AP National Sports

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — NFL sacks leader Myles Garrett and star running back Nick Chubb are two of several key Browns…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have brought back linebacker Avery Williamson after signing the veteran off Denver’s practice squad.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers made a franchise-record fourth straight playoff appearance this fall and…

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Since quarterback Sean Clifford arrived on campus, Penn State has never been without…

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch We’re almost a third of the way through the fantasy season, so scoring trends are starting to stick. These players…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders will start the season with 13 straight road games. It is the…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sounds ready to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon…

MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández is facing prison time in Spain for violating a restraining order. The Bayern Munich player has been…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Claudio Ranieri is fully aware of the precariousness of his latest job in the Premier League after becoming Watford’s…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer With one Small kick and a rather sizable upset, Texas A&M created a logjam in the Southeastern Conference Western…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says center Frank Ragnow feels guilty about having season-ending toe surgery. Campbell…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top sports authority has accepted the Spanish league’s request to postpone a pair of weekend matches involving teams with…

PARIS (AP) — The French football league’s board adopted a motion Wednesday to oppose plans to play the men’s World Cup every two years, arguing…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo soccer federation has fired Bernard Challandes as coach after a pair of World Cup qualifying losses. Kosovo lost…

SCHWÄBISCH HALL, Germany (AP) — German skier Thomas Dressen will miss the start of the World Cup season as he tries to build his fitness ahead of…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish sports minister says a boycott of the World Cup is not the answer despite calling it “a wrong decision”…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Kenyan Olympic runner and two-time world championship bronze medalist Agnes Tirop has been found dead at her home…

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The Swedish soccer association says a player on the country’s under-21 team has claimed he was racially abused by an…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The lack of balance and quality in central midfield continues to hold England back despite all the improvements…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA is preparing to give Europe’s top soccer clubs greater control of Champions League marketing…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Hungarian, English, Albanian and Polish football…

By The Associated Press After a season of piling up whopping win totals, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers get a day to prep for their…

By The Associated Press White Sox manager Tony La Russa is waiting to find out if Chicago wants him back after the club was eliminated by the Astros…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer From Lamar Jackson’s improbable comeback that ended in an overtime win for Baltimore to the missed kick…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is only fitting that 70 years after Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World” that…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles…

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in a battle…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has…

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Chris Smith added two rushing scores and Louisiana-Lafayette eased by…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tristan Jarry had 26 saves, Danton Heinen and Brian Boyle scored early second-period goals, and…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have finally put newly acquired guard Russell Westbrook on the court with LeBron…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — At least the Milwaukee Brewers came out swinging. Milwaukee was 0 for 20 with runners in scoring…

By The Associated Press White Sox manager Tony La Russa is waiting to find out if Chicago wants him back after the club was eliminated by the Astros…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking home run off Milwaukee closer Josh Hader with two outs in the…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Venezuela players have missed practice in Santiago ahead of a World Cup qualifying game against Chile because of COVID-19…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones has been put on NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list on…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has only four unvaccinated players as it opens up the 2021-22 season. Bettman was…

By ROB MAADDI AND BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers The NFL is not planning to make public any of the hundreds of thousands of emails it obtained…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will have home fans for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began when it…

SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins for an injunction that would have…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks will miss the start of the season to ensure he fully recovers from a broken left hand.…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox had their sights set on advancing…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Raptors guard Fred VanVleet doesn’t worry about players who aren’t teammates anymore, or what…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and scored four times, and the Houston Astros eliminated the…

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say center Al Horford has tested positive for COVID-19. Horford is currently in isolation and didn’t travel with…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have removed Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden from the team’s Ring of Honor at Raymond James…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Trying to figure out the Pac-12 Conference’s top offensive player remains a difficult proposition even this far into…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Upsets dominated the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open, with four top-five seeds getting dismissed in straight sets.…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference is facing a changing landscape in men’s basketball…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson says she is stepping down as Bulldogs coach immediately…