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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The World Cup in Qatar takes place from Nov. 20-Dec. 18. It’s one of the most eagerly anticipated World Cups in memory as much for off-the-field reasons as those on it. It likely represents the last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the tournament. Kylian Mbappé

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston says he’s preparing to start in the NFL’s first international game this year after being held out of practice with a back injury that has plagued him all season. Wide receiver Michael Thomas and tackle Ryan Ramczyk also were not

L’AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Next year’s Giro d’Italia will start in the region of Abruzzo. Race organizers announced Wednesday that the 2023 edition will run May 6-28 and begin with an 18.4-kilometer (11.4-mile) time trial on the Adriatic coast. Almost the entire time trial will be on the spectacular Costa dei Trabocchi cycle path that

LONDON (AP) — All roads now lead to Qatar. With the conclusion of the group stage of the Nations League, Europe’s top soccer countries have played their final competitive games ahead of the World Cup. Here’s how things are shaping up for a continent that has provided the last four winners of the sport’s biggest

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal’s capital. Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 8,163-meter (26,775-foot) summit of Mount Manaslu with her partner, Jim Morrison, on Monday when she

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro drew a bases-loaded walk from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 to reduce their magic number for clinching a wild-card berth to four. The Padres started

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer With some of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the NFL struggling to produce points it was no surprise the league had one of its lowest scoring weeks. The 20.3 points per game by teams was the lowest for a Week 3 since 2009 and the fourth lowest for

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Top prospect Josh Jung hit two home runs and finished with five RBIs, and the slumping Seattle Mariners lost 5-0 to the Texas Rangers. Despite the defeat, the Mariners inched closer to ending the longest playoff drought in baseball thanks to Boston’s victory over Baltimore. The

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jo Adell drove in Matt Duffy with a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels opened their final homestand of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. A.J. Puk hit Duffy with an 0-2 slider before pinch-hitter

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb struck out seven over five innings to win for the fourth time in five starts, and the San Francisco Giants continued their dominance of Colorado this season by beating the Rockies 5-2. Joc Pederson homered in the first for his 23rd of the

By The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Brenner scored in the first half to give FC Cincinnati the lead, but Fredy Montero equalized for Seattle in the second half of a 1-1 draw that kept the Sounders slim playoff hopes alive. Brenner scored his 15th goal of the season in the 24th minute on a

HARRISON, N,J. (AP) — Lionel Scaloni will remain as Argentina’s national team coach through the 2026 World Cup. Chiqui Tapia, president of the  Argentine Football Association, made the announcement after a 3-0 win over Jamaica in the Albiceleste’s next-to-last tuneup match for this year’s World Cup. Tapia says “we continue to bet on the comprehensive

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Baltimore wasted four homers, including two more by Anthony Santander, in a 13-9 loss to Triston Casas and the Boston Red Sox, hurting the Orioles’ chances of earning an AL wild card. Adley Rutschman and Ramón Urías also went deep, but Baltimore lost for the third time

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Knizner hit a two-run homer, Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the NL Central title with a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Paul Goldschmidt added two RBIs as St. Louis sealed its first division crown since 2019 and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Harold Ramírez’s two-run double with two outs in the 11th inning gave Tampa Bay a 6-5 win over Cleveland, helping the Rays move up in the AL wild-card race. Tampa Bay closed within 1 1/2 games of Toronto atop the AL wild-card chase. The AL Central

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Carrasco had another short start, lasting just three innings as the New York Mets fell into a first-place tie in the NL East with a 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins. The Marlins closed out the Mets not long after the Atlanta Braves completed an

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a pair of solo home runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 for their fourth straight win, moving them into a first-place tie in the NL East with the New York Mets. Orlando Arcia also homered and Michael Harris II had a two-run triple for

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer, Bailey Ober had a career-high 10 strikeouts and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night. Ober (2-3) threw a career-high 7 1/3 innings, allowing just two hits. Wallner, the rookie outfielder from nearby Forest Lake, hit

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired veteran forward Maurice Harkless in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. The Thunder also received a 2029 second-round pick and another draft consideration from the Hawks in exchange for Vít Krejci. The 6-foot-9 Harkless averaged 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 47 games with Sacramento

