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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons placed right tackle Kaleb McGary on the COVID-19 reserve list but also got some good news. Top…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Promoted Venezia has earned its first Serie A home win in nearly two decades after beating Fiorentina 1-0. Mattia Aramu scored…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant’s widow and…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Saleh spent the past week huddling with his New York Jets coaching staff and…

By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the suspended World Cup qualifier between Brazil…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin isn’t optimistic about quarterback Matt Corral’s availability against LSU. Corral rushed 30…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson has been placed on injured reserve. He hurt his hamstring against Carolina and…

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Jaren Jackson Jr. to extension before the NBA deadline. The Grizzlies did not disclose the…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue coach Jeff Brohm spent his bye week putting together a creative game plan for No. 2 Iowa. He wanted three…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Former U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis insists a biennial Women’s World Cup is not a foregone…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Tennessee $250,000 for fans stopping the Vols’ game with Mississippi by…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has lost its second quarterback in two weeks to a season-ending injury. Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch says Gunner Cruz is…

MOSCOW (AP) — Marin Cilic has begin his bid for a third Kremlin Cup trophy by beating another former champion Damir Dzumhur 6-7, 6-1, 6-1 in…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Darnell Coles has been hired by the Washington Nationals as their hitting coach. The move…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury he suffered late in the two-time…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s sports betting industry has become the first in the United States to take…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns running back Kareem Hunt will likely miss more than a month with a significant calf injury…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Danielle Scott has become the sixth NBA female referee. The daughter of college basketball officials was…

ATLANTA (AP) — A startup basketball league with goals of giving high school players another option besides the college route has added Gatorade as…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year’s World Cup have teamed up with the World Health…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs…

By The Associated Press Cam Newton says he has been vaccinated against contracting COVID-19 and is ready to return to the NFL. The quarterback who…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Virgil van Dijk has been spared Champions League duty so far this season as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is poised to become the latest and most populous state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert can enter horses in the Breeders’ Cup next month at Del Mar but the event’s all-time money-leading trainer…

By The Associated Press Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton broke the color barrier in the NBA as the league’s first Black…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered England to play one men’s national team game in an empty stadium. It’s punishment for chaotic…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The NBA, known today as a leader when it comes to culture and racial issues, was anything but during the 1950s…

LONDON (AP) — England will enter the November rugby internationals without four of its biggest names after an improvement in club form failed to…

By The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association from its founding as the Basketball Association of America through the 1950s.…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Kevin De Bruyne really wants to play in a second Champions League final because he barely remembers his first. The…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A second soccer legal case is heading to the European Court of Justice. A case involving…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former T20 World Cup champion Sri Lanka survives an early batting collapse to beat Namibia by seven wickets…

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA. Greece (AP) — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver into NASCAR’s championship four. The Hendrick…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then…

By The Associated Press The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long…

By The Associated Press After allowing 12 runs in two starts against Houston during the regular season, Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start Game…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia’s defense leads three statistical categories as the college football season reaches the midway…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Geno Smith saw an opening in the offensive line and took off down…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:50 left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Steelers…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has made it clear he’ll use any pitcher at any time. He just…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor left his team’s primetime showdown against Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito announced on social media that he’s entering the transfer portal. In his post on…

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sean Wainui, a rising star of Super Rugby with the Hamilton-based Chiefs, has…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For 60 minutes, the New England Patriots had an answer for nearly everything the Dallas…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were determined not to let Jon Gruden’s undoing lead to their…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield reinjured his left non-throwing shoulder in a 37-14 loss to the…

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By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and the Dallas…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up his 20th victory on the PGA Tour when he least expected it. McIlroy was…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Chris Tierney scored on two second-period power plays and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves in the Ottawa Senators’ 3-2…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Jon Gruden’s red-faced resignation didn’t unravel the Las Vegas Raiders. It…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former graduate assistant coach Zeb Noland is set to start at quarterback next week when South Carolina goes to No. 17 Texas…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the BNP Paribas Open,…

By The Associated Press After allowing 12 runs in two starts against Houston during the regular season, Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start Game…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he wants his team to find a killer instinct. For…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods were among the NFL’s top receivers the past few…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyler Murray threw four touchdown passes as the Arizona Cardinals remained the NFL’s only…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Frazzled and frustrated by a Baltimore Ravens defense that chased him all over the field,…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton delivered the inspirational pregame words to his…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver in NASCAR’s championship four. Larson clinched…

By The Associated Press Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor had movement in all of his extremities after leaving Seattle’s game Sunday night against…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields showed off his promise and his inexperience during a 24-14…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says isn’t considering a change at quarterback. But he’s…

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Alexis DeJoria powered to her first Funny Car victory in more than four years Sunday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Chiefs have held the Washington Football Team to 76 yards and four first downs in…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ansu Fati, Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho scored as Barcelona came from behind to beat Valencia…

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Lee Janzen made a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Sunday to win the PGA Tour…

By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kirk Cousins completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Third baseman Justin Turner is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for Game 2 of the NL…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Cristian Casseres Jr. scored in the third minute and the New York Red Bulls beat New York City FC 1-0 on Sunday. New York…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa didn’t expect to be the star quarterback talking about a losing streak. The Miami…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will start Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Green Bay Packers to a…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Joe Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes, helping the Cincinnati Bengals rout the Detroit Lions 34-11…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw three of his four touchdown passes in a 28-point second quarter…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for two more scores and the…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Fans in Germany racially abused soccer players and threw objects during a game between Hamburger SV and Fortuna…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated Justin…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Callum Wilson headed Newcastle in front only 107 seconds into the new era under…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU and coach Ed Orgeron have agreed to part ways after this season. The move announced by athletic…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Victor Osimhen soared in for a towering header nine minutes from time and Napoli extended its perfect…