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By The Associated Press Two teams badly in need of a victory will get the ACC slate started at noon on Saturday at Scott Stadium. Louisville is…

By The Associated Press Cincinnati is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 24 after reeling off four straight wins following the Bearcats’ season-opening…

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Leading World Cup skiers are questioning the decision to award a yet-to-be-built resort in Saudi Arabia the…

By The Associate Press The Chargers bring the NFL’s top-ranked passing attack to Cleveland on Sunday. Los Angeles is averaging 307 yards…

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and…

By The Associated Press Duke visits Georgia Tech on Saturday after snapping a 13-game ACC losing streak in last week’s 38-17 home win over…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Santino Ferrucci will return to full-time IndyCar racing next season in A.J. Foyt’s flagship car after two…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates believe they are nearing the end of their top-to-bottom rebuild despite…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Major League Soccer and Liga MX have announced the format for the expanded Leagues Cup competition next summer that…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the incident says Golden State Warriors star forward…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn has officially been postponed. The…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Drew Brees put his broadcasting career on hold after one year to spend weekends with his family. Going back to…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s financial vice president says the club won’t be able to reduce its…

MADRID (AP) — Jorge Sampaoli is set to begin his second stint as Sevilla’s coach. Sevilla says the 62-year-old Argentine has agreed to a contract…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm has overcome early jitters from playing at home and shot a 7-under 64 in the opening round…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Xabi Alonso is finally ready for the limelight again. The 40-year-old former…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Two years since Matt Dumba took a knee to focus attention on society and the NHL’s issues with racial…

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Early-season firings have gone for normalized to the norm in college football. As the season heads…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England defender Kyle Walker is in doubt for this year’s World Cup after…

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Former Lazio and Inter Milan midfielder Dejan Stanković has been appointed coach of last-place Serie A club Sampdoria.…

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone has died at the age of 61. Tottenham announced the death of Ventrone without giving any…

PARIS (AP) — The French ski federation, mayors from mountain resorts and ski instructors have lashed out at the decision to award the 2029 Asian…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie outfielder Steven Kwan began the season on an historic tear and has set the tone for the…