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge walked four times and stayed at 60 home runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record, as the New York Yankees clinched the AL East title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. The Yankees won the division for the first time since 2019.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have released defensive back Daryl Worley. The Ravens also announced they have signed guard Zack Johnson and linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu to the practice squad and released wide receiver Makai Polk and cornerback T.J. Carrie from the practice squad. Worley played for the Ravens in Week 2 against

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored two goals and was twice accosted by fans running on the field as Argentina extended its unbeaten streak to 35 matches over three years by beating Jamaica 3-0 in its next-to-last World Cup warmup match. Julián Álvarez put Argentina ahead in the

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Harold Castro singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning after tying it with a two-run single in the eighth in the Detroit Tigers’ 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Tucker Barnhart bunted pinch-runner Ryan Kreidler to third and

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel Andújar hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Andújar’s hit snapped a 1-all tie and came in his second game with the Pirates. The designated hitter was claimed off waivers from the

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers placed wide receiver Jalen Guyton on injured reserve and claimed outside linebacker Derrek Tuszka off waivers on Tuesday. Tuszka made his first NFL start for the Tennessee Titans in last week’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders, getting two tackles. Tuszka was a seventh-round pick by

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier intends to transfer with the Broncos off to a disappointing 2-2 start. A spokesman for Boise State confirmed Tuesday that Bachmeier has filed paperwork to initiate the process of transferring. Bachmeier told ESPN he wants to find a situation that will allow him to win games

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball says he can’t run at full speed or jump and still experiences pain in his left knee walking up stairs. Ball spoke ahead of his scheduled surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The team said last week he would undergo

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers are counting on P.J. Tucker to bring them needed toughness. Sixers star Joel Embiid campaigned for the team to sign a player like Tucker after they lost to the Heat in the playoffs. Tucker played a key role in helping the Heat

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets placed left tackle George Fant on injured reserve with a knee injury. It’s the latest injury to hit a reshuffled offensive line. Fant was replaced by Conor McDermott early in the second half of the Jets’ 27-12 loss

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has docked William Byron 25 points and fined him $50,000 for deliberately spinning championship rival Denny Hamlin in a retaliatory move missed by scoring officials. The penalty dropped Byron to eight points below the cutline heading into Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain needed an 88th-minute goal to end its winless streak against Portugal and advance in the Nations League to complete the Final Four lineup. The late goal by Álvaro Morata secured a 1-0 victory that allowed Spain to overtake Portugal in Group A2 to join Croatia,

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians might as well keep umbrellas in their bat rack. Cleveland was forced to postpone a celebration and flag-raising ceremony to honor its AL Central title before the opener of a three-game series against Tampa Bay due to a rainy weather forecast. The pregame pageantry

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s defense spent the offseason saying there’d be little drop=off after longtime leader Brent Venables left to take Oklahoma’s head coaching job. The fifth-ranked Tigers’ defensive front even had a hokey movie moniker in “The Avengers” to keep focused and on pace for another big

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz is getting creative with a deep unit that’s built to create game-changing plays. So far, nearly 30 players have rotated in and out of a unit that’s fourth nationally in turnover margin at plus-8. Diaz’s defense has recovered five

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics have taken their first step toward regaining a sense of normalcy by holding their first practice of the preseason in the aftermath of the year-long suspension of Ime Udoka. Interim coach Joe Mazzulla says he saw a team eager to get back to basketball

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer An eye-opening win by Kansas State over Oklahoma and strong starts by Kansas and other Big 12 teams on the road have thrown the early conference standings into an unfamiliar heap. Perennial basement dweller Kansas is 4-0 and on the cusp of its first ranking in 13 years. And

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech is starting over with its football program and its athletic department overall. The school fired coach Geoff Collins after fewer than four seasons and a 10-28 record. It also got rid of athletic director Todd Stansbury. Georgia Tech plans to hire a new AD

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says he never thought that Kevin Durant’s demand to be traded or for Nash to be canned was quite right. Nash says that there are “a lot of things behind the scenes” and that he, Durant, the general manager and

