AP National Sports

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina doesn’t have star quarterback Sam Howell for Saturday’s home finale against Wofford. The junior…

By MATTIAS KAREN LONDON (AP) — The pressure on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reached new levels after the team’s latest…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus has scored late to cut the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern…

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Midfielder Mario Pasalic has scored twice and provided an assist as Atalanta rallied to rout Spezia 5-2. The win improved…

YANQING, China (AP) — Johannes Ludwig has quickly made himself the favorite for men’s luge gold at the Beijing Olympics. Ludwig led a German…

IGLS, Austria (AP) — The U.S. has won its first two medals of the World Cup sliding season by claiming gold and silver in women’s monobob. Elana…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will start against the Los Angeles Chargers after being removed from the…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Alexander Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance to play for a big trophy for the second…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has marked his latest return to former club Leicester with a brilliant individual goal…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is hoping that a charity soccer match that includes Swiss Guards, Vatican employees, priests, a player with Down syndrome,…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy was on the rocks late in his third round at the DP World Tour Championship. Some cliff-edge…

LOSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have qualified 1-2 for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, setting up a showdown between the…

LEVI, Finland (AP) — Petra Vlhova has held on to her first-run lead to beat Mikaela Shiffrin and win the first World Cup slalom of the season. The…

BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen coach Markus Anfang and his assistant have quit the club over investigations into whether they used fake…

BEIJING (AP) — An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern about…

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to help No. 4 Michigan to a 74-61 win…

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lucas Johnson completed 18 of 24 pass attempts for 192 yards and threw three touchdowns, as No. 23…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Some of the world’s most famous tennis players are distraught by the disappearance of colleague Peng Shuai and are…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — DeAndre Hughes rushed for a school-record 279 yards — scoring two touchdowns and adding a successful 2-point conversion run in…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Christian Koloko added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and Arizona blew a…