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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox decided to steal a page from the NBA and NHL when it came to a pregame workout before before a night…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are putting first baseman-outfielder Franchy Cordero on the injured list after he sprained both…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — For nearly six months, Tom Telesco has heard how good the Los Angeles Chargers look on…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash says shortstop Wander Franco took batting practice…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s former longtime athletic trainer, Fred Hoover, has died. Hoover had served in that role for the Tigers for 40…

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Shakhtar Donetsk’s unlikely quest to represent Ukraine in the Champions League has started with a stunning 4-1 win at…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach…

SEVILLA, Spain (AP) — Erling Haaland just cannot stop scoring for Manchester City. Make that 12 goals in seven competitive games in the Norway…

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland took their high-flying scoring acts into Europe as the Champions League…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa and Iowa State head into Saturday’s Cy-Hawk Game at Kinnick Stadium off…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Of course there is plenty of attention building surrounding the reunion happening in Seattle…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica has defeated Maccabi Haifa 2-0 in the group stage of the Champions League and is off to a good start in its quest…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has emerged from Brian Kelly’s coaching debut trying to address a slew of…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Orlando City’s pursuit of its first trophy in the U.S. Open Cup is personal for Benji Michel, who grew up in…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer The Philadelphia 76ers have some backup big man help for Joel Embiid. The Sixers have agreed to a two-year contract…

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Seven-time winner AC Milan has opened its Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw at Salzburg. Milan entered energized…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Eden Hazard has made sure Real Madrid didn’t miss the injured Karim Benzema. Hazard scored a goal and set up two others…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams played what’s expected to be her last match at the U.S. Open. Rafael Nadal…

LONDON (AP) — World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has parked a potential unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk and moved his sights toward fellow…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — They’re all set in the quarterback department at USC and Arizona may have just found the…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — France striker Karim Benzema was substituted with an apparent knee injury in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win against Celtic in the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Paulo Nagamura was fired as coach of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo and Dynamo 2 head coach Kenny Bundy was promoted to…

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Halftime took two days, which was about the only challenging part for the U.S. in its final game of group play at the…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super Bowls,…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. just smiles in anticipation of the next…

MILAN (AP) — The stars showed up at EuroBasket on Tuesday in a big way. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points in 27 minutes for Greece. Luka…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman has been medically cleared to play in the 23rd-ranked Demon Deacons’ trip to…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Scoring touchdowns on special teams put a stamp on the Big 12′s opening week of the season. There were four punt…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mislav Oršić must wish he could play English teams every week. The Croatia forward ran from the halfway line and produced…

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — United States international Gio Reyna set up two goals and Borussia Dortmund opened its Champions League campaign with a…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Trubisky will be the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 2022 season…

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Golfers from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing to play the BMW PGA…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Half of the Big Ten’s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick Australia.…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The women’s professional tennis tour will hold its season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas from Oct. 31 to Nov.…

TOMARES, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic crashed with the finish line in sight in the Spanish Vuelta but still gained ground on Remco Evenepoel after…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s focus on incremental gains to build sustainable success under coach Chip Kelly seems…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Justin Suh was part of four college stars at the Travelers Championship in 2019, all playing on exemptions with big…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kiké Hernández and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $10 million contract for 2023. It prevents the infielder and…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association asked management Tuesday to voluntarily accept the…