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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins on the first Saturday of the…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan is Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly announced the…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NASCAR drivers got their first laps on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course in…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi smiled and looked transfixed as Paris Saint-Germain fans chanted his name before the…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr has starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from…

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister scored late goals as Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 away in their…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s controversial tenure at Everton got off to a strong start as his team came…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy scored the winner as Leicester followed up its Community Shield victory with a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton in…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea began its bid to follow up a Champions League title with another Premier League trophy by beating Crystal Palace 3-0. The…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland has led Borussia Dortmund to a 5-2 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt in their Bundesliga…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Cindric took the lead early in the third stage at Indianapolis and held on Saturday…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula are committed to paying a portion of the projected…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick and Paul Pogba set up four goals as Manchester United thrashed Leeds 5-1 to make a…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer France center back Raphael Varane finalized his move to Manchester United for a reported fee of about $56 million…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre is now a member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame, a likely…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Retired Florida coach Steve Spurrier has opened a restaurant in Gainesville. It’s…

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Austin Riley homered in the seventh inning of a weather-delayed game, and the Atlanta Braves…

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Prater kicked two field goals in the final two minutes, including a 47-yard game…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wilmer Flores hit a three-run homer in the first, Thairo Estrada added an RBI single, and…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, sending the Arizona Diamondbacks to a…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Maxime Crépeau had his third shutout in 13 starts this season and the Vancouver Whitecaps tied the San Jose Earthquakes…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit his first career grand slam, Zack Greinke pitched two-hit ball over seven…

MIAMI (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz hit a grand slam and Alex Jackson added a three-run homer as the Miami Marlins tied a team record by scoring 11 times…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith hit a two-run homer to start the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back…

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jack Flaherty pitched six innings of two-hit ball in his return from an oblique injury, and…

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson Cruz homered in his return to Minnesota and the Tampa Bay Rays moved to a…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yohel Pozo hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the sixth inning of his major league debut, fellow rookie DJ Peters had a…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — J.R. Todd led Funny Car qualifying Friday night in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Coming off a…