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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina doesn’t have star quarterback Sam Howell for Saturday’s home finale against Wofford. The junior…

By MATTIAS KAREN LONDON (AP) — The pressure on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reached new levels after the team’s latest…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus has scored late to cut the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern…

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Midfielder Mario Pasalic has scored twice and provided an assist as Atalanta rallied to rout Spezia 5-2. The win improved…

YANQING, China (AP) — Johannes Ludwig has quickly made himself the favorite for men’s luge gold at the Beijing Olympics. Ludwig led a German…

IGLS, Austria (AP) — The U.S. has won its first two medals of the World Cup sliding season by claiming gold and silver in women’s monobob. Elana…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will start against the Los Angeles Chargers after being removed from the…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Alexander Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance to play for a big trophy for the second…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has marked his latest return to former club Leicester with a brilliant individual goal…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is hoping that a charity soccer match that includes Swiss Guards, Vatican employees, priests, a player with Down syndrome,…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy was on the rocks late in his third round at the DP World Tour Championship. Some cliff-edge…

LOSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have qualified 1-2 for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, setting up a showdown between the…

LEVI, Finland (AP) — Petra Vlhova has held on to her first-run lead to beat Mikaela Shiffrin and win the first World Cup slalom of the season. The…

BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen coach Markus Anfang and his assistant have quit the club over investigations into whether they used fake…

BEIJING (AP) — An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern about…

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lucas Johnson completed 18 of 24 pass attempts for 192 yards and threw three touchdowns, as No. 23…

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to help No. 4 Michigan to a 74-61 win…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Some of the world’s most famous tennis players are distraught by the disappearance of colleague Peng Shuai and are…