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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes will start Game 1 of the NLDS with the Atlanta Braves on Friday. The Brewers say…

By The Associated Press The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis…

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — The oldest living former major league player has died at age 100. The Texas Rangers say former big leaguer and general…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants battled the Los Angeles Dodgers until the end of the season to…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams had the NFL’s top defense in 2020, and a certain amount of…

By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jonathan Gannon knows he needs to figure things out soon. The Philadelphia Eagles’ first-year…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The future of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato in IndyCar is in doubt after Rahal Letterman Lanigan…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tony La Russa is back in the playoffs for the first time since he guided St. Louis to the 2011 World…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have dismissed hitting coach Luis Ortiz and bench coach Don Wakamatsu after a 102-loss season. The…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Alex Grinch’s defense has carried sixth-ranked Oklahoma to an unbeaten record heading into…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 will still have some longstanding rivalries once Texas and Oklahoma split for the Southeastern…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Chicago White Sox and Houston…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are finally getting their day in the sun. They face off in the next edition of…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer No. 11 Michigan State is off to its fastest start since its 2015 playoff season thanks in part to the addition of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Retired Belmont men’s basketball coach Rick Byrd will receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. His selection…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner says he is encouraged about the possibility of change in the NHL after speaking with the league and…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil and Argentina will be hoping to avoid any more interruptions when World Cup…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa leads the nation in interceptions and Penn State features one of the most dynamic…

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

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady wins in the television ratings, too. The Tampa Bay quarterback’s return to his old…

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 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…

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…

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…