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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kei Nishikori is the next man standing between Novak Djokovic and the completion of a…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — When Brazil hosts Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier, it may not be fair to call it…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz has beaten No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets at the…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Tiny Cape Verde has one big advantage as it tries to become African basketball champion for the first time: 7-foot-3…

GUIDONIA, Italy (AP) — Australia’s Min Woo Lee opened up a two-shot lead after the second round of the Italian Open, while Tommy Fleetwood…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he has “grave concerns” about FIFA’s plans to stage World Cups…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three-time Super Bowl champion David Patten Jr. has died in a motorcycle accident. The Richland County (South Carolina)…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFC East nearly crowned a 6-10 champion last year. With Dak Prescott back from injury in Dallas, there’s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired defensive back Ahkello Witherspoon from Seattle in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the American team for the Solheim Cup. The three major champions on the team include Nelly Korda. She’s…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen will begin his preparation for the Winter Olympics at Skate America in late October in Las…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Bumpy field, outdated stadiums. They are part of playing on the road in CONCACAF,…

By The Associated Press The New York Giants are going to retire the No. 92 jersey of Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan this season. The…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills stormed to the top of the AFC East and kept going last…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the 12 players on the European team for the Solheim Cup. The matches start Saturday at Inverness Club. Europe…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry is a man of few words, preferring to work hard with a…

MONFORTE DE LEMOS, Spain (AP) — Magnus Cort Nielsen has won his third stage of the Spanish Vuelta after winning a bunch sprint on stage 19. The…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — An 11th-century castle. A grove of olive trees. The remains of an ancient Roman…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers NHL players are going back to the Olympics. The league has reached an agreement with the…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama is hoping its search for receiver help to complement John Metchie III pays immediate dividends. The top-ranked…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL plans to punish unvaccinated players more harshly if they test positive for the coronavirus as part of…

LONDON (AP) — United States international Tobin Heath is staying in English soccer. The 33-year-old forward has signed for Arsenal in the Women’s…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. spent all week practicing for Saturday’s…

By MIKE CORDER and JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — A small Dutch seaside town is an ocean of orange as fans of…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes broke down during the second…

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The Volvo China Open has been removed from the European Tour schedule and replaced with the Portugal Masters in…

TOKYO (AP) — The Netherlands is showing its dominance again in wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics. The Dutch have excelled in the sport since…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA says it will take “adequate actions” once it has investigated the the racial abuse that England…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer While the NFL rightfully boasts about a player vaccination rate above 93%, the other folks on the field for…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will soon get a chance to accomplish something it failed to do last season. The…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eric Barriere threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns _ including a pair of first-down scoring strikes in each overtime _ and…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer No team has lost its opening game and reached the Bowl Championship Series title game of the College…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Louisiana-Lafayette, Coastal Carolina and Liberty supplied some of the most compelling seasons in college football…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jaret Patterson is no stranger to proving doubters wrong. The undersized running back was…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Darien Butler had two interceptions and No. 25 Arizona State used its punishing run game to…

By CHRISTOPHER DAVIS Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Bowser rushed 172 yards including the the go-ahead touchdown with 4:16 remaining…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Terry Wilson Jr. completed 20 of 26 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns and New Mexico, playing its first home game…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Eric Schmid threw for three touchdowns and defending FCS champion Sam Houston beat Northern Arizona 42-16. Leading 21-7 at…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum, Riquna Williams and A’ja Wilson each scored 21 points and the Las Vegas Aces held on to beat the Chicago Sky 90-83…

MONTREAL (AP) — A female Mexican boxer died Thursday, five days after being injured in a Montreal ring. Groupe Yvon Michel, the organizer of the…

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 33 points and the Seattle Storm pulled away to beat the New York Liberty 85-75 on Thursday night. The…

MIAMI (AP) — D’Vonte Price ran for 165 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries and Florida International breezed to a 48-10 victory over…

By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Sergio Alcántara scampered home when second baseman Wilmer Difo mishandled a popup in the 11th…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charlie Brewer threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns in his Utah debut to help the No. 24 Utes…

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Jalen Dummett threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns, Mike Chandler threw for a score, and Lamar beat NAIA-member North…

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Preston Rice had four touchdown runs to lead Murray State to a 35-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State in the season opener…

BOWLING GREEN, Ky (AP) — Bailey Zappe passed for 424 yards and seven touchdowns as Western Kentucky walloped UT Martin in the season opener 59-21.…

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Jonathan Murphy ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns and Kennesaw State beat feisty NAIA-member Reinhardt 35-25 in the season…