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By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — African champion Algeria has pummeled Djibouti 8-0 to open its World Cup qualifying…

By The Associated Press After playing just four games and missing out on the Pac-12 championship game a season ago, No. 20 Washington gets a season…

By The Associated Press Texas opens the Steve Sarkisian era when the No. 21 Longhorns host No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette. And he’s already made…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer England players being targeted with racist chants by Hungary fans will have been as no surprise to soccer…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the deal says the Las Vegas Raiders have added another proven veteran to bolster their…

By The Associated Press No. 17 Indiana visits 18th-ranked Iowa on Saturday in one of the top Big Ten openers. Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr.…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Coach Bruce Arians says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, making the reigning Super Bowl champions…

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka has won 16 straight Grand Slam matches as she takes on 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the U.S. Open. Osaka…

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (AP) — Gene Elliott won the U.S. Senior Amateur on Thursday, beating Jerry Gunthorpe 1 up at the Country Club of…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thairo Estrada hit a three-run homer during San Francisco’s four-run eighth inning, and the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have claimed running back Royce Freeman off waivers from the Denver Broncos, giving them some veteran…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew McCutchen drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a six-run deficit…

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks added a third quarterback on the active roster after signing Jake Luton. They also placed offensive…

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud has tested positive for coronavirus. The 34-year-old Giroud joined Milan from Chelsea in the offseason…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Raducanu quickly seems to have figured out this Grand Slam thing. The 18-year-old who was…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Newly-crowned European champion Italy has been held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Bulgaria…

TORONTO (AP) — The Ontario Hockey League suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely Thursday for violating the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Reed says he was battling for his life with bilateral pneumonia. He says doctors told him…

By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer in the first inning for the first of Oakland’s eight two-out…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They were once at the top of the NFL. There’s league MVPs, All-Pros, Pro Bowlers…