AP-National-Sports

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The fullback position in the NFL has been fading for years, but only in the last decade…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Shakhtar Donetsk kept alive its hopes of advancing in the Champions League by recovering to draw 1-1 at Celtic as the…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Beamer Ball is back, only this time at South Carolina under second-year coach Shane…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Bryce Harper’s career arc from teenage sensation to full-blown superstar has been an 11-year process, hitting…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi kept up his stellar pre-World Cup form by scoring two goals in Paris Saint-Germain’s 7-2…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Seven-time European champion AC Milan is on the verge of returning to the Champions League knockout stage for the first time…

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig has boosted its chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the Champions League by handing titleholder Real…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Juventus has failed to advance from the Champions League group stage for the first time in nearly a decade. Rafa Silva…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s banged-up wide receiver group is getting even thinner with the Titans placing rookie Kyle Philips on…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Max Duggan threw a completion a split second before a defender’s helmet struck his facemask on a targeting call,…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech is preparing two backup quarterbacks to play Saturday at Florida State with Jeff Sims nursing a sprained foot. Interim…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker has been hired as manager of the Miami Marlins. Schumaker comes to the Marlins from…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 10 schools staying put in the Pac-12 Conference when UCLA and USC leave for the Big Ten…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Villarreal has hired former Barcelona coach Quique Setién to replace Unai Emery. Emery left Monday to replace Steven…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Pelicans have ruled out power forward Zion Williamson and wing player Herb Jones against the Dallas Mavericks. That leaves…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward and consensus national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe says he…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Professional tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been acquitted of domestic violence charges in his home country of…

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Kai Havertz’s second-half goal has put Chelsea into the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-1 win at…

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Sevilla couldn’t avoid another early elimination despite beating Copenhagen 3-0 to earn its first Champions League win of…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The Dallas Cowboys acquired veteran defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins from Las Vegas in a move to bolster…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have hired Tampa Bay scouting director Rob Metzler as vice president and assistant general manager. Metzler spent…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights forward Phil Kessel has broken the NHL record for consecutive games played.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Justin Thomas is a PGA champion and among the top players in the world. Put a baseball bat…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid has been slowed early by the effects of lingering injuries. He suffered in the…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — By the Nielsen company’s count, 7.8 million people watched Amazon Prime’s coverage of…