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears receiver Byron Pringle will miss at least four games because of a calf injury after the team placed him on injured reserve on Tuesday. Pringle left in the first quarter of Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans, after catching one pass for 11 yards. He has two receptions

By The Associated Press The United States ended its World Cup tuneup matches in unimpressive fashion, playing a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia at Murcia, Spain. Oft-injured Gio Reyna left in the 30th minute because of muscle tightness. Christian Pulisic returned to the depleted U.S. lineup after missing Friday’s 2-0 loss to No. 24 Japan

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer The early portion of the season hasn’t exactly gone smoothly for the Big Ten. No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan, No. 11. Penn St. and No. 21. Minnesota are all 4-0 with some impressive nonconference wins. It has been a bit dicey for the rest of the conference.

PARMA, Italy (AP) — Sara Sorribes Tormo beat second-seeded Martina Trevisan 7-5, 6-0 in the opening round of the Parma Ladies Open. It marks the third consecutive first-round loss for this year’s French Open semifinalist. Third-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu advanced when Viktoriya Tomova retired with Begu leading 7-5, 5-1. Danka Kovinic beat Oceane Dodin 6-1, 3-6,

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer When Oregon got throttled by top-ranked Georgia and Utah lost at Florida, it appeared as though the Pac-12 was headed toward another College Football Playoff miss. One week into the season and two of the conference’s top teams had already failed big early tests. Flash forward three weeks and

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State is in the Top 25 after its win at Oklahoma on Saturday night. Kansas is the first team left out of the rankings but are one of 21 Football Bowl Subdivision teams who haven’t lost yet this season. Only five states have multiple

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t panicking with his team off to a 1-2 start. Tomlin says he believes the offense is heading in the right direction even though it ranks next-to-last in the league in yards through three games. Tomlin says he likes what he’s seen from quarterback Mitch Trubisky and

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A Tennessee cheerleading gym faces sexual abuse allegations in a case that escalates the accusations against some of the sport’s top institutions. A federal lawsuit brought Monday by two anonymous plaintiffs alleges that an adult coach at Premier Athletics sexually assaulted teenage boys. Lawyers brought a similar complaint

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Americans have won a cup for the third straight time. The next one is really what matters. Even though the Americans won big in the last Ryder Cup, they have not won on European soil since 1993. They will be favored. The question is

By The Associated Press Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies hoped to be in this position. Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros probably expected it. Both playing their best ball of the season, the Phillies and Astros surged Saturday within one win of the World Series. Harper delivered a go-ahead double as the Phillies, who

By The Associated Press Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, DeAndre Yedlin and Kellyn Acosta entered the starting lineup as U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter made four changes for an exhibition against Saudi Arabia. The match is the last for the Americans before the World Cup in Qatar. Matt Turner remained in goal and Yedlin started at right

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Veteran New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Coach Brian Daboll confirmed the injury on Tuesday. Shepard was hurt on the Giants’ final offensive play of their 23-16 loss to Dallas on Monday night. Shepard

By KAHLEAH COPPER For The Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Kahleah Copper is chronicling her journey with USA Basketball in the FIBA World Cup in Australia for The Associated Press. The U.S. team has won all five of its games in pool play and gears up for a quarterfinals matchup. Copper discusses getting rest, eating

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch says he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to return to competition before the end of the NASCAR season. The 2004 Cup champion has been sidelined since he crashed July 23rd during qualifying at Pocono Raceway. He’s so

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida, South Carolina and South Florida are taking steps to salvage home football games as Hurricane Ian approaches. The Gators moved their game against Eastern Washington from Saturday to Sunday just before a slate of NFL games begin. The Gamecocks will host South Carolina State

LONDON (AP) — The famous royal silks are returning to British horse racing for the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Educator will don the famous purple, red and gold silks for a race at Salisbury on Thursday under the ownership of the queen’s heir, King Charles III. Educator will be the

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets won the free-agent sweepstakes for prized forward Johnny Gaudreau. Now it’s a matter of filling out the lines with players who best complement the superstar. Gaudreau, who recorded 115 points with the Calgary Flames last season, agreed to a seven-year deal

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization says the benefits of working with FIFA to create more jobs in Africa outweighed concerns about the controversies around Qatar hosting soccer’s World Cup this year. Qatar has faced fierce criticism for its treatment of the migrant workers building

