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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros third base coach Gary Pettis has been ruled out for Wednesday night’s Game 1 of the AL Championship Series…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester United and Liverpool are starting to show promise after slow starts to the Premier League. United…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson says he and quarterback Mitch Trubisky are fine following a confrontation at…

MADRID (AP) — The start of the Spanish league game between Real Sociedad and Mallorca was delayed for about 15 minutes after a Sociedad fan in the…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Quinnen Williams is off to the best start of his four-year career as a…

By The Associated Press The Philadelphia Union’s Jakob Glesnes was named Major League Soccer’s Defender of the Year and teammate Andre Blake was…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi, a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy at…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — According to a person familiar with the situation, the Carolina Panthers are considering…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema and referee Jesús Gil Manzano looked at each other and started to laugh. The Ballon…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians made quite a name for themselves this season. With questions scattered across their…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson stepped up to the podium Wednesday without the noticeable limp he…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State says freshman offensive lineman Sam Westmoreland has died at the age of 18. Westmoreland was an…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea maintained its unbeaten run under Graham Potter but had to settle for a point after a lackluster 0-0 draw at Brentford in the…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen says he is taking calls from bowl game representatives and…

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Darwin Núñez is finally finding his scoring touch in his first season at Liverpool and it’s just in time for the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Perhaps no other team in the NFL sees a greater variety of defenses, and vast departures…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has another shot at reaching No. 1 in the world if he can win the CJ Cup in…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just about every game in the Big 12 this men’s basketball season will feel like…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames and city officials say they will restart negotiations for a new arena. Their previous deal, agreed upon…

By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (2-4) at ARIZONA (2-4) Thursday 8:15 p.m. EDT, Prime Video OPENING LINE: Cardinals by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kentucky is the favorite to win its 50th Southeastern Conference regular-season…

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Corentin Moutet drew whistles from the crowd when he showed off with a bit of trickery as he rallied past 19-year-old Italian…

BY ANDREW MENTOCK Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman understands the problem. The Fighting Irish have lost…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Eight months after finishing behind the Russians at the Winter Olympics, the U.S. team has yet to receive its…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bundesliga leader Union Berlin have all safely advanced to the…

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch The picks this week are a combination of the usual scoring suspects and new entrants to the ranks of the most likely to…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The only 17-0 team in NFL history was the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The perfect season.…

PHOENIX (AP) — A former Phoenix Suns ticket office executive has been sentenced to one year in jail and three years of supervised probation in…