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CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby still isn’t sure when he’ll return from left wrist…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami coach Brian Flores says Tua Tagovailoa is “our quarterback,” reiterating…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has agreed to a new contract that will keep him on a perpetual five-year deal at his…

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Interim Newcastle manager Graeme Jones says he will be in charge for the next two Premier League games while the club’s…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA’s plans for overhauling the Champions League could still be reviewed, according to the group…

By The Associated Press Three-time Pro Bowl safety Malcolm Jenkins spent his bye week building his portfolio. Jenkins, a two-time Super Bowl champion…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Now that Coach O is out at LSU, or at least he will be at the end of the season, how does the school go…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Europe’s top soccer leagues have cautioned that FIFA’s biennial World Cup plan is still on the…

KITAKYUSHU, Japan (AP) — Zhang Boheng of China has edged Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto to win the gold medal in the men’s all-around at the…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Dan Hurley needed three seasons as UConn’s coach to get the Huskies back into the NCAA…

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Alpine skiing heads into its Olympic season this weekend with the first World Cup races…

MOSCOW (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka’s first tournament since testing positive for the coronavirus ended after only two matches. The second-ranked…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Villanova coach Jay Wright has yet another team good enough to win a national championship.…

LONDON (AP) — The decisive match of the test series between England and India has been rearranged for next July after the original date was called…

ROME (AP) — Defending Alpine skiing downhill gold medalist Sofia Goggia has been named as Italy’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the…

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose says striker Erling Haaland will be out for “a couple of weeks” with a hip muscle…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates say they have imprisoned a television journalist over apparently leaked…

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A French court trying an alleged blackmail case involving Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema and four other defendants…

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Prosecutors say the Manchester City supporter who was attacked on his way home from the team’s Champions League match…

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Hee Jeong Lim shot a 6-under 66 and first-round leader Na Rin An a 69 to leave the South Korean players tied for the lead…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Longtime U.S. rowing coach Mike Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nick Nash scored the winning touchdown on a 15-yard quarterback draw as San Jose State turned a blocked field goal into the…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The last three weeks have featured a team ranked in the top three of the AP college football poll losing…

CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama overcame cold temperatures and often steady rain showers to shoot a 2-under 68 and take a…

By The Associated Press Astros rookie Luis García will start against the Red Sox in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series with a trip to the World…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 56.8 seconds remaining to follow up a 30-footer…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Connor McDavid scored twice to eclipse 200 career goals and had an assist, Zach Hyman had…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit three homers and drove in six runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Fried had every ingredient in front of him for the biggest day of his baseball life at…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Nearly everyone expected a tight race for the AFC North title, which also could carry a playoff bye with it.…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Dickinson, Tanner Pearson and Brock Boeser scored their first goals of the season as the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Case Keenum stepped in for Baker Mayfield and made the most of his first start in two years,…

JONESBORO, ARK. (AP) — Freshman Montrell Johnson took a handoff 99 yards for a school and Sun Belt Conference record-long touchdown, Chris Smith…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist with regular linemates Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele in COVID-19 protocol…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Tanner Mordecai threw three touchdown passes to push his nation-leading total to 29 while running…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alexis Lafrenière scored with 9:07 remaining in the third period to lift the New York…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — N’Kosi Perry set up three touchdowns on as many drives in a breakaway third quarter and Florida Atlantic held Charlotte…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 27 points in 24 minutes off the bench, Jimmy Butler added 21 and the Miami…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett scored the go-ahead goal and Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 300th NHL win as the…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc scored in the second period and James Reimer made 30 saves in the San Jose Sharks’ 2-1…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team had its 22-match winning streak on home soil snapped in a scoreless draw against a…

By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT, Mich. (AP) — Jacob Markstrom stopped all 33 shots Detroit took Thursday night in the Calgary…

MONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first goal for Carolina in his return to Montreal, helping the Hurricanes beat the winless Canadiens…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Patrik Laine scored at 1:49 of overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the New York…