AP National Sports

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Not having star playmaker Neymar or midfielder Casemiro available for selection will allow…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Anthony Barr has been cleared to rejoin the Minnesota Vikings. The four-time Pro Bowl…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Shelby Rogers beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6 (2), 6-2 and Sloane Stephens outlasted Heather Watson 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1 in…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean turned their first laps on the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval on…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield was only accurate after his poor performance Sunday in Minnesota.…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa is back in the playoffs with the Chicago White Sox as they…

NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert will have to face a disciplinary hearing with the New York Racing Association to…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s injured calf hasn’t healed enough for him to be…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb will start for the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of their NL Division Series…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon didn’t practice Wednesday and is day to day with an ankle sprain. Coach Zac Taylor…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions put standout center Frank Ragnow on injured reserve, another setback for a banged-up winless team. The…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The surprising Oregon State Beavers are the only undefeated team in conference play in…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice on a limited basis after…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are moving on from linebacker Jaylon Smith without getting into…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna are missing from the U.S. lineup because of injuries but…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have reassigned hitting coach Edgar Varela to a minor league role. They now have three openings to fill on…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens don’t have another road game until Nov. 11. Between now and then,…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive line has underachieved through four games and the…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — C.J. Mosley missed all but two games the last two seasons and that left many…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State coach James Franklin has always liked to use a lot of running backs and he’d like to see one assert himself…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are having serious issues protecting their quarterback.…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he knows he needs to play better to help…

MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal coach Dominique Ducharme says he does not expect goaltender Carey Price to practice before the start of the regular…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer says bolstering a starting rotation that…

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Premier League team Brighton says one of its players is assisting police with the investigation of an alleged offense. The…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Spain has ended Italy’s record unbeaten run of 37 matches by beating the European champion 2-1 in…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie is now a team owner in the SailGP global league. Ainslie and business partner Chris…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is confident he’ll return next season after missing…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Even before making the move to the NFC West, Matthew Stafford could get a sense for the intensity of…

HOUSTON (AP) — Lance Lynn will start for the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Houston Astros on Thursday. Manager…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Sage Steele will not appear on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” the remainder of this week and has been pulled from moderating an…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season. It’s a continuation of the…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has expressed support for having biennial World Cups, saying it would benefit South American…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have traded injured guard Edmond Sumner to the Brooklyn Nets for the rights to forward Juan Pablo Vaulet and…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh says safety Marcus Maye has the team’s…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for minor league players for the…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making the most of what is seemingly a…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio says quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has a chance…

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told a group of high school students that for every player in the league, there are 100 jobs connected…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NFL and network executives expected ratings to increase this season. But the rate through the first four weeks has…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets no longer seem so sure they will have their whole team together for home…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Two of the European Championship’s biggest disappointments face each other on Thursday in the…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Players stopped on the field in the sixth minute of National Women’s Soccer League…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons must reconfigure their secondary this week after losing nickel back…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brian Flores spent 15 years working in New England, which means he spent 15 years…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Free agent linebacker Jamie Collins agreed to a new deal with the Patriots on Wednesday, according to his agent. Collins…