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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The trial of French soccer player Karim Benzema and four others has begun outside…

By The Associated Press In a postseason already marked by curious pitching strategy, Julio Urías returns to his regular role in the rotation when…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Perhaps, never before has Week 1 of an NFL season been as big of an aberration as it was this season. A record…

BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic flame has arrived in Beijing amid calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Games which are set to be staged in…

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State senior guard Myles Dread is one of a few familiar faces back for an older…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Once again, in a key spot in October, the Boston Red Sox summoned Nathan Eovaldi from the bullpen in a…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Curry had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Golden State Warriors, who…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and the Houston offense awakened with seven…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers extended their season-opening winning streak to three…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek had a hat trick for Minnesota to stun Winnipeg 6-5. Eriksson Ek tied the…

By The Associated Press In a postseason already marked by curious pitching strategy, Julio Urías returns to his regular role in the rotation when…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second straight season, the Atlanta Braves had a 2-0 lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers in…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 39 saves and Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice in the third period, helping the New York…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene and Tanner Jeannot scored in the third period to give the Nashville Predators…

By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Lucas Raymond made his first NHL goal a big one for the Detroit Red Wings, breaking a scoreless…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rookie Dawson Mercer and Damon Severson scored first-period goals and Jonathan Bernier made 27…

MONTREAL (AP) — Rookie Jonathan Dahlen scored his first two goals in his second career game, and the San Jose Sharks blanked the Montreal Canadiens…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored the go-ahead goal 3:40 into the third period and the Florida Panthers won their third straight game by…