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CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker has announced his retirement. Baker, 68, had served in the role of president…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended. Officials threw 11…

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mekhai Johnson scored two touchdowns in the second quarter — one on a 91-yard kickoff return — and Marist held off Dayton…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros ace Lance McCullers is looking for ways to help the team off the field while…

LONDON (AP) — Edouard Mendy’s string of stunning saves ensures Chelsea stays top of the English Premier League as Ben Chilwell’s strike seals a…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A controversial goal led to Inter Milan’s first defeat of the season in a 3-1 loss at Lazio in Serie…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Mohamed Salah is in the form of his life and the Liverpool forward scored his latest wonder goal in a 5-0 win at…

NEW YORK (AP) — Golf Digest reports that Casey Martin is recovering from having his right leg amputated. Martin suffered from a rare circulatory…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have activated four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton for Sunday’s game against Houston. They…

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — England’s Laurie Canter is eyeing his first European Tour win after taking a 3-shot lead of the Andalucía Masters…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have placed running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve, meaning he will miss at least the…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have added right-hander Chris Martin and infielder Johan Camargo to their 26-man roster for the NL Championship…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers say Corey Knebel, not Max Scherzer, will be their starter in Game 1 of the…

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Armando Broja has struck his first English Premier League goal as Southampton picked up an overdue first win of the…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ruben Neves has scored in stoppage time to seal a dramatic victory for Wolverhampton. The visitors recovered from…

NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich’s wait for a first English Premier League win of the season goes on after a scoreless home draw with Brighton. At…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne score as Manchester City claims a battling 2-0 win over Burnley in the English…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A Vermont high school homecoming football game turned into a “drag ball” runway at halftime with a mix of…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester has consigned Manchester United to a first away loss in the English Premier League in nearly two years thanks…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland has scored twice on his return for Borussia Dortmund to beat Mainz 3-1 and move to…

By The Associated Press Fabián Coito has been fired as coach of Honduras’ soccer team and replaced by Hernán Darío Gómez. Honduras is last in…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The third round of NASCAR’s playoffs are getting started in Texas. It is a tight…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville plans to retire the No. 8 jersey of former Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson, the school’s first Heisman…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has produced another goal-of-the-season contender to headline Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Watford in the Premier…

By The Associated Press Dodgers ace Max Scherzer got the last three outs in the thrilling Game 5 of the NL Divsion Series and is now lined up to…

BEIJING (AP) — Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Mai Mihara have won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Asia Open figure skating event at…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Lucas Johnson threw TD passes to Jesse Matthews in both overtime periods as No. 24 San Diego…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Brown scored on an 11-yard keeper with 4:50 left and ninth-ranked Oregon held off…

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Freshman kicker Blake Glessner’s two field goals in the third quarter made the difference in a defense-heavy contest as…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Foligno scored with 7.2 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Minnesota Wild…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that helped the Houston Astros…

By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei passed for 181 yards and one touchdown, Kobe Pace rushed for 76 yards and…

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Grant Wells passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, ran for three more and Marshall routed North Texas 49-21. Marshall scored…

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — It was quarterback carrousel for Cornell as Jameson Wang, Luke Duby and Richie Kenney each led touchdown drives as Big Red…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored shootout goals and Vancouver scored four times in the…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game less than a minute into overtime and the New…

By The Associated Press Dodgers ace Max Scherzer got the last three outs in the thrilling Game 5 of the NL Divsion Series and is now lined up to…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury, quarterbacks coach Cam Turner and defensive tackle Zach Allen…

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Brittany Force made the quickest run in Bristol Dragway history Friday, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn held its first “First Night” celebration in two years Friday, filling Gampel Pavilion with students for the annual…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Only the San Francisco Giants themselves envisioned a season with success quite like…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keith Mitchell is not letting up in the CJ Cup at Summit. He started by matching his personal low…

By MATT DERRICK Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At age 30 and after five suspensions handed out by the NFL for violations of the…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has found no other current team or league personnel to have sent emails containing racist, homophobic…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Less than a week after sustaining a scary concussion against the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants quarterback Daniel…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith is questionable for Sunday’s game at New England because of another neck issue for…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer About a third of the starting quarterbacks have missed time because of injuries, and Richard Sherman’s…

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Scott Parel shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship.…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to prove their offensive breakout against Denver wasn’t a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have placed quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Chris Carson on…

HOUSTON (AP) — Bill Miller will be the umpire crew chief for the AL Championship Series that starts in Houston and Jerry Meals will lead the crew…

PARIS (AP) — Runaway French leader Paris Saint-Germain needed a late penalty from striker Kylian Mbappe to come from behind and scrape a 2-1 win…

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Wide receiver Mike Williams is questionable for the Los Angeles Chargers’ key AFC matchup against the Baltimore…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee wide receiver Julio Jones practiced for a third straight day Friday.…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin for a game for roughing Tampa Bay forward Mathieu Joseph. The league…

HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Ambitious Cologne has been brought back to earth with a resounding thud after Hoffenheim turned on the style to win…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Fritz beat No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to reach the semifinals…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers ace right-hander Max Scherzer is the planned starter for the opening game of the NL…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers aren’t striking gold as often whenever they get near the goal…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-seven American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Houston…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are celebrating Mike Shanahan’s coaching contributions…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is tackling quarterbacks on the field and burying…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Mikaela Shiffrin wants to participate in every individual women’s Alpine ski race at the Beijing Olympics.…

By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints will soon add the name of the late Sam Mills to their ring of honor in the Superdome. The club…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns says nobody has been able to…

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Jon Rahm’s woes back home in Spain continue after failing to make the cut at the Andalucía Masters. The top-ranked Rahm…

By The Associated Press The NFL’s only unbeaten team, the Arizona Cardinals will put their perfect mark on the line Sunday when they visit the…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss his third straight game Sunday…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Liberty University has reached a five-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports to continue as a primary sponsor for William…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has received a seven-year contract worth $22.4 million.…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Next year’s Formula One season will feature 23 races and open in Bahrain rather than its…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has ordered a cease fire in the feud between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick,…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA players can now test themselves for the coronavirus and get results in no more than 20 minutes. And the…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Star running back Nick Chubb will miss the Cleveland Browns’ game Sunday against the…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have hired Carter Hawkins as general manager, dipping into Cleveland’s front…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros ace Lance McCullers Jr. has been left off the team’s roster for the AL Championship…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bucks general manager Jon Horst has signed a multi-year contract extension after helping Milwaukee win its first NBA title in a…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WATFORD, England (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer has promised to not miss another team flight. Meyer…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed Charlie McAvoy to a contract extension. They locked up their No. 1…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — An investigation into alleged racist abuse by thousands of children against a Black player at a Europa League game has…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have acquired tight end Zach Ertz in a trade with the Philadelphia…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Brazil players Alisson Becker and Fabinho are travelling directly to Spain to complete their 10-day quarantine period…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The six-nation Nordic group of European soccer federations have detailed their opposition to…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris is starting to get the hang of life in the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Barring a setback, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is ready for his comeback. Tagovailoa returns to his starting…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona midfielder Pedri González has signed a new contract through 2026. The Catalan…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he cannot give assurances to Raheem Sterling about more regular playing time…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The welcome party for the new regime in control of Newcastle could double as a farewell for the club’s coach.…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The former president of Spanish club Barcelona has denied accusations by the current…