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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson signed autographs, posed for selfies, ignored the boos and earned a sloppy win.…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The defending national champions, two Big Ten powers and an upstart that wasn’t even expected to…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and right-hander Mike Clevinger have finalized a $12 million, one-year contract. Clevinger will make $8…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It all seems so straightforward — laughable, perhaps — for Kylian Mbappé when it comes to…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil coach Tite has recalled his emotional first meeting with Pelé and sent the soccer great well-wishes ahead of Brazil’s…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were the top four in the final Associated Press college football…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady only knows one way the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can pull out of a season-long funk on…

SALEM, Va. (AP) — Julianne Sitch has become the first woman to coach a men’s soccer team to an NCAA championship. She guided the University of…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Olivier Giroud has broken Thierry Henry’s French record with his 52nd goal for the national team. The goal gave the defending…

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Liberty has hired Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell to replace Hugh Freeze as the Flames’ football coach.…

IGLS, Austria (AP) — The opening weekend of the World Cup luge season was perfect for Austria. It was pretty good for Emily Sweeney, too. Austria…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has matched France’s national team record of 142 appearances by starting a round-of-16 match against…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thriston Lawrence held on to win his home South African Open by one shot despite a final-round 2-over 74 at the Blair Atholl…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA official Arsène Wenger took a shot at World Cup teams who tried to make political…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Neymar appeared to have fully recovered from his ankle injury and is expected to return to the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — American soccer success in the World Cup remains a dream. The U.S. team looked better in this…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — This season has been quite an education for Julián Álvarez. He has gone from being the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Rory McIlroy is detailing how his relationship soured with Greg Norman in a lengthy interview with the Sunday…

By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A superb 12-meter putt off the back of the last green for eagle was Adrian…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game at 4:09 of overtime and the struggling Vancouver Canucks beat the…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Kiki Rice added 14 points and No. 15 UCLA overcame a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice 26 seconds apart in the first period, Matthew Tkachuk scored his 12th…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Backup quarterback Cade Klubnik completed 20 of 24 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown and…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 45 points and blocked a potential 3-pointer with 4.6…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Rodriguez finished with 19 points, EJ Harkless scored 17 and UNLV remained unbeaten with a 95-78 victory over San Diego.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Shelton scored 24 points to lead Loyola Marymount to a 64-52 victory over Nevada. Shelton sank 9 of 17 shots with three…