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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington says he is seeing signs of improvement at the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Antonee Robinson gave himself the nickname Jedi as a kid, and he followed the goal that…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The kneejerk reaction to Oregon’s loss to Stanford was that the Pac-12′s College Football Playoff hopes were…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany has unveiled the logo for soccer’s 2024 European Championship with a light show in the…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have placed cornerback Isaiah Oliver and punter Cameron Nizialek on injured reserve. Atlanta…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the American League wild-card game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s confidence in quarterback Ben Roethlisberger…

HOUSTON (AP) — Left-hander Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the Chicago White Sox.…

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals, the only unbeaten team remaining in the NFL, have climbed all the way…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The LPGA major with the most tradition is leaving the California desert. The LPGA says Chevron has agreed to a…

By RONALD B:LUM AP Baseball Writer Two missing Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers earn nearly as much as the entire Tampa Bay Rays’ major league roster…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortstop Alcides Escobar has agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract to stay with the Washington Nationals. The team announced…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have agreed to deals with right-hander Antonio Senzatela and first-baseman C.J.…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The MLS All-Star Game will have another first-time host next season in Minnesota. Major…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are adding Josh Gordon to their 53-man roster and the wide receiver…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving didn’t practice with the Brooklyn Nets, again remaining away from the team…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay left-hander Shane McClanahan will start Game of 1 of the Rays’ AL Division Series on Thursday night. Rays…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has opened investigations into allegations of racist abuse by Czech children and antisemitism by German fans at…

By The Associated Press The NCAA Division I Council has approved a one-year waiver that will allow football teams to sign up to seven players to…

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian soccer player was arrested after kicking a referee in the head during a second-division game, knocking him…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame’s head swimming coach has resigned one week after a federal judge dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is struggling to score points, is no longer a contender for the national title and…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s postseason is returning to its pre-pandemic format a year after COVID-19 confined…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland receiver Dontay Demus is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee…

BOSTON (AP) — Designated hitter J.D. Martinez was left off the Red Sox roster for their one-game wild-card playoff against the New York Yankees,…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it’s reviewing an earlier decision to decline prosecution…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Pau Gasol has announced his retirement from basketball to put an end to a career of more than two…

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Joe West will call balls and strikes for the NL wild-card game and Mark Carlson will be the home plate umpire for the AL…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has publicly reprimanded Urban Meyer for what he…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have traded wide receiver and returner Jakeem Grant to the Chicago…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Steve Baldwin has resigned as CEO and managing partner of the National Women’s Soccer League’s…

By The Associated Press The PGA Tour will be spending the next two weeks in Las Vegas. The Shriners Children’s Open has a solid field with…

MOSCOW (AP) — The president of the Russian Premier League has resigned after 14 years in the job following debate over the format of the league and…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm has quickly realized things have changed for him in Spain. His U.S. Open win and rise to…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bijan Robinson spent far too much of last season watching others play football. No more. The…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A slow start is becoming a familiar predicament for the Las Vegas Raiders. They have…

TRAIL, British Columbia (AP) — Sarah Fillier scored the only goal for Canada’s women’s hockey team in a 5-1 loss to the men’s junior A-level…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored…

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream guard Courtney Williams apologized Monday for a since-deleted video on YouTube she posted over the weekend in which…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets safety Marcus Maye has been charged with drunken driving after a car…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Toto Japan Classic is no longer part of the LPGA Tour schedule. The tour says health concerns and travel…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The kickoff of Monday night’s game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers was delayed 35 minutes because…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The falloff the Minnesota Twins experienced after two straight division titles could be traced…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Yankees resume their rivalry in the playoffs in Tuesday night’s AL wild-card…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jayce Tingler thinks he deserves to be retained as manager of the San Diego Padres, despite the…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the National League wild-card game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars placed receiver DJ Chark and guard A.J. Cann on injured reserve. Coach Urban Meyer says…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Running back Josh Jacobs is back in the Las Vegas Raiders’ lineup for their visit to SoFi Stadium to face the Los…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics thought they could get back to the postseason for a fourth…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyler Adams admits American players weren’t fully ready last month for the physical,…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville assistant coach Todd Richards is recovering from a heart attack. The Predators announced Monday that Richards, a…

ALLEGANY, N.Y. (AP) — St. Bonaventure baseball coach Larry Sudbrook is retiring following a 36-year career in which he posted the most wins in any…

By The Associated Press All these years later, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are set to meet again at Fenway Park in an all-or-nothing game…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Karl Dorrell said he needs to have “better composure” after losing his cool and pushing a…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the American League wild-card game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — A look around the AL East reveals the daunting path ahead for the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles.…

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin has apologized for his abbreviated live pre-game interview with CBS. Before the Alabama game, Kiffin responded to a…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Semien sounded like a man with unfinished business in Toronto after his Blue Jays endured a…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians’ final season as the Indians ended sooner than fans hoped. Cleveland finished…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah football players and coaches have returned to practice grieving one of their own who was…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ninth-ranked Michigan visits Nebraska on Saturday in a game matching coaches who…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera joined the 500-home run club and the Detroit Tigers had their best season in five…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox think pitcher Carlos Rodón will be healthy enough to help them in the…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is ranked again and on a three-game win streak powered by tailback Bijan Robinson and an…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Quarterback JT Daniels’ status is uncertain for No. 2 Georgia again this week. Daniels…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers certainly knew it could be a tough season with their young and…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs come into the offseason with a long list of issues to address. A 71-91 mark…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota running back Trey Potts remained in a hospital two days after an undisclosed ailment that arose late in the team’s…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace has become the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. He…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Kentucky $250,000 for violating its access to competition area policy after fans…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has appealed to the club’s fans to stop singing a song that contains…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hendon Hooker has played well enough to finally earn the starting quarterback job at…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball drew 45.3 million fans this year as fans gradually were allowed to return, down from 68.5 million over 2019…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas has been let go as manager of the New York Mets after two losing seasons. The…

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell says quarterback Grayson McCall is ready to “rock and roll” when the 15th-ranked…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins’ offense is off to one of the worst four-game starts in the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen acknowledges the organization might be in the midst…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Football Team has placed head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion on administrative leave for what a…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers confirmed that wide receiver Taj Harris has left the program and will enter the transfer portal.…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average dropped to .244 this season, its lowest since the year of the…

LONDON (AP) — Grand Slam champions Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Barbora Krejcikova are among the…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are young and talented and seem to have changed the narrative about their future…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer The Mohegan Sun casino has suspended wagering on the WNBA after questions were raised over a potential conflict in…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — These are now Juan Soto’s Washington Nationals. He is their lone bona fide superstar,…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals can look back upon their first full post-pandemic season in one of…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies missed the postseason for a third straight season and another standout player…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is listing quarterback Graham Mertz as questionable for Saturday’s game at…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault is denying accusations that he ever gave players…