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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña became the first rookie position player to win a World Series MVP after hitting .400…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — First-year passer MJ Morris threw for three scores while No. 21 North Carolina State’s…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 4 Michigan rallied from…

By SANTOS PEREZ Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Travis threw three touchdown passes, Trey Benson ran for 128 yards and two…

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tiyon Evans ran for 126 yards on 10 carries, including a 71-yard touchdown, to help…

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Bones Hyland scored 24 points, Nikola Jokic added 21 and the Denver Nuggets shot over 60% from…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah ran all over Arizona for 60 minutes and the Wildcats were powerless to do anything to stop…

By TOM COYNE Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Prince Kollie scored on a blocked punt, Benjamin Morrison returned an interception 96 yards…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For now and forever, Dusty Baker, the epic storyteller, first-class name-dropper, toothpick…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went from big bopper to bad bunter. One of the Philadelphia Phillies’ most…

DALLAS (AP) — Tanner Mordecai set school and American Athletic Conference records with nine touchdown passes — an NCAA-record tying seven coming…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One has launched in Las Vegas a year before its inaugural race. The spectacle staged Saturday starred…

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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to…

By SAMMI SILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 787th career goal to break Gordie Howe’s record for scoring with one…

By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Puka Nacua caught 14 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns, including an acrobatic catch…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 10 of his 25 points in the third quarter and Anthony Edwards added 19…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 27 points, including two big jumpers in the final minute, as the Brooklyn…

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their season-opening winning…

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. ran for 132 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns and Miles Hastings threw for 270 yards and two more…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bijan Robinson romped for 209 yards and a touchdown, Quinn Ewers threw for 197 yards and…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Tanev scored the game-winning goal with 3:39 remaining and the Seattle Kraken beat…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Trae Young added 34 points and 10…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Moussa threw three touchdown passes to lead Florida A&M to a 30-16 victory over Southern for its seventh…

HOUSTON (AP) — Shedeur Sanders passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, Sy’veon Wilkerson had 26 carries for a career-high 214 yards and…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dante Chachere threw for four touchdowns — all coming in the second quarter — and Portland State rallied past Northern…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Frank Harris threw two touchdown passes in regulation and two more in a pair of overtime periods as UTSA held off UAB,…

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Kimani Vidal ran 21 times for 117 yards — including a 22-yard touchdown run with 5 seconds to play — and Troy scored the…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Isaiah Davis ran 24 times for 104 yards and a touchdown and Hunter Dustman kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ty Gibbs took the lead with 21 laps left and held off rival Noah Gragson for his first…

By PHIL STUKENBORG The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mikey Keene passed for 219 yards and three touchdowns and RJ Harvey rushed for 151…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bo Nix and the Oregon offense found creative ways to score, including an offensive lineman…

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Mike DiLiello threw three touchdown passes and Austin Peay held off North Alabama 38-35. DiLiello’s 68-yard touchdown pass…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Unbeaten Flightline posted another dominating run, overtaking Life Is Good entering the…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 Clemson is back in the ACC championship game. The Tigers clinched the ACC Atlantic Division with No. 22…

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Payton Thorne passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns as Michigan State ended a troubling…

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Russell Henley has turned the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba into a runaway. He started with a…

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Johnathan Bennett threw three touchdown passes in the first half and No. 23 Liberty…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert will miss the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against Houston after being placed in…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lindsey Scott Jr. tied a school record with seven touchdowns in the first half and Incarnate Word routed Houston Christian…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Edward Saydee ran for three long touchdowns, including a 75-yarder to start the second half, and Temple routed South Florida,…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC beat the Philadelphia Union to claim its first MLS Cup championship. Gareth Bale…

By MATT DERRICK Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Will Levis threw three touchdown passes, including two to Dane Key, and the Wildcats took a…

25-yard CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Columbia blocked back-to-back field goal attempts and scored the go-ahead two-point conversion and the Lions beat…

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Aidan Bouman’s two touchdown passes staked South Dakota to a 17-point lead to start the fourth quarter and the Coyotes…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ousmane Dembélé and Frenkie de Jong scored to lead Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Almería…

