AP National Sports

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cornerback Nate Hobbs has emerged as a pleasant surprise out of the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2021…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer College athletes have been able to cash in on their celebrity since July 1. Some worry what effect the money might…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Delle Donne and Chiney Ogwumike will have a major impact on the Washington Mystics and…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus will likely be without Aaron Ramsey for several weeks after the midfielder injured his right thigh. That also ruled…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns defensive end Takk McKinley has returned to the team after leaving training camp last…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Oregon coach Mario Cristobal wants his players to have the mindset that they’re the hunters, not the hunted, as they…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Former Arizona Cardinals first-round pick Josh Rosen has signed with the Atlanta Falcons and will compete to open the…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The chief executive officer of a California liquor distribution company has agreed to plead…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The English and Spanish leagues are backing their clubs to not release players to play for South American…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension with wide…

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start rookie quarterback Justin Fields in the preseason finale…

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA, Spain (AP) — Michael Storer has won his second stage in this year’s Spanish Vuelta and Primoz Roglic fell in the final…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he expects Cam Newton to return to the…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Empoli midfielder Nedim Bajrami and the Albanian soccer federation are challenging FIFA rules on how players can…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receivers Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis are among four Buffalo Bills players who must…

By The Associated Press The PGA Tour heads to the Baltimore area for the first time in nearly 60 years. The BMW Championship has a long history of…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are forming an alliance to work together on the future…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ansu Fati is smiling again on the practice field. The 18-year-old Barcelona forward has returned to…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan women’s national soccer team players are among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from…

By The Associated Press One day after firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the slumping San Diego Padres begin a three-game series Tuesday night…

By PRESTON SHOEMAKER Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ella Bruning has become a star at the Little League World Series. The starting…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Romain Grosjean had modest goals for his first career race on an oval — finish all the laps, find a feel for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Gillen, Len Elmore and Nancy Lieberman will be this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Gillen helped the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Bauers hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning off…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Whit Merrifield had three hits and three RBIs, Salvador Perez extended a career high with his…

CHICAGO (AP) — Rafael Ortega hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs ended their longest home losing streak…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jameis Winston passed for touchdowns of 43 and 29 yards to Marquez Callaway, and the New…

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yoshi Tsutsugo homered and Bryan Reynolds tripled in the seventh to help the Pittsburgh Pirates…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in three runs to carry the New York Yankees to their 10th…

By The Associated Press One day after firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the slumping San Diego Padres begin a three-game series Tuesday night…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are running low on healthy running backs before the regular…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-runner Breyvic Valera scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, and…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have put linebacker L.J. Fort on injured reserve after he injured his knee over the weekend. Fort…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Top seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia and second seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia won their first…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Julia Zorn, Jule Schiefer and Theresa Wagner scored, and Germany beat Denmark 3-1 in the women’s world hockey…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Tony Finau is a winner on the PGA Tour again. Finally. Finau ended a drought of more than…

The Associated Press New York (AP) — The former president of El Salvador’s soccer federation has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to a corruption…

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won’t be moonlighting as the coach of a boys high school basketball team where he already…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston College navigated the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any football team in the…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign a quarterback this week after losing backup AJ McCarron to a…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is playing it safe when it comes to Christian McCaffrey’s playing time in the…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Soroka already went through nine grueling months of rehab after blowing out his right…

WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Starting quarterback Carson Wentz, All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and center Ryan Kelly all returned to Indianapolis Colts…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers lost two depth players on defense to injuries that could…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton has sustained another injury setback, going on the 10-day…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Angel City FC has acquired U.S. national team forward Christen Press and hired coach Freya Coombe as the team…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a game-ending grand slam in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas…

TORONTO (AP) — The former Canadian Football League player Nick Volpe has died. The Toronto Argonauts confirmed his death but did not give details…