AP-National-Sports

By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Noah Vedral threw for 138 yards and rushed for a touchdown to lead Rutgers past Illinois…

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — George Martin threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns, and Nick Bisceglia made a 38-yard field goal with five seconds left…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Desmond Ridder twice connected with tight end Josh Whyle for touchdowns and No. 2 Cincinnati…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Zane Smith earned a spot in the Truck Series championship finale by scoring his first…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Marco Siderman threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a five-minute span in the second quarter and Holy Cross beat…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 419 yards and two touchdowns, and Maryland snapped its…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Graham Mertz scored on two quarterback sneaks and threw a touchdown pass to help Wisconsin…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — American Taylor Fritz will play Marin Cilic in the final of the St. Petersburg Open. Fritz beat Germany’s…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mikey Keene threw a career-best five touchdown passes and UCF rolled to a 49-7 win over Temple. Keene was 15 of 21 for 229…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — In the end all the boos were for Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo as home fans chanted:…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Giovanni Simeone is finally starting to emerge from his father’s shadow in Serie A. The son of Diego…

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — New Zealand extended its 68-year rugby dominance of Wales with a 54-16 rout in Cardiff as Beauden Barrett marked his 100th…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Ole Gunnar Solskjær has celebrated a vital win with Manchester United after doubts were raised…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski is in the final two races of his NASCAR career with Team Penske and…

METZ, France (AP) — Wahbi Khazri scored a contender for goal of the season to salvage a point for last-place Saint-Etienne in a 1-1 draw at Metz in…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has talked to Kyle Beach about what the league can do to better protect…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without tight end Eric Ebron and outside linebacker Melvin Ingram when they travel to Cleveland…

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) — Simona Halep reached a WTA final for the 12th straight season after routing Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-0, 6-1.…

VIENNA (AP) — American qualifier Frances Tiafoe rallied from a set and 5-2 down to beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 and set up a final against…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Brighton came the closest of any opponent in six months to ending Liverpool’s 24-match unbeaten run by recovering from…

WATFORD, England (AP) — Che Adams clinched Southampton’s first away win in the Premier League since last season in March. He curled in a shot for…

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley has got its first win of the Premier League season as it beat Brentford 3-1 on the day Sean Dyche reached nine…

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Reece James has scored a second-half double to lead Chelsea to a 3-0 victory at Newcastle. The win extends the London…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is back. The Pittsburgh Penguins star will make his season debut when the Penguins host New Jersey. Crosby, 34,…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City slumped to its second loss in the Premier League as goals by Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher earned…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has scored twice as Bayern Munich restored some lost pride with a 5-2 win at…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will miss Sunday’s game against San Francisco because of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol.…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jos Buttler was near his brutal best as England thrashed old rival Australia by eight wickets with 50 balls to…

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — David Miller hit two sixes in the last over as South Africa shrugged off a hat trick from Wanindu Hasaranga to…

By LISA RATHKE and THOMAS PEIPERT JAY, Vt. (AP) — Ski resorts are expecting a more normal season on the slopes this winter with many virus…