White to start for Jets vs. Bengals for injured Wilson
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike White will make his first NFL start Sunday for the New York Jets against…
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Raiders owner: Team wasn’t targeted in email investigation
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says he doesn’t believe the team was targeted in the…
Continue Reading Which Cleveland Guardians? Roller derby team sues MLB team
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland-area roller derby team that has called itself the Guardians since 2013 is suing…
Continue Reading Clifford, Kolar, Hutchinson among Campbell Trophy finalists
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, Iowa State All-America tight end Charlie Kolar and Michigan star defensive end Aidan…
Continue Reading No. 5 NC State, No. 6 Louisville again headline ACC race
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer No. 5 North Carolina State and No. 6 Louisville headline the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball…
Continue Reading SEC: Expectations sky high for No. 1 South Carolina, Staley
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Expectations are sky high in the Southeastern Conference for Dawn Staley and top-ranked South Carolina. The…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech player indicted in Tinder date’s beating death
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A suspended Virginia Tech linebacker accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been indicted on a charge of…
Continue Reading No. 1 Georgia’s title hopes boosted by down year in SEC East
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Playing in the top-heavy SEC East could work out well for No. 1 Georgia’s championship hopes. The Bulldogs appear…
Continue Reading A tough time for Packers to be short-handed — at Arizona
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Grrrrrr!!!! That’s the sound of gritting teeth throughout the NFL as what should be one of the best…
Continue Reading Browns’ Mayfield tests shoulder, hopes to play vs Steelers
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield hated missing one start because of his shoulder…
Continue Reading Cruz wins MLB’s Roberto Clemente Award for philanthropy
HOUSTON (AP) — Nelson Cruz has been given Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy.…
Continue Reading Loaded UConn women push for program’s 12th national title
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn comes into this season ranked No. 2,  having added the nation’s top recruit, guard…
Continue Reading Former rugby league players to sue over brain injury claims
LONDON (AP) — A group of former rugby league players is planning to sue England’s governing body of the sport for negligence over what they…
Continue Reading All Blacks set to play European powers in tour like no other
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The All Blacks players are into their 11th straight week away from home and it’s an endurance battle that might…
Continue Reading Lucas Hernández wins appeal, escapes prison time in Spain
MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal…
Continue Reading WADA says Ukraine routinely violated rules for doping tests
LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s national anti-doping agency has been accused of giving athletes advance notice of test collections and deliberately…
Continue Reading Beijing confirms strict ‘closed loop’ for Winter Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China says participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face…
Continue Reading Blowouts are on the rise through the NFL’s 1st 7 weeks
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has been highlighting the big number of late comebacks, overtimes and last-minute finishes so far this…
Continue Reading Time to panic? Vegas, Colorado, Toronto off to rough starts
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Four teams have opened an NHL season 5-0-0 for the first time in history. Carolina, Florida, St. Louis and Edmonton…
Continue Reading After the scandals, Anthopoulos, Click lead teams to Series
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos and Houston GM James Click both took over teams in…
Continue Reading Syracuse’s 1-2 punch of Tucker and Shrader tough to stop
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tailback Sean Tucker and dual-threat quarterback Garrett Shrader have given Syracuse a big…
Continue Reading Dumba goal helps Wild spoil Vancouver’s home opener 3-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Matt Dumba scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period, leading the Minnesota Wild to a…
Continue Reading Kraken rout: Seattle topples Montreal 5-1 for first home win
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken got their first home win in franchise history, a 5-1 victory over the Montreal…
Continue Reading Ehlers’ 2 late goals powers Winnipeg past Ducks 4-3
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals 19 seconds apart in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets…
Continue Reading Braves bullpen another long winning night in World Series G1
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The relievers keep coming through for the Atlanta Braves. Left-hander A.J. Minter threw a…
Continue Reading Gobert leads Jazz over Nuggets 122-110 as Jokic gets hurt
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points to lead the…
Continue Reading Arango leads surging LAFC past slumping Sounders 3-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian Arango extended his scoring tear with his seventh goal in four matches, and Los…
Continue Reading Coming out: Cavallo’s key message before Australian season
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Soccer player Josh Cavallo has come out as gay in a public statement ahead of the A-League season. The 21-year-old…
Continue Reading Fickle Framber: Valdez shaky in 6-2 Game 1 loss to Braves
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Things went wrong for Houston starter Framber Valdez just three pitches into his start against…
Continue Reading Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to…
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