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By NICK PERRY Associated Press TŪROA SKI AREA, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area is usually a white wonderland at this time of…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals fired manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred on…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James flashed his midseason form, scoring 23 points in 18 minutes before the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil stayed on top without taking a swing. Nursing a four-point lead in the big…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — John Rhys Plumlee threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns, both coming in the second half to Ryan O’Keefe, and UCF scored 31…

MIAMI (AP) — Don Mattingly went out as a winner in his final game as Miami’s manager when rookie Peyton Burdick homered and drove in four runs to…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota’s Luis Arraez finished with the lowest average for an American League batting…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The ball sailed for the right-field seats, just as his long-awaited first career hit…

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With multiple injuries to their secondary, the Buffalo Bills have relied on safety…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford has been one of the NFL’s most-durable quarterbacks over the…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bosa said he doesn’t have any celebration planned ahead of this meeting…

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds lost 100 games for the first time in four decades, falling to the Cubs 15-2 in their season finale as David…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Woods spent last season with the Los Angeles Rams. The veteran wide…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays lost their fifth straight game to finish the regular season, giving…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — David Villar hit two home runs and Austin Slater also connected for the San Francisco Giants,…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a season of gaudy numbers, two sets stand out for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They finished with…

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Josh Rojas and Corbin Carroll hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning and the Arizona…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez struck out 10 in five shutout innings to lead the Houston Astros to 3-2 win over…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez put a final exclamation point on his rookie of the year candidacy with his 28th home…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Yankees settled for 99 wins in the regular season and 62 home runs for…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramirez drove in two runs and had four hits, Aaron Civale pitched six solid innings and…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel Andújar had three hits, Diego Castillo added two and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Manchester City and Real Madrid each won a third straight game in the Champions League on…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe appears likely to make his first start this weekend for…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Thorns have dismissed a pair of team executives in the wake of an investigation into misconduct in…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea eased some of its early concerns in the Champions League by beating AC Milan 3-0 with Reece James setting up one goal and…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Rhule remains confident he can turn around the Carolina Panthers even as pressure mounts…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Ángel Di María provided three assists to help Juventus pick up its first Champions League points of the season with a 3-1…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings sang “Happy Birthday” to teammate Lewis Cine over Zoom with…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began preparations for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons without quarterback Tom Brady and…

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Agel Open after Ajla Tomljanovic retired with an injury…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Alijah Vera-Tucker has already made his way through three-fifths of the…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored two more goals to maintain his incredible scoring rate as…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson defensive backs Malcolm Greene and Fred Davis II were sued by a U.S. postal worker whose delivery truck was struck by…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has levied a heavy fine against Kevin Harvick for alleged modifications found on…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Lionel Messi has scored his 127th Champions League goal to help Paris Saint-Germain earn a 1-1 draw at Benfica in their…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A protester who ran onto the field during the San Francisco 49ers’ Monday night…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It didn’t take long for Real Madrid to get back to winning games. Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Novak Djokovic delivered a near-flawless performance to ease into the second round of the Astana Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The support staffs keep getting bigger in the Atlantic Coast Conference and throughout college football. In recent…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow’s impassioned Heisman Trophy speech about poverty in his rural Ohio hometown has…

BY ANDREW MENTOCK Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Quarterback Drew Pyne has given Notre Dame’s offense exactly what it needed. Hope…