AP-National-Sports

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBC’s “Sunday…

SPLIT, Croatia (AP) — Croatia has proven it can win without Luka Modric as it beat Slovenia 3-0 in its fight for a World Cup qualifying spot. Real…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch has been fined $50,000 by NASCAR. The stock car series said he recklessly entering the garage following a crash…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has beaten Israel 5-0 and is on the verge of sealing a place at the 2022 World Cup with barely half of the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Jon Rahm’s birdie on the final hole of the Tour Championship earned him a trophy. He is the winner of the…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Switching personnel mid-drive is commonplace in the NFL, with running backs…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is the first time in U.S. Open history that no men or women from the host country has made…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer On the eve of Marvin Miller’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, leaders of the current players…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina tailback Kevin Harris is finally healthy and prepared for his follow up…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — College football teams spent the opening week of the season getting reacquainted with an…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer West Virginia’s Neal Brown went into the season opener with cautious optimism and returned home with a mess. Now he…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari says he contracted COVID-19 after being…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leylah Fernandez has beaten yet another seeded player at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Top European soccer clubs have been praised as a united family by their new Qatari leader after…

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seahawks, Sounders and Kraken say they will require proof of vaccination for all fans 12 or older attending the teams’…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Disciplinary proceedings have been opened by FIFA against Argentina and Brazil over the chaos that led to their…

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Portugal has overcome the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo to comfortably defeat Azerbaijan 3-0 and take the lead in its World…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia has moved up three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 presented by…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hall of Famer Herb Magee will retire as the men’s basketball coach of the Jefferson University Rams at the end of the coming…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amid another lost year for the Kansas City Royals, Salvador Perez is giving fans a reason…

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger is set to miss at least three months after undergoing another knee…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19. Six…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is optimistic All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt will be available when the defending AFC…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting safety Landen Zanders will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury suffered in loss to Georgia…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top sports authority has accepted the Spanish league’s request to postpone a pair of…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay’s Elgton Jenkins has spent his NFL career demonstrating he can thrive at just about every spot on the…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian basketball federation has asked the country’s federal police to investigate a possible fraud case related to the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Catriona Matthew is the only European to be captain of consecutive winning teams in the Solheim Cup.…

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press FREMONT, Ind. (AP) — Twenty years after the attacks of Sept. 11, and just days after the Taliban took control of…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium players Yannick Carrasco, Axel Witsel and Thibaut Courtois have been released back to their clubs ahead of a World Cup…