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By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy sees positive trends for the team’s passing…
Continue ReadingBy GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy sees positive trends for the team’s passing…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The Boston Red Sox say former major league shortstop Julio Lugo has died. Lugo played for seven teams in a 12-year major league…
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Huskies are hiring a search firm, creating an advisory committee and hoping to find the…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami is searching for a new athletic director. Blake James’ tenure ended Monday…
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Maria Sakkari has upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (1), 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the…
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Steve Sarkisian’s first season as Texas coach is very much going from bad to worse. A…
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Any Green Bay Packers fans wanting to invest a personal stake in their favorite team has a chance to do so this week. The…
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers placed safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list, where he joins quarterback Ben…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have hired Luis Rojas as their third base coach, a month after he was let go as manager of the New York Mets.…
Continue ReadingSERRAVALLE, San Marino (AP) — England has hit double figures in goals in a competitive game for the first time to power into the World Cup. Harry…
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Stetson Bennett’s legs are a big reason he has kept the starting quarterback job for…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Italy will have to go through the playoffs once again in its bid to reach the World Cup. Switzerland and England…
Continue ReadingGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — John Souttar has scored in his first international game for three years to give Scotland a 2-0 win over Denmark in World…
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press European champion Italy will again have to go through the playoffs as it bids to qualify for next year’s…
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen is sticking with quarterback Emory Jones for Saturday’s game at…
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn placekicker Anders Carlson will be out for the season with an ACL injury while quarterback Bo Nix had season-ending…
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Zack Steffen has earned the No. 1 goalkeeper position on the U.S. national team and will…
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Kenya has won its final World Cup qualifying game to provide a moment of relief…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have hired former Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Daniel Moskos as their assistant pitching coach. The 35-year-old…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has its first COVID-19 postponements of the season. The league postponed three games this week amid the…
Continue ReadingMYTISHCHI, Russia (AP) — The players hoping to represent China in men’s hockey at next year’s Beijing Olympics lost to a Russian club in…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer had a career-high 20 points to lead five players scoring in double figures for…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Second-ranked Alabama lost a third tailback to injury this weekend when the Crimson Tide’s No. 2 rusher Roydell…
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Banged-up Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is day to day after bruising his right knee in…
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell is dealing with an upper-body injury that could sideline him for what coach…
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball has picked its initial team for the opening games of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Jordan Bell…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas running back Bijan Robinson will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his elbow in an overtime loss to Kansas.…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Indiana has moved up to No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. It’s the…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga, UCLA and Kansas hold the top three spots in first regular-season AP Top 25. The Bulldogs received 55…
Continue ReadingBy DEBORA REY and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lionel Messi will play for Argentina when they face Brazil on Tuesday in a…
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