AP-National-Sports

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Gary Woodland and Trey Mullinax share the lead at the CJ Cup with a 65. Rory McIlroy and Tom…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies are tied 1-1 in the National League Championship…

LONDON (AP) — Steven Gerrard is out as manager of Premier League club Aston Villa after less than a year in charge. The Birmingham club says…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus is leaning on his experience as he tries to get his…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns starting ends Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney returned to practice, a major…

By The Associated Press The surprising Atlanta Falcons travel to Cincinnati to face the Bengals, who seem to be steadily recapturing the stride that…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona needed only seven minutes to get back on track in the Spanish league. Barcelona rebounded…

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is determined to get tougher this season. The Utes return four full-time starters and…

LONDON (AP) — Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard was taunted by Fulham fans after his team’s 3-0 loss in the Premier League. “Sacked in the…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores is focusing on his job and not his…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit alleging the NCAA failed to protect a former University of Southern California…

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhová is hoping to put two draining seasons behind her…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady has apologized for making a comparison between football and military deployment while…

By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Chargers will host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals 19-9 in Week…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — While most NFL teams are getting banged up and losing players about this time of the year,…

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has secured a spot in the Europa League knockout round after a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven.…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Mikaela Shiffrin heads into the World Cup season that begins Saturday in Austria with 74 career wins on the…

PALMA, Spain (AP) — Marcus Armitage has shot a course-record 8-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Mallorca Open. The…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that New…

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Second-seeded Matteo Berrettini has comfortably beaten Roberto Carballes Baena in the Napoli Cup to reach the quarterfinals…

By The Associated Press Jacoby Brissett needs to bounce back before Cleveland’s season completely unravels. He threw an interception on his second…

By The Associated Press With 324 wins, including the playoffs, New England’s Bill Belichick can break a tie with Chicago Bears founder George…

By The Associated Press All the momentum the third-ranked Tennessee Volunteers built by ending a 15-game skid to Alabama would be crushed if they…

By The Associated Press Colorado (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) at Oregon State (5-2, 2-2), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network) Line: Oregon State by 24,…

By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked UCLA visits No. 10 Oregon on Saturday in the first game between two teams ranked in the top 10 at Autzen Stadium…

By The Associated Press The surging New York Giants are three-point underdogs on the road at Jacksonville, which has lost three consecutive games.…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards host Chicago on Friday night. It will be Bradley Beal’s first home…

By The Associated Press No. 7 Ole Miss has an unbeaten record, a top-10 ranking and SEC West Division lead to protect when the Rebels visit…