Vunipolas among big names missing for England rugby tests
LONDON (AP) — England will enter the November rugby internationals without four of its biggest names after an improvement in club form failed to…
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Timeline of NBA from its start as the BAA through 1950s
By The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association from its founding as the Basketball Association of America through the 1950s.…
Continue ReadingDe Bruyne out to make new, better memories in Champs League
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Kevin De Bruyne really wants to play in a second Champions League final because he barely remembers his first. The…
Continue ReadingEuropean court set to study soccer’s homegrown player quotas
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A second soccer legal case is heading to the European Court of Justice. A case involving…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka survives top order collapse to beat Namibia
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former T20 World Cup champion Sri Lanka survives an early batting collapse to beat Namibia by seven wickets…
Continue ReadingProtestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing Winter Games
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA. Greece (AP) — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in…
Continue ReadingLarson 1st into NASCAR’s championship 4 in a comeback season
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver into NASCAR’s championship four. The Hendrick…
Continue ReadingNew technology offers anonymous way to report abuse, doping
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then…
Continue ReadingMikan, Cousy headline AP’s 1950s all-decade NBA team
By The Associated Press The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: ALCS resumes at Fenway, NLCS shifts to LA
By The Associated Press After allowing 12 runs in two starts against Houston during the regular season, Eduardo Rodriguez is scheduled to start Game…
Continue ReadingSTAT WATCH: Georgia ‘D’ dominates at season’s midway point
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia’s defense leads three statistical categories as the college football season reaches the midway…
Continue ReadingThe NBA at 75: From a very modest beginning, to a behemoth
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was…
Continue ReadingSmith’s late miscue leads to Seahawks’ loss against Steelers
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Geno Smith saw an opening in the offensive line and took off down…
Continue ReadingGauld, Teibert score, Whitecaps beat Sporting KC 2-1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City…
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Watt forces fumble in overtime, Steelers edge Seahawks 23-20
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:50 left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Steelers…
Continue ReadingAggressive use of Scherzer, Urías backfires; LA in NLCS hole
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has made it clear he’ll use any pitcher at any time. He just…
Continue ReadingSeahawks LB Darrell Taylor leaves on stretcher with injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor left his team’s primetime showdown against Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter…
Continue ReadingSyracuse QB Tommy DeVito to enter transfer portal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito announced on social media that he’s entering the transfer portal. In his post on…
Continue ReadingLate-night magic: Braves beat Dodgers 5-4, lead NLCS 2-0
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a…
Continue ReadingChiefs Super Rugby star Sean Wainui dies in car accident
By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sean Wainui, a rising star of Super Rugby with the Hamilton-based Chiefs, has…
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