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By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Wales head coach Robert Page has dismissed concerns about Gareth Bale’s fitness after…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of exuberant fans in the Mexico City paddock two weeks ago has teams and drivers…

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch The picks this week are heavy with the usual scoring suspects of those most likely to cross the end zone in Week 10.…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A longstanding whistleblower allegation that Qatar offered cash to voters during its winning bid to host the World Cup was…

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A subsidiary of French construction company Vinci was handed preliminary charges Wednesday of…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14…

HOUSTON (AP) — Ben Olsen has been hired as coach of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, two years after he left D.C. United. Olsen replaced…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for the District of Columbia is set to hold a news conference related to…

By The Associated Press The Panthers will meet the Falcons for the second time in 12 days on Thursday night, a rematch of a game on Oct. 30 in which…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer The Eagles, Jets, Giants and Seahawks are among the biggest surprise success stories at the midway point of the NFL…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Clemson’s loss at Notre Dame was a severe blow to the ACC’s hopes of landing a team in the…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TROY, Ala. (AP) — Carlton Martial doesn’t look the part, and he knows it. At 5-foot-8 1/2 and 210 pounds, the Troy…

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall will miss three to six weeks with a foot injury sustained last week in a win over…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For years, as Dusty Baker chased his first World Series title as a manager, the former big league…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals acquired minor league infielder Jose Fermin from the Cleveland Guardians for cash considerations Wednesday…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The worst division in the NFL gets a prime-time matchup when the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons meet for…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez underwent thumb surgery to repair a…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills coach Sean McDermott says Josh Allen will miss practice because of an injury to his…

By LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gary Patterson could now play a key role in spoiling what has been a perfect season so…

Senegal forward Sadio Mané is in doubt for the World Cup after Bayern Munich said he would miss the last league game before the tournament with a…

PARIS (AP) — French financial prosecutors have raided the headquarters of the 2023 Rugby World Cup organizing committee as part of an investigation…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in northeast Spain are searching for an English rugby player who apparently went missing in Barcelona. The regional…

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland will take four goalkeepers to Qatar in a World Cup squad with injury concerns over first-choice Yann Sommer…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The veteran core of Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić and Marcelo Brozović have been included in the 26-man team that Croatia…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Sauce Gardner has been a big reason for the New York Jets’ surprising 6-3 start and the cornerback is…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Halfway through the 2022 season it appears NFL defenses have finally started catching up. After a five-year run…

SYDNEY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Sydney woman who alleges she was raped by Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka told police her date with the…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press Over a million sports fans will go to Qatar for the World Cup in November and December, a spectacle that typically…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi scored his second consecutive game-winning goal, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored two of Seattle’s four goals in the first period including the first shot of the…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 14 points as San Jose State beat Georgia Southern 63-48 on Tuesday night. Moore also contributed nine…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored twice in Winnipeg’s four-goal second period, leading the Jets to a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars.…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Dequan Finn threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner with 1:18 remaining to give Toledo a 28-21 victory over Ball State.…

DETROIT (AP) — Antoine Davis scored 28 points and Detroit Mercy rolled to a 93-65 victory over Rochester in a season opener. Davis was 8 of 20 from…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Joey Reilly scored 23 points to lead four in double-figure scoring and Sacred Heart beat Hartford 77-70 in a season…