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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Austin Meadows hit a tying, inside-the-park homer in the ninth inning, Nelson Cruz had a go-ahead…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Veteran linebacker K.J. Wright spent the past offseason angry. Spending his first offseason…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Coaching football is the genes for the Sirianni family. Nick Sirianni spent three hours listening to his brother…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn football coach Randy Edsall has left the program a day after announcing he would…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Marquise Brown didn’t play in any of Baltimore’s preseason games and just recently…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Players walked off the field dejected and nervous American fans are in an uproar. The U.S.…

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryce Harper hit an early home run, Brad Miller connected twice and Jean Segura added a grand…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Europe has retained the Solheim Cup. The defending champions earned a second straight victory…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears star receiver Allen Robinson insists a contract negotiation that left…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — No. 25 Arizona State did what it was supposed in its season opener, beating an FCS opponent…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie is being sent back to Italy and will miss his second straight…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith practiced on a limited basis after missing virtually all of training…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs topped the…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz wants to make sure he doesn’t let his struggles in a…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, who stepped down for the season July 29 because of health issues, will have surgery on…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have one of the youngest defenses in the NFL, and they’ll have their hands full in Week 1 against a…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos stumbled through another difficult season in 2020 when they…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer The Indiana Hoosiers took soaring hopes into their season opener. At No. 17, they had their highest preseason…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Carter Kieboom and Andrew Stevenson hit RBI singles in the ninth inning off Edwin Díaz and…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak is nearing an end even with two…