AP-National-Sports

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie is now a team owner in the SailGP global league. Ainslie and business partner Chris…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is confident he’ll return next season after missing…

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Even before making the move to the NFC West, Matthew Stafford could get a sense for the intensity of…

HOUSTON (AP) — Lance Lynn will start for the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Houston Astros on Thursday. Manager…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Sage Steele will not appear on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” the remainder of this week and has been pulled from moderating an…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season. It’s a continuation of the…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh says safety Marcus Maye has the team’s…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has expressed support for having biennial World Cups, saying it would benefit South American…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have traded injured guard Edmond Sumner to the Brooklyn Nets for the rights to forward Juan Pablo Vaulet and…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for minor league players for the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making the most of what is seemingly a…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio says quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has a chance…

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told a group of high school students that for every player in the league, there are 100 jobs connected…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NFL and network executives expected ratings to increase this season. But the rate through the first four weeks has…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets no longer seem so sure they will have their whole team together for home…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane is being investigated on allegations that he used a…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Two of the European Championship’s biggest disappointments face each other on Thursday in the…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Players stopped on the field in the sixth minute of National Women’s Soccer League…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons must reconfigure their secondary this week after losing nickel back…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brian Flores spent 15 years working in New England, which means he spent 15 years…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Free agent linebacker Jamie Collins agreed to a new deal with the Patriots on Wednesday, according to his agent. Collins…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers left pitcher Walker Buehler off their roster for the one-game wild-card playoff against the St. Louis…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new trial date of April 4 has been set for the man who killed ex-NFL star Will Smith in New…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer No. 15 Coastal Carolina goes for its 11th straight Sun Belt Conference victory when it travels to Arkansas State…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Alabama and Georgia have made it abundantly clear they’re the cream of the Southeastern Conference yet again…

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — After resisting the move in the past Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has made Justin…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs signed wide receiver Josh Gordon to the practice squad last week, shortly after…