to visit his brother, Tua, last weekend after the Terrapins’ game against Michigan State. Taulia Tagovailoa spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since Tua left the Miami Dolphins’ game against Cincinnati last Thursday with a frightening

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Yankees have put reliever Ron Marinaccio on the 15-day injured list. It’s another blow to the injury-plagued New York bullpen before the playoffs. Marinaccio has a stress reaction in his right shin. He will miss the AL Division Series, though manager Aaron

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with top forward Mathew Barzal on an eight-year contract extension. A person with knowledge of the contract tells The Associated Press it’s worth $73.2 million with a $9.15 million annual salary cap hit through 2031. Barzal has led the team in

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield says quarterback Malik Cunningham’s status is being evaluated daily for concussion-like symptoms after he was injured during Saturday’s loss at Boston College. The fifth-year senior ran for three touchdowns and threw for another before finishing the game, a 34-33 defeat, on the sideline. He was removed for