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Jalynn Williams rushed for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 2:53 left to play, and Western Carolina rallied…

By LARRY LEWIS The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tyjae Spears ran for 157 yards and a touchdown and Shaadie Clayton-Johnson gained 106 to…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The long and unpredictable NASCAR season comes to an end Sunday with a championship…

EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Jermaine Corbett ran for a career-high 227 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns and Stonehill smothered Wagner…

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Angelo Guglielmello’s 37-yard field goal as time expired lifted Stony Brook to a 24-22 victory over Morgan State. Morgan…

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Nolan Henderson tied a career high with five touchdown passes and Delaware defeated Monmouth 49-17. Henderson was 22-of-28…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Dow Finsterwald has died at his home in Colorado. Finsterwald was the first player to win the PGA Championship in…

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Mitchell Miller is not eligible to play in the league. Bettman made his remarks one day…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Sliwoski threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, Makai Jackson had nine catches for 116 yards and St. Francis (Pa.) used…

BERLIN (AP) — Canada is sweating on the fitness of Alphonso Davies just over two weeks before the World Cup begins after he went off with an…

By JIMMY ROBERTSON BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — In his first career start, Zach Pyron threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score to lift Georgia Tech to…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — JD Moore scored two touchdowns, Charleston Southern scored the game’s first 20 points, and the Buccaneers defeated Robert…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Tommy Schuster passed for two touchdowns on his way to a pair of school records, Tyler Hoosman ran for two scores and…

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Drake Maye threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 North Carolina…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Austin Reed threw touchdown passes to five different receivers in the first half and quickly added a sixth after halftime to…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A hat trick last weekend. A goal and an assist this weekend to move atop the Serie A scoring chart.…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Kaleb Johnson ran for 200 yards on 22 carries, including a touchdown, and Spencer…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manager Pep Guardiola celebrated like Manchester City had won the Premier League title.…

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Matthew Sluka passed for a touchdown and ran for another and Holy Cross defeated Lehigh 42-14 to clinch at least a share of…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Isaac Guerendo ran for an 89-yard touchdown and combined with Braelon Allen for 233 yards…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brad Roberts carried it 33 times for 135 yards, Camby Goff intercepted a pass with 19 second left and Air Force edged Army…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Nolan Grooms threw three touchdown passes and Yale scored twice after turnovers in a 35-point second quarter on its way to…

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Pascal Gross’ late goal clinched Brighton’s 3-2 win over a Wolverhampton team that tried to hang on for a draw…

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Mathias Jorgensen’s own goal in stoppage time saw bottom of the Premier League Nottingham Forest draw 2-2 with…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland came off the bench to send 10-man Manchester City to the top of the…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers linebacker Krys Barnes has been activated from injured reserve. That clears the way for Barnes to play…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — There have been calls from fans attending Bundesliga games to boycott Qatar’s World Cup. Borussia…

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an abdominal muscle tear while playing at the Paris Masters. The Spanish…

ROME (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate hopes that gay soccer players “come out soon” because “it would have an enormous impact on…

CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Chicago say former NBA player Ben Gordon has been arrested after a McDonald’s security guard was punched in the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has received a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2027 season for a…

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas for the eighth straight time, edging an entertaining semifinal 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 to stay on…

By The Associated Press American left back Sam Vines injured a leg and needed surgery, eliminating him from consideration for the U.S. World Cup…

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has some inflammation on his Achilles tendon and is being rested for Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Lorient on Sunday as…

LONDON (AP) — England full back Ben Chilwell will miss the World Cup after a scan confirmed a “significant” hamstring injury. The Chelsea…

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Premier League club Wolverhampton hired Julen Lopetegui as manager. Lopetegui was fired one month ago by Sevilla…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup but soccer isn’t the only sport…

SHIGA, Japan (AP) — Momoko Ueda of Japan has shot a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Toto Classic. Ueda also held a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Peyton Henry made a 22-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to cap a 92-yard scoring driving, and…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Jordan Clarkson added 20 points, and the Utah…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jrue Holiday scored 29 points…