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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Top-ranked Alabama isn’t the only team in the SEC West Division relying on defense. Healthy, improved…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Otto Lopez hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Phil Nevin as manager for the 2023 season, removing…

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — André Silva has scored two late goals for Leipzig to beat Celtic 3-1 for its first Champions League win of the season. The…

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Noah Okafor earned Salzburg a 1-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League by rolling in a coolly taken penalty to…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have placed left guard Cody Whitehair on injured reserve because of a right knee injury. The 30-year-old…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards say Corey Kispert is expected to miss four to six weeks because of a sprained left ankle. Kispert stepped…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Brian Robinson Jr. practiced with the Washington Commanders for the first time since being…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge isn’t in the starting lineup for New York’s regular-season finale a day after his 62nd home…

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch It’s difficult to believe that it’s already Week 5 of the NFL season, but what isn’t hard to fathom is the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger’s NASCAR career will come full circle in 2023 when he returns to the…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers defense suffered a setback on Wednesday, as safety Jeremy Chinn was…

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has fired coach Gerardo Seoane and replaced with him with Xabi Alonso. The Bundesliga club says it…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett high-stepped through a stretching drill, turned and winked at cameras chronicling…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A month into the season, it’s clear Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan are still adjusting to their new teams. The…

PARIS (AP) — World motorsports governing body FIA has delayed the verdict of its cost cap investigation until next week. The results of the 2021…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has approved deploying Turkish soldiers to Qatar to help maintain security during next month’s World…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The marathon course at the 2024 Paris Olympics will include a strength-draining 438 meters of…

LONDON (AP) — British boxing authorities say a fight between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. cannot go ahead. The ruling comes hours after the…

TOKYO (AP) — Denis Shapovalov put up a near-perfect serving performance to beat Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Japan Open. The seventh-seeded…

By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says locked gates had contributed to the crush at…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — As he walked through a concourse in the outfield at Globe Life Field, high-fiving with fans and surrounded by a sea of…

By The Associated Press Ukrainian basketball players Vika Kovalevska and Vlada Hozalova have found brief sanctuary from the war in their homeland…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Nearly a third of NHL teams have a new coach this season. John Tortorella is being counted on to fix things in…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove took a moment away from the mayhem of the clubhouse celebration after the San Diego…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Games are going down to the wire in the NFL at an unprecedented rate. With a record 15 of 16 games last week…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The path to saving modern pentathlon from Olympic removal may just be filled with obstacles. As in, ring swings, rope…

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urias made his final tune-up for the postseason and case for the Cy Young Award a…

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, sending the Oakland Athletics…

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sean Manaea allowed only one hit in six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres wrapped up…