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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chip Ganassi’s final race in NASCAR is Sunday with the season finale at Phoenix…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chip Ganassi’s final race in NASCAR is Sunday with the season finale at Phoenix…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Stephon Gilmore never played a down for the Patriots this season as he recovered from…

LONDON (AP) — Former England cricketer Gary Ballance has admitted to using a racial slur against Azeem Rafiq, a former teammate at Yorkshire. The…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — All 14 Breeders’ Cup races this weekend at Del Mar will be run without race-day…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Hockey Hall of Fame has covered the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have announced a series of front-office moves. They include the addition of longtime first base…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds have traded Gold Glove catcher Tucker Barnhart to the Detroit Tigers for…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan says he expects a committee approach to emerge at…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson is recovering from a concussion, potentially opening…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — World Series MVP Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman and Eddie Rosario of the champion Atlanta Braves…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema has scored Real Madrid’s 1,000th goal in Europe’s top club competition as the…

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan has earned its first point of the Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw at home against Porto, although the result leaves…

NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban has been fined $15,000 by the NHL for his second tripping offense in eight days. The…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Mike White is already in Canton after just one stunning NFL start. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Wednesday it will…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs insisted Wednesday that their preparation for the Packers this weekend would…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has spent this week taking care of his body…

NEW YORK (AP) — International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Jane Brown Grimes has died at age 80. The Hall announced Brown Grimes’ death on…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A University of Florida basketball player who collapsed during a game last December is…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Will Rogers has quickly developed into the type of quarterback Mike Leach envisioned to run his pass-heavy Air…

By The Associated Press No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette is ranked for the first time since the preseason and must keep winning if it wants to stay in the…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Not all is lost for the Indianapolis Colts. Sure, they are three games behind Tennessee in the AFC South. And…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman’s future is the most pressing offseason issue facing the…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Lauri Markkanen has joined teammate Kevin Love and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The team…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and coach P.J. Fleck have agreed to a new seven-year contract that lasts through the…