AP National Sports

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the WNBA enters its final few weeks of the regular season, the race between teams battling…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There is never a good time to make a coaching change in college football, but the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has started his bid to make history at the U.S. Open with a four-set victory…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the team is investigating the possibility of remaining in the Dallas area…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Javier Báez bolted home for the winning run in the ninth inning of New York’s 6-5 win over the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jimmie Johnson is moving one step closer to adding the Indianapolis 500 to his IndyCar schedule with a…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Overhauls are usually reserved for bad teams that miss the playoffs, not ones that play in consecutive…

SANTA CRUZ DE BEZANA, Spain (AP) — Fabio Jakobsen has celebrated his 25th birthday with his third stage win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta. The…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The transfer deadline ended with Atlético Madrid getting Antoine Griezmann back and Real Madrid…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the details tells The Associated Press the the Buffalo…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has named former grad assistant and North Dakota State passer Zeb Noland as…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Longshot wide receiver Trinity Benson achieved his lifelong goal Tuesday, finally…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba have taken pay cuts at Barcelona to allow the team to register Sergio Aguero to play in the…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The Green Bay Packers won’t have David Bakhtiari for the start of the season. The All-Pro left tackle is…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer The Chicago stop of the AVP beach volleyball tour is turning into a farewell for four-time Olympian Jake Gibb. Gibb…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers made the decision this offseason that…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a four-year contract extension with defenseman Connor Murphy. The deal runs through the…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wide receiver A.J. Brown campaigned on social media for the Titans to make Julio…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have released quarterback Cam Newton. That clears the way for…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — American high jumper Sam Grewe has won a gold medal at the Paralympics. His next stop is medical…