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Finding a home on and off the field can be an overwhelming chore for many NFL players. Especially in a topsy-turvy league where job security is far from guaranteed. The team you’re playing for today might not be the one you’re playing for

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has tested out a massive fleet of buses ahead of next month’s World Cup, when an estimated 1.2 million soccer fans will descend on the small Gulf nation. An official said Tuesday that some 4,000 buses will be used during the monthlong tournament, which begins Nov. 20. That includes 3,000

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cade Stover and Emeka Egbuka each caught two of C.J. Stroud’s five touchdown passes, Miyan Williams rushed for two more scores and No. 3 Ohio State blew by Wisconsin 52-21. The Buckeyes scored touchdowns on their first four drives and led 31-7 at the half.

By The Associated Press Rory McIlroy is headed back to St. Andrews. He didn’t hold a 54-hole lead at the Old Course in the British Open this summer. Now he’s playing the European tour’s version of Pebble Beach. The Dunhill Links is a pro-am over three courses. The others are Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. Billy Horschel

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It was hard not to think about Saudi-funded LIV Golf at the Presidents Cup. Not because the disruption cost the International team at least four players. LIV Golf’s slogan is “Golf, But Louder.” That comes naturally at an event like the Presidents Cup. And it’s

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State and South Carolina will play on Thursday night instead of Saturday due to Hurricane Ian. South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner said the approaching storm looked like it would impact the area by the weekend, making the move essential to keeping fans, officials and teams safe. The Gamecocks

By The Associated Press The genteel world of chess has been rocked by accusations of cheating made by the game’s leading player. Magnus Carlsen, the world champion and a player widely considered one of the greatest ever, posted a statement on Twitter in which he said he believed 19-year-old American opponent Hans Niemann “has cheated

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand and a fine while declining to punish Tigers coach Penny Hardaway or hand down an NCAA Tournament ban. The Independent Accountability Review Panel issued only its second decision Tuesday, with cases

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s game with South Carolina State has been moved from Saturday to Thursday night due to Hurricane Ian. The Gamecocks announced the switch Tuesday due to the approaching storm, which was expected to make landfall in Florida this week. The game was to be played at noon Saturday. It is

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has unveiled a reimagined app. The league says it will help bring fans closer to the game by offering better streaming options and access to more highlights as close to real-time as possible. The app is more than two years in the making, with plans for the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett suffered a sprained shoulder, strained biceps and minor cuts when he flipped his Porsche in a frightening single-car accident on Monday. Garrett, who spent several hours being treated at a hospital, rolled his car on a rural road following

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The storm around Gareth Southgate and his England players eased somewhat after a 3-3 draw with Germany even if another might be just around the corner at the World Cup in Qatar. Southgate’s believers will say it showed a team playing for its coach especially with England 2-0 down

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson endured a career-worst nine three-and-outs Sunday night but he rallied the Denver Broncos past the San Francisco 49ers 11-10. Wilson was the only one of the so-called Mount Rushmore of Quarterbacks in the AFC West to prevail in Week 3. Patrick Mahomes and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The San Antonio Spurs are planning a trip to Uvalde, Texas next month. The Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards are going to Japan. The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks are going to Abu Dhabi. The next three weeks around the NBA will be busy with training camps now

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants took it on the chin against the Dallas Cowboys. Dropping a hard-fought 23-16 decision to the rival Cowboys on Monday night to lose for the first time under new coach Brian Daboll hurt. What was worse came at the end

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray added 16 and the United States women routed Bosnia and Herzegovina 121-59 to break the team record for consecutive wins at the World Cup. The victory was the 27th in a row in World Cup play for the Americans,

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Cedric Mullins homered on the second pitch of the game, Anthony Santander went deep twice and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Boston Red Sox 14-8 to gain a little ground in the playoff race. Gunner Henderson hit a two-run homer and Mullins tripled in two runs for

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — CeeDee Lamb was angry with himself in the second quarter after dropping a wide-open pass and costing the Dallas Cowboys a possible touchdown. It was just embarrassing. The star receiver more than made up for it with the game on the line, making a