Browns’ Mayfield tests shoulder, hopes to play vs Steelers
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield hated missing one start because of his shoulder…
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Cruz wins MLB’s Roberto Clemente Award for philanthropy
HOUSTON (AP) — Nelson Cruz has been given Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy.…
Continue ReadingLoaded UConn women push for program’s 12th national title
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn comes into this season ranked No. 2, having added the nation’s top recruit, guard…
Continue ReadingFormer rugby league players to sue over brain injury claims
LONDON (AP) — A group of former rugby league players is planning to sue England’s governing body of the sport for negligence over what they…
Continue ReadingAll Blacks set to play European powers in tour like no other
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The All Blacks players are into their 11th straight week away from home and it’s an endurance battle that might…
Continue ReadingLucas Hernández wins appeal, escapes prison time in Spain
MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal…
Continue ReadingWADA says Ukraine routinely violated rules for doping tests
LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s national anti-doping agency has been accused of giving athletes advance notice of test collections and deliberately…
Continue ReadingBeijing confirms strict ‘closed loop’ for Winter Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China says participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face…
Continue ReadingBlowouts are on the rise through the NFL’s 1st 7 weeks
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has been highlighting the big number of late comebacks, overtimes and last-minute finishes so far this…
Continue ReadingTime to panic? Vegas, Colorado, Toronto off to rough starts
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Four teams have opened an NHL season 5-0-0 for the first time in history. Carolina, Florida, St. Louis and Edmonton…
Continue ReadingAfter the scandals, Anthopoulos, Click lead teams to Series
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos and Houston GM James Click both took over teams in…
Continue ReadingSyracuse’s 1-2 punch of Tucker and Shrader tough to stop
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tailback Sean Tucker and dual-threat quarterback Garrett Shrader have given Syracuse a big…
Continue ReadingDumba goal helps Wild spoil Vancouver’s home opener 3-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Matt Dumba scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period, leading the Minnesota Wild to a…
Continue ReadingFickle Framber: Valdez shaky in 6-2 Game 1 loss to Braves
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Things went wrong for Houston starter Framber Valdez just three pitches into his start against…
Continue ReadingKraken rout: Seattle topples Montreal 5-1 for first home win
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken got their first home win in franchise history, a 5-1 victory over the Montreal…
Continue ReadingEhlers’ 2 late goals powers Winnipeg past Ducks 4-3
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals 19 seconds apart in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets…
Continue ReadingBraves bullpen another long winning night in World Series G1
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The relievers keep coming through for the Atlanta Braves. Left-hander A.J. Minter threw a…
Continue ReadingGobert leads Jazz over Nuggets 122-110 as Jokic gets hurt
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points to lead the…
Continue ReadingArango leads surging LAFC past slumping Sounders 3-0
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian Arango extended his scoring tear with his seventh goal in four matches, and Los…
Continue ReadingComing out: Cavallo’s key message before Australian season
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Soccer player Josh Cavallo has come out as gay in a public statement ahead of the A-League season. The 21-year-old…
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