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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jorge Sampaoli will see how much work is needed to get Sevilla back to being a force in…

WARE, England (AP) — Veteran safety Landon Collins has rejoined the New York Giants, signing to the practice squad ahead of the team’s game…

TOKYO (AP) — Taylor Fritz advanced to the Japan Open semifinals after Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of a left knee injury. Fritz spent a week in…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Police firing tear gas into a crowd of soccer fans. Exits locked against all safety regulations. It leads to a crush…

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter will offer live broadcast look-ins throughout Major League Baseball’s postseason. ESPN, Fox and other broadcasters of the…

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Portugal has lost Pedro Neto from its World Cup plans. Neto’s club Wolverhampton says the 22-year-old winger…

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Steve Cooper was widely expected to be fired as Nottingham Forest coach. Instead he got a contract extension Friday from…

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Iran forward Sardar Azmoun is a doubt for the World Cup after picking up an injury while warming up for Bayer…

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents to shoot 7-under 65s and…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Matt Ryan kept the faith through all the sacks, interceptions, fumbles and three-and-outs…

By HERNÁN ÁLVAREZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Just over half of the 1,261 video review challenges made by teams in the major leagues were successful this season. Major League…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford coach Josh Conklin has resigned from the Football Championship Subdivision program with the Terriers in a 15-game…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are trying to work through uncharacteristic struggles with…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For two teams that finished second fiddle in their divisions, the Padres and Mets bring an…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans have watched more than 11.5 billion minutes of game action on MLB.TV during the regular season, a record for the streaming…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush shrugs at what he calls “QB win stats,” seeming to skip the logic…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts promoted running back Phillip Lindsay off their practice squad ahead…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay made a point to stay the course with a positive spirit in his first season…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots placed quarterback Brian Hoyer on injured reserve Thursday because of a concussion, the latest blow to New…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are going straight from another disappointing regular season into…

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana university has placed its women’s cross country head coach and an assistant on leave after two…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — There’s a whole lot riding on Alek Manoah’s first career playoff start, but the Toronto Blue…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and FILIPE de ALMEIDA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite has plenty of attacking options for the World…