AP National Sports

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Inter Milan’s attack might be better off without Romelu Lukaku. The Nerazzurri are spreading the…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa running back Tyler Goodson slowly worked his way into the starting lineup as a true…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City’s players fell behind during a game in the English League Cup for the first time in nearly four…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Akil Baddoo and Victor Reyes drove in two runs apiece and the Detroit Tigers stalled the Chicago…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Despite a second half full of mistakes, Maryland prevailed in its Big Ten football opener…

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Unseeded Jil Teichmann of Switzerland upset sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina sophomore Luke Doty will make his first start at quarterback this weekend against Kentucky. Doty played most…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The Big 12 built a football reputation over the past two decades as a pass-happy conference.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Luis Suárez has scored two late goals to give Atlético Madrid a 2-1 win at Getafe in the Spanish…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Forty-eight-year-old Lee Westwood of England is heading into his record-tying 11th Ryder…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Following suggestions from the league’s competition committee, the NBA has spent time this offseason teaching…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes has had abdominal surgery and is expected to miss six to…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The similarities for Kansas State coach Chris Klieman between the start of this season and…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks says he doesn’t anticipate any Nets being unable to…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The dramatic overtime finish at Bristol showed just how far AJ Allmendinger will go to win his first NASCAR…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer AEW founder Tony Khan has put professional wrestling on notice that he has the hottest company in the business. The…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama coach Nick Saban was griping about the hype surrounding a team that had “basically played one half of one…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 11 Florida has successfully transformed its offense from a finesse passing attack into a…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Quarterback Charlie Brewer has left the Utah Utes after losing his starting job to Cameron…

By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Smoke and flames shot up the side of the Superdome’s roof after a pressure washer being…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt running back Ra’Mahn Davis will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn toe ligament on his right foot.…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato is embracing his “Donny Meatballs” nickname by having it…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The NCAA has placed Georgia Tech’s women’s basketball program on probation for three years.…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are banged up heading into a Week 3 visit by Cincinnati. Quarterback Ben…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Two Rutgers players have been suspended from the football team after they were charged in an incident in which three people…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry will at least Cleveland’s next three games after being placed…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas running back Velton Gardner, who led the Jayhawks in rushing last season, has entered…

By ALEX SANZ Associated Press For weeks, the Afghanistan national girls soccer team had been waiting for word they could leave. On Sunday, the…

Manchester United plays West Ham for the second time in the space of four days when they meet in the third round of the English League Cup. Man…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Phoenix hosts New York and Dallas visits Chicago in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The postseason begins…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — There were no signs of Barcelona’s famous “tiki-taka” style of ball possession in the team’s…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Anthony Joshua has never fought a challenger like Oleksandr Usyk. The unbeaten Ukrainian matches slick footwork…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of Ben Simmons’ plans tells The Associated Press the…

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Coan admits it’s going to be a little strange this Saturday when No. 12 Notre Dame…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Davis Mills will start at quarterback for the Houston Texans on Thursday night against the…

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FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The widow of Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has died. The team says Jo Lasorda died Monday night at her home in…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Hungary has been ordered by FIFA to play its next World Cup qualifier without spectators as…

LONDON (AP) — The NFL will stage an international combine for 50 athletes from 14 countries next month in London. The invitational scouting…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer J.J. Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press college player of the year at Duke before embarking…

By The Associated Press (AP) — The biggest event in golf has nothing to do with money. The Ryder Cup returns after being postponed one year by the…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has suspended eight players from its men’s national junior handball team for behavior likened to “treason” after…

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Lionel Messi will miss the next French league game against last-place Metz after a knock to his left knee.…

INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Ski jumping record-holder Gregor Schlierenzauer has retired only a few months before trying to compete at his fourth…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer There has always been a rich tradition of great defenders at Marseille even though the nine-time French…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The son of Australia rugby great Michael Lynagh has been included in England’s enlarged training group ahead of…

TORONTO (AP) — The rear-view mirror is something Toronto stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are doing their best to ignore as the NHL season…

By The Associated Press Kevin Gausman returns to the mound — and plate — as he tries to help the Giants protect their lead in the NL West.…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Riley had three doubles and three RBIs, Adam Duvall added a two-run homer and the Atlanta…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Houston Astros moved closer to the AL West title with a 10-0 victory over the Los…